Jan. Hours

[Laumau]

Waiting here too....

Is there any place I can find last year's Jan. hours? Most sites don't go back any further than the current month.

 

[kayla87]

Is there any place I can find last year's Jan. hours?

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/hours.htm

I went there and have used those hours for most of my preliminary planning.

 

[Laumau]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/hours.htm

I went there and have used those hours for most of my preliminary planning.

Thank you so much!

 

[ladyjayhawk]

Has anyone tried calling yet? We need to start pestering them so they know that we are tired of waiting!!! I have read about people calling somewhere and being given the hours before they were posted. I am just not sure who they called. Anyone know?

 

[jcemom]

I haven't, but someone on TGM did email and actually (surprisingly) received a response. She was told to expect January hours to be released in mid August. Ugh. Who knows how accurate the information is, but still not what I was hoping to hear.

 

[AKBAFB]

I think if you call, they just give you the same old scripted brush off. The only thing I've heard is that if you call to make your ADRs, they sometimes won't let you make them past a certain time, which causes people to think that park is closing early that day. I've also heard that they sometimes open up those later dining times after park hours are released if the park is going to be open later, so in the long run it really doesn't mean anything for sure even if they won't let you make ADRs past a certain time.

I do seem to recall that when the November and December hours were finally posted there were some people on the DIS who were travel agents and they were able to get the hours and post them a little before (like maybe a few hours before) all the hours for all the parks were showing up on the Disney website.

 

[kayla87]

I do seem to recall that when the November and December hours were finally posted there were some people on the DIS who were travel agents and they were able to get the hours and post them a little before (like maybe a few hours before) all the hours for all the parks were showing up on the Disney website.

I'm glad to hear that. DH is a travel agent, and I have him check every once in a while, but I didn't know if it was even worth the effort.

Does any one know if there is a time the hours are normally posted? I don't know if it is appropriate to check only in the morning, or in the evening too.

 

[AKBAFB]

For anyone who has made some of their plans based off last January's hours, I assume that you use the days of the week (along with holidays & events) to make your plans, not use the same hours from the actual dates, correct?

 

[gourmetgirl]

correct

 

[AKBAFB]

I'm glad to hear that. DH is a travel agent, and I have him check every once in a while, but I didn't know if it was even worth the effort.

Does any one know if there is a time the hours are normally posted? I don't know if it is appropriate to check only in the morning, or in the evening too.

It seems like last time, the hours started showing up about mid-day, one park at a time. I think they could show up at anytime, so check as often as you like to! It seems to me that there was a travel agent who had posted the hours from his resource late that morning.

 

[AKBAFB]

correct

Thank you! I thought that was the only logical way. I guess I'll start doing that now. I hope that TGM person was wrong about mid-August!

 

[stschaefer]

Can't wait - planning a trip from Dec. 30 - Jan. 5. The third is my birthday!

 

[kayla87]

It seems like last time, the hours started showing up about mid-day, one park at a time. I think they could show up at anytime, so check as often as you like to! It seems to me that there was a travel agent who had posted the hours from his resource late that morning.

Thanks. I just waded through the November thread (ugh) and found the first post on hours was around 2 or 3 in the afternoon I think. I guess I now have reason to start compulsively checking!

 

[ladyjayhawk]

I haven't, but someone on TGM did email and actually (surprisingly) received a response. She was told to expect January hours to be released in mid August. Ugh. Who knows how accurate the information is, but still not what I was hoping to hear.

August?????!!!!!!!?????

 

[AussieAngel]

Augh, waiting til August to release the January hours!? Surely not!!!!

Maybe they got mixed up, and were referring to the release of the January packages and pricing? We've been told mid-August for that...

 

[amreli]

When we did our ADR's on Sunday, my SIL asked about the hours as well, but they told us they don't have the hours and that when they come available they'll be posted online.

We did everything based on the 08 hours, but who knows if they'll be the same. It's pretty annoying.

 

[kayla87]

I just made our ADRs based on old hours, but we will have to wait for our Fantasmic Package.

 

[txmommy34]

August?????!!!!!!!?????

I second that emotion! Getting close to time for me to make our ADRs (unless of course that OTHER rumor about 90 day ADRs is true) and I'm getting a little antsy that last year's calendar won't cut it...

 

[Donalyn]

I found the DIS just as the November hours were supposed to be posted and got enthralled in the November hours thread. I think that we should all bug anyone at Disney we can about the lack of hours for January. I know that we will all get a number of different answers/comments (which we should share) but they can be pretty interesting (or at least they were for the November people).

I can understand why WDW would want to wait on the hours, particularly if bookings really are down. However, that begs the question - would getting the hours out help with bookings? Without hours, the fear is that the hours will be cut back (maybe severely), so why book a trip (or at least I'd probably think that, if I hadn't already booked...)

Also, if the ADR system really does go to 90 days, that would limit the number of people complaining about the hours not being posted early. However, if CRT, CM and A&V still are taking ADRs at 180, people will still be complaining about the lack of hours when they need to make those ADRs.

 

[ladyjayhawk]

Regarding the bookings being down........ I would book if they would release the 2009 rates! And I bet that there are a lot of other people waiting too. Come on Disney, release the rates and hours!!