Le Cellier Ressie help from someone traveling Nov/Dec

[ChiBub]

I haven't made my resort reservation yet for our December 4-10 trip yet because that's Pop Warner week which is usually a blackout for GP discounts, so I have to hope for a pin (we got one last year). I figure our odds of a pin are better without a ressie in place. But, we would really like to try Le Cellier for lunch our first full day, 12/5, and I'm afraid that the people who did already make resort ressies and are using 180+10 will snap up the times. I got on this morning and checked Le Cellier for lunch 180 days from now and there's nothing.

Is there anyone out there who is traveling just before us for whom December 5 would be within your +10 window who could log in and check if there's lunch times left or not? If not, I may give in and make my resort ressie to try to get a time for later in the week. It would just be nice to know before I log in at 5am (CT) on Wednesday only to find out there's nothing.

Any help would be MUCH appreciated!!!! Thanks in advance!

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Epcot lunch ADRs are few right now since they are holding back times for CP packages.

 

[Sora777]

My adr window opened on sunday. There were no le cellier lunch ressies available for week of 12/2 to 12/11. I tried at 6 am when ressie opened online and then later when the phone lines opened.

 

[Colleen27]

We don't have the +10 because we're not booked yet, but there was nothing at 6am 180 out for lunch, and I checked several days between 11/25 thru 12/3. Nothing at Coral Reef or Rose & Crown either, so I'm thinking it is because those are the restaurants they're expecting to sell the most CP packages for.

 

[ChiBub]

My adr window opened on sunday. There were no le cellier lunch ressies available for week of 12/2 to 12/11. I tried at 6 am when ressie opened online and then later when the phone lines opened.

Thanks very much for the info- not what I was hoping to hear, but I'm glad that I know and can change my game plan. We're going to think about doing the candlelight processional package- we really want to try le cellier, and we go at that time of year to avoid the lines so it would be great to see the CP without that line.

 

[starousse]

Hi everyone,

That concerns me... We're going the week of Dec 15-22nd. My ADR time is on June 18th. You say that there's no ressies available for the previous week already? Doesn't look like I'm gonna be getting one either than. Btw, what do you guys mean by restaurants holding ressies for CP Package?

 

[RaySharpton]

Hi everyone,

That concerns me... We're going the week of Dec 15-22nd. My ADR time is on June 18th. You say that there's no ressies available for the previous week already? Doesn't look like I'm gonna be getting one either than. Btw, what do you guys mean by restaurants holding ressies for CP Package?

CP are the initials for the Epcot Candlelight Package that is a separate cost that when you call WDW, you choose a day and time to watch the CP and then are give options of what restaurant you would like to make for the package.

I think that is what they are talking about.

I called my 180 out days and was able to get a lunch at 150pm at Le Cellier on my arrival date November 28th.

But it was difficult to find a ADR for the more popular restaurants for the next 10 days that are allowed from arrival date. It seemed like the 6-10 days got easier. Ray

 

[justcantwait]

Not going in December, but since we booked our October trip last month, we were well past our 180 days. Tried to get Le Cellier for lunch or dinner our whole trip and couldn't find anything. Kept trying every day, and now have a lunch reservation and a dinner reservation. I'll have to decide which one to keep, then cancel the other. But the point is, don't give up hope, keep trying. Reservations open up every day.

Kathy

 

[skier_pete]

Understand, they only open up a few tables for the 180+10...even if you can't get it there - you might still be able to get it exactly on 180 days, where they open up more time slots.

If you want an early lunch (before 1 PM) the CP hold-backs shouldn't affect you at all either.

SP

 

[danno561]

At the risk of disclosing my secret and impacting future reservation opportunities.....

I realized that if I changed the number in my party from 2 to 3 people, I was able to get the pick of the litter, as opposed to not finding a single opening at any time.

Just a suggestion...if your party size is two, it might be convenient to book for 3 and one person wasn't available!

 

[luvmarypoppins]

At the risk of disclosing my secret and impacting future reservation opportunities.....

I realized that if I changed the number in my party from 2 to 3 people, I was able to get the pick of the litter, as opposed to not finding a single opening at any time.

Just a suggestion...if your party size is two, it might be convenient to book for 3 and one person wasn't available!

This is EXACTLY what I had to do for dh and I. I got something for Nov. 29th. As other posters have said I am really looking for a lunch at Coral Reef or Rose and Crown but I think they are holding them for the CP packages. I am holding on to the LC lunch until I see what CP package I can get.

I am sure alot of stuff will open up once the cp bookings start because alot of people think/want to change their lunch pkgs to a cp package etc.