Making ADR reservations with offsite friends / family

[mamaofsix]

There are 18 of us going to Disney in a few months. 10 of us have onsite reservations, but 8 of us do not. We are all connected on MDE as "friends and family."

My booking window will open for dining at 70 days ahead - can I make ADR's for all 18 of us on that day, including the offsite guests in my friends and family? Will it works as long as someone from the 10 onsite guests "hosts" the reservation?

 

[EmilyGahr]

Reservations open at 60 days. not 70.

And with 18 people, you'll likely need to book reservations as 3 groups of 6, trying to get times as close as possible. Make sure an on-site guest hosts each of the 3 different reservations!

 

[mamaofsix]

Reservations open at 60 days. not 70.

And with 18 people, you'll likely need to book reservations as 3 groups of 6, trying to get times as close as possible. Make sure an on-site guest hosts each of the 3 different reservations!

When did that change? Last I checked on-site guests get a 60 days + 10 on their ADR's. So, up to 70 days in advance.

And, yes, we were going to book as 3 groups of 6.

 

[EmilyGahr]

Nope - the 60+10 means that at the 60 day mark, you can make reservations for the length of your entire stay (up to 10 days)!

 

[mamaofsix]

Nope - the 60+10 means that at the 60 day mark, you can make reservations for the length of your entire stay (up to 10 days)!

If my Epcot day is on day 10 of our resort stay, I can book my Epcot ADR's 70 days in advance of my Epcot day. However, my friends and family who are staying off-site are only able to book 60 days ahead of that same Epcot day. Right?

I guess I worded it weird in my original post.

That's why I'm differentiating between the offsite and onsite members of our party, wanting to make sure I can book for all of us at that 60+10 day window.

 

[starry_solo]

If my Epcot day is on day 10 of our resort stay, I can book my Epcot ADR's 70 days in advance of my Epcot day. However, my friends and family who are staying off-site are only able to book 60 days ahead of that same Epcot day. Right?

I guess I worded it weird in my original post.

That's why I'm differentiating between the offsite and onsite members of our party, wanting to make sure I can book for all of us at that 60+10 day window.

Correct, but you can book for everyone with your priority window (it'll be guaranteed on your credit card). The problem you may encounter is that unless everyone in your party (that has the priority window) has MDE, I don't think the computer system allows booking multiple reservations in conflict with each other.

 

[mamaofsix]

Correct, but you can book for everyone with your priority window (it'll be guaranteed on your credit card). The problem you may encounter is that unless everyone in your party (that has the priority window) has MDE, I don't think the computer system allows booking multiple reservations in conflict with each other.

Okay, thanks for the confirmation that I should be able to book for everyone! I think if I select 3 different people within our on-site party as the "host" and do 3 different reservations for around the same time, we can hopefully get all 18 booked in.