OFFICIAL NOVEMBER 2017 THREAD

[SilSprBea]

I called last week about this- was told these parties don't open up at the 180 days. CM said October will open soon, so about another month until November opens up. He said it does not sell out quickly. Good luck!

Thank you-- this confirmation makes me feel better. I spoke to a CM this AM and she wasn't sure! We went last year the first week of December but I didn't book anything at the 180 day mark. I do remember there being availability in the fall for the holiday dessert parties, but didn't know when the schedule was released. I had a hard time thinking they were sold out already

 

[marisas1011]

My 180 day window opened up this morning and there was absolutely nothing for Garden Grill, Rose and Crown, and Le Cellier (not even for lunch) 11/25-11/30, anyone else able to get any of these? Is something going on? Thanks in advance.

 

[DisneyNic]

Did ADRs this morning and got almost everything I wanted, when I wanted. PPO BOG and Tusker, 2 lunches at BOG. We also wanted GG, but didn't see anything available. I was done by 4:14 (MT) except one of the BOG lunches. I wanted to do lunch around 2-2:30 on 11/28 but nothing was available. I checked back at 7:30 (MT) and had a ton of options. Don't really know what happened there, but I am really happy. Now if CP packages would come out, that would be great!!

 

[JudyHopps]

Hi everyone! We'll be at WDW Nov. 13-18, staying at the Poly! This is our first trip with our princess-obsessed daughter (age 4).
I fought tooth and nail to get our reservations, with lots of website refreshing, phone calls, and Touring Plans alerts.. We eventually got all of the restaurants we wanted, although I have a 9:50 a.m. CRT reservation for 3 on 11/14 that I would love to exchange for a lunch on the same day. I have Touring Plans searching for us, but if anyone is looking to cancel their lunch or trade it for a breakfast, please PM me!

 

[SaintsManiac]

I called last week about this- was told these parties don't open up at the 180 days. CM said October will open soon, so about another month until November opens up. He said it does not sell out quickly. Good luck!

Thanks for this info. I am hoping to book for 11/19.

 

[Jana1121]

My 180 day window opened up this morning and there was absolutely nothing for Garden Grill, Rose and Crown, and Le Cellier (not even for lunch) 11/25-11/30, anyone else able to get any of these? Is something going on? Thanks in advance.

I did mine for this week (we will be there for 2 weeks) and for some reason Garden Grill has been the most difficult for me to get even at 180+10!

 

[heath92681]

My 180 day window opened up this morning and there was absolutely nothing for Garden Grill, Rose and Crown, and Le Cellier (not even for lunch) 11/25-11/30, anyone else able to get any of these? Is something going on? Thanks in advance.

I don't think they've released Garden Grill, Biergarten, and possibly a few others due to CP. Last year these came out awhile after my ADR day.

 

[SaintsManiac]

After a lot of discussion and researching we decided to switch Thanksgiving dinner from GG to H&V with the Fantasmic! package. I am so excited about this. We are going to RD the MK in the morning to hit some favorites and then have a nice relaxing time at HS for the evening. We loved Minnie's Dine in 2015. Anyone else going to be there??

 

[heath92681]

After a lot of discussion and researching we decided to switch Thanksgiving dinner from GG to H&V with the Fantasmic! package. I am so excited about this. We are going to RD the MK in the morning to hit some favorites and then have a nice relaxing time at HS for the evening. We loved Minnie's Dine in 2015. Anyone else going to be there??

We've done Minnie's the past two years and have had great experiences. We are booked again for 11/25!

 

[brooke789]

After a lot of discussion and researching we decided to switch Thanksgiving dinner from GG to H&V with the Fantasmic! package. I am so excited about this. We are going to RD the MK in the morning to hit some favorites and then have a nice relaxing time at HS for the evening. We loved Minnie's Dine in 2015. Anyone else going to be there??

We will be at Minnie's for Thanksgiving dinner!

 

[sqpcsqpc]

Some Garden Grill is open, not sure about the entire month. We have reservation there for 11/20.

 

[dnllmz]

Some Garden Grill is open, not sure about the entire month. We have reservation there for 11/20.

I'm looking for 11/27 & there's nothing. Maybe by next week some will pop up. I'll just be checking everyday. Nothing like obsessively looking for dining reservations.

 

[OasterP]

I just found this board! I knew it was here somewhere. We are going down 11/24-12/5. We only have FD for 11/26 on, but I booked the other dates to give some wiggle room with flights.

I got everything we wanted except nothing is working for me on the website, and I have to book on the app, so I haven't been able to get any of the Fantasmic or anything else like that. I could call but I just haven't taken the time. That's annoying b/c I've seen availability on the websites. Either way I've got everything and a few extras because it's so hard to plan this far out. I don't even know the park hours for some of my days.

I'm looking for 11/27 & there's nothing. Maybe by next week some will pop up. I'll just be checking everyday. Nothing like obsessively looking for dining reservations.

I would just keep checking. I didn't get mine for the 27th but I got 12/2 and 12/3 because we weren't sure of the day we wanted to go.

So glad I found this group! It will be me, my husband, and our two kids who will be 7 and 2 when we go.

 

[cdnjason]

Count us in as another family that will be there for Thanksgiving. We were able to get all the ADRs we wanted. We've never been the week of Thanksgiving. I'm expecting it to be super busy.

 

[KTwiegs]

ADR day is tomorrow! My lists are made, plans double checked! fingers crossed for everything I want!
it officially exciting when the ADRs start!

 

[chattyKARi]

ADR day is tomorrow! My lists are made, plans double checked! fingers crossed for everything I want!
it officially exciting when the ADRs start!

Ours too!!!! i booked our flights last week, THAT felt pretty official when I saw the prices

 

[Boilermaker8710]

Hi everyone! This is my first trip to Disney with kids (3 & 1). I've never done ADRs before and I'm looking for advice! My day to book is Thursday.

Which of these should I prioritize first when booking
-Chef Mickey lunch
-Akershus 8am
-Ohana 7pm(ish)
-Beaches & Cream lunch
-Via Napoli dinner
-Be Our Guest lunch
-Crystal Palace 8am

Thanks!

 

[OasterP]

Hi everyone! This is my first trip to Disney with kids (3 & 1). I've never done ADRs before and I'm looking for advice! My day to book is Thursday.

Which of these should I prioritize first when booking
-Chef Mickey lunch
-Akershus 8am
-Ohana 7pm(ish)
-Beaches & Cream lunch
-Via Napoli dinners
-Be Our Guest lunch
-Crystal Palace 8am

Thanks!

Oh you will have so much fun! I hope others will weigh in as well, but here are my thoughts.
Akershus and Crystal Palace at that time may be harder than others. Akershus particularly from peoples experiences I've read recently. Ohana is tougher, but that time may be easier - not completely sure. Chef Mickey is still showing availability for me when others aren't, so I would assume that isn't as hard. BOG lunch also had quite a few when I booked. I am sure that others will have even more experience. I was able to get all of those except CP, CM and BandC but I wasn't trying for those - I did see them though!

 

[chattyKARi]

WoWWithin 15 minutes just now, I got all of my reservations and even tweaked the times on two!!! This is our second trip, our first one we got BOG, CRT, CR, GG, 50's and Chef Mickeys, so this time we wanted to try new places. Our kids are 12, 11 and 8. I reserved for 11/24-12/2:

TRex
Tusker House
Sci-Fi
Liberty Tree Tavern
San Angel Inn
Yak n Yeti
50's Prime Time
Via Napoli

SO excited!!!!!! My laptop wouldn't open the whole week and the website on my phone only opened a couple days despite it all being linked up but thankfully the app worked like a charm and was super quick & easy! WooHoo

 

[heath92681]

Hi everyone! This is my first trip to Disney with kids (3 & 1). I've never done ADRs before and I'm looking for advice! My day to book is Thursday.

Which of these should I prioritize first when booking
-Chef Mickey lunch
-Akershus 8am
-Ohana 7pm(ish)
-Beaches & Cream lunch
-Via Napoli dinner
-Be Our Guest lunch
-Crystal Palace 8am

Thanks!

Ohana is tough to get. My husband and I were on two devices at the same time. He went for Ohana first while I did Be Our Guest. My sister-in-law was booking CP for all of us at the same time. For the 8am, I would try CP before BOG. By the time I was done booking BOG, there was only a 9:10 at CP left. I didn't see any Akershus or Via Napoli, so unless things change before Thursday, they may not be loaded into the system yet. There were lots of CM left and several B&C as well.