OFFICIAL October 2009 thread - LET US KNOW YOUR PTR LINK!

[suevee]

what is the best way to do online booking? I am a bit nervous...

 

[PNO4TE]

what is the best way to do online booking? I am a bit nervous...

Have you tried it out on the WDW site? I would play around with it there first, then you ought to be ready to use it. When is your 90 day window? And remember, you can always call like you used to!

 

[lustergirl]

I made my ressies yesterday morning at 6am. I got everything I wanted. Had to play around with the dates and times to get Chef Mickey's though for dinner.

 

[ammeador2]

Have you tried it out on the WDW site? I would play around with it there first, then you ought to be ready to use it. When is your 90 day window? And remember, you can always call like you used to!

I made pretend ressies first before my 90 window just to get the hang of it. And I wasa even to call at 700 am with no wait to get Pirate League and BBB for my kids. It was great!

I made my ressies yesterday morning at 6am. I got everything I wanted. Had to play around with the dates and times to get Chef Mickey's though for dinner.

I had to switch the date that I wanted for LeCellier. But at least I got it. I have never eaten there before so I am hoping that it is as good as everyone said it is.

We are going to Chef Mickeys too. I haven't been there either!

 

[halld6479]

while looking at park hours on the 20 of Oct which is party night it shows MK open 9-7 highlighted in green which means it is late night open for 3 more hours after park closes. how will that work with party that night? if I can stay in park till 10 how will that work with party?

 

[RJO]

Wife and I coming Oct 28-Nov 2...oct 30 is wifes bday...got tickets for MNSSHP for 31st ...in our mid 50's only been once in 2007

 

[ammeador2]

while looking at park hours on the 20 of Oct which is party night it shows MK open 9-7 highlighted in green which means it is late night open for 3 more hours after park closes. how will that work with party that night? if I can stay in park till 10 how will that work with party?

on this schedule 10/20 isn't EMH at MK
http://www.disneytravelagents.com/S.../pdf/ParkHours/WDW_Operating_Calendar_Oct.pdf

I am wondering about the schedule on wdwinfo.com as well, a friend of mine has made her ADRs around those EMH and some of them are different, for instance..AK have 2 nights of EMH in a row? Does that usually happen?

 

[halld6479]

I was using the one at wdwinfo.com and it showed park hours as 9-7 on the 20th of Oct. thanks for the link to the other times posted.

 

[MiJo]

Thanks to Dreams Unlimited, we are now staying at POFQ for our October 4-10 vacation!

 

[tkitty]

Got my ressies!!! Glad to hear the 7/4 people did well. I got all of the days I tried, and the only time I had to change by more than 15 min, was Chef Mickeys.
The thing is, I am booked DVC and it finally pulled up my ressie!! I just happened to try yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised.
10/2 Prime Time 50s 6:40 pm
10/3 Chef Mickey 8:05pm
10/4 T-Rex still have to call
10/5 Whispering Canyon Cafe 6:35
10/6 Akershus 9:30am Fultons Crab 6:30pm
10/7 Coral Reef 5:30pm
10/8 Le Cellier 5:20pm

I loved doing them online, it went so smooth, no waiting, no long distance!

 

[ammeador2]

Got my ressies!!! Glad to hear the 7/4 people did well. I got all of the days I tried, and the only time I had to change by more than 15 min, was Chef Mickeys.
The thing is, I am booked DVC and it finally pulled up my ressie!! I just happened to try yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised.
10/2 Prime Time 50s 6:40 pm
10/3 Chef Mickey 8:05pm
10/4 T-Rex still have to call
10/5 Whispering Canyon Cafe 6:35
10/6 Akershus 9:30am Fultons Crab 6:30pm
10/7 Coral Reef 5:30pm
10/8 Le Cellier 5:20pm

I loved doing them online, it went so smooth, no waiting, no long distance!

i had a hard time with a DVC confirmation too, but I read somewhere that as of July 1 they worked that bug out. Just in time for us! I am glad to hear that you got all of your ressies! Have a great trip!

 

[Tweevil]

We are checking into the POP on Oct 3 and out on the 8th...

I have to get my butt into gear to figure out our dining but it's not a top priority this year so we will go with the flow.

MNSSHP is top on our list woo hoo

 

[mattoxtr]

Made our ressives today and we got all of our dining times. Now we are just waiting for time to tick away ever so slowly it seems

 

[tikkipoo]

I've almost got my itinerary done. Almost, as if I am not going to change is 100 times before the trip!

 

[DuffGT06]

Hi all, made my ADRs this morning and I have a tip and a question, I hope someone on here can help me.

I got everything I wanted but I had to urge the CM to check about Tier 1 for the 9:30 HDDR showing. He was telling me only tier 2 and 3. He was very nice about it, checked with his supervisor and thanked me for pointing it out. Just wanted to say be sure to ASK what tier they have you in to make sure you get the best possible.

For one of my reservations they only had 30 minutes earlier available, for the Plaza Restaurant on October 3. That's the day we arrive and I'm really concerned we won't be able to make it so I was wondering, when do people start to cancel? When should I check back to try and change it? Thanks!

 

[ammeador2]

Hi all, made my ADRs this morning and I have a tip and a question, I hope someone on here can help me.

I got everything I wanted but I had to urge the CM to check about Tier 1 for the 9:30 HDDR showing. He was telling me only tier 2 and 3. He was very nice about it, checked with his supervisor and thanked me for pointing it out. Just wanted to say be sure to ASK what tier they have you in to make sure you get the best possible.

For one of my reservations they only had 30 minutes earlier available, for the Plaza Restaurant on October 3. That's the day we arrive and I'm really concerned we won't be able to make it so I was wondering, when do people start to cancel? When should I check back to try and change it? Thanks!

Last year I didn't get banned from calling It was our first trip to the world and I didn't know that I needed ADRs our trip was for August and I found out about ADRs in the end of June. Luckily I called over and over and I got things that were deemed impossible. So, just keep calling you never know when someone is going to cancel or change their mind.

 

[DuffGT06]

Last year I didn't get banned from calling It was our first trip to the world and I didn't know that I needed ADRs our trip was for August and I found out about ADRs in the end of June. Luckily I called over and over and I got things that were deemed impossible. So, just keep calling you never know when someone is going to cancel or change their mind.

Thanks for the information! I will just keep checking and hopefully they won't ban my number, lol.

 

[DreaGirl]

Yeah! I'm so excited that everyone is getting their ADRs!!

I check and my reservation came up today (I rented points from a DVC member). So my plan is to get up early and try to make all of them online.

Does anyone have any tips/tricks for this? Is 6 am the start time for online?

 

[tkitty]

Yeah! I'm so excited that everyone is getting their ADRs!!

I check and my reservation came up today (I rented points from a DVC member). So my plan is to get up early and try to make all of them online.

Does anyone have any tips/tricks for this? Is 6 am the start time for online?

Hi. Yes, 6am eastern. Practice so that you are familiar with thee system. My biggest tip would be to take the first time that is offered, you can always cancel it if you get a better time. I tried to get Chef Mickeys first, for my second day knowing it would bw the hardest. I searched for a 5:30 ressie, and it gave me a time of 7:20. Well, silly me decided to check a different time and not grab that one. All that was left was 8:05 or later. I grabbed that but now I know!
Good luck!

 

[DreaGirl]

Hi. Yes, 6am eastern. Practice so that you are familiar with thee system. My biggest tip would be to take the first time that is offered, you can always cancel it if you get a better time. I tried to get Chef Mickeys first, for my second day knowing it would bw the hardest. I searched for a 5:30 ressie, and it gave me a time of 7:20. Well, silly me decided to check a different time and not grab that one. All that was left was 8:05 or later. I grabbed that but now I know!
Good luck!

Thank you for the tips! I plan to go for my LeCellier ADR first. I hope to get it.