Our 180 day opens on Sunday...Any last minute tips?!?!?!?!

[2012DisneyWorldBride]

Ahhhh our 180 days for our wedding/honeymoon trip opens this Sunday! We are doing the deluxe dinning plan. Any last minute tips for 180 day newbie? I'm really hoping we get most of our wanted ADR's. Send some pixie dust our way!

 

[pequele]

from the sounds of it, if you have some ADRs planned for Epcot you may not get any thing you plan for due to many places not releasing any seating yet. Maybe plan for some backups for that park???

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Not sure where all you're planning to dine, but 'Ohana dinner and Le Cellier lunch are probably the two you want to book first if they're in your line up. Funny enough, but June 10 was my 180th day for our 2010 trip and I was really thankful that CRT didn't load immediately b/c the 2nd thing in my lineup to book was Rose & Crown dinner. While it frustrated me to no end that 7:45p was the best time I could get, I was thankful that I got it b/c there was nothing available shortly after I booked and they never properly hashed out all of the spaces blocked off for Candlelight Processional...i.e. the place was dead when we dined!

If you are planning on anything like Cali Grill or Narcoosee's timed with Wishes or Holiday Wishes- those should also be towards the top of your list.

I was also shocked...I booked a few weeks ago and things like 50s PT and Tutto were pretty picked over by about quarter after 6 in the morning. NUTS!

Also, if you're staying onsite, make sure you do 180+10 and be ready to call at 7am if you have any issues. We didn't have any problems with this, but not everyone is so lucky.

To save time...I also keep a Word file on the side w/my Credit Card # and WDW Confirm #/dates so I can easily plug in those numbers while booking.

Happy booking!!!

 

[Happyjen27]

My 180 day was this past Sunday! I got out of bed at 5:45 AM and was booking my dining reservations by 6:03 AM online. It worked great.

If you plan to do online booking, I recommend logging into Disney's webiste before Sunday, and making sure your user account works, make sure you remember your password. It also helps to link up your user account to your current resort reservation using your confirmation number. Familiarize yourself with the dining reservation search engine and how it works. Once all of that is set, it will be easier to get on Sunday morning and get down to business.

I got all of my reservations except Coral Reef because 4 or 5 Epcot restaurants are "not released" for reservations yet due to the Candellight Processional. If you plan to eat in Epcot, I would have a plan B and C picked out prior to Sunday.

I got an Ohana dinner (6:40), Chef Mickey for dinner (5:35), CRT for lunch (12:55) and Tusker House for breakfast (8:05). Basically everything I wanted at the time I wanted it.

I called at 7:10 or so (to give the people who didn't use the online reservation system a chance to get in there first) to see what was up with Coral Reef, and to make sure that all of my online reservations were successful. They were!!

I'm certain you'll have equally good luck.

 

[artemis908]

Also, if you're staying onsite, make sure you do 180+10 and be ready to call at 7am if you have any issues. We didn't have any problems with this, but not everyone is so lucky.

What do you mean by 180+10?

 

[maj42169]

What do you mean by 180+10?

If you are staying on property, then you can link your resort confirmation to dining reservations in order to book ADR's for up to 10 days of your trip all on the 180 day mark instead of having to book them day by day.

 

[RaySharpton]

I just wanted to give you best wishes of success on getting everything and congratulations on your wedding and honeymoon.

Just keep trying online and by calling until you get what you want.