Precise Clock for ADR Window

[michaeldorn1]

Does anyone have a preference of a "time keeper" app or website that is as exact as can be, so I am able to open my 60+10days window for ADR's the exact second it comes up? I know this makes me sound pretty exacting (annoyingly so), but we all know how fast the popular ADR's fill up! Thank you all for any Magic you can send our way!!

 

[SteveH]

I'd suggest sharing your check-in date here, and your time zone. People here are great about getting it right.

 

[g3pak]

My experience a few weeks ago....I read in several places including here plus Disney's official website that you could start booking ADR's "around 5:45 am EST" but it would not let me until exactly 6 am EST. The clock on my cell phone was my reference and less than 30 seconds before 6 am it was still not letting me pull up any available ADRs but right at 6 am and a couple of seconds it worked perfectly.

From what I read on here, every day is different. Some people say they can start at 5:45 am, some people say they are able to start at some point between 5:45 am and 6 am but technical glitches on all platforms causes them to spend hours trying to book. I didn't run into any glitches at all. on my morning. Guess I just got lucky.

 

[GBRforWDW]

There's a lot of talk about ADRs opening between 545 and 6 est, so not always going to be exact, but it seems like WDW uses the atomic clock to time their releases. Just remember though, it's not just the other people's whose 60+10 opens same day as you, the people that had 60+10 open up in the days before you are more likely the reason the ADRs are filled up fast

 

[lynnfitz]

What's 60+10?? I know ADR's are 60 days out, what's the plus 10??

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

What's 60+10?? I know ADR's are 60 days out, what's the plus 10??

If staying on-site you can make ADRs at 60 days prior to check in, plus the length of your stay, up to 10 days.

 

[CWTC]

I would not worry so much about a precise atomic clock but be aware the ADR availability seem to appear a bit early. We are now all set with all our ADRs and special events but despite the 6am EST drop time, we booked as late as 548 am and as early as 523am. That was opening browsers at 5am and starting to refresh constantly until the ADRs appeared open.

 

[RoseGold]

Is this the same timing for add on experiences? I'm trying to book Capture Your Moment, with no success.

 

[CWTC]

Is this the same timing for add on experiences? I'm trying to book Capture Your Moment, with no success.

I have no idea what Capture Your Moment is but our experience with the Celebrate at the Top party at the CG was…
We could see around 545 EST the MK dessert parties showing availability. Then around 548am both my husband and I were able to see/start booking the CG party. Only 1 of us ended up booking of course but the announced start time for all those parties was supposedly 6am.

For the ADRs, we booked, SH71 around 540am, space around 535am, and Cali Grill prix fixe around 523am. For all of those the announced time was supposed to be 6am. If the Capture the Moment thing is supposed to be 6am or whatever time, I would start an hour early and then just constantly refresh.

 

[OKW Lover]

Does anyone have a preference of a "time keeper" app or website that is as exact as can be, so I am able to open my 60+10days window for ADR's the exact second it comes up?

Your smart phone has a very accurate clock.

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

In my experience ADRs don't get released at a precise time. It can happen any time between about 5:45am EST and 6am. I would definitely be logged on before 5:45 and ready to start refreshing.

 

[michaeldorn1]

Thank you all for all your insights!! Great info! I’ll def start checking at one hour prior.

 

[twincruisers]

I used my Apple Watch to track the time for things like VQ timing, but for ADR's it's not that bad, just need to be up and have a plan as to which are the hardest-to-get and prioritize accordingly.

 

[Eastern]

It's not always exact and even at the 'official' open of 6am, sometimes it took 15 minutes for more restaurants to load. So start early and keep trying that first hour especially.

 

[Disneytam]

I did my ADR's this morning and could not get in until exactly 6 am. The app on my phone was completely useless never loading anything. The desktop was better but still a mess. I always thought you couldn't make multipole reservations near the same times on the same day but my niece was also trying to book some and we had several in a one hour span on a couple of days. We then went back in and canceled the one's that we had duplicates of. I think this happens a lot so for at least the first hour keep trying as we had a couple that weren't the times that we really wanted but kept refreshing and eventually got what we wanted. With the exception of Biergarten which I don't think has been loaded into the system for December yet.

 

[GBRforWDW]

I did my ADR's this morning and could not get in until exactly 6 am. The app on my phone was completely useless never loading anything. The desktop was better but still a mess. I always thought you couldn't make multipole reservations near the same times on the same day but my niece was also trying to book some and we had several in a one hour span on a couple of days. We then went back in and canceled the one's that we had duplicates of. I think this happens a lot so for at least the first hour keep trying as we had a couple that weren't the times that we really wanted but kept refreshing and eventually got what we wanted. With the exception of Biergarten which I don't think has been loaded into the system for December yet.

If you select different primary contacts, you can make multiple reservations on the same account. This helps large groups break into 2 groups