Raglan Road Reservation Window

[adear11]

Hi all!

My 60 day mark for my September trip is today!

I'm going through and making all of my ADRs for the trip. I've gotten everything booked except Raglan Road. When I look at the Disney website Raglan Road doesn't list any availability for any day of our trip. It shows availability for everyday in September from Sept 1 - 13, but starting on Sept 14, there isn't a single available reservation. Do the DS restaurants have different availability windows for advanced reservations than the other Disney restaurants?

I looked on OpenTable, and it had plenty of availability for the date I was looking for, so I've booked through them. This is more of a curiosity question than anything else at this point, but If I can get a reservation through MDE, I'd prefer that just because I like to be able to see all of my plans and reservations in one place.

 

[NYCgrrl]

You can always add a reservation to MDE as a private note if that helps.
Believe it or not I’ve never made any kind of reservation for RR but we tended to wander in during lunch hours. No idea if they are needed at dinner time.

 

[cedricandsophie]

A suggestion. When we go to Raglan Road we always request table in main rooM so you can see show. Sometimes we have to wait 15 or 20 extra minutes but worth it. We go to bar and have a drink while waiting.

 

[CarolynFH]

Do the DS restaurants have different availability windows for advanced reservations than the other Disney restaurants?

Some do, but the most important thing is that the DS restaurants often seem to offer more availability via Open Table than via MDE. So what you found is not unusual.

 

[adear11]

A suggestion. When we go to Raglan Road we always request table in main rooM so you can see show. Sometimes we have to wait 15 or 20 extra minutes but worth it. We go to bar and have a drink while waiting.

We tried to do that last year, and it was a disaster. I had made reservations in MDE, and when we arrived I asked if we could get a table next to the stage. They told me that in order to get one of those tables, they would have to cancel my reservation and add me to the standby list for a stage-view table, and that it would probably be a 30 or 40 minute wait. We waited close to two hours before I went to them and just told them to give me a table. We ended up sitting next to the bar with an obstructed view of the stage.

Some do, but the most important thing is that the DS restaurants often seem to offer more availability via Open Table than via MDE. So what you found is not unusual.

Thanks for that info. What I find interesting is that I am having a similar experience booking a reservation for Topolino's Terrace. When making reservations, and selecting the date on the calendar, my full reservation length is available for me to select from, but Topolino's doesn't show a single available slot past 9/12. It has plenty of availability everyday earlier in the month, but nothing after 9/13. Is Topolino's like the DS restaurants and not owned by Disney?

 

[sponica]

Thanks for that info. What I find interesting is that I am having a similar experience booking a reservation for Topolino's Terrace. When making reservations, and selecting the date on the calendar, my full reservation length is available for me to select from, but Topolino's doesn't show a single available slot past 9/12. It has plenty of availability everyday earlier in the month, but nothing after 9/13. Is Topolino's like the DS restaurants and not owned by Disney

It's more likely that the reservations aren't loaded yet. Someone's probably on vacation and their coverage didn't hit the button.

 

[CarolynFH]

Topolino's doesn't show a single available slot past 9/12.

As above, the reservations probably aren’t loaded yet for those dates. The same issue is being reported for multiple other Disney restaurants.

 

[adear11]

As above, the reservations probably aren’t loaded yet for those dates. The same issue is being reported for multiple other Disney restaurants.

The notion of reservations not being "loaded" far enough in advance for guests 60+10 ADR window is absolutely baffling to me. I can't comprehend how that could possibly be the real thing that it seemingly is....

 

[CarolynFH]

The notion of reservations not being "loaded" far enough in advance for guests 60+10 ADR window is absolutely baffling to me. I can't comprehend how that could possibly be the real thing that it seemingly is....

Yes, it's happened before. I have no idea whether there's some reason behind it (e.g., regular ADRs for Epcot restaurants in December might not be loaded until Candlelight Processional dining packages are available) or it's just a glitch. Might be a bit of both at different times.

 

[bbn1122]

I always book Ragalan Road on Open Table. I book any DS Restaurant that they offer on that site. More flexiblity with canceling.