Reservation making tip

[joquave]

I'm new at making ADRs online, so many of you may already be aware of this, but maybe it'll help a fellow newbie...... when making an online reservation select a specific time, don't choose breakfast, lunch or dinner. Say you select 5:00 and there's nothing available, try 6:00. I discovered several open times this way when at first they looked booked when I would just select dinner or lunch, thinking I'd get the range of availability to choose from. It does give a few times to choose from when there's availability, but not all the times. I was looking for an early lunch at Crystal Palace (for a few days) and when I chose lunch it would show 12:50 and 1:10 as available. Then when I chose 11:30, bingo, 11:30 was available.

 

[WDWisTheBest]

Welcome. Thanks for sharing this information with us.

 

[juliemcalister]

As people are constantly joining the forum, it's great to have items like this noted. IMO this is one of the most important details to know when booking ADRs online.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[elainesj]

If I recall correctly, 11:30 is considered breakfast time is it not?

I do find changing the time changes the availability a little. e.g. if I chose 5pm, it could show 5:15 and 7pm available. Then if I choose 6pm, a 6:30pm and the 7pm will pop up.

But if there is nothing available, nothing is available even if I change it. Just note that it searches a range of hours when you select a specific time. So just choose another time outside of that search range and something else might pop up.

E

 

[joquave]

If I recall correctly, 11:30 is considered breakfast time is it not?

E

Nope, not at Crystal Palace anyway. Lunch starts at 11:30