Same day ADR?

[ozliz]

A it possible to make a same day ADR (assuming the restaurant is not fully booked)? What time are the ADRs closed off? Is it the night before when the cancellation is done or is it possible to make a dinner reservation the morning on the same day? Just thinking about last minute chances.

 

[deakam]

When are you going and what are you trying to get. It never hurts to check at the concierge desk before you leave for the parks or the night before. If you are trying for BOG or CRT or Chef Mickey's or O'hana the chances of getting a last minute depends on the time of year you are going. I would say keep trying. Anything is possible with a little faith trust and pixie dust.

 

[figment_jii]

Technically guests have to cancel ADRs the day before to avoid paying the no show fee (e.g., so cancel on Monday for a Tuesday ADR).

In terms of making ADRs, yes, you can make same day ADRs. They just modified the system so you can make ADRs for within an hour of the current time. I did that recently at Epcot. I made a reservation for Les Chefs for dinner about an hour later (made ADR at 7:30 pm for an 8:30 pm ADR). There were times closer, but we wanted to have enough time to walk through Epcot without feeling rushed.

Whether or not an ADR for the specific restaurant you want and/or at the time you want will come available will vary by restaurant, time, time of the year, etc. If there is a specific place you want and/or a specific time, I would keep checking for ADRs from now until the day of the meal. You never know when someone will cancel an ADR.

 

[ozliz]

Thanks. Nothing specific that I am missing as I have the bookings I want. I am also doing my best to keep my planning limited (chronic over planner). Mostly just thinking that if I am walking past a place one morning and like the look of it (first visit) then is it even possible to look for bookings later in the same day so that I don't have to take my chances so much with waiting in a line while hungry... Especially if I am tired and think an extra table service might go well later that day.