So Frustrating

[MamaBelle4]

I checked first thing, 7am, on our 180 day. Nothing for any day of our stay. I keep checking religiously. Nothing. I'm flexible on breakfast, lunch or dinner for one of three days of our stay, (2/01-2/03).

HOW do I get reservations for a party of 9 (which includes a 1 year old) for CRT?? Any advice sure would be appreciated.

Also, I'm on the dining plan, so we don't need to pay in advanced, correct?

Edited to correct typo, originally had 160 days instead of 180.

 

[Calee]

Was this a typo? It's 180 days.

Keep checking! I got new things even while I was on property.

You will have to pay in advance for a.few.things. they later will credit your account and use your dining credits.

 

[DisneyHardin]

Did you mean to type 160 or was it a typo for 180? If it really was at 160 days, then you are 20 days behind the curve and that is probably why you couldn't get anything. Try splitting your party into 2 smaller groups may help too.

 

[MamaBelle4]

It was a typo. My brain was trying to decide whether to type "6 months" or 180, and just decided to combine the two apparently.

 

[ConnecticutNonna]

It was a typo. My brain was trying to decide whether to type "6 months" or 180, and just decided to combine the two apparently.

Welcome to "Disney brain" lol

 

[MamaBelle4]

You will have to pay in advance for a.few.things. they later will credit your account and use your dining credits.

Does that mean I'll have to pay in advanced for the reservation and then they'll refund me and credit me?

 

[tlmadden73]

ADRs are weird .. the restaurants only hold so many people (compared to how many people come to the parks) .. it is no surprise they fill up quickly.

I think the big issues are:

1) Resort guests get a "jump" on the 180 days. If they have a 10 day resort stay they could be making ADRs at 190 days. Unfair? Shrug (it is a nice perk for staying onsite) .. it just makes it frustrating when you get up to make a reservation at the first available second and nothing is available you want.

2) You can make as many reservations (as long as they don't overlap in time too much) as you want with really no penalty .. so the early people (probably because they don't even have their days planned yet) .. just grab as many as they can.
I know this because I just "abused" this this morning.

I just made 4 reservations for my large groups first days. I too was shocked at how little was available .. so I made 4 different ones (1 breakfast at DHS, 1 lunch at Epcot and 2 dinners (1 at Ohana and 1 at BOG). We plan on using only one, (it would be hilarious to have a meal in 3 different parks) but I just want them available as options, especially since I couldn't get the whole group into some of our prime choices. So .. I could cancel these tomorrow .. or I can just hang onto them for 179 days (even though I have no intention of using them (I doubt I will hang onto them that long). So things will open up later .. the problem is you just don't know WHEN they will open up. Someone could cancel 5 weeks from now in the middle of the day. Someone else in my group (with another MDE account) will probably try and make some reservations too.

3) Having to plan 180 days in advance is just weird. Why a half a year out to decide WHERE you want to eat? I still don't get the reasoning behind this since you can't plan Fast Passes or even know if hours are solid or what special events may be on that day.


Really I think they should just do day of reservations. Or require a deposit WHEN you make the reservation. That could prevent people from just hoarding them.

 

[ConnecticutNonna]

Does that mean I'll have to pay in advanced for the reservation and then they'll refund me and credit me?

No, if you are on the DDP, you may reserve CRT without paying in advance, you just need a cc hold the same as your other ADRs. However, if you are a no call, no show you would be charged the entire pre fixe amount to your cc, not just the $10.00 that is charged for other ADRs. Does that make it clearer?
The same is true of all the other pre pay restaurants at WDW. HDDR, etc. (Personally I would rather pay oop for HDDR, as I can get category 1 seating for our family, abd you cannot if using the DDP)