Timing for Reservations Question

[Orioles1966]

Can anyone please tell me when I can start making my meal reservations for my trip between Dec.8-17? Do I need to call everyday starting June 8th? Or can I call June 8 and make reservations for my entire trip? Or do I need to wait till June 17th to make reservations for the entire trip. I am not sure. Need help.

 

[SPOERLX3]

Because Disney allows you to make your ressie's 180 days prior to your vacation, you can call on 12/08/2006 and make them for your entire trip.

Be flexible with your times, for example, you call for a ressie for 6:00 for Le Cellier, that time may be entirely booked, check for 6:10 or 6:15 or maybe 5:50.
Also know what restaraunts you want to eat at and book the most popular 1st. Cinderella's Royal table and Le Cellier are 2 of the ones that book the fastest.
Don't call and want suggestions, by the time you get your suggestions, those restaraunts will be full.
Call as soon as they open. 7am on the 8th, no later. Make sure what time zone you are on compared to them. They are on Eastern time zone. So if you are on Central for example, you have to be calling at 6am!

I hope all these suggestions help. Start putting everything together now. It is a lot of preparation but it is worth it.

Have fun! I can't wait! I am going Dec 15-23 and I am ready with all my ressie's, just waiting for 6/18 to get here!

 

[cdrn1]

Because Disney allows you to make your ressie's 180 days prior to your vacation, you can call on 12/08/2006 and make them for your entire trip.

I believe the PP meant 6/8/07!

 

[SPOERLX3]

I believe the PP meant 6/8/07!

YOU ARE SOOOOO RIGHT! WHAT WAS I THINKING? THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT!

 

[JimMIA]

Because Disney allows you to make your ressie's 180 days prior to your vacation, you can call on 12/08/2006 and make them for your entire trip.

You can do this only if you are staying onsite. (I know, I know...you posted this on the DDP board, and you have to stay onsite to get DDP, but people do sometimes get confused.) If you are staying onsite, whether on DDP or not, you can book ADRs 180 days from your arrival, plus 10 days after arrival -- commonly referred to as 180+10.

A few suggestions. One, CRT is a whole other animal from an ordinary ADR. Go to the restaurant board and read and heed the great advice there on the CRT thread. Precisely following that advice is the only way you will get an ADR for CRT.

Two, for any Epcot ADRs during that period, avalability will be limited due to the CP packages. Two years ago, we were unable to get any ADR for Le Cellier at 5 months out because everything was locked up by CP packages. And they won't be doing waitlists. Therefore, you'll have a lot better chance of an ADR for LC doing a CP package than you will without.

Three -- not all inventory is made available for the +10 ADRs. So if you don't get something specific you want on a particular night, you may get it if you call back exactly on the 180th day for that specific date. They apparently hold out some inventory to make it more fair for folks staying offsite.

Good luck and have a great trip!

 

[SPOERLX3]

You can do this only if you are staying onsite. (I know, I know...you posted this on the DDP board, and you have to stay onsite to get DDP, but people do sometimes get confused.) If you are staying onsite, whether on DDP or not, you can book ADRs 180 days from your arrival, plus 10 days after arrival -- commonly referred to as 180+10.

A few suggestions. One, CRT is a whole other animal from an ordinary ADR. Go to the restaurant board and read and heed the great advice there on the CRT thread. Precisely following that advice is the only way you will get an ADR for CRT.

Two, for any Epcot ADRs during that period, avalability will be limited due to the CP packages. Two years ago, we were unable to get any ADR for Le Cellier at 5 months out because everything was locked up by CP packages. And they won't be doing waitlists. Therefore, you'll have a lot better chance of an ADR for LC doing a CP package than you will without.

Three -- not all inventory is made available for the +10 ADRs. So if you don't get something specific you want on a particular night, you may get it if you call back exactly on the 180th day for that specific date. They apparently hold out some inventory to make it more fair for folks staying offsite.

Good luck and have a great trip!

GREAT INFO! THANK YOU

 

[illiniowl]

OP: 180 days before December 8 is June 11, not June 8.

 

[SPOERLX3]

You are right, based on the 180 day calculator on the PassPorter website ( I googled "180 day calendar calculator for disney" to find it) I put in 12/8/2007 and it came back with your date as 6/11/2007. That will be the day you can call and make all your reservations. I am so sorry if I confused you, my apologies and I stand corrected.