Timing of checking availability

[riverbelle]

I know that reservation times become available at 3am PT.
Do you put in your request right at 3am?
Or do you wait till 301am.
I worry that I may send request too early.

 

[twincruisers]

You don't put in a request, you make a reservation on the website or app starting at 6am EDT/3am PDT. You have to search for each reservation you would like and book a specific timeslot. It can take a little bit of time to search and find the right time. One tip I can give is make sure you know what restaurants you want to pair with what park you are in for that day.

I find the desktop browser faster for searching.

Fair warning, some days they start as early as 5:45am EDT/2:45am PDT.

 

[riverbelle]

Thank you.
I understand how to make a reservation, I was wondering when to pull the trigger. I know it is 6am but wondered if it was exactly 6am.
If I press search before reservations are released, I suppose I would need to refresh and search again repeatedly.
Good to know that they sometimes start before 6am.

 

[twincruisers]

You can search until your availability window shows up. Before it's time you won't be able to book those days, when it's active you can search on the days you are staying there. Good Luck!

 

[riverbelle]

Thank you so much. Like so many others, I have been searching for weeks.
I am not very computer savvy so I worry that the site is not refreshing when I repeatedly search within a specific time span, say 6am - 7am.
I am truly worn down.

 

[twincruisers]

Sadly, that is only the beginning. Popular ADRs are pretty much gone for October like Cinderella's Royal Table and Be Our Guest. The others like CA Grille have not opened for ADRs yet for October, so you will likely be checking for the next few weeks after the window opens for random availability, or take your chances and wait till 7 days out to see what opens up. I find the Disney site confusing to book ADRs as well since they have multiple ways to book ADRs that have slightly different menu systems.

 

[riverbelle]

I guess we are all in the same boat.
I don't feel so alone.
It is sad and frustrating for all of us.

 

[twincruisers]

You are definitely not alone, keep track of the cancellation thread too, maybe someone will be able to sprinkle some fairy dust in your direction

 

[riverbelle]

Okay great
I will check cancellation thread as well.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

I didn't have any luck with reservations opening at the 5:45 time. I had to wait until 6. Wish I could've slept in a few more minutes. I'm in the central time zone.

 

[VineHeart]

I didn't have any luck with reservations opening at the 5:45 time. I had to wait until 6. Wish I could've slept in a few more minutes. I'm in the central time zone.

Same, I started refreshing at 5:45 and nothing popped up until 6 on the dot. Hope you got what you wanted at least!

 

[riverbelle]

Do you think that it is okay to be logged on the website on my desktop and my phone at the same time.
I thought that maybe I could search from both devices simultaneously.
Or would that mess things up.