Tomorrow I can make my ADR for September short trip! 3 Questions. :)

[DisneyFinally]

1) Do I really need to get up at 6AM.???..We are planning BOG for dinner on a weeknight..What are our chances of being able to get a seat??
2)Is 6:00 PM good time to still catch the electrical parade at 8 when we are done??
Also, we are booking Cinderellas table for lunch...
3)Is there anything I need to do beforehand before 6AM???
I already have an account as I booked our trip thru the website, and staying at AofA.

 

[han22735]

Yes I would get up for 6. BOG is tough to get.

 

[dpswift]

I would get up. I just did a search for as far out as a non resort person could and got no availability. However at DDs 180 day I was able to get 2. I think one was at a better time.

 

[marchingstar]

I would get up too. from the sounds of things there are two reasons:
1. there are lots of folks hoping for free dining in September, so they're okanning trips and booking lots of meals
2. because the party nights/park hours are still being settled, people are holding reservations on a few days until they know which works best

to me, those points basically mean although the parks might be less busy, reservations might be just as difficult to come by as during peak season.

 

[RJstanis]

I would get up at 6am too just to be sure. Those are two of the popular ones. Just remember it's 6am eastern time and be prepared you might get up for nothing and have to wait an hour for the phones to open up bc the online system has been screwy lately, especially for anything in +10 day window (unless they fixed it this past week). Still worth getting on at 6am in case it does work. I would look for BoG ADR first and then CRT IMO.

Also, I think 6pm is enough time to eat and then grab a spot for electrical parade. If you know what y'all want and order as soon as you're seated, and then pay as soon as you have received your food or ordered your desserts, it would be even more advantageous to you. That way you can enjoy your dinner, atmosphere, and picture with Beast without rushing. The closer you get out around 7 the better, depending on where y'all want to be for the parade.

 

[RJstanis]

As for 3), I would have a credit card already saved on file in your MDE account to make confirmation faster and smoother for your reservations. Other than that you should be good to go.

To make it even faster you can book generic guests for the ADR and always go back to input the specific names in your party later without messing the reservation up. Saves a bit of time when placing the ADR so you can make sure you get the rest! Example you have 5 members in your family. Instead of using drop boxes of guest 2 is husband, guest 3 is johnny, guest 4 is suzy, etc you can just leave them as "guests" and can edit that part anytime down the road on who each guest is.

 

[DisneyFinally]

Thank you! If I can't get tht 6:00 time we may have to miss the parade and wishes, and try to hit that the next night. Unless we do a 5:00 dinner, which would still work as we are only hitting Epcot for a few rides earlier that day.