Virgin package - booking priority seatings for dinner

[nicolanunn]

I have booked a package with Virgin Holidays.

I am realising from reading this board that making PS's 90 days in advance are crucial for some restaurants.

My question is what info do I need when I ring Disneyworld. I'm picking up that they need a reservation number or something, is this easy to get from virgin?

thanks

 

[rosiejo]

Hi - I didn't give a booking reference when I made a PM - you need to type in a number on the phone but I just used my phone number.

 

[Andrew2005]

I booked a few reservations a month or two ago - and we're going with Virgin, when the message asked for a phone number, it didn't like what I typed, so I just pressed # a couple of times, and went through and spoke to someone who did the reservations for me without any problems.

 

[Claire L]

The only details you need to give are time and date and the ADR you want ie Crystal Palace, Chef Mickey's etc along with your name. If the ADR requires a deposit/full payment then a credit card number is needed. As anyone can book an ADR no reservation number is needed from you they just give you one for each ADR.
Claire

 

[xmasinorlando]

I made my first ever ADR last week for Fantasmic dinner package for December, and had real problems when typing in phone number,stayed on hold for 5 mins then gave up.
I then followed advice on another post and punched in the number which asked if I was visiting in the next 7/14 days (can't remember which), didn't ask for any details and got through in less than a minute I expected a telling off for getting through to wrong line (had planned 'really sorry,first time' speech) but nothing said
2 tables booked at H&V on 23/12

 

[Claire L]

When it asks for a phone number of 10 digits I just knock off the first 0 from my home phone number and it works just fine
Claire

 

[emily1982]

As i wanted to book dinners with disney and wanted to do it with the extra 10 day onsite thing, i phoned virgin and asked for my disney booking number which they gave, but otherwise you don't need it.

 

[MazdaUK]

If it doesn't like your number it will out you through eventually. 12.00 is the time to start dialling to get them when they go on duty. I did have one jerk who pressed a wrong button and I could hear him chatting to his co-worker, so i rang off and tried again.

There's nothing like that first time when someone says "have a magical day" as you complete your business - its almost like you're there already!!

 

[nicolanunn]

Thanks for your help.

Yes like a fool (or a typical woman) I want all the meals that are hard to get, CRT, Chef Mickey, Rose & Crown for illuminations (hoping for an outside table on the night - will just have to charm the hostess and keep fingers crossed) fantasmic dinner package etc.

I was hoping to do the 90 + 10 thing so I will ring virgin for my ressie number.

How annoying to have someone chatting to a colleague - don't they realise how crucial every second is for these bookings - or is it only us obsessed people!!!

 

[Andrew2005]

I think I must have been lucky when I booked our reservations! but I got all the ones I wanted with no problems - Chef Mickeys, Fantasmic etc, and I only phoned about 60 days ago.

 

[paulh]

you can book as long as you are in a disney hotel so if you booked througth virgin should be ok but if you change and not go to a disney hotel the ADRs are canceled
Paulh

 

[MazdaUK]

How annoying to have someone chatting to a colleague - don't they realise how crucial every second is for these bookings

Actually I was more worried what DH would say when he saw the phone bill