Week After Turkey Day Shenanigans

[Iowamomof4]

Is trails end a pain to get to? I've never been to FW so I'm picturing it to be a hike lol. We've got dinner at Whispering Canyon so we can take the boat over, but may need to look into Trails End too!

It's easy if you take a boat from MK. Harder if you take a bus from any other park.

 

[CaraMiaBelle]

I just read in another thread that not only will Anna and Elsa M&G not have FP option, but from 9-11 FEA will be standby only too.

What the heck are they thinking?!

Where is this info coming from? A good reliable source? Just hoping it is wrong...I can't imagine them NOT doing FP. The CM I spoke with on the phone today said there would be FP, but we all know how reliable their info is. Lol!

 

[Meeko5]

Where is this info coming from? A good reliable source? Just hoping it is wrong...I can't imagine them NOT doing FP. The CM I spoke with on the phone today said there would be FP, but we all know how reliable their info is. Lol!

The admin of the TPA&S boards has posted some info on several threads that she was getting. Let me see if I can find it...

 

[CaraMiaBelle]

Is trails end a pain to get to? I've never been to FW so I'm picturing it to be a hike lol. We've got dinner at Whispering Canyon so we can take the boat over, but may need to look into Trails End too!

Not sure. The only time I went to Ft Wilderness was went k was staying at Beach Club wth work. I can't for the life of me remember how we got there!

 

[CaraMiaBelle]

The admin of the TPA&S boards has posted some info on several threads that she was getting. Let me see if I can find it...

Thanks! I sure do hope she is wrong! Lol! Guess we will see. Maybe they will try it, it won't work, and they will add a FP option by the time our trips come!

 

[Meeko5]

Thanks! I sure do hope she is wrong! Lol! Guess we will see. Maybe they will try it, it won't work, and they will add a FP option by the time our trips come!

http://www.disboards.com/threads/soarin-test-track-frozen-strategy.3514469/page-2

I'm guessing it will change by the time our trips come around but lord knows.

 

[kellyjeanie]

Glad ADRs went smooth for everyone. We also were up bright and early at our house this morning (too early). I did get all of the restaurants we were hoping for but some aren't exactly when I would have liked them. Hopefully in the next 6 months others will shift their schedule and I can improve our times. My computer worked fine but not the app. Besides being on-line right away, I called when the phone lines opened too so I could schedule BBB. I waited about 40 minutes. I layed in bed and listened to the Disney hold music. Thankfully I didn't fall back asleep during that time.

I'm glad you got the restaurants you wanted, hopefully you can improve the times. I'm in a similar boat, I want to bump my Ohana up just a smidge - I got 8:10 p.m. for dinner on a party night, but I was hoping to catch the water parade after dinner, and that should start at 9, right? So I need to get in a bit earlier, I think. What time did you get for BBB? We were on right away too and had to wait on hold - I got 8:20 a.m. Last time we got 8:05 and we had time to do pictures after and were still first at the rope, I wonder if I skip the pictures this time if we should have enough time.

I didn't get Akershus PPO but I think I'm coming to terms with it - honestly it was going to make my day super stressful, with me and 2 kids getting to Epcot really early, trying to navigate a buffet (husband is taking ODS to Universal that day) and still try to get out in time to get in line for A&E. Even if we got in at 8 that was probably not going to happen. So I went with plan B - late lunch CRT. Much easier for them to bring the food to me, solves the problem of the extra TS credits with DH and ODS being gone all day, and we don’t have to rush that morning.

 

[wishinitwas]

So weird that the app worked so well for me! My computer is a dinosaur so I expected issues there.

I've definitely got some stuff I'll be dropping in the coming weeks - likely a BOG PPO bfast on 11/29, a BOG Lunch, and a BOG dinner either the 29th or 12/2. I'll offer them up here first in case anyone wants them

Oh and an Ohana for sure too. I need to decide between BOG and Ohana on 2 nights lol

Ohhh BOG PPO. I might be interested in it. Nice job!

 

[EcknMama]

My ADR day is tomorrow. I am looking for a BOG b/l and a CRT b/l/d on either 11/28 or 12/2 and a Hollywood and vine on any other night. It's our 1st trip, any recommendations on what to look for 1st? We have 8 in our party.

 

[heath92681]

My ADR day is tomorrow. I am looking for a BOG b/l and a CRT b/l/d on either 11/28 or 12/2 and a Hollywood and vine on any other night. It's our 1st trip, any recommendations on what to look for 1st? We have 8 in our party.

If CRT doesn't show up for you, definitely call. Or book 2 reservations for 4. We did that for our party of 8 and they were able to seat us together.

 

[OhioDiane]

ADR day for me, but we have just a QS plan so there wasn't much to do! Got BOG for 12/5 lunch, and several times were still available throughout the day. Was hoping for 11/28, but no dice.

 

[heath92681]

ADR day for me, but we have just a QS plan so there wasn't much to do! Got BOG for 12/5 lunch, and several times were still available throughout the day. Was hoping for 11/28, but no dice.

Glad you got one at least! Keep looking - you never know when one will pop up!

 

[EcknMama]

If CRT doesn't show up for you, definitely call. Or book 2 reservations for 4. We did that for our party of 8 and they were able to seat us together.

I wasn't able to get a reservation for 8. I did get one for 4 but it won't let me reserve a 2nd spot, even though it shows availability. Boo! I will call and try again.

 

[Meeko5]

I wasn't able to get a reservation for 8. I did get one for 4 but it won't let me reserve a 2nd spot, even though it shows availability. Boo! I will call and try again.

Hope you get it!

 

[Meeko5]

ADR day for me, but we have just a QS plan so there wasn't much to do! Got BOG for 12/5 lunch, and several times were still available throughout the day. Was hoping for 11/28, but no dice.

Make sure you follow the December ADR cancellation thread (not sure if it's been made yet but should be soon if not) over on the dining board. It's a great place to pick up reservations other people cancel.

 

[rere101399]

Hi everybody-I've been absent from the group for awhile. The house we were building finally finished and it took way more effort and energy than I expected to move out of our rental and get moved and settled in the new house. So I haven't been around for a few weeks.

To recap, I'm Gigi and my family of four (DH, DS5 and DS3.5) have a FD trip booked Nov 27-Dec 2 at CR.

This morning was my ADR day. I didn't have quite the planning put into it that I expected so instead I ended up overbooking and need to take the next few days to formulate a more solid game plan (and will likely end up with some cancellations that I'll post here first).

I'm going to take some time to read back through some of the pages here that I've missed and I'll probably end up posting a few itinerary options based on the dining I booked this morning, and would love feedback!

Hope you're all doing well and getting the reservations you want!!

 

[jlundeen]

Hello, everyone. Just found this thread. Sorry, I haven't read through the entire 35 pages, but can see from the last couple of pages that folks are getting their ADRs made.

My BFF and I are heading to WDW on Nov 27 - Dec 3 - staying at POFQ so no FD, but love the resort more than the dining plan anyway. So this trip, we'll be OOP rather than a DDP, which has really worked out better the last few trips anyway, cost wise.

But...just started trying to make our ADRs for our trip, and managed to get in one for our first day before the whole thing locked up. Tried on my tablet also, and the mobile app doesn't even show that I have access to any day other than the 180 day (today)...call the dining line, and found a 45 minute wait.

So is this the new normal now that they have added FP+ reservations to early morning rather than midnight?

 

[Meeko5]

Hi everybody-I've been absent from the group for awhile. The house we were building finally finished and it took way more effort and energy than I expected to move out of our rental and get moved and settled in the new house. So I haven't been around for a few weeks.

To recap, I'm Gigi and my family of four (DH, DS5 and DS3.5) have a FD trip booked Nov 27-Dec 2 at CR.

This morning was my ADR day. I didn't have quite the planning put into it that I expected so instead I ended up overbooking and need to take the next few days to formulate a more solid game plan (and will likely end up with some cancellations that I'll post here first).

I'm going to take some time to read back through some of the pages here that I've missed and I'll probably end up posting a few itinerary options based on the dining I booked this morning, and would love feedback!

Hope you're all doing well and getting the reservations you want!!

I was wondering where you went! Hope things settle down!

 

[Meeko5]

Hello, everyone. Just found this thread. Sorry, I haven't read through the entire 35 pages, but can see from the last couple of pages that folks are getting their ADRs made.

My BFF and I are heading to WDW on Nov 27 - Dec 3 - staying at POFQ so no FD, but love the resort more than the dining plan anyway. So this trip, we'll be OOP rather than a DDP, which has really worked out better the last few trips anyway, cost wise.

But...just started trying to make our ADRs for our trip, and managed to get in one for our first day before the whole thing locking up. Tried on my tablet also, and the mobile app doesn't even show that I have access to any day other than the 180 day (today)...call the dining line, and found a 45 minute wait.

So is this the new normal now that they have added FP+ reservations to early morning rather than midnight?

Hi! I'm guessing the FP crap is definitely not helping the already bogged down system. What a pain! Hope you got what you wanted on the phone!

 

[rere101399]

I booked all my ADRs from the app this morning. Interestingly, it would search for tables and let me go through the steps until I would hit "book reservation" and then a pop up message would appear that said something like sorry, we were unable to book your reservation. However in the background of that pop up I could see a reservation confirmation. And sure enough, I immediately got a confirmation email and when I go to my reservations in both the app and website, all of the reservations I made are there. But every single time I clicked book reservation it would give me an error message, even though it had actually gone through.