We did the dessert party for NYE in 2012....totally worth not fighting the crowds or having your toes lined up on the tape for 4 hours. We are checking in Dec 21st and our 180 day dining reservations were yesterday. We were able to get all the reservations we wanted but the dessert party for Christmas and NYE is greyed out...not sure why but I am not happy about having to check back every single morning. No idea when that will release.