New Advanced Dining Reservation System & Effects on Booking **Updated 1-14-09**

[DisneyBabies]

I am so excited that I will finally get to make my ADR's! I've been waiting for this news since they put the freeze on dining in July ! Good luck to everyone calling on Oct. 26 and to all those to come after they finally fix the ADR system!

[brewcrew26]

I feel like I've been waiting for this news forever! I hope I don't have to wait too long on the phone.

[Figment!]

**Update**

[tomorrowschild]

I am getting very frustrated with Disney Dining. I phoned this morning (as I do every Saturday morning- just in case), and as I expected I was told they couldn't take my reservations for April. But then I was told that I would be able to make them Nov. 24th. Which is different then any of the accounts I have read. I re-asked- and she said that it was correct Nov. 24h. Okay.
Well then I thought I would try for our Keys to the Kingdom tour- and the same thing- but was told no reservations (ADR or tour) would be taken until Dec. 24th. I then question the tour cast member (who was very very nice- by the way) about what the ADR cast member had said and she said that the ADR cast member was incorrect.
I just wish that everyone at reservations was on the same page. Oh well- I will keep trying.

[tracibell]

Yikes. So I am going to spend Christmas Eve trying to get my May ADRs booked? I hope Santa brings me my Le Cellier ADR.

Good luck to everyone with their ADRs and happy planning.

[WDWFRK]

It seems that they have made some changes to the phone system already. I was prompted through the menu by voice activation commands instead of "Press one for... Press two for..." which went much faster!

[DVC Mike]

I made my March 2009 reservations this morning.

[the other micki]

Yippeee! I made my Chef Mickey's reservation this morning! I called on the 180-day mark from my arrival at WDW (not from the actual date that we'll we eating at Chef Mickey's, since we're eating there the last morning of our trip). The very sweet CM Jo said to call back in late Nov./early Dec. to see if they are taking ADR's for the rest of my trip.

[tomorrowschild]

Called again this morning, and was told that our reservations in April could be made the first week of December. I am just going to keep calling every week, because every week I get told something different.

[PinKy]

thank you for the update! We were sort of wondering what happened. We made our ADRs for Chef Mickey's for spring - but the rest we're having to wait on.

[squijee]

I remember reading that ADR were going to be available online...Any news on this?

[squijee]

When can I make a reservation for a character breakfast for March 30?

[Figment!]

I remember reading that ADR were going to be available online...Any news on this?

There has been no further information released, other than was originally released back in July. The original announcment was just that an on-line reservation feature would be available in the "near future".

When can I make a reservation for a character breakfast for March 30?

Currently, at a yet to be announced date in December 2008.

Although, If the character breakfast is at Cinderella's Royal Table of Chef Mickey's you'll still be able to make an Advanced Dining Reservation 180 days in advance of your dining date.

[Followthatmouse]

This may be a very stupid question.

When will ADRs be taken for May? The 180 days date that I was given when booking our trip was November 20. In other words, tomorrow! However, with all the updates and upgrades I have no idea when I should call.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Figment!]

... with all the updates and upgrades I have no idea when I should call.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Advanced Dining Reservations can not currently be made past March 22, 2008.

It is currently planned for reservations to go back to an up to 180 days in advance policy sometime in December.

Once a more definitive date is announced it will be updated in the first post of this thread.

[Followthatmouse]

Thank you very much, Figment!

[squijee]

I made our room reservations for March 27 to 31. We wanted breakfast at the Crystal Palace on March 30 and were told we could not make any reservations for that date until after Dec. 22....Hope I can get them...Mom's b-day

[GeminiAngel]

I made our room reservations for March 27 to 31. We wanted breakfast at the Crystal Palace on March 30 and were told we could not make any reservations for that date until after Dec. 22....Hope I can get them...Mom's b-day

Holy Moly!!! I feel your pain!!!
I remember having to wait till I could make my ADR's. Then having to wait to make my Dh's golf ressies. Now were just waiting to go.

[dolphinmickey9170]

Thanks, Jason, for keeping us up-to-date. I called the other day as we are knocking on the 180 day door in a couple more days, and I asked about making dining ressies. We arrive on May 23rd and I was told I could call on Nov 26th to book Chef Mickey or Cinderella's Royal Table. However, I couldn't make anything else. I was told to continue to call the first week of December and each week after that to find out the true date I can make ressies. As well as the hours of the parks aren't released either. It's just a wait and see game. Who wants to play?

[tomorrowschild]

Have called every weekend since I could make my ADR's for April. Every week I am told a different time to call back. Last Saturday I was told the middle of December, the Saturday before I was told the end of November....oh well guess I will see what they tell me this weekend. (on the plus side I love listening to the BGM they play while on hold)