ADR Release Times... Am i missing something?

RickT · 24 Apr 17, 03:54 PM

Hi
For the last few days i have been online at 11am and logged in ready to book my ADR's. I am trying to get an early morning slot at Crystal Palace but the earliest i seem to be able to get is 9am upwards. Am i missing a trick? If the ADR's are released at 11am i cant see how i keep missing out on the early morning slots when I'm logged on and ready to press book at 11am.

Thanks

Lucyjane45xxx · 24 Apr 17, 04:00 PM

Are you staying offsite? If so, onsite guests are allowed to book 10 days worth of reservations at 180 days out (one of the on-site perks) so people would have already had access to the days that you are looking for and therefore could already have booked. Some people book multiple reservations at this point until they have firmed up their plans a bit closer to the time and then will cancel them.

Maybe sign up for a free touring plans account and they will notify you if a reservation becomes available

Alternatively keep checking nearer the time. Especially at 60/30 days as people will cancel/move their ADRs based on the fastpasses they book

RickT · 24 Apr 17, 04:05 PM

We are staying offsite i didn't know that onsite guests could book dining early as well. I will keep looking but thanks for the reply.

Mortimer Mouse · 24 Apr 17, 04:23 PM

There's no real benefit from an early morning Crystal Palace ADR anymore, as all guests are allowed in Main Street at 7:45am. So it might be more useful to book a late breakfast and get a few rides done first.

MissFortune · 24 Apr 17, 04:28 PM

Make sure that you are searching for an actual time (say 8.00am), not just "breakfast".

It sometimes can come up with earlier times this way.

Guest · 24 Apr 17, 04:31 PM

As Mortimer Mouse said, no benefit to the early Crystal Palace breakfast anymore. I would go for the very end of breakfast service and do some rides first, treating this as an early lunch.

(Be Our Guest gives you a head start on the crowd surging into SDMT at rope-drop.)

RickT · 24 Apr 17, 07:03 PM

Thank you all for your replies. Very helpful.

24 Apr 17, 04:31 PM	#6
	24 Apr 17, 04:31 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	As Mortimer Mouse said, no benefit to the early Crystal Palace breakfast anymore. I would go for the very end of breakfast service and do some rides first, treating this as an early lunch. (Be Our Guest gives you a head start on the crowd surging into SDMT at rope-drop.)