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How do you make so many arrangements all at 7 am 90 days out?
I guess the title is most of my question. We want to make probably 4 PS arrangements, book either a Wishes or Illuminations cruise, reserve power boats, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some of the arrangements we're still in discussion over.
How can I make my arrangements with everyone at the 90 day mark? I think they are even at different phone numbers. I'm not sure how to get it all reserved.
Second question, do the dining reservations have to be made 90 days before checkin or 90 days before the meal...if it's before meal date then do I have to call every morning for a week to make a week's worth of arrangements??
Re: How do you make so many arrangements all at 7 am 90 days out?
The reservations have to be made 90 days out from each PS/ADR you want. So, in other words....plan on spending the week on the phone. By the way...I see your in TN. Not sure if you're in the Eastern or Central time zone but keep in mind that Disney is in the Eastern Time Zone so you need to call at 7AM Disney time.
Regarding calling the different numbers...I would decide what is the more popular and call 1st for the more popular things. For instance...if you want to have breakfast at Ohana and want to go on an Illuminations Cruise that night call for the Cruise first. Ohana won't fill up that quickly.
The most popular things that sell out the quickest are: Chef Mickey's, Princess Storybook Breakfast, Cinderella's Royal Table and the Cruises. I would make these the priority phone calls.
Re: How do you make so many arrangements all at 7 am 90 days out?
Like Cheryl said, you have to call 90 days ahead of EACH PS and specialty cruise you want If you have to make 2 reservations a day, say a PS for a restaurant and the Illuminations cruise, call for the cruise first, and then call for the PS. Not mnay restaurants actually fill up that fast, except for the really popular ones (CRT!) Good luck!
Re: How do you make so many arrangements all at 7 am 90 days out?
In addition, make a list of the least popular ressies and wait until the last morning of your 90-day window and make all those ressies at once. I've been playing with some of our meals this week and still managed to get ADRs for three weeks from now at Prime Time and the Fantasmic package at Mama Melrose.
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Re: How do you make so many arrangements all at 7 am 90 days out?
I know what you mean!!
Much as I'm looking forward to our trip in Nov., I am not looking forward to setting my alarm at 4:00 AM pst to try to get an Illuminations Cruise!! I've already done it once at the 180 day mark to get the Chef's Table at V&A. I am soooooo not a morning person!!
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I've already done it once at the 180 day mark to get the Chef's Table at V&A.
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I'm sooo jealous of that PS. I totally forgot about my 180 day mark and missed that opportunity. Not that a regular reservation at V&A is anything to sneeze at, but oh how nice the Chef's table experience would be!!!
Re: How do you make so many arrangements all at 7 am 90 days out?
My travel agent does it for me but I think you have to call 90 days before the date you want the reservation for -- so I would assume that means you could be calling every day for a week.
Re: How do you make so many arrangements all at 7 am 90 days out?
The night before I am to make a ps, I write out on an index card where I need to call, dial the number on my phone before going to sleep (so I just need to hit redial), and write down the reservation loaction, date and time and amount of people in a sentence so all I have to do is open my eyes, hit redial and read the card. That way all my prep is done and I don't have to look up what reservation I am making and what time we agreed on.
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If you have to make 2 reservations a day, say a PS for a restaurant and the Illuminations cruise, call for the cruise first, and then call for the PS. Not mnay restaurants actually fill up that fast, except for the really popular ones (CRT!) Good luck!
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