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Post by zulaya on Oct 3, 2023 5:35:19 GMT -5
My 60 days out was this morning for our party of 5 (my first time making ADRs for an odd number)
Here's what we were trying to achieve:
1. Crystal Palace for breakfast on Day 1 in 8am hour (Party of 5) - This is our family tradition since our 20-something kids were littles. First meal of the first full day.
2. V&A's Standard Dining Room for DH and I -- We have a specific day in mind, but 2 possible back up days if needed. We know V&As is not open on Sun/Mon. This isn't a deal breaker, but DH is finally ready to try this.
3. Storybook Dining at Artist Point (Party of 5) - Some things I've read lead me to believe this books up fast.
4. Hoop Dee Doo (Party of 5) 5. Cali Grill for 2 for DS and his girlfriend 6. BOG for 4 (DS, his GF and their 2 friends coming in for the day)
Results: I got CP, Storybook, Cali Grill and BOG without any problems! V&A's was already sold out for Dec 6, 7, and 8 -- the only days they are open while we are there. :-( HDD didn't seem to register that I'm a resort guest and was only showing dates through my arrival date. I wonder if these are slow to load?
Was pleasantly surprised to get the ADRs for 5 at the times we wanted.
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Post by tomandrobin on Oct 3, 2023 10:45:37 GMT -5
Congrats! Considering what you were aiming to book, I think you did pretty good.
I would call about the HDD reservation.
Not sure if you will see a V&A adr show up, but you never know.
Don't for get to use the ADR finder.
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Post by zulaya on Oct 3, 2023 12:17:11 GMT -5
Tom --- actually was able to snag V&As on Dec 8 as I was flipping dates back and forth. Not the ideal day, but we'll take what we can get! I did set up the ADR finder. We'll see if anything pops.
HDD -- I'm going to call and see what's up.
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Post by tomandrobin on Oct 3, 2023 15:36:06 GMT -5
I would recommend Monsieur Paul as a really decent back-up plan to Victoria and Albert. We have eaten there recently and it was a wow meal. If you do go, ask for Iris to be your waitress.
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Post by Brian5581 on Oct 3, 2023 21:30:20 GMT -5
Nicely done!
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Post by zulaya on Oct 4, 2023 9:22:36 GMT -5
Weird story on HDD.
I tried on MDE by searching HDD and couldn't get it to go past Dec 2. Started from the "Find Dining," jumped through the hoops to get to HDD, Dec 7 showed, but when I hit confirm, it said there was an error and to try again.
Could never get past Dec 2 on a web browser. Called DVC. Rep could see Dec 7 (preferred) date, but said the 1st show was sold out, 2nd had limited avails and 3rd was wide open. At that point, I'm flabbergasted because we wanted the 1st show so we could do an evening park.
She asked if I had tried MDE and I reported what I had done. I said I'd try MDE again while on the phone with her to tell her what I see as I'm seeing it. Going to HDD directly - still only went through Dec 2.
But then, for some reason, going through "Find Dining" and its hoops, I was able to get the 1st show on Dec 7.
So very odd that this happened, but then again, Disney IT has the rep it has for a reason.
Simply happy that everything has worked out.
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