Advanced Dining 180 Day Rule Change?

halltd

halltd

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Has there been a change to the 180 day dining reservation rule that allows you to book all days of your trip once the first day is 180 days out? Some of my family are trying to book their next trip which is now 180 days out (from the arrival day) and they were only able to book the first day. They were told that unless they book a dining plan, they'll have to book each day separately as each day becomes 180 days out. For their 10-day trip, that's a nightmare. They'll have to log in daily for ten days to actually book their dining or wait until the last day becomes 180 days out and risk losing availability because popular restaurants are full.

Anyone have insight on this? I searched around and didn't find anything.
 
Tom

Tom

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180+10 is still a thing. You have to have a valid Disney Resort Reservation for it to work though. You don't have to have a Dining Plan, just be staying at a Disney Resort during the days you're booking meals for.

It needs to be done while logged into your My Disney Experience account, so the website can see your reservation.
 
NelleBelle

NelleBelle

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I hope this isn't true as this will be terrible logistics-wise!! I'm on the west-coast and already am going to have to either get-up/stay-up until 3am when my 180 day window opens to make ADRs. I really don't want to have to do that for the length of my entire trip--that will absolutely stink!! :banghead:
 
halltd

halltd

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They have a resort reservation and it's also attached to their My Disney Experience account and they're logged in. They visit multiple times a year, so they know what they're doing. But, maybe they did something wrong or there's just a glitch with their reservation. I'll have them check again in the morning.
 
Tom

Tom

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halltd said:
They have a resort reservation and it's also attached to their My Disney Experience account and they're logged in. They visit multiple times a year, so they know what they're doing. But, maybe they did something wrong or there's just a glitch with their reservation. I'll have them check again in the morning.
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Yes, user error or system error. Because it should work just fine.
 
GhostHost1000

GhostHost1000

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Disney websites always have problems. They are some of worst in terms of reliability of all the websites on the Internet which is sad a company of their size. Just keep trying
 
Lirael

Lirael

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When my window started I tried booking through the app and it only let me do the first day, but then I tried through the website and it worked fine.

So if you're using the app, try the website instead. Oh, and check to see if you're logged in, because at least for me, wdw would log me out after a while without my noticing it
 
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blana

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The last time we went (2014), our reservation got screwed up in the system. We couldn't do 180 + 10 online, so I called in. They could see that we should be able to do it, but also see that it was locked in such a way that we couldn't do it ourselves. But they could do it over the phone. I'd have them call in.
 
Karenb64

Karenb64

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ANJ said:
Lets face it, glitches are not that unusual. Just call Disney dining. Rather be safe then sorry.
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I work as a TA doing primarily Disney Travel. It's a specialized service and my clients come to me primarily through word of mouth, so I am pretty small time. Percentage wise, my clients shouldn't deal with "glitches" that often, but since the beginning of the year, everyone of my clients has had a problem at sometime during their trip with two of the families dealing with big problems. One client had to go to guest services at Epcot because they were told they didn't have Park Hoppers, which they did. The cast member told him he had to pay for the Park Hoppers and it could get straightened out back at the resort. He paid so they could make their dining reservation. Back at the resort the concierge told them they didn't know how to reimburse him since it was done a the park. What is going on!! My clients going in April have "ghost tickets" showing up on MDE and Disney can't seem to remove these. They say they are working on it, but now we have four instead of just two. I wasn't worried about it until all my clients started having problems this year. The point of my long rant, it that I can't help but wonder if the increase I am seeing in "glitches" are connected to the cut backs we keep hearing about?? I am losing my faith in Disney's ability to give their guests quality customer service, which overall, Disney is still known for. And at the prices we all pay, they should be!
 
Tony the Tigger

Tony the Tigger

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I can't imagine stressing so much 180 days out. Other than something new or exclusive (BoG, V&A) in my experience you'll do just fine without ADR's so far in advance. We don't even plan our trips 180 days in advance LOL (most of the time.)
 
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hanwill

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Last year, we decided on Easter Sunday that we were going to WDW that week. We can drive (8 hours), and we arrived on Wednesday and stayed until Sunday. No major reservations, but I was able to get some... Hope they get what they want.
 
CaptainAmerica

CaptainAmerica

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Tony the Tigger said:
I can't imagine stressing so much 180 days out. Other than something new or exclusive (BoG, V&A) in my experience you'll do just fine without ADR's so far in advance. We don't even plan our trips 180 days in advance LOL (most of the time.)
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I completely agree. There are very few reservations that you can't get a few months in advance and there are plenty you can get the day before if you're not overly picky about times and locations. The same is true with Fastpass plus. There's this myth that pervades the fan community that you need to book dining at 180 and Fastpasses at 60 or you're totally screwed. That's just not the case.
 
Den Carter

Den Carter

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Did 8 days' worth of ADRs today for 180+8 days out. Website worked perfectly, but the app wouldn't let me do anything but the first day.
 

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