Disney World website down all day today?

[bethymouse]

I was trying to check on making reservations and the system seemed to be down. I was surprised it was all day, and as of 10pm, it's still down. Has anyone experienced any problems today? I can't get any quotes for a vacation. Thanks.

 

[pajammies]

It was being a little snarky for me last night so I decided to try again when I read your post, it seems to be working now.

 

[Chef Mickey]

As well as Disney runs their business, they have one of the worst websites of any giant company.

 

[HolleBolleGijs]

I was having trouble with resort availability/pricing showing up correctly for much of the day. It wasn't "down" per say, but definitely not working properly.

 

[lostpro9het]

They are too concerned reinventing mobile apps to sell you stuff to be concerned with trivial things like the company's website.

 

[lunchbox1175]

I'm not sure it was a Disney issue, I also had issues with ESPN, so it may have been a provider issue.

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

The site has been wacky since Saturday.

 

[lostpro9het]

The site has been wacky since the start of time.

Fixed that for ya

 

[DreamTogether]

They are too concerned reinventing mobile apps to sell you stuff to be concerned with trivial things like the company's website.

Can't agree more. Especially from someone who is in school for IT, it is horrendous and not user friendly in the slightest. This has always been a problem for the company, and instead of trying to fix it, they seem to add more just making it more confusing

 

[bethymouse]

The Disneyland website seemed to be working just fine.
I will try it again this evening.
Thanks everyone!

 

[bethymouse]

It still says "We are unable to show rates at this time. Please try again or check back later".

 

[bethymouse]

It also still says "this resort is unavailable for the dates, party size, or offer selected! This is in October for either 2 adults or 1 adult and 2 children! What's going on?

 

[HolleBolleGijs]

This October? There might actually not be anything available. Approximately what dates/resort are you looking at?

ETA: It might also be defaulting to the discounted rooms. I would call them, they'll be able to give you a better idea of all of your options.

 

[bethymouse]

@HolleBolleGijs I think you're right about the default to the discounted rooms! Thanks.
But, what's so special about this particular October! I noticed that the crowds are to be larger than expected. It can't be MNSSHP could it?

 

[HolleBolleGijs]

@HolleBolleGijs I think you're right about the default to the discounted rooms! Thanks.
But, what's so special about this particular October! I noticed that the crowds are to be larger than expected. It can't be MNSSHP could it?

No problem!

As for the crowds, I think it's the culmination of a few things...

1. Increasing crowds year-round (partly due to HP at Uni)
2. MNSSHP + Food & Wine
3. Many schools, especially in the south, are adding/have added a fall break the week surrounding Columbus day. That means a potential for increased crowds the weeks surrounding the holiday (effectively half of October).