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Reservations back to 180 days Oct 27th
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Goofnut1980
Well-Known Member
you are so correct.. I called the other day to book for December and I started talking and nothing was mentioned about the discount... I am used to booking online.. but I had a few rooms to book and wanted them together.. I stopped and told the CM that I had a code.. he said... Oh ok.. let me add that... good thing I remembered... :sohappy:
Gorjus
Well-Known Member
In regards to walk ins/or reserving a few days out:
Summer is considered peak season at WDW. Every day this summer, July 4th included, you could walk up to the Akershus Restaurant in Norway for any of the three lunch or three dinner seatings and get in, no problem. Breakfast is difficult, but not impossible. Often times, reservations for a particular Lunch/Dinner seating are 11, 7, 2, 15, etc, for a restaurant that holds about 50-56 reservations per seating. One day, one family was the ONLY family in the restaurant for one of the seatings. That little girl received the royal treatment. The princesses even sat at the table with her for a while. The chefs brought out extra food.
You can walk up to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Downtown Disney and get in almost immediately without reservations.
Source: I work at these places and see it all the time.
I personally have called 1900 Park Faire at the Grand Floridian 2 days out and received a reservation for 7 PM on a Friday evening to have dinner with the Tremaine/Charming family.
The recession has hit Disney. People are coming, but just not spending money on the luxuries.
Summer is considered peak season at WDW. Every day this summer, July 4th included, you could walk up to the Akershus Restaurant in Norway for any of the three lunch or three dinner seatings and get in, no problem. Breakfast is difficult, but not impossible. Often times, reservations for a particular Lunch/Dinner seating are 11, 7, 2, 15, etc, for a restaurant that holds about 50-56 reservations per seating. One day, one family was the ONLY family in the restaurant for one of the seatings. That little girl received the royal treatment. The princesses even sat at the table with her for a while. The chefs brought out extra food.
You can walk up to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Downtown Disney and get in almost immediately without reservations.
Source: I work at these places and see it all the time.
I personally have called 1900 Park Faire at the Grand Floridian 2 days out and received a reservation for 7 PM on a Friday evening to have dinner with the Tremaine/Charming family.
The recession has hit Disney. People are coming, but just not spending money on the luxuries.
DisneysRedHead
New Member
Of course this makes total sense. Back when I was near my 180 day mark, the website literally changed overnight to 90 days so when I called to make my adr's I was informed I was now to early. Now my 90 day mark is tomorrow and I find out the news that 180 is coming back! 
Oh Disney.....
Oh Disney.....
brkgnews
Well-Known Member
Lame. I was not a fan before... I am not a fan now. Yes it's fun to plan... but unless park hours are out, it doesn't make sense to have dining reservations available for anything but the most-exclusive experiences. It's ironic that in a time where Disney is on the surface doing everything it can to entice locals and passholders to get them through the tougher times, they're slapping them in the face with a dining policy that makes them less likely to get the restaurants they would prefer for spur-of-the-moment trips. For those who are local-enough to be able to go to the parks/resorts specificially to have dinner at a certain restaurant, this is not a friendly policy in the least.
wserratore1963
Active Member
Pray for it to be so
What exactly is Disney doing to entice locals and passholders??? (besides the occasional FL Res and AP holder room discounts)
The 3 month AP renewal bonus could be construed as such.
Personally, as a semi local AP holder, I have always felt somewhat ignored in WDW's policies, but I have always understood why. We are a big enough group not to be ignored but we are not big enough to be catered to.
Forgot about that - good point.
reptar77
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WDW1974
Well-Known Member
No, you are right. Disney never offers discounts without prompting. That's always been policy.
But they are advertising discounts anywhere and everywhere ... and it's just common sense to ask about discounts when making any travel plans anywhere. If someone calls and can't figure that out, then they deserve whatever price they pay.
WDW1974
Well-Known Member
Yes. But this isn't a normal time ... and I wouldn't put the Jon-Benet boutique in the same category as full serve dining.
I'd also bet that with FREE dining now happening and basically running until 12/17 (except for Thanksgiving week) that it will be tougher to snag ressies at the more popular locations.
puntagordabob
Well-Known Member
Good deal! this is excellent news!
worldfanatic
Well-Known Member
So is this 'return to 180 days' thing confirmed???
Yes.