Stalking for ADR's works.

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

I know most suggest Touring Plans but I find stalking works well for me.

I've been wanting to push my Le Cellier from 6:55pm to 7:15pm for months now. I know its only 20 minutes but that day we are eating lunch kinda late already and I really wanted it to work out so that once done with dinner we can grab our favorite spot for Illuminations and chill.
The 6:55pm was making it so we would have too much time to chill but not enough time to actually do anything else so making it 20 minutes later allows us to do something else before we eat and then have the perfect amount of time to wait for the show.
Tonight the exact time of 7:15pm which I wanted popped up.

 

[RollTideinMD]

That's awesome! I was able to push back our brunch reservation at Chef Mickey's on our day of arrival, much to my surprise!

 

[ibela]

I always stalk, and for some weird reason I enjoy it. After about 2 weeks, I was just able to get the time I wanted for breakfast (started at 9:05, worried it was too early for checkout day, moved to 10:50, worried it was too close to breakfast ending, and then finally got 10:10 which is perfect for us).

 

[MomOTwins]

Stalking is one of my favorite ways to get psyched for a WDW trip. It's so much fun when that perfect reservation pops up. I normally book a month or so out and stalk multiple times daily, but last time we booked many months ahead and I got every reservation we wanted and I was MISERABLE that I had nothing to stalk.

Always cracks me up how many people here say that if you book late, you won't be able to get any character meals or popular ADRs. Stalking has never failed me.

 

[Dawn68PA]

That’s how I got my 2 character dinners!

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Now it needs to work for the Frozen Ever After dessert party

 

[Beezle2]

Just got BOG early entry bfast for our only MK day! It will be awesome to get into the park pre opening. I have an 8:50 but will try and push it back a bit if I can. I think I remember that it really doesn't matter your exact time though right. They will let everyone with a res in at 7;30 or so?

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Just got BOG early entry bfast for our only MK day! It will be awesome to get into the park pre opening. I have an 8:50 but will try and push it back a bit if I can. I think I remember that it really doesn't matter your exact time though right. They will let everyone with a res in at 7;30 or so?

If MK opens at 9am everyone is let into the park up to the castle at about 7:45am.
The restaurant doesn't open until 8am.
With an 8:50am you may or may not be allowed into BOG with earlier ADR's.

 

[epcotobsessed]

I find it works best the day before or day of - have always had success. Congrats!

 

[ilanakan]

I found stalking worked for me too. That is how I got my BOG dinner ADR (we weren't going to do BOG dinner, but then they changed the menu, and we wanted to try it, but there were no ADR's. I stalked the site for a couple of weeks, and finally got our ADR), and brunch at CG (took me over a month, but finally got it).

Now, all that's left is waiting for Frozen Ever After dessert party to open up for January, and we'll be done.

 

[PetePanMan]

My wife is a big time stalker for ADR's and FP's. It works.

 

[gharter]

I do both and both have worked. Sometimes I get lucky when looking. Other times, I get the text from touring plans that an ADR is available. And sometimes neither works.

 

[catfan98]

Yep! I just found an Ohana dinner I had been looking for. Little earlier time than I was wanting, but it’ll work and I’m excited that I found one finally!