Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=3248" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney to allow dining reservations online</b></a> We've heard Disney is working on allowing guests to make dining reservations online via DisneyWorld.com.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Being able to make reservations online is much more convenient than sitting on the phone on hold...or trying to get in at 7:00 am so you can get the reservation you want, such as Cinderella's Royal Table.
Originally Posted By dshyates "or trying to get in at 7:00 am so you can get the reservation you want, such as Cinderella's Royal Table." This system won't make Cindy's ;ess popular or have any more tables. It just now means that you will be sitting in front of the computer 91 days out at 11:59PM waiting to hit submit the second the new day starts. Oh and I have heard that they are cutting the period from 180 days to 90 for all restaurants.
Originally Posted By hopemax The 90 days is only a temporary thing, when they work on switching over to the new system. I only wish it was permanent. One one hand, I prefer going online vs a phone call. But I know from making reservations for the Disney Magic on a cruise that turned out to only be half full, the online reservations for Palo were gone in 15 minutes and with a lot of server errors. (I got mine, thank you for multiple browser windows) It could be even more difficult to get a reservation at the most popular places, depending on how many people try to grab them when the daily allowance is released. Don't be a slow typist.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<It just now means that you will be sitting in front of the computer 91 days out at 11:59PM waiting to hit submit the second the new day starts.>> Yeah, but at least it won't cost you long distance charges or eat up your cell phone minutes. I've sat at the computer waiting to buy concert tickets (Depeche Mode a few years back - not Night Ranger ) and it's a lot easier to keep hitting refresh than to wait out busy signals, IMHO. Not that I'll be hitting refresh or waiting for busy signals anyway - I've done Cindy's for breakfast once and I'm more than happy to leave it to the kiddies.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>This would also make things a lot easier for international guests!<< My thought exactly!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 also one should be able to print confirmations( or sheets of them) - so they are in hand.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I think it will be great, until that day when everyone is on trying to book and it takes for ever. Or it tells you that the system is currently down due to the amountof guest trying to use it at the same time. I know it wouldn't say all of that but you get the idea. I just hope that you can still use the phone if you need to.. like when booking your resor stay. You can do one or the other. Please don't get me wrong, I do think it is a great way to do do your dinning res.
Originally Posted By mmaus1962 Wow! I think it's a generally good idea, except, like others pointed out, for the really popular things like Cindy's table. I recall problems with DL's system the first time they did the Candlelight Processional Dinner Package thing online. Ooof. What a nightmare. Hopefully, they'll have thought out and planned for possible snafu areas.
