My husband wants to know if I'm crazy ;-)

[mom2morgan]

I'm eligible to make ADR's on Monday, although I'm so far West I'll need to do it at 4:00 am for online. I'm taking one of my allowed "personal days" off work specifically for this. My husband thinks I'm NUTS and challenged me to ask my fellow Intercotees if that seems like odd behaviour to THEM

[divinedi]

He wants you to ask us, , seriously?

Okay then, of course you aren't crazy , what better way to spend a day off then making ADR's!! It's Disney, it's always a terrific reason to take a day off, no matter what that entails. Good luck with the ADR's, I hope you get the ones you want, and have a great trip!!!

[mom2morgan]

LOL - he just refuses to believe there is anyone else on the planet as "obsessed" with Disney as I am ;-) I mean, he really LIKES it, but he talks about the other places we may vacation when the kids are grown.....

He wants you to ask us, , seriously?

Okay then, of course you aren't crazy , what better way to spend a day off then making ADR's!! It's Disney, it's always a terrific reason to take a day off, no matter what that entails. Good luck with the ADR's, I hope you get the ones you want, and have a great trip!!!

[DVC2004]

LOL, well you can tell him there are alot of others out there like you here on this community.

I think you have a good plan. When we took my sister and her family a few years back it was very important for us to get Cinderella's breakfast in the castle. We have one neice, and my kids are boys, and we were trying to do something special for her. My sister and I both got up early at our own homes and started calling right when lines opened. I got in, she didn't but we did get the reservation. Both husbands thought we were insane.

[SBETigg]

I can't say that you're entirely crazy, because there are plenty of people here who would do as you're doing. But for me, yes, that is overkill and completely unnecessary. When I called, I always called late in the day and never had a problem getting what I wanted. Since they've gone to the online system, I use that and still have never had a problem several weeks past 180 days, even for 'Ohana. I've never quite understood the need to get up early to make that call. But to each her own, and good luck with it.

[CajunDisneyDad]

My wife would say you are perfectly sane As for me.....I think you are perfectly sane lol! We actually both took a day off the last time, and we took the kids to the zoo and did a family day!

asking in this forum if you are crazy lol, thats funny

[mom2morgan]

I can't say that you're entirely crazy, because there are plenty of people here who would do as you're doing. But for me, yes, that is overkill and completely unnecessary. When I called, I always called late in the day and never had a problem getting what I wanted. Since they've gone to the online system, I use that and still have never had a problem several weeks past 180 days, even for 'Ohana. I've never quite understood the need to get up early to make that call. But to each her own, and good luck with it.

I don't really know for sure if it is necessary - but we're going during free dining and there are some places we definitely want to get in to - so I'm afraid to take my chances ;-) I keep hearing stories of people not getting in to 'ohanas or Le Cellier ... and first trip I missed out on CRT.

[buzznwoodysmom]

I am not saying you are crazy at all, is there even such as thing as too much Disney????

However, I personally don't think you need to get up at 4 am to make ADRs. Unless of course there is one you really, really HAVE to have that might go quickly. With the new online system I usually make mine in the morning after I drop my kids at school. Around 9ish central time. And then I change them,and change them again, and again all the way until a day or so before we leave. Even if I woke at 4 to make them, it's never taken me more than 20-30 minutes to make them all for a weeklong trip. Not sure I'd take a day of off work for that, unless of course, I wanted to have a personal day off to go shopping later in the day or something like that.

[Gregandmel]

LOL!! You are NOT crazy!!! I did the exact same thing when it was time for us to make our ADR's on our last trip. I was so excited I barely slept the night before (so worried I would oversleep and not be able to get on line and get exactly what I wanted!)

It was so nice to know I had the entire day to just play around with the reservations - it made it MUCH less stressful than trying to get ready for work in the morning!

you are totally SANE in my opinion!!

[Strmchsr]

I don't really know for sure if it is necessary - but we're going during free dining and there are some places we definitely want to get in to - so I'm afraid to take my chances ;-) I keep hearing stories of people not getting in to 'ohanas or Le Cellier ... and first trip I missed out on CRT.

Not sure if it'll make a difference during "free" dining, but I've definitely seen an uptick in availability for all places since Disney began instituting the credit card policy for the popular places and cracking down on double bookings. In fact, I was able to book both CRT and O'hanas at 70 days out for my upcoming May trip. So, I'm not sure getting up at 4 am and taking a day off from work is worth it (especially since you could probably be done and back in bed by 4:30), but if it's part of the vacation excitement and fun for you, then go for it.

[AllDisney]

I REALLY don't think you are crazy, but, I've never had an issues making ADR, but I can understand. I hope you get the restaurants you want

[faline]

I've gotten up VERY early on a weekend day in order to make my advanced dining reservations at the 180 day mark. Crazy? If so, I'm clearly in the club!!

[SBETigg]

I don't really know for sure if it is necessary - but we're going during free dining and there are some places we definitely want to get in to - so I'm afraid to take my chances ;-) I keep hearing stories of people not getting in to 'ohanas or Le Cellier ... and first trip I missed out on CRT.

If you've missed one you wanted in the past, then I have to change my opinion and say you would be crazy not to worry about it and do what you need to do.

[Disney4us2]

Your not crazy. I did the same thing. I am in California and got up about a half hour before the phone lines opened up at WDW. This was before they had the online scheduling. I was able to score CRT for my DD's 7th birthday.

Good luck with your ADR's.

[BrerGnat]

I'm gonna say it...I think you're a little crazy.

In my opinion, there is NO restaurant on WDW property that is worth waking up at 4am for. I like sleeping.

I am also of the opinion that there is no sunrise so beautiful that it warrants waking me up to see it.

But, hey, you are certainly not the first person to do this, nor will you be the only one doing it on that particular day, so good luck in getting the ADRs you really want!

[BrowncatP]

You are NOT crazy. I scheduled a personal day off at my job for the day that I could make my ADR's for my last trip. Enjoy the day off.

[MstngDrvnDsnyLvr]

Every week day morning is a personal morning for me....I have older kids and don't work, for pay.

Are you crazy?? Well there are those that say those of us that visit WDW more than once are crazy. But I refuse to be thought of as crazy. I'm eccentric, a little off my rocker, boffo, but not crazy. And you are definitely NOT crazy - mine comes from having had 4 children before I turned 30.

[Dopey's Girl]

Do I think you are crazy for taking a day off to plan for a Disney trip, no. For getting up at 4 AM.. Um, yep! I like planning for Disney behind 2 things in no specific order 1) being in WDW and 2) Sleep!

Fire and flights are the only reason for me to be up at that hour. But if it gets you the ADR's you want, go for it!

[brownie]

I can see getting up early to make critical advance dining reservations. I don't think I'd take time off from work for it, though. Wouldn't that time be better spent AT Walt Disney World?

[NewDVCowner]

I'm out in California and the online system opens at 3:00 am for us. I have set my alarm for 2:45 so I could get up and get the computer up and running.

That said, it only took about a half hour and then I went back to bed.