Thanks for this advice. I will try 3 groups of 4.
I just tried this with a pretend reservation. I booked 4 people under my MDE account, I went back in and tired to book another 4 people but there is not an option to change the name of the lead on the reservation so it wouldn't accept my second reservation without cancelling the first which is not going to work. I hate that this is so tedious and stressful. I only want one ADR for the whole week. I have spent hours asking questions and making dummy reservations all to no avail. I realize going Thanksgiving week has its downsides and this is definitely one of them but that's all that would work.
Sorry I wasn’t clear. When you book the first reservation, where it asks for the person managing the reservation, it defaults to your name. You need to change it to one of the other guests (from your F&F list) at that time, before finalizing the reservation. You should change it to someone who has their own MDE account, because they’d be the only one who can modify or cancel the reservation later without calling. Once you have that one booked, then it will let you search for and book another ADR for the same restaurant and time, which you can leave in your own name.
Uh-oh, I thought that option was still available on the website, but I just tried and couldn’t see how to do it, either. I did try putting in a party size of 11, and several options popped up for the random date I picked in October. You might have to call - I did, in 2020 for our family of 9. I’m sorry I misled you!
Try online at 6, and if you’re still struggling when the phone lines open (7? I don’t know), then call!
I'm so glad to hear you were successful!
Thank you Carolyn! We will try that strategy. I was afraid if I called and didn't get the most experienced rep, we might end up with losing one of the reservations. Much better to do in person. We do need to drop one person off one of the reservations as we need 11 but booked for 12 based on advice that the system doesn't like odd numbers. Is that something we can do at arrival with the CM or should I take care of it in advance by phone or at guest services in person? (I'll be there in advance of the others). I'd rather not get penalized but better that than losing one of the reservations.What we did was to make sure everyone arrived at the restaurant about 10-15 minutes before the earliest reservation time, and we checked in with the CM in person, not via MDE. We told them we were together and would like to be seated as close together as possible, and we were prepared to wait a bit. They were very helpful, and we were fortunate to be seated at the same table everywhere but Sci Fi, which of course doesn't have tables for 9. So here's more pixie dust for y'all!
GREAT INFO. DS#2 was just there with group of 10 adults (chaperones) wanting a dinner together. He was trying to book 10 so ended up having another person book half with him. Went to Marie & Enzo's and went early to check in. They put a table for 10 together which is great as they were on one ticket.
As long as the reservation isn't for a prepaid meal or special dining package, you can just show up with only 11 people and let the CM know when you check in. Also, if you've listed guest names on the ADRs and do get split up, Disney doesn't care whether people sit together according to the ADR or not.
Well, if you read on down, it seems this can't be done now. I booked fake ADRs on the app and the website, and both defaulted to my name and didn't show me any way to change that name. So now I don't know how to book overlapping ADRs without signing into someone else's MDE!
It was good while is lasted.
It's not pre-paid - it's Chef Mickey's. Is it required that we each list names on the reservations? Or just show up with our 3 reservations that are enough to cover all 11 of us?
