Secret for Scoring Sold Out Candlelight Processional Dining Packages
File this under: least surprising news ever. Walt Disney World appears to be throttling Advance Dining Reservation availability for Candlelight Processional Dining Packages, which initially seemed to have sold out immediately. Here’s what we think is going on, how to successfully score ADRs, pitfalls of this approach, alternatives, etc.
Let’s start with the basics. Candlelight Processional Dining Packages can be booked online starting today. Advance Dining Reservations (ADRs) are highly recommended and can be made up to 60 days prior to your visit. This means that as of today, ADRs are available for anyone to book Candlelight Processional Dining Packages up until December 13, 2025.
Note that all Advance Dining Reservations are subject to the 60+10 rule, which means that on-site guests are able to book for the next 10 days of Candlelight Processional, but off-site guests are not. Candlelight Processional Dining Packages will continue to be released on a rolling basis each day after October 14th, which will continue to be subject to the 60+10 rule. If you’re staying off-site, you very well might get shut out even at the 60 day mark for those later dates during the peak weeks of Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
I was up bright and early for the Candlelight Processional Dining Package ADR drop day, and it seemed mostly uneventful to me. That doesn’t mean everything went flawlessly–c’mon, this is Disney IT we’re talking about, so ‘success’ is very much graded on a curve. What it means is that there was not another Beak & Bar ADRrrr Day Debacle where no one could secure anything and there was a relaunch later.
By comparison, the launch of the Candlelight Processional Dining Packages was a smash success, but there were a few things that I noticed:
- ADRs did open right at 6 am (+/- a couple minutes), but the My Disney Experience app kept displaying a “check back October 14th” message and didn’t load availability. It took me force-closing and relaunching the app to get it to work. (You might still see this message right now, as it was oddly displaying hours later on Sarah’s device.)
- The direct link on DisneyWorld.com worked just fine, right away.
- This is precisely why the #6 recommendation in our Guide to Advance Dining Reservations at Walt Disney World is “Multiple Devices, Computer Priority.” I was refreshing furiously, so I saw this issue on Mobile, but was not impacted. Sometimes it pays to be a Disney IT whisperer. (It mostly “pays” in frustration and lost sleep, so I’ll take the wins where I can get them.)
- I strongly suspect that not everything was loaded into the system at 6 am. Or since then, for that matter, as I’ve been spot-checking the hours that have followed and still haven’t seen a few restaurants, period.
- There’s once again some monkey business happening with solo travelers and couples.
This post focuses on those last couple of points, which are where the secrets to success in (still) scoring “sold out” Candlelight Processional Dining Package ADRs lie…
While checking right at 6 am, there were several restaurants that I don’t recall seeing, period. A few caveats are in order here. The first is that ADR availability can go fast, and there are often times when planners claim there was nothing when it was really just gone in the blink of an eye. I’m not immune to this, and it could’ve happened here.
I basically had just rolled out of bed when ADRs launched, was not properly caffeinated, and was doing a mix of research and reservation-making. The only restaurant for which I was actively trying to find reservations was Biergarten, which is one of the easiest of the bunch. So it’s possible that the restaurants in the Mexico and Italy pavilion were just gone in an instant.
It’s also possible that they weren’t loaded to begin with at 6 am, or were there in very limited quantities and that inventory was scooped up ASAP. Again, this is my strong suspicion, and there’s plenty of precedent for this–including past Candlelight Processional Dining Package launches!
This actually already happens with all Walt Disney World restaurants all the time. You just probably don’t notice it because there’s not a tremendous amount of demand for most ADRs anymore, so even the limited releases are not fully booking up.
In any case, what frequently occurs is that a conservative number of ADRs are offered 60+ days out; more are released in batches as dates draw nearer, as staff is scheduled and other logistics are worked out.
This is why it can seem like ADRs are still competitive ~60 days out for certain restaurants, when in reality, they get a lot easier a couple of weeks out. Most restaurants also have Walk-Up Waitlist as a demand lever, so there’s not as great of a sense of urgency from the restaurant’s perspective to fill as many tables as possible 60+ days out.
To the contrary, in a high demand environment–as is the case with Candlelight Processional Dining Packages–it’s actually advantageous for the restaurants to strategically throttle availability. It’s all going to sell out eventually, so it makes sense to play games with it or see how capacity shakes out.
We’ve seen this most recently with both Beak & Barrel and GEO-82, which have had multiple ADR refills. Not just pop-up availability, which is common everywhere, but true refills–where entire date ranges have reservations fully replenished.
In the case of Candlelight Processional Dining Packages, we also saw the return of an old trick from Walt Disney World’s ADR playbook…
The what’s old is new again wrinkle is that Walt Disney World is not showing availability for parties of 1-2. This used to happen a lot, and still does from time to time. From our ADR guide:
For more in-demand restaurants and during peak season dates, Walt Disney World sometimes hides availability for smaller or odd-numbered parties as part of its never ending quest for yield management and revenue maximization.
The theory behind this is that a party of 1 only utilizes half the capacity of a table for 2, and is statistically likely to spend less. Given the imbalance between capacity and demand, Disney would thus rather turn those parties of 1 away. Same idea applies for a party of 3, although we’ve seen this less in practice.
The solution to this for odd-numbered parties is to search for your party size, and the size of the table to which you’ll be assigned. Meaning that a party of 3 should search for 4, a party of 5 should search for 6, and so on. During the mobile check-in process (or sometimes before), you can modify the reservation downward to reflect your actual party size. Just be sure to only search for +1 your actual number–going any higher (or lower) is a recipe for problems.
This is a variation of that, which we saw back during the physical distancing days when Walt Disney World blocked off parties of 1-2 almost completely in favor of parties of 3 or more guests. The theory at that time was that leaving the 2-person tables empty was better (revenue-wise) than empty tables for 4.
Here are Candlelight Processional Dining Package searches for parties of 3-4:
No matter what dates I search, there is ADR availability. In some cases, there’s a ton of options–for almost every single seating of the day.
The very charitable theory is that there’s simply more demand for the two-tops. That this is all organic, and there’s nothing to see here–tables for parties of 1-2 just sold out faster. After all, Candlelight Processional appeals more to couples than it does families.
I would find this plausible and compelling if there were still some ADR availability for parties of 1-2, and only a bit more for parties of 3-4. But that’s not the case at all. The gap is colossal. Equally significant, Biergarten has a ton of availability for larger parties, and that’s communal seating. There should not be a material difference between two parties of 2 and one party of 4 there!
Unfortunately, it’s my understanding that you cannot just book an ADR for a party of 3 and show up with 2 people when it comes to Candlelight Processional Dining Packages. (Which is precisely what we recommend with a normal ADR.)
I’ve heard scattered reports about this over the years, and Walt Disney World is generally not as “forgiving” with last-minute differences in party size when it comes to Candlelight. This is one of those things that’s always at the discretion of the individual restaurant, but I’ve heard of a range of outcomes: being charged no-show fees for the missing guest or ADRs being not honored at all unless the guests paid for the number of packages on the reservation.
I’ve also heard of guests running into no issue whatsoever. Again, it’s discretionary and a your mileage may vary kind of thing. Again, our target restaurant was Biergarten. Had our party size not been available, I had every intention of booking 2 or 4 and hoping for the best. This is one restaurant where it generally does not make a difference, and that’s a gamble I would’ve been willing to make. It’s not a risk we’d recommend everywhere.
Instead, what we would recommend doing is just making the ADR now for the party of 3.
I would then call or chat to see if it would be possible to modify the reservation for a party of 1-2. If not, I’d try again later. It’s not uncommon for different call center Cast Members to give different answers. (Seriously.)
If that worked, great. If not, I would keep the reservation for the time being, and continue monitoring the Candlelight Processional Dining Package page for more availability that matches my actual party size. If it becomes available in the days or weeks to come, I’d book that and cancel the incorrect ADR.
Given the previous point about throttled ADR availability, I’d fully expect more reservations to open up. I’d also expect this to happen because clearly Walt Disney World is prioritizing larger parties.
If there’s still availability a few weeks into the future, they’ll probably break those up into smaller party sizes. (I wouldn’t count on this happening–those 3-4 person ADRs will probably fill up by this weekend.)
Even if Walt Disney World doesn’t release more availability, there will be other planners making incorrect ADRs, modifying, cancelling, rebooking, etc. One way or another, more reservations will appear. It’s just a matter of being ready to pounce on them when they do.
Whenever we recommend this type of thing, someone always asserts themselves as the moral authority and explains how this is a bad practice that “steals” ADRs from other guests. My response, as always, is: don’t hate the player, hate the game.
This nonsense wouldn’t happen if Walt Disney World didn’t create a system conducive to nonsense. They are the party best situated to stop the nonsense; if a nonsense-free environment is what you’d like to see, take it up with the company trying to maximize its revenue–not your fellow guests trying to juggle multiple moving parts of an expensive and stressful vacation.
(As discussed recently in Why Walt Disney World Resort Hotels Are Still Sold Out Despite Lower Crowds, this exact same thing happens with 1-2 night stays. These games they play are frustrating. Guests shouldn’t take it out on one another when Disney is the one creating this needless friction in their neverending quest to maximize revenue.)
Tips & Tricks for ADRs
Finally, some additional recommendations for Candlelight Processional Dining Package ADRs. First and foremost, review our Top 10 Tips for Hard to Book Advance Dining Reservations at Walt Disney World.
If you’re still striking out, all hope is not lost. There are several ADR finder services, some of which are free and some of which are paid. These dining reservation finders notify you when an ADR you want becomes available. It’s then up to you to act fast and get it reserved.
For the longest time, we resisted the temptation to use ADR notification services. We mentioned them in dining guides, saying it would be “a dereliction of duty to not at least mention their existence.” But we didn’t use them ourselves because they felt a bit unfair.
GEO-82 and Beak & Barrel finally broke me. These two spots have so difficult to book inside of 60 days (which is when we always do ADRs) to the point where it seems like everyone scoring the ADR drops is using notification services.
What can I say–it’s like the Steroid Era of the MLB; everyone is juicing. You’re at a disadvantage with these ADRs if you don’t use a notification service to level the playing field. Or so I tell myself.
I use MouseDining. They have several subscription options; I just use the free tier.
I’ve found this is sufficient for my purposes since there are only 3-4 restaurants (pretty much the two mentioned here, plus Space 220 and another wildcard in case I’m forgetting something). You might prefer the paid option if you want text message alerts, as time is of the essence with Candlelight ADRs.
With that in mind, our strong recommendation would be to not pay for a reservation finder far ahead of your trip or for a year-long subscription. Disney has shut other ADR finders down in the past, so don’t spend anything you wouldn’t be upset about losing if the service vanishes overnight. We’d also only recommend signing up if you strike out at the 60-day mark and “need” notifications. Hopefully, you won’t get to this point!
Even if you strike out with the notification service prior to your trip, keep looking until the absolute last minute. As discussed above, many restaurants are not dropping all of their ADR availability ~60 days ahead of time. Some even hold back bookings until same-day or one day in advance.
On top of everything else, many Walt Disney World visitors hoard ADRs, and cancel their unwanted ones the night before or even a couple of hours prior to their meals to avoid being penalized. As a result of both of these realities, there’s usually pop-up last-minute ADR availability even for the most popular restaurants.
The most common times that we check for Advance Dining Reservations are between 9 pm and 11 pm the night before, as well as around 10 am and 2 pm same-day. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen nothing for many restaurants ~30 days in advance, only to find numerous options for lunch and dinner released the morning of or one day in advance. This is my manual version of an ADR finder! It’s what I always did, to great success, before I decided to start juicing.
Failing everything else, same-day Candlelight Processional Dining Packages will be available at Regal Eagle Smokehouse. If past precedent is any indication, there will also be Walk-Up Waitlist availability on a near daily basis at Spice Road Table.
If worst comes to worst, you could always take your incorrectly-sized ADR to the restaurant’s host stand early in the day, explain the situation, and see what they say. If the answer is not to your liking, you can cancel without penalty at least 2 hours in advance. In all likelihood, that’ll still offer sufficient time to score a spot at Regal Eagle. This is all a lot, but that’s what we’d do if push came to shove!
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Your Thoughts
Did you try to book a Candlelight Processional Dining Package ADR? Were you successful or did you strike out? Were you able to book a restaurant in Mexico or Italy? What about for a party of 2? Do you use a reservation notification service, or are you anti-juicing? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Any questions? Hearing your feedback—even when you disagree with us—is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
We have mostly abandoned Disney as a vacation destination. We were passholders for many years, and came from out of state 3 – 5 times a year, staying in Disney resorts for 1 – 4 weeks at a time. With all that has been taken away from APH, plus the overall message that we aren’t “desirable guests” we decided to go along with what they want, and have not renewed our passes and now vacation elsewhere. (And I will fight you, Tom, on the topic of Epic not being ready for prime time, but that’s for another day. 🙂 )
That said, when the CLP narrators were announced, there is one in particular I realllly want to see, so much so that I will give Disney some money so I can see this person do the CLP. I made tentative plans – where to stay, pricing out Epcot tickets, juggling work schedules and vacation times, with all of it being contingent on getting a CLP dining ADR for either of the two days this host will be appearing.
Party of 2? Nada. Nothing. At 6:10 am.
Party of 4? All kinds of options.
I booked a party of 4, and will check over the next week to see if I can either modify it to 2 or get a new booking for 2. If not, oh well. It appears that Disney still isn’t all that interested in getting our money. We still have our USO passes, and APH discounts on Epic tickets is pretty good – a good bit less than a one day Epcot ticket, and they’re putting on quite the holiday shindig. Our money and presence is still welcome over there. Disney can play their little games, but we don’t have to play along.
Good to hear from you Ellen, it’s been a while!
I’m genuinely curious as to your Epic Universe perspective. And I’m sure others would be, too. You’ve always been a reasonable and articulate commenter, and a variety of perspectives are always welcome. For the record, I love Epic Universe and know how to make it work for me…but there’s no way I’d buy a 1-day ticket to be there today, for example, during fall break.
If you’d be inclined to share, consider doing so on one of these two posts:
https://www.disneytouristblog.com/heres-why-you-need-2-days-at-epic-universe/
https://www.disneytouristblog.com/skipping-epic-universe-universal-orlando/
Hey David,
Carolyn and I have done every tour (except the diving) including tours that no longer exist (like Dolphins and Steam Trains) and we repeat many of them like Keys to the Kingdom (5 or 6 times)
Tours are limited by the number of people one guide can take. That’s not a large number but they aren’t worried about empty seats at a table. If your party size is rejected you can only go down not up.
I’ve checked this out myself over the years out of curiousity and unlike ADR’s, going up is useless.
Going down does work.
Usually we’re only looking for two and when that doesn’t work I have found that one does.
Last year I did that for Glimmering Greenhouses.
Now here’s the thing to keep in mind.
When we showed up, I was secretly looking forward to sitting down while my wife went on the tour and I can tell you, didn’t mind having an extra $58 in my pocket either.
As luck would have it, what the CMs saw was a man, who months earlier, had taken the last open spot for his wife and was willing to sit it out for her. In their eyes, especially during the Christmas season, that kind of loving devotion had to be rewarded.
They opened a spot for me.
I said it was ok , it was alright, I didn’t want them to break any rules for me.
They insisted, no one would get in trouble, they were glad to do it.
With my wife all excited that I could join her, I lovingly glanced at the bench I had imagined planting my self on for the better part of an hour and faked a joyous smile.
Great! I think I have enough on this Disney Gift card.
Always go down.
And if you’re lucky, a spot may open.
Sorry folks,
This belongs under David.
Wow, I just spent some time looking for ADR’s for Candlelight Processional. We are a party of 2 and I had no luck yesterday as I was sick and forgot about 6am reservations so I was looking later in the day. Now, when I indicate 3 guests it opened up quite a few options. Opened up some options for Space 220 Restaurant too…really want the lounge though.
I had a terrible experience I live on the west coast and woke up at 3am to book. Couldn’t remember at first why I even woke up. Went to the page to book, wanted Biergarten for 2 not available, went to Via Napoli not available, went to Hacienda not available. Tried the other Italian place, it showed reservations. This is my first time booking so I wasn’t aware that the dining package page will just take you to ANY reservations available for that restaurant. I booked and went back to bed. Later realized it had not made a DINING PACKAGE reservation. In my experience this is the only Disney dining package page that will reroute you to a regular dining reservation page if the restaurant has reservations but your package isn’t available. Even though you clicked on the dining package page. So watch out for that first time bookers.
Thank you for writing this post! I am hoping to use your tricks to secure our spot when our 60-day window opens next week!
Do you think any of this applies to tours as well? I assume they aren’t limiting by group size for those. Up close with rhinos is impossible!
It’s possible, and wouldn’t surprise me given how they toy with hotel and ADR availability. Honestly, though, I don’t have very much firsthand experience booking tours–I don’t want to speculate on something outside my wheelhouse.
appreciate the honest feedback!
Hey David,
Carolyn and I have done every tour (except the diving) including tours that no longer exist (like Dolphins and Steam Trains) and we repeat many of them like Keys to the Kingdom (5 or 6 times)
Tours are limited by the number of people one guide can take. That’s not a large number but they aren’t worried about empty seats at a table. If your party size is rejected you can only go down not up.
I’ve checked this out myself over the years out of curiousity and unlike ADR’s, going up is useless.
Going down does work.
Usually we’re only looking for two and when that doesn’t work I have found that one does.
Last year I did that for Glimmering Greenhouses.
Now here’s the thing to keep in mind.
When we showed up, I was secretly looking forward to sitting down while my wife went on the tour and I can tell you, didn’t mind having an extra $58 in my pocket either.
As luck would have it, what the CMs saw was a man, who months earlier, had taken the last open spot for his wife and was willing to sit it out for her. In their eyes, especially during the Christmas season, that kind of loving devotion had to be rewarded.
They opened a spot for me.
I said it was ok , it was alright, I didn’t want them to break any rules for me.
They insisted, no one would get in trouble, they were glad to do it.
With my wife all excited that I could join her, I lovingly glanced at the bench I had imagined planting my self on for the better part of an hour and faked a joyous smile.
Great! I think I have enough on this Disney Gift card.
Always go down.
And if you’re lucky, a spot may open.
I wanted dinner at San Angel. Ended up taking a breakfast at Garden Grill that doesn’t really work for our plans. I was booking for party of 3, and did see a Via Napoli pop up. Tons of Biergarten and Rose and Crown was available around 8am.
We (party of 2) decided to book our regular ADRs ourselves and have our Disney travel agent book the Candlelight Processional dining package, thinking maybe she had some sort of special powers with the reservation system. Our ADRs went perfectly, and we were done by 5:02a Central. At 5:03a we got an email from our travel agent saying she booked the 4:10p dinner CP dining package for the showtime we wanted (6:45p) at the restaurant we wanted (Rose & Crown). We definitely feel pixie-dusted! Given everything we’d read about lack of availability for parties of 2, we were pretty much resolved to watching the show as best we could from the walkway. I looked myself at 5:04a for open slots, and I saw about 7 restaurants, all with only breakfast and lunch times offered. So is it possible that Disney travel agents have some sort of “in” when it comes to special dining package reservations?
We (party of 2) decided to book our regular ADRs ourselves and have our Disney travel agent book the Candlelight Processional dining package, thinking maybe she had some sort of special powers with the reservation system. Our ADRs went perfectly, and we were done by 5:02a Central. At 5:03a we got an email from our travel agent saying she booked the 4:10p dinner CP dining package for the showtime we wanted (6:45p) at the restaurant we wanted (Rose & Crown). We definitely feel pixie-dusted! Given everything we’d read about lack of availability for parties of 2, we were pretty much resolved to watching the show as best we could from the walkway. I looked myself at 5:04a for open slots, and I saw about 7 restaurants, all with only breakfast and lunch times offered. So is it possible that Disney travel agents have some sort of “in” when it comes to special dining package reservations?
Right at 6:00 I was unable to get a reservation for one for Dec. 15th – my preferred date. All that was available was Teppen Edo. Later in the week I could get a reservation, but not for my preferred restaurants (Rose & Crown or Via Napoli). I eventually booked Nine Dragons for the 19th. Could have gotten the 18th as well. Didn’t look at the other dates because I particularly wanted Henry Winkler (first choice) or Gary Sinise. When I checked, there was a lot of availability on the 15th for 3 or more guests (not one or two) although I didn’t see either or my preferred restaurants for any size group. As a solo traveler I’ve found this situation a lot – including being able to book for 2 but not for 1 which I’ve done for regular ADRs. I figure they’re going to seat me at the same size table whether there’s two of us or only one. I’ll keep checking to see if I can get my preferred date. I might try a notification service as well. Really want to hear Henry Winkler. Oh, and yes I did see La Hacienda and Tutto Italia for both the 18th and 19th.
I was surprised it went so smoothly this morning. I first tried on my computer, but didn’t see a link, so I switched to MDE. I was able to book the date (Dec 14th) and one of the restaurants (Teppan Edo) we wanted.
I never saw Via Napoli as an option. I was done by 6:20am.
Never saw Via Napoli at all – tried several days and party sizes.
Could not get Biergarten for 5 people , but could for 6. I guess “Uncle Wilbur” will Not be able to make it that day.
Thank you Tom and Sarah. I got up earlier to be ready for work just to be ready to book at 6:00 for the biergarten since it’s me and my daughter. and I had to get special permission to take off during December. and sure enough no availability for parties of 2 they had very limited restaurants. The crepe place garden grill, Chinese and Japanese place, coral reef, Even now there is availability for parties of three at The other restaurants
I have been trying since 6AM… no dice on ANY. I’m tempted for going for 3 considering the massive aggravation of trying to get an ADR for 2. I wasn’t able to see any availability til 0650 at the Garden grill for 3PM. Not ideal and passed… still trying for other DAR which I have yet to see and keeping my fingers crossed.
What are your thoughts on the morality of making a reservation for 3 when what you need is 2, and just not having that third person show up? I would have no problem paying the fee for the one person to cancel if it means getting a reservation. I’ve been trying for a reservation for 2 since 5:45 this morning, and haven’t had any luck, but I easily got one for 3.
“What are your thoughts on the morality of making a reservation for 3 when what you need is 2, and just not having that third person show up?”
Like I wrote in the post, my view is pretty simple: don’t hate the player, hate the game.
However, I would be at least somewhat worried about encountering further friction upon arrival. You may “only” have to pay the no-show fee for one person, but it may end up being more of a hassle. Candlelight Dining Packages tend to be treated differently than regular ADRs in this regard.
I was looking for Biergarten for 2 and was on right when it opened. I never saw it for 2 people but when I switched to 3 and 4 people it showed tons of availability. I saw a similar weirdness for San Angel and Tutto Italia (though with much more limited availability). I don’t think I ever saw Via Napoli. I chatted through the website and they said to make the 3 person booking and it would be fine to show up with 2. Based on what you are saying I wish I had taken a screen shot. (I was looking for Dec 2 but checked other dates at random to see if mine had just sold out and saw the same pattern.)
I’d try chatting or calling again and asking them to modify to a party of 2. If it were me, I just wouldn’t want to risk it upon arrival. Even a screenshot isn’t necessarily going to be enough.
You’ll probably/hopefully be fine, but best practice with dining packages is to have the correct number of people on the reservation.
Plain and simple Disney sucks. They are greedy and make life difficult for those trying to book any reservations. I too was trying to book 1 seat. Nothing. Nothing for 2. But plenty for parties of 3,4 etc. Pure greed. How can u fit 3 people but not 1. I called Disney and got a bunch of garbage how it has to do with fire codes. Limiting how many people in a restaurant. How can it be safer with 3-4 people but not 1 person. It’s all about more money for a party of 4 than party of 1. I won’t play their games. I’ll eat quick serve.
I saw one Via Napoli for a different day. I also saw, booked, and later cancelled La Hacienda. This was all between 5:45-6:15am ET.
I had a MouseDining search set up for Biergarten CP Dining, for any time slot on the date I wanted. it never registered ANY availability at all. But I checked at 6:45am and availability was wide open – I booked, and then redid the search and rebooted several times over the next 20 minutes.
I don’t know why MouseDining didn’t work. I had good luck with it last year for Thanksgiving dinner reservations.
it also failed to work properly for the Behind The Seeds holiday tour a few days ago, only notifying me about one of my possible days, despite having multiple searches set up.
I was up right at 6 and it didn’t work, by 6:45 I saw the notes about refreshing using the app and was able to grab a garden grill. I never saw a Mexico or Italy (which was my preference).
Today was my 60 days out to make all dining reservations (party of 4), including Candlelight Processional dining package (goal Tutto Italia on 12/15). I was logged in at 4:58 ET, with plan to book Candlelight Processional reservation first, followed by the other reservations. I tried for 10 minutes starting at 5 am to book Tutto Italia Candlelight Processional, but never got an option to book any Candlelight Processional restaurants. Around 5:10, I gave up, and started booking the rest of my dining reservations. I kept periodically checking Candlelight Processional packages, on both my computer and MDE app on my phone. Finally, at ~5:45am, I had the option to book Candlelight Processional dining. Tutto Italia had only 2 available times for the day I wanted it; Via Napoli had no availability. I was able to book a 4:00 Tutto Italia, but it was a stressful process!! Thanks for reporting on your experience; I was very curious if others had problems too! PS Thanks for your amazing blog (love the new design) and fantastic reporting!! I found your site in ~2019, and it’s the only one I read and recommend to anyone needing tips. Also, congrats to you and Sarah on Megatron and thanks for sharing your journey with us!!
Oh okay, so Tutto Italia was available–I guess it wasn’t the entirety of the Italy pavilion.
Anyone see Via Napoli at all? What about either of the Mexico restaurants?
Thanks for sharing your experience, and for the kind words!
Did you really get reservations at 5 am Eastern time?? I have never been able to book before 6 am-was this a typo or did Disney change the time or maybe you were really at 59 days out and didn’t realize it?