Is 8am EST really the time?

[meekey7197]

It happened again! I had everything teed up and hit reserve at exactly 8 and the reservation was gone. This is painful!

You need to be hitting search, not book, at 8:00am.

 

[dischris11]

You need to be hitting search, not book, at 8:00am.

So, I need to be back a step?

 

[dischris11]

It keeps happening that the minute 8am hits, the first day of the available days goes missing. For instance, today the 23rd became unavailable right at 8am but the 24th and on is still available. This has happened a few days in a row. Is the computer taking these rooms offline? I can’t imagine that every day someone just reserves one room for just one day.

 

[eticketplease]

It keeps happening that the minute 8am hits, the first day of the available days goes missing. For instance, today the 23rd became unavailable right at 8am but the 24th and on is still available. This has happened a few days in a row. Is the computer taking these rooms offline? I can’t imagine that every day someone just reserves one room for just one day.

Is the 22nd gone? It is most likely someone walking as mentioned previously however it could be someone booking just one room a day. That is what I was doing to try and get Aulani as it was only one room each day in a different room type and view available.

I would search for the date but instead of picking the room I selected full availability and that was all there was.

 

[dischris11]

Is the 22nd gone? It is most likely someone walking as mentioned previously however it could be someone booking just one room a day. That is what I was doing to try and get Aulani as it was only one room each day in a different room type and view available.

I would search for the date but instead of picking the room I selected full availability and that was all there was.

But it doesn’t make sense because the entire week is available and they just keep taking the one day the minute it opens. So, if someone was truly trying to get a reservation, they would take the whole week or how many days they need not just one every morning. It really seems like a computer taking the room every morning at 8am just for that day.

 

[eticketplease]

But it doesn’t make sense because the entire week is available and they just keep taking the one day the minute it opens. So, if someone was truly trying to get a reservation, they would take the whole week or how many days they need not just one every morning. It really seems like a computer taking the room every morning at 8am just for that day.

They may not have enough points to grab the whole week they need so they might be advancing it day by day. That is why I asked if the 22nd was gone when you were trying for the 23rd.

Try for rooms that have more total rooms like ocean.

 

[dischris11]

They may not have enough points to grab the whole week they need so they might be advancing it day by day. That is why I asked if the 22nd was gone when you were trying for the 23rd.

Try for rooms that have more total rooms like ocean.

Thanks. Yes, I’m trying for everything and anything!

 

[Brian Noble]

It keeps happening that the minute 8am hits, the first day of the available days goes missing. For instance, today the 23rd became unavailable right at 8am but the 24th and on is still available. This has happened a few days in a row. Is the computer taking these rooms offline? I can’t imagine that every day someone just reserves one room for just one day.

Some people are checking out on the 24th, but no one using 7-month points can book a stay that starts on that day yet.

That's not true for the 23rd, and that's why it can disappear one day at a time.

 

[meekey7197]

I don’t know what size room you are looking to book but I assume a 1 bedroom? There’s one Island Garden view 1 bedroom available for for check in on 6/24. You are competing with everyone like you, just trying to piece something together for June. Plus people who are walking and think you have to walk at 8am even though you don’t. It’s annoying, I get It. I do The same thing every summer to get a studio at HHI. I’m pretty flexible so I just try every day until my computer is the fastest.

 

[eticketplease]

I do The same thing every summer to get a studio at HHI.

So you are the reason it was so difficult for me to get in last summer

 

[meekey7197]

So you are the reason it was so difficult for me to get in last summer

Possibly I try Not to walk if I don’t have to though. I just start in late July and try to get 3 weeknights before Labor Day. One year I got It the first day I tried but last year I think it was the second week of August before I could Get that first night

 

[dischris11]

I don’t know what size room you are looking to book but I assume a 1 bedroom? There’s one Island Garden view 1 bedroom available for for check in on 6/24. You are competing with everyone like you, just trying to piece something together for June. Plus people who are walking and think you have to walk at 8am even though you don’t. It’s annoying, I get It. I do The same thing every summer to get a studio at HHI. I’m pretty flexible so I just try every day until my computer is the fastest.

I was actually looking for a 2 bedroom at first but that’s been impossible so now I’m on to 1 bedrooms.

 

[eticketplease]

Well they are gone again hope you were able to snag it

 

[dischris11]

My husband and I are convinced that people are using programmed bots to walk these reservations. Every morning at exactly 8am they disappear for one day. It happens so fast that it has to be a computer doing it. This brings a whole new level to securing DVC reservations!

 

[AstroBlasters]

My husband and I are convinced that people are using programmed bots to walk these reservations. Every morning at exactly 8am they disappear for one day. It happens so fast that it has to be a computer doing it. This brings a whole new level to securing DVC reservations!

It could also be that there aren’t many rooms available and that there are 100 people all trying to reserve it at the same exact moment you are.

 

[Brian Noble]

A walker doesn't need to walk at 8AM on the day reservations open for that day. They can do it as much as seven days before. That suggests that at east one room is available at 8AM, but you aren't the fastest finger getting it. You are not the only owner trying to do this.

This reminds me a little of the race to get in the virtual queue for Rise when it opened. We had the MDE app lined up to hit "Join", my finger over that button, watching a reliable clock (on one of our apple watches). I tried to time the second hand exactly to the point at which it hit zero, and hit Join.

I never missed unless the app hung. If you aren't doing something to hit "the very instant it is 8AM", now is the time to try.

 

[jcolvin5]

I'm often astounded by the dedication Disney customers have to all of the complex requirements that are out there. Honestly, it's impressive.

 

[dischris11]

A walker doesn't need to walk at 8AM on the day reservations open for that day. They can do it as much as seven days before. That suggests that at east one room is available at 8AM, but you aren't the fastest finger getting it. You are not the only owner trying to do this.

This reminds me a little of the race to get in the virtual queue for Rise when it opened. We had the MDE app lined up to hit "Join", my finger over that button, watching a reliable clock (on one of our apple watches). I tried to time the second hand exactly to the point at which it hit zero, and hit Join.

I never missed unless the app hung. If you aren't doing something to hit "the very instant it is 8AM", now is the time to try.

Yes, I’ve been watching the clock intently and hitting confirm the minute it hits 8am but I’m not fast enough. I had my husband try too on a different device and had no luck. This is the first time I’ve run into this level of craziness. I keep trying every morning,

 

[eticketplease]

I don't think this is someone walking a reservation.

Usually you can tell walking as there are rooms released when they grab that one day and this is not the case here.

Nothing is getting released that I have been able to see for June in any accommodation level at Aulani.