I believe you will find a large amount of people who feel that this restaurant is actually quite bad. The only thing worse than the atmosphere is the food. That being said, it's a restaurant and taste is highly subjective.
Thanks to the OP. Just rebooked through Orbitz and in the confirmation e-mail there is a "Hotel Confirmation number" that links to MDE. Process took less than a minute.
Disney is allowing everyone access to FP+ now who has a ticket. If I'm spending money staying on site or purchasing an annual pass, I expect more than the "average" ticket holder.
IMO, off site guests should not have advanced access to FP+. If you want it, stay on property, get an AP, otherwise please wait patiently at a kiosk the day of.
Credit card will not work unless staying at a resort. Our magicbands worked for everything while we stayed at the resort in September. We have APs and go just about every weekend, have a CC on file with MDEX but the magicband does not work for charging at this point. Hopefully one day it will...
Same thing here. Stayed in September and have AP attached to the magicbands. We have reused multiple times since our stay and can't imagine going without using the FP+ system now.
Just a FYI for all those wondering: We are annual pass holders and stayed at AKL in September. Our magicbands have worked since and are able to make reservations any day through December 13. We normally decide to go the DW the day before going and have always been able to reserve any ride...