Adding person to dinner reservation

[Tina O'Toole]

I have a dinner reservation to BOG for 5 of us. I just found out my Aunt, who lives an hour from Orlando wants to meet us in the park the day we have this reservation. It is not guaranteed, but I am worried that I will not be able to add her. Is it difficult to edit a reservation like this? It took me forever to get this reservation, and it is one of the must-do restaurants for us.

 

[Hopefully]

Yes, it is difficult - if not impossible - to do.
You need to keep checking for an ADR for 6 starting now. Also check for an ADR for 1 close to the time you have your ADR for 5. Which meal are you looking for? At breakfast & lunch you seat yourself, but at dinner you are slated for a specific table to be seated at.
People do cancel all the time, especially as it gets closer to the date.
Keep checking.

 

[Nancyg56]

You chose one of the most difficult restaurants to try to add a person to. I agree that you should keep trying to either modify your ADR o find an ADRR fo one or two. People will cancel, so don't give up.

 

[DAKL101]

You could show up at the podium and let them add the extra person, bc you are a table top of 5 adding one more will not make a difference (unless your 5th is in a high chair). Honestly, adding and subtracting people is the most difficult thing to do with adrs. It's not exactly correct disney policy, but it happens all the time.

 

[Lavitz]

You could show up at the podium and let them add the extra person, bc you are a table top of 5 adding one more will not make a difference (unless your 5th is in a high chair). Honestly, adding and subtracting people is the most difficult thing to do with adrs. It's not exactly correct disney policy, but it happens all the time.

Yup. I'm really glad they let you show up to an ADR with less people and not charge you a no show fee, reducing it online isn't do-able. I understand why adding people online should be hard, but it doesn't make much sense to not be able to chop off a few people from your ADR and let Disney fill in those spots with people who will actually use them.

 

[DAKL101]

Yup. I'm really glad they let you show up to an ADR with less people and not charge you a no show fee, reducing it online isn't do-able. I understand why adding people online should be hard, but it doesn't make much sense to not be able to chop off a few people from your ADR and let Disney fill in those spots with people who will actually use them.

They won't charge you if at least one person shows up. So if you have a party of 5 and all 4 people abandon you they won't charge you because some showed up. The gurantee is to prevent people from having 12 adrs which hold reservations up and dumping them at the last minute - resulting in loss of $$ for Dis. IA, they should make it easier, but they don't on the app. The back system CM's use is easier to do it, but even sometimes it is difficult.

 

[Shughart]

We have the same issue. Sister said she couldn't possibly go and then lo and behold 2 months after ADR were made she decided she could go. We have called and tried online to change it many times. All but BOG for lunch and Sci fi. ADR line tries to help but they can only do so much. They said to keep checking up until we're there (13 days) and worst comes to worst, just go in and say hey we have an extra and hopefully they can accommodate.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

THE QUESTION OF AN EXTRA PERSON or EXTRA PEOPLE (the "411"):
1) Disney is getting wise to the "but, they decided to join us" or "I miscounted".
2) People can't always get the ADR they want.
3) So, they under-count to get a table.
4) Then, they show up with "unexpected" additional people.
5) In a team meeting, CM's have been told to warn guests against this.
6) If there is room, WDW will not turn away revenue.
7) But, if busy, they will turn away the additions.
8) Go ahead and arrive with the extras, if you like.
9) Just be prepared to have someone stand around while you eat.
10) I have heard explanations such as . . .
. . . "but, Aunt Suzy decided to join us and we need an extra seat"
. . . "but, two friends from off-site decided to join us and we need two extra seats"
. . . "but, brother-in-law decided to join us and we need an extra seat"
. . . "but, the entire Boy Scout Troop decided to join us and we need 14 extra sets"
. . . "but, my baby is so small that I didn't count her in the number of eaters"
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NOTE1: It is far easier going from an odd-number to an even number, such as from 7-people to 8-people, adding a person to an even number of diners, such as going from 6-people to 7-people. Adding odd person can mean adding a table, and this might not be possible. Going from an odd-to-even might only mean adding a chair or using an empty seat. So, if going from even-to-odd, you might not get the extra person a seat. It is always better to get another ADR with the proper people-count.
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NOTE2: Frequently a party-of-two will try to add a third person at the podium. This can be risky, because many eateries do have tables-for-two. If the guest was slated for one of these, there simply might not be a table available to seat the third person - even if an infant. The extra chair location might extend into an aisle and block access for other guests or Servers.
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NOTE3: Sometimes it is a threesome adding a fourth. Unfortunately, there are many eateries that do have 3-top tables - usually against a wall or pillar. They can't add a fourth chair, since that would invade the aisle and be unsafe for SERVERS.
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NOTE4: The final question is that of how many people are in the eatery. There are Fire Codes which dictate the maximum amount of people. If the capacity is exceeded, there are some big fines possible. And, Disney will not violate the max-capacity of an eatery.