Any discounts at Blue Zoo?

[SUSIEQ]

I'm not buying a TIW card this year, so are there any other discounts that can be used at Blue Zoo? It's our favorite restaurant. Thanks.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Keep checking orlandocoupons.com for a 20% off coupon. They haven't updated bluezoo or Shula's but Il Mulino has a current coupon. There's also a coupon for Kimono's.

 

[SUSIEQ]

Thanks! I'll keep checking. It's so hard for me to pay full price for anything these days!

 

[punkin712]

Just checked orlandocoupons.com - Shula's and bluezoo are both there now.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Just checked orlandocoupons.com - Shula's and bluezoo are both there now.

They've yet to update the Expiration date on them; they're both showing as expired.

 

[SUSIEQ]

What is the expiration date on the coupons? Thanks.

 

[hiroMYhero]

The Expiration date for bluezoo is still showing as 9/2015.

I'd keep checking. Last year I used the bluezoo coupon in mid-April. Perhaps they don't update all the S/D coupons all at once.

 

[JimmyV]

It is also worth noting that bluezoo reservations can be made via OpenTable, and if you have enough points in your OpenTable account, (10,000), you can apply them toward a $100 Gift Card redeemable at bluezoo.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

It is also worth noting that bluezoo reservations can be made via OpenTable, and if you have enough points in your OpenTable account, (10,000), you can apply them toward a $100 Gift Card redeemable at bluezoo.

Do you know if this also applies to Shula's?

I am so glad I saw this thread. I knew about orlandocoupons.com, but I had just been checking Shula's. When I kept noticing the expired 9/2015 date, I just assumed they were all that way. I am so glad I found the Kimonos coupon as my DSs and DS's GF will be going there in June while my DH and I go to bluezoo. Hopefully, Shula's and bluezoo will update soon. Of course, if Shula's doesn't, I'll have the free steak for my birthday.

 

[JimmyV]

Do you know if this also applies to Shula's?

I am so glad I saw this thread. I knew about orlandocoupons.com, but I had just been checking Shula's. When I kept noticing the expired 9/2015 date, I just assumed they were all that way. I am so glad I found the Kimonos coupon as my DSs and DS's GF will be going there in June while my DH and I go to bluezoo. Hopefully, Shula's and bluezoo will update soon. Of course, if Shula's doesn't, I'll have the free steak for my birthday.

Shula's, Il Mulino and bluezoo all participate in OpenTable so you can bypass the Disney ADR process and also earn or use points.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Shula's, Il Mulino and bluezoo all participate in OpenTable so you can bypass the Disney ADR process and also earn or use points.

Great to know. I went ahead and booked Shula's and bluezoo on Open Table tonight. Good to know that I will earn points on both. Wish you could make reservations at Kimono's. Can you explain how the points work? How do they accumulate?

 

[JimmyV]

Great to know. I went ahead and booked Shula's and bluezoo on Open Table tonight. Good to know that I will earn points on both. Wish you could make reservations at Kimono's. Can you explain how the points work? How do they accumulate?

Once you have an account, each reservation accumulates 100 points. However, at certain times restaurants will offer 1000 point reservations. After you have dined at enough restaurants and have accumulated 10,000 points, you can exchange those points for a gift card getting you $100 off your meal. The gift card is actually an electronic card that downloads to your phone or you can print out a certificate to bring to the restaurant. You present the certificate or show them the card on your phone and they will deduct $100 from your total bill.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Once you have an account, each reservation accumulates 100 points. However, at certain times restaurants will offer 1000 point reservations. After you have dined at enough restaurants and have accumulated 10,000 points, you can exchange those points for a gift card getting you $100 off your meal. The gift card is actually an electronic card that downloads to your phone or you can print out a certificate to bring to the restaurant. You present the certificate or show them the card on your phone and they will deduct $100 from your total bill.

How do you know they are offering 1000 points? And can that be applied to existing reservations or would you have to cancel and rebook to get them? This is very interesting. I knew nothing about this great offer!

 

[JimmyV]

How do you know they are offering 1000 points? And can that be applied to existing reservations or would you have to cancel and rebook to get them? This is very interesting. I knew nothing about this great offer!

When you do a search for a reservation in a general area (as opposed to a search for a specific restaurant), the restaurants offering 1000 point reservations will usually appear at the top of the screen of your search results. So to find restaurants offering 1000 Point reservations in the Orlando area, you would have to do a search for the entire Orlando region and not just a search for a specific restaurant you are interested in. Often times the most popular restaurants do not offer 1000 point reservations, and even if they do, they would usually be for reservations that are very very early in the evening or very very late. The prime times between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. are rarely offered as 1000 Point reservations.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Ok, thanks. So I had made my reservations through the Swan and Dolphin website and then realized that those reservations weren't available because I had gone through another website to get to Open Table. So I cancelled those and made them again by going directly through Open Table. Bluezoo is now showing eligible for 100 points, but Shula's is showing not eligible. Is this normal?

ETA--I just went through several Lake Buena Vista restaurants and they all were awarding 100 points per reservation except Shula's. I guess they just don't participate.