Be Our Guest 11 people = impossible?

[Tribe]

Will BOG even accommodate 11 people. Tried at 6:05 this morning (180 days out) no luck. Tried to split into 6 and 5, no luck. Did get a 4:15 ressie for 4 people and going to hold that to see if I can add 7 more near that time in the next 6 months.

Are the 180 +10 people taking all the spots?
How could there not be a reasonable time for even a party of 6 at 6:05 am on 180 day?
Is my 11 going to be impossible?
Any advice is welcome.

 

[smbowtie]

At this point you are lucky to get it for 4. BOG is the hardest ressi to get even for 2 let alone 11. Good luck.

 

[courtneybeth]

You would be better of doing BOG lunch - the service and food are better IMO and you can relax and choose which room you want to sit in!

 

[shera]

I was able to get a reservation for 9 @ 180 days out for next month.Keep trying you just never know .

 

[purple figment]

1. Are the 180 +10 people taking all the spots?
2. How could there not be a reasonable time for even a party of 6 at 6:05 am on 180 day?
3. Is my 11 going to be impossible?
4. Any advice is welcome.

1. Probably. Even with the 180 + 10 many are finding there best chance of a reservation is towards the end of the +10 days because the first few days are already booked by those whose 180 +10 date was earlier.

2. See #1

3. Not impossible, but larger groups are harder because there are fewer large tables at BOG.

4. Persistence. Check online as frequently as possible since cancellations come up at any time. You could also look for 2 reservations close together in time and ask to be seated together or near one another when you arrive at the restaurant. There's no guarantee, but CMs will do their best. You can also subscribe to the cancellation thread for your month that is on the Dining Reservations board.

 

[smellyia]

We just had this situation for BOG for 9 people. We were there for 12 days and even at the very second to last night all they had were parties of 2. We were staying at GF and our collective vacation cost was mind boggling. The other planner I went with was pretty displeased being it was her 20+ trip but first with MDE etc and called dining and ended up being routed to a manager at BoG. The manager was awesome and emailed back and forth and said accommodating our party would be no issue but to keep our ADRs - we had 4 ADR of 2 people each between 4-5:30. We showed up at opening as he suggested with the email and were seated together without problems and barely any wait. Take what you can for a large party. Check in with BOG the morning of or call. The manager said the system is flawed and works against larger parties that could easily be accommodated. Good luck!

 

[whitepine]

We're a party of eight, looking for a BOG dinner reservation in early January. I've been checking daily (hourly!) for the entire party. Should I be looking for pairs or fours instead?
I have had difficulty at other WDW restaurants for a party this size.