Like many others, I did not book my Disney vacation until about 4 months in advance, so I was a little peeved to find that Be Our Guest was already booked solid because Disney allows reservations up to 180 in advance! Far too long, in my opinion.
Anyway, I had pretty much given up hope snagging a reservation since my one and only day at Magic Kingdom was on an EMH day, and I had a party of 6. Still, I checked once a day at random hours just to see. I had a hunch that if anything was going to open up, it would be in the final few days.
On Sunday afternoon, 4 days before our trip, a bunch of BOG reservations suddenly popped up. They were all too late in the evening for a normal dinner with kids (8:30 and later), but I went ahead an grabbed one for dessert.
So anyway, if you didn't get a reservation early, my advice would be to wait until about 1 week before your trip, then start checking a few times per day. I bet you'll get something even if it's not the best time.
I've heard a lot of similar stories, and it makes sense that people will cancel closer to the reservation date, but I also have a hunch that Disney either opens up more tables, or releases reservations in makes for itself (for VIPs?) as the date approaches. That's just speculation, but wouldn't surprise me in the least.
If you had a similar experience, please post here. Maybe we can identify a pattern.
Anyway, I had pretty much given up hope snagging a reservation since my one and only day at Magic Kingdom was on an EMH day, and I had a party of 6. Still, I checked once a day at random hours just to see. I had a hunch that if anything was going to open up, it would be in the final few days.
On Sunday afternoon, 4 days before our trip, a bunch of BOG reservations suddenly popped up. They were all too late in the evening for a normal dinner with kids (8:30 and later), but I went ahead an grabbed one for dessert.
So anyway, if you didn't get a reservation early, my advice would be to wait until about 1 week before your trip, then start checking a few times per day. I bet you'll get something even if it's not the best time.
I've heard a lot of similar stories, and it makes sense that people will cancel closer to the reservation date, but I also have a hunch that Disney either opens up more tables, or releases reservations in makes for itself (for VIPs?) as the date approaches. That's just speculation, but wouldn't surprise me in the least.
If you had a similar experience, please post here. Maybe we can identify a pattern.
