BOG Rez for 4 ppl - add a high chair?

NeverTooOldForWDW

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I have a rez for 4 for lunch at BOG. Has anyone been able to add a high chair to the table or had a child sit on your lap? There were no tables for 5 available. I've checked repeatedly and very much would like to eat here. DC is 3 and will share what everyone else is eating rather than ordering a separate meal. TY.
 
I think it has to do more with occupancy than with meals ordered. IIRC, they won't even make an exception for an 'infant' (under 3, or, 'free') in the reservation count.

Also, not sure the size of your 3 year old, but when we went last year, when DS was still 2, he got stuck in the one high chair we tried to have him sit in, it was very small.
 

Thanks for the tips!

Keep in mind that if you do book two smaller groups, there is no guarantee you will all be seated together. They can probably seat you near each other, but they do reserve certain tables for certain groups and it wouldn't surprise me if there was a group of 5 or 6 who needed a larger table to eat at.
 
Keep in mind that if you do book two smaller groups, there is no guarantee you will all be seated together. They can probably seat you near each other, but they do reserve certain tables for certain groups and it wouldn't surprise me if there was a group of 5 or 6 who needed a larger table to eat at.

You seat yourself at lunch so they should be fine finding a table. You may even want to look for a ressie for 1.
 
You seat yourself at lunch so they should be fine finding a table. You may even want to look for a ressie for 1.
Thanks the only rez available is to add 1 person 45 mins before or 2 hours after the rez for the rest of the group. Newbie here - not sure this solves my problem.
 
Thanks the only rez available is to add 1 person 45 mins before or 2 hours after the rez for the rest of the group. Newbie here - not sure this solves my problem.
The reservation needs to be at the same time or within a few minutes of your current reservation. Keep checking online. At lunch you seat yourself so as long as you find one or more reservations that will cover all five of you, you will be fine.
 
I have a rez for 4 for lunch at BOG. Has anyone been able to add a high chair to the table or had a child sit on your lap? There were no tables for 5 available.

1) ALL guests MUST be on the ressie.
2) To sneak a person in without having them on the ressie is cheating the rules.
3) This even includes "lap babies".
4) It is possible your "extra person" (baby) may not be admitted.

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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.
 
If you come during lunch, can you sit with people from two different reservations?
 
The reservation needs to be at the same time or within a few minutes of your current reservation. Keep checking online. At lunch you seat yourself so as long as you find one or more reservations that will cover all five of you, you will be fine.

Agree. The reservations need to be as close together as possible. The couple of times we've had lunch there, we've seen people attempting to check in early and were always told to return for check-in no sooner than 5 minutes before their reservation time.
 
If anyone is still watching, I noticed that a rez for 1 opened within 30 mins of our 4 person rez. System would not allow me to book the additional rez for 1. Then I checked and I was able to modify our rez from 4 to 5 ppl. Problem solved!
 


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