ESPN Club Reservations

jerzeystar09

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I am having difficulties making reservations for ESPN Club online and get an error after searching times and parties. Does this restaurant take reservations or is it a first come, first serve?
 
Pretty sure it's first come first serv d, certainly used to be. I had some problems on the dining site this morning too, so it could be Disney tech problems,
 
We were there a few weeks ago to watch a NE Patriots game. We have gone to ESPN many times in the past to watch games and always walked right in. They never took reservations unless you wanted the reserve the priority seating in the recliner chairs. Well it seems things have changed but I'm not sure if this is only on Sundays or not. This time we got there about 30 minutes before the football game was starting. There was a long line to get in. Many of the people in line had made reservations. I inquired with one of the staff and they told me in order to make a reservation you have to pay a flat fee of something like $100 per person (maybe more, I can't remember the exact amount) and then your drinks and food will be included in that fee, unless you eat or drink more than $100. We had just eaten a late breakfast at Boma that morning and were only planning on having a few drinks and and sharing an appetizer or two so we were not going to pay that fee and decided to just wait in the line to get in. As it turned out we were in before halftime and the restaurant was not even close to full. If you really want to guarantee that you get to eat at ESPN and/or see a specific game, call them and find out what the policy is on reservations.
 

We were there a few weeks ago to watch a NE Patriots game. We have gone to ESPN many times in the past to watch games and always walked right in. They never took reservations unless you wanted the reserve the priority seating in the recliner chairs. Well it seems things have changed but I'm not sure if this is only on Sundays or not. This time we got there about 30 minutes before the football game was starting. There was a long line to get in. Many of the people in line had made reservations. I inquired with one of the staff and they told me in order to make a reservation you have to pay a flat fee of something like $100 per person (maybe more, I can't remember the exact amount) and then your drinks and food will be included in that fee, unless you eat or drink more than $100. We had just eaten a late breakfast at Boma that morning and were only planning on having a few drinks and and sharing an appetizer or two so we were not going to pay that fee and decided to just wait in the line to get in. As it turned out we were in before halftime and the restaurant was not even close to full. If you really want to guarantee that you get to eat at ESPN and/or see a specific game, call them and find out what the policy is on reservations.

That is not a regular reservation. There is a special offering that includes special seating and food and beverages for a fixed minimum fee per person. You can eat/drink that amount and if you don't use that much the rest is just the fee.
Normal reservations are weekday lunch and do not have a set minimum fee.
 
We walked in for dinner on 12/20 (around 7 pm) and lunch on 12/21 (around noon) without a problem. I haven't experienced what it is like on a big game day (Super Bowl, play-offs, World Series, etc.), but on a regular weekday, no reservation was needed.
 
Thanks for all the tips. Just a regular Thursday night in March, so I'm glad to hear no reservations needed.
 
Thanks for all the tips. Just a regular Thursday night in March, so I'm glad to hear no reservations needed.

Thursdays in March may be crowded as well as you have the College basketball conference tournaments on March 9 and then the NCAA Basketball Tournament(March Madness) on March 16 and 23. With fans of those schools visiting during Spring Break, I would suspect it may be busier than a normal Thursday.
 
Thursdays in March may be crowded as well as you have the College basketball conference tournaments on March 9 and then the NCAA Basketball Tournament(March Madness) on March 16 and 23. With fans of those schools visiting during Spring Break, I would suspect it may be busier than a normal Thursday.
Thanks for the tip! I'm not a basketball fan, so I never would have thought of that.
 














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