Has anyone had success booking dining? I mean......for the love of churros!

[Jeff Singleton]

I missed everything on the big release the other night....bad timing on my part as I was unable to book anything at 60 over the weekend....and then they decide to do things correctly. I wanted BB on my birthday Dec. 4 so badly......traveling from Maine and first time back in about 10 years. Oh well....there's always Earl of Sandwich.

 

[GBRforWDW]

I missed everything on the big release the other night....bad timing on my part as I was unable to book anything at 60 over the weekend....and then they decide to do things correctly. I wanted BB on my birthday Dec. 4 so badly......traveling from Maine and first time back in about 10 years. Oh well....there's always Earl of Sandwich.

If you go to the restaurant as soon as it opens, you might be able to get on the walk up wait list, as well.

 

[Pluto468]

I missed everything on the big release the other night....bad timing on my part as I was unable to book anything at 60 over the weekend....and then they decide to do things correctly. I wanted BB on my birthday Dec. 4 so badly......traveling from Maine and first time back in about 10 years. Oh well....there's always Earl of Sandwich.

Maybe something will open up for that day, or another day you're there. Keep checking. I agree about trying the walk up wait list, too.

 

[Pluto468]

Does anyone know why Oga's Cantina says it's closing at 3p on Tuesday 12/7? Missed out last night on the reservations opening, but confused why it's not listed as being open later

I was wondering about that, too. All I can think of is the Merriest Nite on the 7th, but I'm not sure why that would matter in Galaxy's edge.

 

[RadarTechnician]

This weekend is the first trip where we had no luck reserving any dining, save for breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen. Yes I tried making a reservation for Blue Bayou 60 days before at midnight...

 

[buffalobasingal]

Finally got a res at Blue Bayou! That fills our Disney Dining bingo card . Yay! Now I can stop jumping for my phone the instant I get a text for dining alerts!

 

[2tinkerbell]

Sorry the question was already answered.

 

[DYOBL0305]

Feeling bummed - I’ve been checking for the 3rd of December for Plaza Inn and haven’t found anything. However, when I checked for the following week I found several open slots - did I miss it?

 

[mcrowder1978]

I was wondering about that, too. All I can think of is the Merriest Nite on the 7th, but I'm not sure why that would matter in Galaxy's edge.

I am surprised it is at 3 instead of 5 like the other places because of the Merriest Nites. Unfortunately Galaxy's Edge isn't going to be open during the after hours party, neither is Critter Country from what I have found.

 

[kikismom]

We are back from our trip and I said I would update on the large group issue. We had 2 reservations for 4 people at Ralph Brennan's, Plaza Inn, and Tortilla Jo's. I went early to each place and explained that I was unable to get a table for 9 and the max I could get back as tables for 4. At each place they sat our table of 9 together at our reservation time.

 

[Mom of three]

We just returned, had success getting Cafe Orleans while we were there, it popped up last minute. Also successfully did walk up at La Brea Bakery and Ralph Brennans, no reservations.

side note...La Brea Bakery honestly had some of THE BEST clam chowder we've ever had and the service was top notch. 10/10

 

[justinslot]

Well I wasn't looking for Napa Rose reservations this morning but since there was one during the time of my stay I went with it. Never eaten there before but it seems to be well thought of.

I was looking for Carthay reservations but I just found out they took the biscuits off the menu?? What the heck. That was like 70% of my interest in the place. I guess I will still see if I can randomly grab a seat at the bar for one of those ice sphere drinks. But I'm mostly looking at non-Disney dining this trip...want to check out two rooftop places: Rise at the Westin where I'm staying, and Blu Sky at the Radisson Blu. Also want one meal at the Packing District...well poutine at the Kroft and drinks at Blind Rabbit. And then I want to see which of the Morton's/Ruth's Chris/Fleming's triumvirate I can work in. Anaheim is one of the few (only?) places with those three in walking distance of each other.

 

[Astylla]

Well I wasn't looking for Napa Rose reservations this morning but since there was one during the time of my stay I went with it. Never eaten there before but it seems to be well thought of.

I was looking for Carthay reservations but I just found out they took the biscuits off the menu?? What the heck. That was like 70% of my interest in the place. I guess I will still see if I can randomly grab a seat at the bar for one of those ice sphere drinks. But I'm mostly looking at non-Disney dining this trip...want to check out two rooftop places: Rise at the Westin where I'm staying, and Blu Sky at the Radisson Blu. Also want one meal at the Packing District...well poutine at the Kroft and drinks at Blind Rabbit. And then I want to see which of the Morton's/Ruth's Chris/Fleming's triumvirate I can work in. Anaheim is one of the few (only?) places with those three in walking distance of each other.

Napa Rose is by far my favorite restaurant on property , I often enjoy one late night dinner there between 8:30pm to 9pm. Service is always phenomenal.

For Carthay , their lounge shown as "Alfresco Dining" is FAR SUPERIOR to their current restaurant menu. The biscuits were labor intensive and the bartenders told me they are missed but the kitchen staff doesn't miss prepping them , lol. But yes I was so sad about that as well as I waited years to try them then had them once..womp womp.
Blind Rabbit is on my to do list! If you don't mind going to Fullerton I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "The Cellar" , it was one of the best meals I've had in the area and so unique.

 

[ktlm]

I missed everything on the big release the other night....bad timing on my part as I was unable to book anything at 60 over the weekend....and then they decide to do things correctly. I wanted BB on my birthday Dec. 4 so badly......traveling from Maine and first time back in about 10 years. Oh well....there's always Earl of Sandwich.

If you want it badly, use the 2 alert services talked about in the above posts. I bet you will be able to get it with those. Make sure they are set to text you- not just E-mail. I got everything I wanted using those even Lamplight Lounge Brunch which was fantastic. I used the free one until about 2 weeks before my trip when I started stressing out because I still had a piece missing. I was able to pick up Lamplight and another one I wanted with the free one. The paid one popped up a ton of reservations. They are both good-- more often than not the paid one did alert me faster, but not always. Good luck!! I hope you get it!

 

[ktlm]

Dang Ogas filled up fast!! Wonder if they’ll drop more.

Yeah, I just wandered on this morning not really expecting anything for 12/2 and 12/3, and jumped when I saw a bunch of stuff. But no Oga’s - already gone. I’m solo for this quick 2-day trip, I’m betting it shouldn’t be too hard to get on the walk up list if I get there early. I prefer standing at the bar anyway.
I did snag a Lamplight Lounge for 5 pm on the 3rd!

If you don't get Ogas before your trip definitely try to walk up- even if you can't get on the app list. It looked to us like it was especially easy later in the evening if you can't get in earlier in the day-- and don't believe it when the app says the walk up list is full. We saw them talking walk ups many times at different parts of the day. People would just ask if they were talking walk ups and were being told yes to go get in line. Go over to Oga's and ask a CM if you can't get on the list. I would walk by and check multiple times a day until you hit a time they let you in. We were in Galaxy's Edge and had Ogas reservations both Friday and Saturday night- Friday around 9 and Sat. around 10 (park closed at 11). Both times, they were taking all the people who walked up. Saturday it wasn't even very full inside. With a walk up you will be standing-- not seated in a booth, but you will be in the place.

 

[justinslot]

Napa Rose is by far my favorite restaurant on property , I often enjoy one late night dinner there between 8:30pm to 9pm. Service is always phenomenal.

For Carthay , their lounge shown as "Alfresco Dining" is FAR SUPERIOR to their current restaurant menu. The biscuits were labor intensive and the bartenders told me they are missed but the kitchen staff doesn't miss prepping them , lol. But yes I was so sad about that as well as I waited years to try them then had them once..womp womp.
Blind Rabbit is on my to do list! If you don't mind going to Fullerton I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "The Cellar" , it was one of the best meals I've had in the area and so unique.

Hey, my res is for 8:30! I'm a late eater myself.

Is the "al fresco dining" the same as bar seating? I used to have good luck getting a walk up seat at the bar as a single traveller in the Before Times, not sure if that's still possible. Oh, and thanks for the rec...man French food, that looks great. Maybe I can fit that in too somehow.

 

[Disney0010]

Disney needs to be more consistent on dropping all reservations at 60 days out. They seem to do a better job with WDW in this area or at least that’s been my experience.

Also, I have read here on the boards that some book multiple reservations on the same day and will then cancel the ones that they decide not to use at a later date. I have posted this before but I would love to see Disney require a deposit per person paid at the time of booking for each person being reserved. Something like $5 - $10.00 PP for lunch and $10 - $20.00 PP for dinner. Deposit would be placed again final amount of meal. Maybe that would cut down on abuse if people had to fork over funds to reserve. This seems to be more of an issue at WDW than here at DL. Just my two cents but Disney needs to add this to the list.

 

[taaren]

My husbands birthday is on 12/7, and we arrive to start our honeymoon trip same day. Today is 60 days out so he woke up at 3am to snag Blue Bayou. The times went SO QUICK! He tried to choose 4pm and later, but then it would go away while he tried to confirm. He snagged 2pm but we will likely cancel since that's when we usually make it into Anaheim, so we'll try again for another day. Gosh, this is competitive, even at 3am!

Keep the 2p, if you show up at 4p they'll still seat you. Anytime after your reservation time they'll honor it. If you show up before, you will be second-tier priority to those who have current-time or earlier reservations, but they'll still seat you.

 

[taaren]

I've been chasing and failing miserably at attaining Carnation reservations for last weekend for a month and a half. Logging in within a minute after alerts and still not getting those timeslots was really frustrating for so many weeks.

Magically, when my plane landed in SNA on Friday, a notification popped up while we were waiting for our Lyft and I actually got a slot for Sunday. Later that night a Saturday spot showed up that I was able to snag as well. We ended up eating there twice in two days, so the frustration was worth it I guess?

Don't lose hope! I'd given up and tossed in the towel until we landed for that trip. Apparently a lot of people cancel in an under-24-hour timeframe.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

Keep the 2p, if you show up at 4p they'll still seat you. Anytime after your reservation time they'll honor it. If you show up before, you will be second-tier priority to those who have current-time or earlier reservations, but they'll still seat you.

No they won’t. This is not good advice.