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

[ociana]

YESSSS !!! i got blue bayout on the 26th just now

just had to wakeup at 3 am to do it hahahah

no mouse wtachers needed.

Welcome to the 3am club! My group is 17 people so both my husband and I have been up at 3 am the past week securing multiple parties of 6 or less for our trip. Got everything but Christmas brunch at Storyteller's, which hasn't dropped at all yet.

 

[jessredrabbit]

Welcome to the 3am club! My group is 17 people so both my husband and I have been up at 3 am the past week securing multiple parties of 6 or less for our trip. Got everything but Christmas brunch at Storyteller's, which hasn't dropped at all yet.

Welcome to the 3am club! My group is 17 people so both my husband and I have been up at 3 am the past week securing multiple parties of 6 or less for our trip. Got everything but Christmas brunch at Storyteller's, which hasn't dropped at all yet.

If you do that how do you know you will sit together we have 7 and I think that’s the reason bluer bayou never comes up for me

 

[ociana]

Hi all,
Please let me know if I should post this in another thread. I think this is somewhat on-topic since it pertains to dining.

I'm putting together a list of breakfast options for our upcoming honeymoon- we're staying 4 nights at the GCH. I normally have cereal at home, but while traveling I normally bring bananas for breakfast. My husband might want a more substantial meal though, so this list is mostly for him. He's a meat & potatoes kinda guy, and he's big on breakfast burritos. Does anyone have extra places that you'd recommend (not Starbucks)? Quick service or to-go is best, and we already have reservations for breakfast at Carnation Cafe, Storytellers, and brunch at Lamplight.

Disneyland Park
Red Rose Taverne in Fantasyland - Beast's burger, Mickey pancake, breakfast platter
Ronto Roaster's in Galaxy's Edge - Ronto morning wrap
Jolly Holiday - Egg bacon croissant
Cart- Breakfast chimichanga Does anyone know where this cart is located at?

DCA
Cappuccino Cart in Pacific Wharf- aka Joffrey's Coffee stand- Chorizo breakfast burrito
Cart- Breakfast chimichanga Is there a chimichanga cart at DCA too, and if so, where is the location? I'm not 100% about this.

Downtown Disney
Tangaroa Terrace near DLH - Tangaroa Toast, American breakfast, japanese pancakes
La Brea Bakery- NOT the Express side - Brioche sandwich, breakfast croissant, blueberry pancakes, pecan french toast
Jazz Kitchen (Open at 9am)- Beignets

Hotels:
Craftsman Bar & Grill - Belgian waffle, breakfast burrito, biscuit french toast, American breakfast
Storytellers
Goofy's at DLH

According to the video I saw about the breakfast chimichanga in DL it is the one next to the boarding area for the boats, just across from the entrance to Big Thunder.

Thank you for the cappuccino cart tip, I would have never considered checking there for a menu!

 

[ociana]

If you do that how do you know you will sit together we have 7 and I think that’s the reason bluer bayou never comes up for me

After my two hour hold time calling customer service last week, I was told that we should let them know at check in that we are all together and they will seat us together if possible. With so many people, separate groups is fine for us since you only chat with those you are sitting next to anyway.

 

[jessredrabbit]

After my two hour hold time calling customer service last week, I was told that we should let them know at check in that we are all together and they will seat us together if possible. With so many people, separate groups is fine for us since you only chat with those you are sitting next to anyway.

Nice ! I may have try and split 3 and 4

 

[cruisehopeful]

Downtown Disney
Tangaroa Terrace near DLH - Tangaroa Toast, American breakfast, japanese pancakes

Just want to point out that Tangaroa Terrace is in DLH, not Downtown Disney. You do need to go through security to get back to Downtown Disney (which isn't a big deal).
DLH also has the coffee house, which is open in the mornings. I don't know if they have hot food.

 

[DizMe]

A fellow DISer kindly offered to coordinate her cancelation of BB with me. We timed it exactly but it never showed up! Did I manage to miss it in a microsecond? Did it not go back into the pool? I checked over and over and over and never saw it, nor did I get a notification about it from Mouse Dining, which I'd been getting but missing for other times. I even got up at 3 am to see if they'd put it back into the pool with the new ones, but nope.

 

[ociana]

A fellow DISer kindly offered to coordinate her cancelation of BB with me. We timed it exactly but it never showed up! Did I manage to miss it in a microsecond? Did it not go back into the pool? I checked over and over and over and never saw it, nor did I get a notification about it from Mouse Dining, which I'd been getting but missing for other times. I even got up at 3 am to see if they'd put it back into the pool with the new ones, but nope.

Was it for the exact same party size? I have noticed that party size makes a huge difference in what shows up as available.

 

[DizMe]

Was it for the exact same party size? I have noticed that party size makes a huge difference in what shows up as available.

Yes, it was.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

A fellow DISer kindly offered to coordinate her cancelation of BB with me. We timed it exactly but it never showed up! Did I manage to miss it in a microsecond? Did it not go back into the pool? I checked over and over and over and never saw it, nor did I get a notification about it from Mouse Dining, which I'd been getting but missing for other times. I even got up at 3 am to see if they'd put it back into the pool with the new ones, but nope.

What time? I have found that cancellations don’t go back in the pool if you cancel them after 8 or 9pm.

 

[roxy72]

According to the video I saw about the breakfast chimichanga in DL it is the one next to the boarding area for the boats, just across from the entrance to Big Thunder.

Thank you for the cappuccino cart tip, I would have never considered checking there for a menu!

Thank you! I think that I know the cart you're talking about between Big Thunder entrance and the line for the Mark Twain.

Yeah, apparently the Cappuccino Cart/ Joffrey's (not sure what they're calling it now) has breakfast burritos, croissants, cookies, etc. Who knows if they're any good though!

 

[roxy72]

Pym’s in DCA also has some decent breakfast offerings. We ALWAYS do the beignets at RBJK in DTD on departure day! They are delicious but very messy!!

Thanks- I forgot to add that one in! My husbands coworker really likes breakfast at Pym's. Oh yes, we love the beignets at Jazz Kitchen- what a treat!

 

[DizMe]

What time? I have found that cancellations don’t go back in the pool if you cancel them after 8 or 9pm.

It was 3:35 PM yesterday (Pacific time)

 

[DisneylandFan22]

It feels like Disney should have a waitlist for reservations. The current system just rewards luck/right place right time. I would rather know that I was on a list and if a reservation opens up that meets my parameters, and I had signed up earlier than other people with the same parameters, I will automatically get the reservation. It shouldn't be this stressful all around.

 

[Astylla]

A fellow DISer kindly offered to coordinate her cancelation of BB with me. We timed it exactly but it never showed up! Did I manage to miss it in a microsecond? Did it not go back into the pool? I checked over and over and over and never saw it, nor did I get a notification about it from Mouse Dining, which I'd been getting but missing for other times. I even got up at 3 am to see if they'd put it back into the pool with the new ones, but nope.

So I have noticed that canceling doesn't release it immediately like it used to at times. So now for in demand ones I just give the person my name and/or confirmation number. Basically kind of play it off as , oh yeah my friend made the reservation for me under blah blah , so can try that next time.

Keep looking and don't give up.

 

[DizMe]

So I have noticed that canceling doesn't release it immediately like it used to at times. So now for in demand ones I just give the person my name and/or confirmation number. Basically kind of play it off as , oh yeah my friend made the reservation for me under blah blah , so can try that next time.

Keep looking and don't give up.

Thanks! That's a good idea.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

It was 3:35 PM yesterday (Pacific time)

Oh man, that’s a bummer. Maybe someone grabbed it in one second? Or it never went back in? I have seen my cancelations go back in but sometimes the time will very slightly change. It’s weird.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

So I have noticed that canceling doesn't release it immediately like it used to at times. So now for in demand ones I just give the person my name and/or confirmation number. Basically kind of play it off as , oh yeah my friend made the reservation for me under blah blah , so can try that next time.

Keep looking and don't give up.

That’s very nice of you! Don’t you take a risk of them not showing up & you being charged the $10/per person no show fee?

 

[DizMe]

Oh man, that’s a bummer. Maybe someone grabbed it in one second? Or it never went back in? I have seen my cancelations go back in but sometimes the time will very slightly change. It’s weird.

I don't know. I kept updating by switching the time from 11 to 11:30, back and forth, and it simply never showed up. We coordinated it so I was right on it when she canceled but I never saw it come up. She got confirmation that she'd canceled so that part went through. I had a *********** alert set for the date and time as well but nothing showed up from them, either.

 

[Dug720]

I have been, but so far no luck actually GETTING the ressies whenever I get a notification. Seems they are snatched up pretty much instantly. I'm going December 1-3.

The things to remember are:
* there are a few of those reservation search services
* NONE of them restrict it to only one party per size/time slot searching for a reservation; there could be 50+ parties searching tor say Blue Bayou at 12:30pm on a given day on each of the search sites for example (and not all overlapping people with searches on more than one)
* if they find an opening, they cannot hold it, so even as they are notifying all the people who have that search, anyone searching randomly on their own could find it and book it

So yes, the search services can help, but there are no guarantees because of all the variables. Unless and until they can only search for one party of each size at each time slot AND place a hold on the reservation until they contact you, there will always be multiple people going for the same slot at the push of "OMG AVAILABLE!" even while people not signed up for the service(s) can search and book.