Help needed please

[Aurora1005]

I have been trying for over 104 days to book a reservation for 5 people for anytime in the last 2 weeks of August 2013 for the BOG restarurant. Does anyone have any ideas?? By the way I am booking from the UK

 

[purple figment]

BOG is the hardest res to get so you just have to keep checking online multiple times a day to see if anything opens up. You can continue to check with the concierge and with Guest Relations at any of the parks after you arrive. You can also subscribe to the August cancellation thread.

As a party of 5 try for 5 first, then try for 6. The Disney res system has a quirk that makes it easier to find tables for even numbered parties because the system wants to fill every seat at the table. So even though a party of 5 is usually seated at a 6 top table, the system ignores requests for 5, but if you input 6 it may find a table. When you get to the restaurant just tell the CM at the podium that there are just 5 of you. If it's a restaurant with a no show credit card guarantee you won't be charged anything as long as at least one person shows up for the res. Also, everyone who will be at the table has to be included regardless of age( or even if they are not eating) so try 6 and not 4. We've had to do this because we're usually a party of 3.

If you are just curious about the inside of the restaurant you can go for lunch. It's counter service so it doesn't accept reservations. You'll be able to see all 3 rooms. The lunch and dinner menus have different entrees (mains), but the desserts are identical. Dinner has more appetizers (starters), but the 2 soups are on both. The 2 major differences are the availability of alcoholic beverages and a photo op with the Beast at dinner; neither are included at lunch.

Here's a link to the Aug cancellation thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3062719

 

[Aurora1005]

Thankyou, will keep retrying

 

[onenursebrandy]

I went earlier this year, and was able to get CP at 8:10 just two days before. I was also able to get an ADR for 2 at tomorrow land terrace desert. We have a group of 4 so we ended up cancelling and getting a refund. But I waited until the last minute, just in case another opened up.

CM did tell me to always check for reservations for 2. Even though we needed more, their system seems to default to 2 before populating other party sizes. I am not sure if this is accurate, but I know I scored some HTG reservations at the last minute.

 

[gawrsh2008]

It was confirmed tonight by a fellow CM who called the venue management directly. BOG is booked solid until 12/6/13.

All you can do at this point is try for a cancellation or go for lunch.

 

[Aurora1005]

Thanks