New SWGE Superthread! Now Open to All! (6/24/2019)

[Keyframer30]

Two weeks is a little odd. I agree with holding some reservations for same-day since that gives local guests the option to hop over for drinks, which seems like a good strategy for them in the long run. But why not open some at 60 days and then some day-of? Adding this arbitrary “two weeks in advance” to the reservation option explanations seems unnecessary...

According to WDWinfo...60 Days Out will be coming soon...

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/disneyland-adjusts-reservation-procedures-for-ogas-cantina/

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Is there a preferred time of day for Oga’s? I’ve just been during the reservation period, but taking my 10 year old nephew the first week of August and he wants to see inside (and I’ll get a drink). I’m thinking around 4:30 allowing us time to wait to enter, then do Smuggler’s Run with a hopefully lower standby line than in the morning (if he doesn’t want single rider).

I’ve gone twice around that time of day, and just be warned that if it’s sunny, it’s really hot while you’re waiting to get in! Otherwise, I like the timing in terms of being able to ride MFSR afterward and all of that.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

According to this WDWinfo...60 Days Out will be coming soon...

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/disneyland-adjusts-reservation-procedures-for-ogas-cantina/

That makes more sense to me... but I do hope they’re holding some back for day-of reservations!

 

[BGinCali]

I’ve gone twice around that time of day, and just be warned that if it’s sunny, it’s really hot while you’re waiting to get in! Otherwise, I like the timing in terms of being able to ride MFSR afterward and all of that.

Thanks! I don’t know how, but I forgot about the sun outside Oga’s!

 

[figment_jii]

The email I received said if you cancel or do not show you are charged the $199.99. But then later in the email it says you must cancel in the allotted cancellation period to avoid being charged. Maybe that is just the template language for activity reservations and this still has a no cancellation policy?

I think that's probably a hold over from the "day-of" reservation policy. Most of the DLR activities require that guests cancel at least one day in advance or they're charged a no-show fee. When Oga's and Savi's were "day of" reservations only, any reservation that was made was already beyond the cancellation window. So automatically everyone was subject to the "no show" penalty if they changed their mind. The website for Savi's says that "A valid, accepted credit card number is required at the time of booking. You must cancel at least one day prior to your reservation to avoid a per builder cancellation fee. If you fail to timely cancel and are a no-show, the credit card provided at the time of reservation will be charged $199.99 per builder." So, my read is that this is like most activities. If you cancel at least a day ahead, you won't be charged the $199.99 no-show fee. Oga's has similar language, just the fee is the standard $10 per person on the reservation for no-shows.

 

[figment_jii]

Disneyland Today (Twitter) confirmed that they're starting with 14-days and will eventually expand to 60-days.

 

[FrazierFamily]

Sorry if this has been asked before.. But I am on the fence with Oga's... The drinks are spendy... probably with very little alcohol. Is the experience worth it on its own or is one of the non-alcoholic drinks that amazing I must try it?

I will be alone and it would mean I would have to make sure I plan my day to make it for my reservation. My currently plan was to head over whenever the wait for the ride was reasonable.

 

[DisSurfer878]

Is there a preferred time of day for Oga’s? I’ve just been during the reservation period, but taking my 10 year old nephew the first week of August and he wants to see inside (and I’ll get a drink). I’m thinking around 4:30 allowing us time to wait to enter, then do Smuggler’s Run with a hopefully lower standby line than in the morning (if he doesn’t want single rider).

We are trying 3:30 this weekend. We think the afternoon is so hot, it may be a nice break from the heat to kill some time.

 

[katejc]

It's in that annoying state where nothing's actually bookable yet, but the calendar is populated

Looking forward to refreshing over the next several days

It is bookable now! Got Oga's for Friday. It wasn't when I first started trying, then I came back a bit later. It looks like they are also saving some reservations for day-of only.

 

[katejc]

Sorry if this has been asked before.. But I am on the fence with Oga's... The drinks are spendy... probably with very little alcohol. Is the experience worth it on its own or is one of the non-alcoholic drinks that amazing I must try it?

I will be alone and it would mean I would have to make sure I plan my day to make it for my reservation. My currently plan was to head over whenever the wait for the ride was reasonable.

I haven't been yet, but it sounds like if you booked your reservation in the afternoon or evening, you wouldn't have a terrible wait for the ride as that's when it seems to routinely be an hour or less. You could also use single rider if you're on your own and do that at any time.

 

[LizzyS]

According to WDWinfo...60 Days Out will be coming soon...

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/disneyland-adjusts-reservation-procedures-for-ogas-cantina/

I saw Disneyland Today post this on twitter earlier, too.

 

[Sjwillia]

You can now make advance reservations for Oga's Cantina and Savi's Workshop. I just got a reservation for July 30th.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

We are trying 3:30 this weekend. We think the afternoon is so hot, it may be a nice break from the heat to kill some time.

Just keep in mind that it can take 30 minutes to actually get in, and you'll spend that time mostly in direct sun.

 

[midnight star]

Happy about the advance reservations for Oga’s. Made ours for next Saturday. It’s one less thing I’ll have to do Day of

 

[DarthGallifrey]

You can now make advance reservations for Oga's Cantina and Savi's Workshop. I just got a reservation for July 30th.

Looks like there is already nothing left for Sept. Kinda wish they had just left it the way it was :/

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

Looks like there is already nothing left for Sept. Kinda wish they had just left it the way it was :/

Reservations can only be made up to 14 days in advance so September isn’t available yet.

 

[DarthGallifrey]

Reservations can only be made up to 14 days in advance so September isn’t available yet.

Ah ok. It was showing the dates as available but with no times left.

 

[Sjwillia]

You can only make reservations 14 days out. I prefer it this way as I can make reservations before I travel and I was more than a bit nervous that I would not be able to get into the app on the morning we want to go.

 

[TikiTikiFan]

Thank you DIS! Was able to get our Oga’s reservations with no issue because I saw these posts.

Has anyone gone in big groups yet? We have a group of six and I have my fingers crossed for a booth... but not sure how big your group has to be to get one! Probably just luck but thought I’d ask since in some of the photos those tables look small to have six people standing around them...

 

[pharmama]

Thank you DIS! Was able to get our Oga’s reservations with no issue because I saw these posts.

Has anyone gone in big groups yet? We have a group of six and I have my fingers crossed for a booth... but not sure how big your group has to be to get one! Probably just luck but thought I’d ask since I’m some of the photos those tables look small to have six people standing around them...

We had six and were given a standing table right in front of DJ-R3X.