'Ohana - unable to get reservation in years

[ILoveMyDVC]

EdIt** Unfortunately, we haven't booked a trip with 180 days of lead time in quite some time. Our latest adventure is ~90 days out and I can't get into 'Ohana at all. It's been the same way for the last few years. I've tried day-of while there many, many times to no avail.

What am I doing wrong?

Many thanks to Pitpat for the touring-plan tool recommendation. Scored Beaches and 'OHana on a MK night!!

 

[pitpat]

use the touringplans reservation finder - it's free.

I've found some at inconvenient times like 9:40pm lately. Other than that, also check at 60/59 days out, 30 days out and the day before and maybe you'll get lucky.

 

[phillymummer]

Do you check the disney dining website everyday, possibly even 2, 3, or 4 times a day? That is how I scored my Beaches and Cream Ressie for a Saturday in November. Also, one of the other websites... touring Plans, maybe, was testing out a "reservation finder" where you could enter the restaurant, time, and number of people then they would look for several times a day and would email or text you if they found a ressie.

 

[Micca]

As a backup plan you can order 'Ohana food via in-room dining.

 

[cassie58]

As PP mentioned, just keep trying. I had friends who I helped book for Christmas week in late Oct., and got a late nt ADR within a few weeks, and then continued looking every day, and was able to get one at 4:30 shortly before. Then while there, they loved it so much, they wanted to eat there again, and I was able to get them another one for the end of the week - several popped up. A lot of people change and finalize plans that last week before, and even the nt before to avoid cancellation fee.

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

use the touringplans reservation finder - it's free.

I've found some at inconvenient times like 9:40pm lately. Other than that, also check at 60/59 days out, 30 days out and the day before and maybe you'll get lucky.

Thank you - I am not familiar with the reservation finder.

 

[wilkeliza]

When do you travel. I've never booked it at 180 and usually can find some reservarion a couple months out espcially the day after the package cancelation day would be.

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

use the touringplans reservation finder - it's free.

I've found some at inconvenient times like 9:40pm lately. Other than that, also check at 60/59 days out, 30 days out and the day before and maybe you'll get lucky.

I just set-up an account and went to dining - found lots of info for using the Disney system - where is the link to use their system?

 

[pitpat]

I just set-up an account and went to dining - found lots of info for using the Disney system - where is the link to use their system?

https://touringplans.com/walt-disney-world/reservation-finder

good luck!

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

https://touringplans.com/walt-disney-world/reservation-finder

good luck!

How silly of me - I was there - gave up after seeing "test" and before seeing "add Request". Thank you, again!

 

[Kelly loves Food]

Just keep trying. I was obsessed with checking for Ohana and CRT. Within a week or so before our trip, I finally scored a 12:30pm CRT and a 5:00pm Ohana. People tend to hoard reservations until they figure out exactly what they want to do, then release them. My reservations at 180 days looked NOTHING like the reservations I had at 1 day because the ones I wanted just kept popping up! Full disclosure: I spent way too much time on this (DH thought I was crazy)...but ended up with everything that I wanted!

 

[HopperFan]

I've booked it day of for a later time. Agree with the hoarding thing. Look at 60 day and 30 day when folks get their FP+ and then know where they are going to be and start dropping reservations.

 

[North of Mouse]

Be very persistent!! I never make our ressies until about 60 days earliest, and we've always gotten 'Ohana. We're early diners and can always get in between 5-6pm. I do check in often.

 

[Crispity]

While you are there, look every night for next day reservations. I've been able to get almost everything I wanted this way, because people cancel the night before to avoid the no show fee. Good luck!

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

use the touringplans reservation finder - it's free.

I've found some at inconvenient times like 9:40pm lately. Other than that, also check at 60/59 days out, 30 days out and the day before and maybe you'll get lucky.

Many, many thanks, Pitpat! I scored the Beaches and the highly coveted 'Ohana (at a normal dinner time and on a day planned for MK!). Wouldn't have been possible without your advice. Hoping you have an awesome day knowing you helped someone.

 

[pitpat]

awesome, glad it worked out!

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

use the touringplans reservation finder - it's free.

I've found some at inconvenient times like 9:40pm lately. Other than that, also check at 60/59 days out, 30 days out and the day before and maybe you'll get lucky.

This this this
Touring Plans is amazing
I managed to snag a CRT reservation for 8am last Sunday for my daughter and her friend.

 

[KrazeeK120]

Glad it worked out for you, OP.

I used the cancellation thread on this board to score a BOG dinner a few years ago. That's another place to try to find hard-to-get reservations.

 

[gdrj]

As a backup plan you can order 'Ohana food via in-room dining.

We did this and cant wait to stay at Poly again for lots of reasons, but this is one of reasons!

 

[adisneyaunt]

Not sure what I'm doing wrong. It keeps asking me to pay for subscription despite saying basic is Free to use reservation finder. ???