Reservation made for 5 fit 6?? HELP

[mklovesdisney]

I have a dilemma. I have been planning this disney trip since Feb 2011, booked it in March and made all my reservations on my 180 mark at 7am like all us Disney fanatic planners. Here is where it gets tricky, I originally booked 3 rooms since my inlaws were going to come and my mother and sister in another room, as well as my family of 4 in another. Well all our dining was under 8 people until I found out my inlaws are not coming FIL is having health issues and we are uncertain how he will be feeling in Nov. Then I find my mother does not want to come, so after finalizing everything and going down to 5 people in dining reservations, my mother tells me she would like to come. Uhhhhhhhh I took her off CRT and Ohana which are the two big ones that you can get nothing on now. What do I do???? I even asked her many times and she said she was sure she was not coming. Now I feel horrible, my mother never experienced Disney like this, only on a day trip to the park before Epcot was even there. Do I take my chances and take her to the reservation and see what they can do? I am at a loss and now all my excitement is going. I looked for even a one person reservation and nothing. I hate to tell her you cannot come to any of our dinner reservations, and I don't want to lose CRT or Ohana. I would love for her to see her granddaughter celebrate her birthday in the Castle and to see what Ohana is like. Any help?????? : ( Thanks in advance.

btw....someone on a FB page said the tables in disney for five people actually fit 6? They don't normally squeeze 5 people in on a 4 person table so she may be able to just come and they can fit her in??? Anyone have any experience with something like this?

 

[terri50]

This happened to us last year for the princess breakfast at the castle. We had 9 people and I had to change to 10. Called disney they said it couldn't be done. The morning of we showed up with 10 we were seated no problem just had to pay for extra person.

 

[TDC Nala]

The size of the tables doesn't matter. It's whether the restaurant is filled to capacity for fire codes. If the restaurant is completely full when you arrive, the extra person won't get in.

The restaurant has to be at complete full capacity and this is rare. what is most likely to happen is that you MAY have to wait a little longer as you are changing your party size on them (this is where the size of the table might be relevant) but they will accommodate your extra person.

So it will likely work but you should have an idea what you will do if your extra person is turned away. At CRT or Ohana if the entire group walks away, you are subject to the no-show charge, which for CRT might be the full payment.

 

[gtpoohbear]

I've had to add a person to an ADR at the last minute a couple of times, and it's never been a problem. I just told them, in a very apologetic tone, when I checked in that we had an extra person with us unexpectedly, and they didn't even blink an eye at it. I don't remember having to wait an unusually long time either, but it could happen I suppose. I would definitely bring her to the ADR and just explain to the person at the host stand. Of course it's no guarantee, but my experience has been that one extra person doesn't cause a problem for them.