Should I just give up?

[Deanie1]

I am trying to snag a BOG dinner ADR and i have used Touring Plans to find one. I was on my computer when my mail dinged! The perfect day and time. I went right to it and of course, it was gone. Again. Do people really have luck with this?

 

[alex9179]

Noo, don't give up. I had terrible luck getting a Sci-Fi ADR for months. A week or two before our trip the perfect time popped up and I was able to snag it. I know! Sci-Fi, of all places, is pretty difficult for a family of 5. BOG will deliver if you're patient.

 

[Pkltm]

When are you looking for? I may be cancelling

 

[Deanie1]

Nov 27, 28 or Dec 4.

 

[Deanie1]

For the first half of our split stat, not a single meal - breakfast, lunch or dinner was available. At 180 days + 5 out. I did snag a lunch on one day for our second half but really would prefer a dinner.

 

[Pkltm]

We are there in October. Sorry

 

[vallygirl0221]

For sure don't give up the closer you get the more that will be available. I have to say I have had better with Mouse Dining than Touring Plans. Good luck!

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Why would you give up if you want an ADR?
I just look multiple times per day and get the ADR's I want.
I don't use a third party at all.

 

[wendow]

You are still pretty far out. Hang in there. More has opened up for us as we've gotten closer to our trip. We use touring plans reservation finder.

 

[aussietravellers]

Just keep that touring plans search looking for you, don't stop. I had that happen twice for an 8.15am Tusker House. Like you, I was sitting on the computer when I got the "ding" and went straight there. Gone. On the third try, about a week or two later, I got it.

So keep trying up until the day you want it if you don't find it. I'm trying for Beaches and Cream, haven't had any luck in 4 weeks, but I'll keep waiting.

 

[Mr & Mrs DD]

We use Touring Plans as well. We were able to get a reservation or two by using it. BOG just gets picked up by so quickly. We have a reservation for BOG but we are hoping to get a better time than what we have. We have been alerted at least 3 times for the time frame that we want, but we have missed it each time just as you have. We have a 4:10 reservation but would like something a little later. We will keep trying and so should you. Good luck with it. Hang in there.

 

[Nancyg56]

Don't give up! One may open, so just keep looking. The closer you get the better the chances, IMO.

 

[Best Aunt]

If you want it badly enough, look numerous times a day. The Touring Plans thing only searches about once every 45 minutes. (If you go to it periodically, you can see when it last searched.) I tried it, but by the time it notified me of a BOG resie, someone else had snagged it. I kept looking and was able to find one myself.

 

[Kelly loves Food]

Do not stop looking, ever. I use a combo of Touring Plans and just stalking MDE myself and have gotten CRT, BOG dinner, 'Ohana and CA Grill. Patience and persistence pays off!

That said, I have also recently canceled a BOG dinner, 'Ohana and CA Grill and they were picked right up by another ADR stalker.

 

[Minsc]

There were no BOG breakfast ADR's available when I had booked for May, but when I checked two weeks out, I got one. I was at a conference this past week, and only booked a month out. Sci-Fi was not available when I booked, but I got exactly the time I wanted two days later. As others have said, don't give up. At the 180 day mark, people tend to grab every popular ADR out there, but then plans change and they drop them. The closer you get, the more they seem to suddenly show back up.

It's funny in a way. The whole ADR concept seems to almost work against itself. People worry they won't get anything, so they quickly grab all they can before everyone else does. As the trip gets closer, you get a little more rational and realize out of the 15 ADR's you made, you really only care about 5 of them and let the rest go. Sometimes I wonder if Disney were to just drop the whole ADR concept, it would actually work more smoothly. (I know... I know.. That would kill us obsessive planners, of which I am one.)

 

[1GoldenSun]

I think you'll still get it if you keep trying. Just for fun, go check out what ADRs are available for today and tomorrow. There are a ton of coveted ones available. BOG, Beaches and Cream, CP, etc. They come up for grabs at the last minute all the time. The problem is that if you have an ADR for your "second choice," and it's too late to cancel, you can't take advantage when your first choice comes available.

If you don't mind taking the chance, just don't make an ADR for your MK day. Just make sure everyone is aware and ok with the fact that it's possible you may end up eating QS. Then, just keep watching for what pops up. Have a second and even third choice in mind. So if it's the day before and you still haven't seen a BOG and a CRT pops up, maybe go ahead and grab it.

We've never gotten our ADRs much in advance and have gotten into BOG, CRT, Beaches and Cream, LTT on Thanksgiving day (that was a coup!), and many others this way. The key is being prepared for disappointment, just in case. But we've always gotten something we were happy with, even if it wasn't our first choice.

 

[pattyw]

I agree with PP's. I have had success (and failure like you) using the TP reservation finder. And I have also gotten my ADR by stalking the system myself. There is lag time in the reservation coming available and your TP alert. So you may get lucky by being in the right place at the right time by doing it yourself! And we have had great success in last minute ADR's. People cancel a lot at the last minute to avoid the cancellation fees.

 

[Themadhatter21]

Do not give up! I also had the same thing happen to me last month for BOG dinner and received the text right away and clicked and it was already gone. This morning, I got another notification for BOG (early November) and was able to snag it right away!

 

[dclpluto]

John Cena saids never give up.

 

[powellrj]

In the spring DD was walking by BOG and tried to get an ADR after trying everyday before they left and low and behold, they got one and were able to just walk up! Do Not Give Up!