Boma has been and will continue to be one of the top dining options at WDW (in our opinion). Don't read too much into a few openings there when others are booked. Right now, capacity/staffing can vary a bit among the restaurants and is likely misleading. Boma can hold a lot of people during normal times. Looking forward to getting back there for a reservation in December - we've missed it! Also looking forward to Jiko reopening. For us, with Jiko, Boma, Sanaa, and The Mara, AKL has the best collection of resort dining options on property. If you have a chance to dine at Boma, you should grab it. Perhaps time it on the day your doing AK. But even if you're not at AK, the AK Lodge is not that remote. Some folks exaggerate a bit. It's no more difficult to get to AKL from the monorail resorts than it is for us to enjoy 'Ohana sometimes while staying at AKL, for example.