be our guest... HELP

[agorna]

I am going to Disney world for my honeymoon this coming October and one of the restaurants my fiancé and I are dying to try is Be Our Guest in magic kingdom. We get to book it in three days eeekk! super excited.. but also super nervous as to how I am actually going to be able to get a reservation there..since its coming up so soon I've been Kinda following how quickly the restaurant books up online and I've noticed that right at midnite, if you try to make a reservation there online it tells you that it cannot complete your request and to try again later... I'm assuming this is from all of the ppl booking it... so I wait until 7 Am when the phone lines open up and by tht time everything is fully booked :-/


does anyone know how to get a reservation there?? and tips from ppl who actually have had a reso there?? any help would be greatly appreciated... it will be my finances first time at Disney and we really want it to be special

 

[englanddg]

Make your reservation 180 days out from your trip.

Otherwise, be consigned to the lunch wait.

 

[agorna]

that's what I'm trying to do... like today... is 180 days from Oct 10.. so the reservations for that day opened up... and it's not letting me book because of the volume online

 

[Figgy1]

Book it at exactly 6am by computer if that doesn't work be on the phone at exactly 7am 180 days good luck!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

BTW- everything happens Eastern Time. Not sure what time zone you're in, but getting the time right can make a big difference. i.e. I'm in the Central Time Zone, so online booking opens up for me at 5am.

As for that message...that seems to be the common msg when the date is outside of the 180 range. If you're inside range and there's nothing open, it will have a little note next to it (once search results display) that there's no availability.

You might also want to try out the 180+10 workaround I posted last month. It hasn't worked for everyone, but it can't hurt to try since ADR spots for BoG do go very fast. i.e. if it works, you'll have bit of an advantage. Just make sure you've closed out all browsers & cleared cookies before you try the link inside the thread. Obviously, you won't be able to see if it recognizes your confirm (assuming you're staying onsite) until your 180 mark, but if whatever you pull up looks like the old version of the dining website, it should work for you.
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/180-10-online-success.862083/

If all else fails- call. Good luck!

 

[laynalee07]

We called at 180 days and got exactly the time and date we wanted. Hubby called to make the reservation at 7:00am.
Good luck to you guys!