Thank you for sharing that post/discussion. I knew I had seen it, but I couldn’t remember where.
I have used reservation finder many times, it has helped me snag many hard to get ADRs. You just need to act fast when you get the text. I have even had it wake me at 2am with a text. I don’t use the link, I go right to MDE on my laptop or phone, whatever is closer.
Out of curiosity, I have never made ADRs using the MDE app on my phone. I have always used Chrome on my computer or iPad. What are people’s experiences with the app? Does it work just as well as the browser/computer combo? Better? Worse?
I have used it a few times. It is easier if you are looking for anywhere that has an opening for a specific day. So you put in the number in your party, the date and time you are looking for and it will give you all ADRs available around that time. If I am looking for a certain restaurant I will just use the regular WDW site.
I was convinced that my 4:08 am “tweedle-tweedle” phone Reservation Finder notification would be pointless to respond to (someone else would surely have already snagged the PPO BOG, of course!), but I went straight to my computer, logged into MDE, then into “Make Dining Reservations” and ta-da, it was still available. Thank you, you wonderful people behind the Reservation Finder! I was terribly tired at work all day, but it was worth it! I didn’t want to even attempt the phone app, so I’m sorry to say I don’t know if that would have worked out. But as others have said so many times, “Don’t give up trying!” I had two failed attempts under my belt already before ultimately being successful. Good luck!
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I got a BOG dinner at 3am yesterday morning by clicking the link in the text - first tIme that has happened since I got my new phone.
It is now on the correct DAY, but at 9:05pm. Still looking for a better time, but maybe the 9:05 won’t be terrible since we already plan to be in the park late for evening EMH and we were planning a light meal anyway. Maybe the soup and a sweet will not be too heavy that late? Or truly, we only are going for The Beast actually. How keen are the TS on ADRs that only order a press pot and a dessert? I don’t even know if BOG offers press pot. Guess I will go check on that option…
I posted on a different thread a while back, but at our 180 mark, there was no availability for an Akershus breakfast that is the only character meal we are doing on our December vacation. We have a party of 10 - 5 adults, 5 kids under 6. Honestly, I was a bit crushed not to get this ADR since it was a splurge for us and the only one we really wanted to do. I signed up for Reservation Finder and I forget how long it took, but it DID happen! My phone texted around 3am in the morning, and thankfully it woke me up. My desperate, exhausted self went downstairs to the computer immediately & signed on to MDE via our laptop. I scheduled the ADR that way & it went right though! This trip is a once in a lifetime holiday event for multiple generations of family & I definitely teared up that we managed to snag it. Cannot thank Touring Plans enough!!!
Don’t give up & keep looking, and if you are up in the middle of the night, it might be worth checking online to see if something is there.
Just ordering dessert and coffee shouldn’t be an issue. Some people go there specifically to order “the grey stuff” only.
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Oh, and the grey stuff at lunch is a cupcake. The grey stuff at dinner is more of a tart.
Oh, OK. Thank you for letting me know. I was expecting a cupcake, but DH isn’t a big fan of cake, so he will be happy about the tart option!
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