Reservation difficulty

[tom1944]

We have a 9-day trip scheduled for August 11-20.

These are the restaurants we were considering, and I was wondering if this list is an accurate list of the difficulty of getting a reservation.

Hoop Dee Do- Wednesday night
Ohana Wednesday morning
Flying Fish Monday night
Steakhouse 71 Sunday night
Yak & Yeti Tuesday lunch after 2
Hollywood & Vine Monday morning
Coral Reff Friday lunch after 2
Biergarten Sunday lunch after 2
Trattoria al Forno Breakfast Tuesday departure day
Liberty Tree Tavern Monday lunch after 2.
Plaza Restaurant Thursday lunch after 2


We have not decided on where we will eat on Saturday. That is our free day and will be at Boardwalk. I think Ale & Compass for breakfast but not sure yet for dinner.

 

[jaredjohn4]

In the past I have worked in reverse order in trying to get reservations. While staying on property, using the 180 + 10 or now the 60 + 10, I would try to get reservations for Hoop Dee Do or Ohana's at the 9 or 10 day mark, figuring less people are able to try to book on those dates. I would book the easier to get reservations earlier in the trips. If you aren't on property and trying a day at the time, hard to get reservations are as they say, hard to get.

 

[auralia]

Unrelated but I vote beaches and cream on the Saturday at the boardwalk…

 

[gottalovepluto]

Hardest to get on that list would be Ohana so I’d hit that first. I’d skip Y&Y through Disney and instead get a Landry’s card. They cost $25 and give you a $25 credit to use at your first meal. After you have a Landry’s member number call Y&Y direct to make your reservation, they have far more availability than via Disney.

 

[ronnie2hotty]

Can you still use the Landry’s card to get walk up reservations?

 

[gottalovepluto]

Can you still use the Landry’s card to get walk up reservations?

Yes but only up to 6 people. You will likely have a bit of a wait. We waited 15 mins in April, the flexibility of not being tied to an ADR was worth the wait.

 

[BeachMouse1]

I have a trip coming up in June and in looking for reservations virtually everything is showing up available. Ohana plenty of availability, 1900 Park Fare, Steakhouse 71. The only one on your list not showing up is Yak & Yeti. I don’t know if it works out were there on a slow week but we’re only 50 days out and I’m playing now on MDE and a lot of availability on what is usually difficult to get.
There was a whole thread on here recently about how there was a lot of availability lately.
I wish you good luck

 

[elvispursley]

I think difficulty booking ADRs is also determined by how large a party you’re booking for.

 

[BeachMouse1]

I think difficulty booking ADRs is also determined by how large a party you’re booking for

So true and probably the most determining factor

 

[elvispursley]

I was finding all kind of same-day ADRs for a party of 2 (which is what we are this trip) for typically harder reservations to score when we’d go with a party of 4-6.

 

[tom1944]

I was finding all kind of same-day ADRs for a party of 2 (which is what we are this trip) for typically harder reservations to score when we’d go with a party of 4-6.

I see 4 unavailable but 3 with many available