Character dining question

[dancingirl21]

Hello, all. We are traveling to Disney World Sept 28-Oct 5. I currently have a character dining reservation at Garden Grill in Epcot but am interested in a breakfast reservation at Tusker House on a specific date during our stay. Currently there are no reservations available. We are staying off-site, if that matters. 

For those in the know, is there a chance I could get a reservation at some point leading up to the trip? And is the only way to just stalk the dining reservations site all the time? 

Thanks very much!

[redheadk]

Google Touring Plans Reservation Finder. You’ll need a TR account ((the free one) and can set it to look for up to 2 different dining reservations at a time. It will text/email you if/when one is found that meets your criteria. Be sure to jump online and book immediately.

We had great luck using it last October!

[dancingirl21]

Jul 27, 2019 20:15:07 GMT -5 redheadk said:

Google Touring Plans Reservation Finder. You’ll need a TR account ((the free one) and can set it to look for up to 2 different dining reservations at a time. It will text/email you if/when one is found that meets your criteria. Be sure to jump online and book immediately.

We had great luck using it last October!

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[jaycee]

Another alternative to the site mentioned above is mousedining.com. It is also free and can be set for 2 reservations at once. It worked just beautifully for us and I got both of the reservations that I wanted. As PP mentioned, they'll just text you as soon as it comes up so be ready to jump on it asap.

[dancingirl21]

Jul 27, 2019 20:44:02 GMT -5 jaycee said:

Another alternative to the site mentioned above is mousedining.com. It is also free and can be set for 2 reservations at once. It worked just beautifully for us and I got both of the reservations that I wanted. As PP mentioned, they'll just text you as soon as it comes up so be ready to jump on it asap.

Thank you!

[mainelyfoolish]

I would say your chances of getting your reservation are very good, especially using the aforementioned tools. People will drop any conflicting reservations they have after they get their fast passes booked. And on the slim chance that you don’t get a reservation in the next two months, check again the day/evening before you want to dine, as people will also drop reservations at the last minute.

[curbsideprophet]

Another thing to watch for is a change in park hours. Some people will drop if what they thought was pre-park opening is no longer before opening.