Hi there, Adam!
If there's one place that my family loves to visit to unwind and take it easy, it's Disney Springs. From bowling at
Splitsville to catching a movie and a meal at the
AMC DINE-IN Disney Springs 24 Theatre, there's no shortage of fun there.
I love that you've discovered us locals' go-to third party site to grab hard-to-get dining reservations: OpenTable. I've used it for booking the brand-new
Summer House on the Lake and even tried-and-true restaurants like the
BOATHOUSE. Although you
can't link the outside company's reservations to your My Disney Experience plans, you absolutely can take advantage of these legitimate dining reservation openings. While there is no easily found answer for why there are reservations available there and not via Walt Disney World Resort's website or the
My Disney Experience App, I can assume the reservations allotted to the Disney options are more popular because they are more well-known.
AN EXTRA GEM: If you'd rather book through the My Disney Experience App, availability sometimes pops up at the last minute because other Guests cancel when their plans change around the time of their reservation. So, be on the lookout for new openings--it happens!
Please
revisit us here at planDisney if you have any other questions, Adam. We'd love to share some of our tricks and tips with you.
Magic always,
LeAndra