cigar95
DIS weakest link
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2000
Some here may not remember, but for a good long time they were called "Priority Seating", which precisely describes what they were. Guests were confused by the term. So it was later changed to "Advance (*not* 'Advanced') Dining Reservations." The only change was the name. The process remained as it was. You check in and get priority over those doing walk-up, but still have to wait for a table of the right size to be available.
So despite the name, it *isn't* an actual reservation. It's just not. No matter what the name says. No matter how blue in the face we might want to make ourselves claiming that it is. It isn't a reservation.
Actually, I suppose in one sense it is. You haven't reserved a table. You've reserved a place in line. But a place in line doesn't promise seating at any given time.
So despite the name, it *isn't* an actual reservation. It's just not. No matter what the name says. No matter how blue in the face we might want to make ourselves claiming that it is. It isn't a reservation.
Actually, I suppose in one sense it is. You haven't reserved a table. You've reserved a place in line. But a place in line doesn't promise seating at any given time.