Hi Robyn! Welcome to planDisney! Thanks so much for stopping by to ask us your question!
Making
Advanced Dining Reservations is my favorite part of planning a vacation at The Happiest Place on Earth. I always have a list of dining locations that I'm wishing for.
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar is such a fun choice and a very popular one. I'm sorry you haven't been able to make a reservation there yet. As you are already thinking about other possibilities, your plan to try to join the walk-up list using the
Disneyland Mobile App is a good one. While I don't have an exact distance to give you for how close you need to be to join the list, you do need to be within close proximity to the dining location. If you are already at the
Disneyland Hotel, I suggest trying to join the list once your travel party is ready. I like to keep trying to join a walk-up list as we walk to that location. Once you are within the needed vicinity to join, you will be prompted to add the details for your dining party.
Because you still have some time before you arrive, I recommend that you keep checking for an Advanced Dining Reservation. You could consider trying for a table of two and have someone else in your travel party also try for a table of two. If you successfully make two separate reservations, you can request to be seated together, however, there aren't any guarantees that you would be.
If you have more planning questions, please stop by planDisney again. We can't wait for you to be our guest, and we would love to help!
Wishing you magic,
Lisa