1:40 You will not compete with "half a million" to get a seat, it is a family fest and 1/3 do not even drink beer and another third do not like the noisy tents. Also, the average time spent in a tent is about 4 hours so seats are often occupied 2-5 times a day by different guests ... 2:05 The doors are closed when the tents are full to (secure) capacity. After that, an amount of people are always let in, that equals the amount leaving, a steady but slow flow. The longest I have waited was 30 minutes! After 150+ visits I have never reserved and sometimes we were up to 5 friends getting in. If you are in a group, first find a place at tables near each other, then consolidate as other people leave.
Rudolf I need some further encouragement. This BigBoy Travel video is extremely negative about my chances of getting in a tent. I want to book something in January for my group and the only day I can go is the last day and the day before. Will I be able to do this? Why is BigBoy saying it's impossible?
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You basically cant get one on evenings or weekends unless you are a local booking 6-12 months in advance. As stated in the video, you would have to follow the links to each tent on our guide if you want weekday lunch reservations. Half of the title is "how to get in without reservations" and was the secondary purpose of the video and very important for everyone to know how to navigate
True it's not a "rule", but as you know it is extremely difficult to get an evening or weekend reservation at the main tents as a non local. At a couple of the tents weekend lunch spots are possible to get and at almost all of then weekday lunch reservations are easy with an advance booking.
1:40 You will not compete with "half a million" to get a seat, it is a family fest and 1/3 do not even drink beer and another third do not like the noisy tents. Also, the average time spent in a tent is about 4 hours so seats are often occupied 2-5 times a day by different guests ... 2:05 The doors are closed when the tents are full to (secure) capacity. After that, an amount of people are always let in, that equals the amount leaving, a steady but slow flow. The longest I have waited was 30 minutes! After 150+ visits I have never reserved and sometimes we were up to 5 friends getting in. If you are in a group, first find a place at tables near each other, then consolidate as other people leave.
Rudolf I need some further encouragement. This BigBoy Travel video is extremely negative about my chances of getting in a tent. I want to book something in January for my group and the only day I can go is the last day and the day before. Will I be able to do this? Why is BigBoy saying it's impossible?
@@jokeexplainer6006 If you are going alone, I would think not. Just pop into a tent during the weekday when it's not busy.
Thank you, good to know.
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masks, wash your hands frequently and stay apart to stop the spread of
Covid-19. Take care!
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This video doesn’t actually cover “how” to get a reservation ... kinda misleading don’t ya think ?
You basically cant get one on evenings or weekends unless you are a local booking 6-12 months in advance. As stated in the video, you would have to follow the links to each tent on our guide if you want weekday lunch reservations. Half of the title is "how to get in without reservations" and was the secondary purpose of the video and very important for everyone to know how to navigate
@@Bigboytravel You keep saying "basically" can't get one which suggests there is a chance you can. Teach us how to be on the good end of the chance.
There is no local-only-evening-reservation-rule.
True it's not a "rule", but as you know it is extremely difficult to get an evening or weekend reservation at the main tents as a non local. At a couple of the tents weekend lunch spots are possible to get and at almost all of then weekday lunch reservations are easy with an advance booking.