Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026Annual Pass Holders Need Dining Monitoring More Than AnyoneIf you're at Disney multiple times a year, the cost-per-use math on a dining alert subscription changes fast. Here's how Annual Pass holders should think about reservation monitoring.Read post →
Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026I Caught a Cake Bake Shop Reservation on Mother's Day 2026Ryan Stempski ran an open-source dining checker for 52 hours and caught a Cake Bake Shop reservation after 2,395 checks. That catch became SpotSitter.Read post →
Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026Disney Dining for Larger Parties: Why Reservations Are Harder and What Actually HelpsBooking Disney dining for a party of five or more is a different problem than booking for two. The 60-day window behaves differently, cancellations behave differently, and the monitoring strategy needs to match.Read post →
Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026The Enchanting Extras Nobody Talks AboutBibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Savi's Workshop, Droid Depot, La Cava del Tequila. The bookable Disney experiences that are hard to get and often ignored by dining alert tools.Read post →
Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026How to Build a Disney Reservation Watch List Before You Leave HomeBefore your trip starts, you can set up monitoring for every dining and Enchanting Extras reservation you actually want. Here's how I think about building that list.Read post →
Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026What I Learned from Running 2,395 Checks Across 52 HoursAfter 52 hours of automated checks for a Cake Bake Shop reservation, I came away with a clearer picture of how Disney availability actually behaves. Here's what the data showed.Read post →
Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026Why SpotSitter Is a PWA (and Why That's Better for Most Families)SpotSitter installs directly from Safari on iPhone without going through the App Store. Here's what that means, why we built it this way, and what to expect when you install.Read post →
Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026When Disney Reservation Slots Actually DropFrom two years of watching Disney dining availability: when last-minute slots tend to appear, why the 60-day window isn't the only window, and what patterns I've observed firsthand.Read post →
Ryan Stempski · May 30, 2026Why I Stopped Using StakeoutStakeout is a real product that real people use. Here's what worked about it, what didn't work for me specifically, and why I ended up building something instead.Read post →