How to Plan Your Disney World Dining Reservations Like a Pro

If you're staying at a Walt Disney World resort hotel, you can start booking your dining reservations 180 days in advance. It's a good idea to make a calendar reminder about this date, and Disney will send you a few email reminders as well. When your window opens, book any high-priority dining reservations first. This would include any character meals or signature dining for the duration of your trip. Then go back and reserve any other reservations you might want that would be lower priority. Low priority restaurants would be Grand Floridian Cafe at the Grand Floridian, Whispering Canyon at the Wilderness Lodge Resort, or Via Napoli at Epcot.