You might be asking yourself, “How do I make a dining reservation at a Walt Disney World restaurant?”
Well, you’ve come to the right place! Making a dining reservation at Disney World can be done 3 different ways: online, in the official Disney World app, or by calling Disney World directly.
I go over how to make dining reservations at Disney World online and in the My Disney Experience app below, so let’s get to it!
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How do you make Disney World dining reservations online?
Here is the step-by-step process of how to make a Disney World dining reservation using the official Disney World website.
Go to the Walt Disney World website
- Navigate to the Walt Disney World website
- Hover over “Things to Do”
- Click “Make Reservations” under “Dining”
Sign into your Disney account
- You’ll need to provide the email and password associated with your Disney account before booking dining reservations.
Select your party size
- This is where you’ll select the number of people in your party.
Choose your date(s)
- You can select up to 10 days on the calendar to view dining availability.
Choose your time
- You’ll then select a time range by using a slider. This allows you to pick a more specific time range for your dining reservation search. Previously, you could only pick “all day”, “morning”, “afternoon”, or “evening” availability.
Filter location
- You can filter your dining reservation search by location. If you want, you can even view every restaurant at Walt Disney World at the same time.
Pick the restaurant
- You can scroll through the restaurants based on the location filter you selected, along with seeing which time slots are available on the particular date highlighted.
Check availability calendar
- You can also check the availability calendar for each individual restaurant by selecting “Check Availability Calendar” under each restaurant. The calendar notes if there is availability, if there isn’t, and if the location is closed on a certain date.
Log into your Disney account
- Once again, you’ll need to provide the password associated with your Disney account before booking your dining reservation.
Choose add ons, dietary requests, and accessibility requests
- If you’re celebrating a special occasion. you may have the choice of adding on a Mickey Mouse Celebration Cake.
- There’s also a section for “Dietary Requests”, for those who have allergies or dietary restrictions.
- Finally, there’s an “Accessibility Requests” section where you can note if there is anyone in your party who will need additional assistance.
Enter contact information
- This is where you’ll provide your name, email, and phone number.
Provide and confirm payment
- You’ll have to enter your Credit Card or Debit Card number, along with your billing address.
- A form of payment needs to be on file to not only secure your dining reservation, but in case you’re a no show. Many Disney World restaurants will charge a $10 per person fee if you don’t show up for your reservation or don’t cancel in time (usually within 2 hours of the reservation time).
- Click “Confirm” to secure your dining reservation.
All done!
- You will then see a screen confirming your dining reservation. You will also receive an email letting you know your reservation is booked.
Reserve dining online — by restaurant
If you know which dining location you want to book, you can simply search for that restaurant.
Then, all you have to do is click “Check Available Days”. You’re able to select a span of days — up to 10 days at a time.
Then, you’ll see what dining times are available on those days and you can select the date and time you want.
You’ll follow the same contact and payment information as previously mentioned to book your dining reservation.
Where to see all of your dining reservations
If you want to see which dining reservations you’ve booked and when, go to the “My Disney Experience” section at the top of the Disney World website and click “My Plans”.
You may have to log into your Disney account and then you’ll see this screen:
Scroll down until you see your reservations, as follows:
This is where you can also change and cancel your dining reservations.
How do you make Disney World dining reservations in the app?
Here is the step-by-step process of how to make a Disney World dining reservation in the My Disney Experience app.
Open the My Disney Experience app
- Click the “+” at the bottom of the screen
- Then, select “Check Dining Availability”
Sign into your Disney account
- You’ll need to provide the email and password associated with your Disney account before booking dining reservations.
Select your party size
- This is where you’ll select the number of people in your party.
Choose your date(s)
- You can select up to 10 days on the calendar to view dining availability.
Choose your time
- You’ll then select a time range by using a slider. This allows you to pick a more specific time range for your dining reservation search. Previously, you could only pick “all day”, “morning”, “afternoon”, or “evening” availability.
Filter location
- You can filter your dining reservation search by location. If you want, you can even view every restaurant at Walt Disney World at the same time.
Pick the restaurant
- You can scroll through the restaurants based on the location filter you selected, along with seeing which time slots are available on the particular date highlighted.
Check availability calendar
- You can also check the availability calendar for each individual restaurant by selecting “Check Availability Calendar” under each restaurant. The calendar notes if there is availability, if there isn’t, and if the location is closed on a certain date.
Choose add ons, dietary requests, and accessibility requests
- If you’re celebrating a special occasion. you may have the choice of adding on a Mickey Mouse Celebration Cake.
- There’s also a section for “Dietary Requests”, for those who have allergies or dietary restrictions.
- Finally, there’s an “Accessibility Requests” section where you can note if there is anyone in your party who will need additional assistance.
Enter contact information
- This is where you’ll provide your name, email, and phone number.
Provide and confirm payment
- You’ll have to enter your Credit Card or Debit Card number, along with your billing address.
- A form of payment needs to be on file to not only secure your dining reservation, but in case you’re a no show. Many Disney World restaurants will charge a $10 per person fee if you don’t show up for your reservation or don’t cancel in time (usually within 2 hours of the reservation time).
- Click “Confirm” to secure your dining reservation
All done!
- You will then see a screen confirming your dining reservation. You will also receive an email letting you know your reservation is booked.
Reserve dining in the app — by restaurant
If you know which restaurant you want to book, all you have to do is search for that dining location in the app.
After you select that restaurant, you can click “Reserve Dining” and follow the same steps as previously discussed.
After you click select your party size, you can select a span of days — up to 10 days at a time.
Then, you can see which dining times are available on those days and you can choose the date and time you want.
You’ll follow the same contact and payment information as previously mentioned to book your dining reservation.
Where to see all of your dining reservations
To see which dining reservations you’ve booked and when, open the My Disney Experience app and click on the hamburger button (the 3 lines on top of each other) to get to this screen.
Click “My Plans”, which will take you here:
You can click on each date of your trip to see your dining reservations. If you want to cancel or modify your dining reservation, click on it and then tap on “Get Details.”
You’ll be directed to this screen, where you can cancel, modify, update your party, and more.
How do you call to make dining reservations at Disney World?
If you need to call to make dining reservations at Disney World, you can do so by calling (407) WDW-DINE. Phone lines don’t open until 7 a.m.
I normally don’t recommend calling, unless you have issues booking dining online or via the app.
Why? Because you can book dining online or in the app starting at 6 a.m. ET (sometimes even earlier at 5:45 a.m. ET). That’s a whole hour before phone lines open. Dining can be competitive, so if you wait to call you might miss out on an important dining reservation you want.
If you have any other Disney World dining reservations questions, drop them in the comments!
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