food IS a theme park
A LOT is going to change with Disney World dining in 2024.
EPCOT
Not only will we be getting some new restaurants in 2024, including The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers, but the Disney Dining Plan is making its return on January 9th — and well, let’s just say that might complicate things. Why? Well, some of the more expensive table service restaurants are only going to be one credit on the plan, meaning it’s going to be a LOT harder to get those reservations.
There are a lot of things to consider when you book an advance dining reservation in Disney World.
‘Ohana at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
First, you have to figure out WHERE you want to eat and be ready to book the reservation 60 days in advance of the first day of your Disney World trip. Then you’ll have to make sure your itinerary leaves you plenty of time to get to your reservation, especially considering that there may be penalties for missing it. But there may be one thing you’re not even thinking about when you book a reservation near Magic Kingdom.
Although we’re still celebrating Halloween in Disney World, with decorations, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and food, we know we have to start looking ahead to the holiday season in Disney World.
A full spread at Liberty Tree Tavern
That means we’re already making plans for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, BUT we also have to think about Thanksgiving. If you’re planning on visiting Disney World on Thanksgiving, you’re probably going to want to eat somewhere special, right? Well, you’ll certainly need to make advance dining reservations as soon as they’re available, so we’re going to help you with that.
Get ready to become a TRUE Disney pro!
Cinderella Castle
One tool you’ll find yourself using a LOT in Disney World is the My Disney Experience app. This is the official Disney World app, which can be downloaded on your mobile device. The app can help you do a whole bunch of useful things in the parks like check ride wait times, place Mobile Orders, and secure those Genie+ selections. But the app keeps changing and evolving, getting new features that you might have TOTALLY missed out on. So today we’re taking a look at 3 of the newest Disney World app updates/additions to help you make the most of your use of the app.
Lots of things are changing in Disney parks.
Disneyland Resort
New attractions are on the way, new restaurants are coming soon, and more! We also recently learned that Disney dining reservations would soon change, and now we’re seeing those changes on the Disneyland app.
When it comes to dining, there’s a HUGE problem in EPCOT.
EPCOT
Okay, there are a few problems. First, picking a place to eat — EPCOT has SO many good restaurants. Do you want to have a meal in space or maybe chow down on some German food with German entertainment? But even after you make that decision, the other problem is this: some of these places are hard to get advance dining reservations. But we have a hack!
When it comes to the Disney parks, things are constantly changing and evolving!
Space 220
From ride refurbishments, to new restaurants, to hotel changes, and more, things tend to move pretty quickly around the Disney parks. The changes aren’t always popular, but sometimes Disney totally NAILS IT and rolls out an update that gets overwhelming applause from the fans! And so far, that seems to be the case with a recent update to the process of dining reservations!
Y’ALL! Do we have some NEWS for you!
The way you search for dining reservations for Disney World and Disneyland is about to CHANGE in a great way!
Breakfast at Garden Grill
At the moment, you can search for Advance Dining Reservations via the Disney World or Disneyland websites or apps, but sometimes finding these reservations isn’t all that easy given the way that Disney’s system is set up — limiting your search by specific dining periods of times. You could find yourself messing around with the system for a while, changing between searching for “breakfast” versus “8AM” or other specific times until THE reservation time you want pops up. But soon, that’ll all be changing!
We’ve all been there — we’re up at 5:30AM, 60 days before our Disney World trip, waiting for 6AM to hit so that we can book those coveted dining reservations at all of our favorite Disney restaurants. We have our list ready of all the most important spots to hit, and then — FINALLY — it’s time! We search for open reservation times…and search…and search…and then that sinking feeling starts to creep in.
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It’s absolutely DEVASTATING when you don’t get the Disney World dining reservations you were hoping for! All that great food, just outside of your reach. (Can you tell we have strong feelings about Disney food? 😂) But wait — all hope is not lost. Sure, it looks like you’re out of luck. But is Disney actually LYING to you?? [Read more…]
If you want to eat at a sit-down restaurant in Disney World, you pretty much HAVE to make advanced dining reservations. But here’s the problem: sometimes those dining reservations are TRICKY to get!
Be Our Guest tables
It’s probably not news to you, but just in case you haven’t heard, a LOT of people visit Disney World every single day. 😅 And a lot of those people want to eat at Disney World’s fantastic restaurants! So what complications might you encounter when trying to book a table and how can you overcome those problems? We’ve got the answers.
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