Comments on: Disney Top 10 Tips to planning your WDW vacation

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:12:47 +0000

I have been to Disneyland and world in the past 2 years. This year I am going to Disneyworld.
Like before I am planning it all out.
These are my steps. I get a chart and I mark the following.
What day each park is open including magical hours.
What parks are less busiest.
What special event are going on and where.
Then I decided where I am going to go.
Then the next step is putting in the reservations to eat.
Someone talked about raining…if it is raining in one park most likely it is at another park. So i don’t see why my plans would change because of it raining.
Also all 3 times have been in October.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:36:07 +0000

I agree with Mike. The thing I was not aware of (and told by a CM) that the reservations are not a specific reservation but more of a guarantee for the next available table at that time. When you think a restaurant is all booked up it may actually have an available table. There may be people that just don’t show up for whatever reason. Keep trying!!!

By: mike

mike — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:09:50 +0000

I realize these comments are very old but for anyone else who reads this and is also very worried about the need to make reservations so far in advance I would post my experience. We Did a disney trip in July of 07 and had all our dinner and character breakfasts scheduled before the trip (made reservations about 6 weeks before trip and had no issue with anything we wanted other than cinderella’s castle). We changed a couple of reservations after we were there due to changes for our plans. We were not able to get reservations the same day, but we had no issue at all finding a nice place to eat allowing walk-ups. In Feb 09 we made all our reservations the day or two before (other than we this time made the Cinderella reservation 6 months earlier the minute we were allowed to). We had no issues getting reservations. I would say if there are specific restaurants you really want to eat at reserve all those at least a couple months ahead of time. Maybe even make some other reservations you think you may want. No penalty for cancelling on most just call that morning if you think your plans are changing. You will still be able to find someplace to eat; just maybe not your first choice.

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:02:04 +0000

Advanced Dining Reservations up to six months in advance??? What??

I’m a little concerned now, as I didn’t anticipate the possibility of starving at Disney! O.O

I guess I’ll be packing lots of sandwiches and brandishing more than one water bottle–Um..They do have water fountains, don’t they? Or do you have to have a reservation for those too?

By: Bianca

Bianca — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:34:11 +0000

wow….. im fascinated but terrified reading your top 10s… how can you make a reservation for a restaurant so early? If I need to book ALL my meals in advance, it means I have to be THERE, in the right park at the right time so I dont “miss my food”. Wow.. this means… I have to plan for example.. DAY 1 Magic Kindom.. pick a restaurant and book a reservation at some Disney restaurant IN THIS PARK.. but if its raining that day and we decide to go to MK another day instead to fully enjoy it….. ???? omg.. if I get it right.. you have to make plans and rain or not.. you follow the plan or youre screwed right?

* SO sorry for my english, I speak french*