Hey there, Jennifer! Welcome to planDisney. We're so glad you're here and brought this fantastic question to us. I especially love your question because making sure I get to eat everything on my must-try list is definitely a priority when I visit the Disneyland Resort.
As you've mentioned,
Advance Dining Reservations are available up to 60 days in advance at select locations throughout the Disneyland Resort. Unfortunately, you aren't able to make dining reservations for the entire length of your stay and will need to make them for each day separately. While there is no official time that reservations are released, I've found that 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time seems to be the magical time for reservations to start popping up. So set your alarms for each day that you wish to make dining reservations for and I say it doesn't hurt to have some coffee too.
It's best to have a plan in place too, as reservations for some of the especially popular locations will disappear quickly. Some of these include Blue Bayou Restaurant and Oga's Cantina in Disneyland Park and Lamplight Lounge in Disney California Adventure Park. When making reservations recently, I noticed that Oga's Cantina at the Disneyland Resort is a particularly hot ticket. If you plan to visit this cantina to refuel during your visit to Batuu, I recommend trying to book this first and then quickly moving on to other locations.
If you aren't able to secure a reservation time, no worries, you may have a second chance with the option of joining the Walk-Up List in the
Disneyland app (subject to availability). There are many restaurants throughout the resort that offer
Mobile Dine Walk-Up Availability. To use this feature, you will need to be near the restaurant to join the list and if it's a really popular place (like Blue Bayou Restaurant) I suggest being there before the restaurant opens for your best chance to get on the list.
Jennifer, while this might not have been the answer you were hoping for, I hope the information was still helpful. I'll be sending all the pixie dust your way for fast fingers when you're ready to make your dining reservations. Let us know if you have other questions that we can help with for your upcoming visit. Until then, I wish you happy planning!
Michelle