Hi Beth!
It is so exciting to book a Walt Disney World Resort vacation! And while planning and dreaming is always fun, it can be so stressful if reservations are limited. I have had significantly more luck searching the entire meal setting at restaurants, rather than looking for a specific time. When searching for reservations on the
Dining page or on a specific restaurant's page, you will also find listings for all of the meals offered (i.e., Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner, where applicable) at the very top of the time listings above the earliest listing. If you select the meal option, it will search openings over that entire meal seating for any available reservations, rather than just a few hours around a specific time selected. I was able to make several reservations this way that I had a hard time making when using specific times.
Sending you lots of dining pixie dust! T-T-F-N, ta ta for now!
~Crystal B.