Hello, Mabel! I'm always happy to help a fellow resident of Pennsylvania with their Walt Disney World Resort vacation planning! I can imagine how you must have felt when trying to make your dining reservations! Let me try to offer some guidance as you continue to plan for your May vacation.
Disney Dining reservations are extremely popular right now! In an effort to keep Guests and Cast Members safe, there is
limited capacity at Disney Dining locations. It is quite possible that you were trying to make your reservations on the correct date (60-days prior to your vacation arrival date), but the dining location(s) selected might have already been booked due to their popularity and current limited capacity.
Mabel, there are two ways to make advanced Disney Dining reservations. The first is to make them online using the
Walt Disney World Resort website, or using the
My Disney Experience app on your mobile device, beginning at 6:00AM (Eastern time). A few select restaurants will even accept reservation requests as early as 5:45AM. The second way to make your advanced reservations is to call Disney Dining at (407)-WDW-DINE. This number doesn't begin accepting reservation requests until 7:00AM. I always recommend using the online or app features as they allow Guests a greater chance at getting those coveted reservations!
Finally, Mabel, don't give up! Guests cancel and change reservations all of the time! If you have a Disney Dining location that you are really hoping to visit, continuously check the website or My Disney Experience app for availability. My wife and I have even found reservations for popular dining locations up to the night before!
Hakuna Matata! Jonathan