Howdy Steven!
Welcome to planDisney. Dining around the Walt Disney World Parks & Resorts is one of my family's favorite things to do. There are so many amazingly themed restaurants to choose from, with cuisine options from around the world. With so many options, such as lounges, quick-service, and table service restaurants, I can imagine it can become a little overwhelming, so let me see if I can help y'all with your planning question.
Guests with a valid Disney Resort Hotel Reservation can make reservations for the entire length of stay (for up to a 10-night stay) up to 60 days in advance of your arrival. Based on your arrival date of April 4th, you can begin making your reservations on February 3rd. Advanced dining reservations can be made through the
Walt Disney World website or through the
My Disney Experience app starting around 6:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. In my experience, I would suggest waking up a little early, as I have seen some restaurants become available as early as 5:45 AM. Here is a link to
Dining at Walt Disney World Resorts, where you can find additional information about all of your dining opportunities.
One thing I highly recommend is researching which table-service restaurants you would like to dine at and prioritizing them in order of importance. Since you can book your days in the order you prefer, I suggest starting with the highest-priority ones first, then working your way down. I’ve found that certain dining experiences, such as Chef Mickey’s, are super popular, and preferred times can go quickly. If, for some reason, you do not get a reservation you were hoping for, do not fret, cancellations happen all of the time, so keep checking regularly, and you might just find it.
Steven, I hope this helps and that you have a magical dining experience while at the Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. If any other questions pop up, please stop back by, and my friends and I here at
planDisney will be happy to help.
See ya real soon,
Robert