Hi Joe,
Thanks so much for visiting us at the Disney Parks Moms Panel with your great question! With some awesome special events like the
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival and
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, October is a wonderful time to visit!
I'm glad to see you're planning ahead, too! By planning early, you'll have the best chance of finding the advanced dining reservations and
FastPass+ selections that you really want. To help you with that, Joe, you'll find
park hours plus any available
Extra Magic Hours released 180 days in advance. With smaller crowds and shorter wait times, my family loves taking advantage of Extra Magic Hours as often as possible!
Since you're staying at a Disney Resort hotel, you'll be able to make
advanced dining reservations for the entire length of your stay, up to 10 days, at that 180 day point before your arrival. That's a
great perk! All of the park hours won't be released yet, but I'd suggest still going ahead and making selections for the entire length of your stay. You can always edit them if you change your mind once you've seen all of the park hours.
Have lots of fun planning, Joe, and please let us know if you have any other questions! I hope your vacation this October is truly magical!
Missy