Welcome to planDisney, Amanda! Wow, it's not long til you are immersed in all the delights Walt Disney World offers - how exciting. We stayed in the
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel before and loved its proximity to Hollywood Studios and EPCOT.
Please let me clarify how the advanced dining reservations work. As a
Disney Resort hotel guest, you can book dining reservations 60 days ahead of your arrival date for the length of your stay only, capped at 10 days. As your stay at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel is for one night, you may make reservations for that date only. If you have a longer stay in a Disney Resort hotel, you can book for that amount of days - so a 10-day stay would result in 10 days of available bookings. I hope that helps, and I am sorry if it was not in line with your expectations.
Amanda, I find the easiest way to make dining reservations through the My Disney Experience App - a tool worth familiarising yourself with ahead of your trip. Please also know that there are so many delicious dining opportunities to be had at Walt Disney World without a dining reservation. Whilst I highly recommend securing your must-dos in advance, there are tasty treats available on the go. At
EPCOT's International Flower & Garden Festival, for example - the Chicken and Waffles at the Honey Bee-stro are delightful.
Where ever you dine, Amanda, I wish you and your fellow Guests the best time at the Most Magical Place on Earth, Louise.