Hi Shanon!
Welcome to planDisney! I'm so glad that you found us hEAR, and thank you for sending us this great question about
Dining at Disneyland Resort! One of my favorite things about Disney's Theme Parks is that lately they've been stepping up their
foodie game to include all kinds of flavors and combinations, tackling top trends, and also making everything look perfect for the 'gram. I like to say that Disneyland Resort is also now an
Eat Park, too!
I am so sorry that you're having a bit of trouble trying to
reserve dining reservations, Shanon. There could be a few things happening here, but since you're well within the 60-day booking window, I think where you're running into the most obstacles is your party size. Disney is still
encouraging social distancing and one of the current implementations is by limiting how many can be included in a dining reservation party. The current limit is six, so any group larger than that yields zero results. However, there is a work around which is breaking your crew up into smaller clusters and searching for two reservations around the same time. The two caveats here are that two people in your party will each need to book one table as one guest cannot hold two reservations concurrently. The second is that your two tables might not be directly next to each other. You can certainly ask when you check-in, and even offer to wait until two tables near each other open up, but it's not a guarantee.
The good thing about your group, Shanon, is that you have a few different ways that you could search for tables and times: by rounding your party up to a group of 8 you could search for two openings of four, or a table for six and another for 2, etc. You could stick to searching for 7, but I promise you that by booking for 8 and showing up with less you will not be charged a no-show fee for that empty chair. (However, on the flip side, if you're only able to find one spot for six at a desired location or time, you cannot book it and show up with 7 for fire code reasons; at Disney you can always over book and under show but you cannot add a chair last-minute.) And if you're still having issues finding great dining, don't forget about
Mobile Food & Beverage Ordering!
I hope that this helped to clEAR this mystery up, Shanon, and if you have any more Disneyland Resort planning questions, We're All Ears!
~Kristen N.