Hi Lisa! Thank you for bringing your question to planDisney!
The
My Disney Experience mobile app is such a wonderful resource when it comes to planning your vacation, helping to maximize your plans while you are there, and allowing you to reminisce when you are home. You can use the free
Disney Genie service to create a personalized itinerary, choose to make
Lightning Lane reservations by purchasing
Disney Genie+ or
Individual Lightning Lanes, keep track of your
PhotoPass Service photos, and so much more!
I'm happy to report that both you and your husband can make
advanced dining reservations at the same time. In fact, I
encourage you to do this. Make sure that both of you have your own
My Disney Experience accounts, have downloaded the My Disney Experience mobile app, and have
connected with each other (ensuring that you are sharing plans). This will allow both of you to make reservations from your individual devices and accounts for your travel party.
Remember, advanced dining reservations can be made up to 60 days in advance of the date on which you would like to dine. However, if you are staying at a
Disney Resorts Collection Hotel, you'll be able to make dining reservations 60 days in advance of your arrival date for your entire vacation (up to 10 days). This can often be the key to booking hard-to-get reservations like
Cinderella's Royal Table in
Magic Kingdom Park or
SPACE 220 Restaurant in
EPCOT. As a bonus tip, I recommend trying to get these hard-to-get reservations for later on in your trip as fewer people will have had access to making those reservations.
Lisa, I hope that you have a wonderful visit to the Walt Disney World Resort. Don't forget that
TRON / Lightcycle Run will be open in Magic Kingdom Park when you are there (it opens April 4, 2023) so you will be able to experience this brand-new rollercoaster. It's bound to be an incredible experience!
Feel free to
reach out if you have any further questions about your upcoming trip. We are always happy to help!
Some things are worth the risk,
Matt