Hi Deb,
Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel, and thank you for your question. The 180-day mark for dining reservations is one of the few days a year where I don’t mind the sound of my alarm, because it means I’m one step closer to my Walt Disney World vacation!
Guests who are staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel are able to make
dining reservations 180 days from their check-in date for up to 10 days of your resort stay. If you are staying off-site, you will be able to make those reservations 180 days from the day you are planning to dine.
You may make dining reservations
online beginning at 6:00 a.m. EST, or by phone beginning at 7:00 a.m. EST. For phone reservations, call (407) WDW-DINE.
My tip is to make your reservations in order of difficulty, not chronologically. For example, Cinderella’s Royal Table is a fairly difficult reservation, as is Be Our Guest Restaurant. I would make those reservations before any others, even if the date you’d like to attend another is earlier in your trip.
Have fun making your dining reservations, Deb! It’s so much fun to “map out” your vacation and begin to imagine the fun you’re going to have and the delicious treats you’ll be enjoying!
Wishing you a magical vacation,
Robyn