Hiya Don,
Welcome to planDisney! I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing difficulty getting dining reservations for your Disneyland Resort vacation. I've definitely experienced that moment when your plan A itinerary is disrupted by unavailable dining reservations.
Advanced dining reservations can start being made 60 days out for all Guests, and due to popularity, reservations tend to go fast. Personally, I've woken up on the day my reservation window opened and found that the reservation I was hoping to snag was already gone. I'm not sure what dining locations and times you were looking for, so I can't tell you for sure if the reservations are fully booked or not. I went ahead and did a little search for myself and saw some
reservations still available throughout the day at Disneyland and Downtown Disney District locations (for parties of 2). With that being said, many table service locations do not currently have any available reservations. Don't give up yet, though. Dining reservations are constantly opening up as you get closer to the date (I once grabbed a
Lamplighter's Lounge reservation the night before my park day). The last day to cancel reservations without penalty is 24 hours before the reservation, so Guests who want to avoid paying the fee will do so at that time. Check back in the days leading up to October 15th a few times a day, and you are bound to find at least one of the reservations you were searching for.
I hope this was helpful, Don. Please come back and see us if there is anything else we can do to help.
Happy Planning,
Ashley F.