Disney App Updates Make Booking Dining Reservations Easier Than Ever

With guest needs in mind, updates have been made at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World to make planning vacations simpler. Now, it’s easier than ever for guests to find dining reservations for whatever they’re craving on a whim or visit that bucket list location they’ve been dreaming about for their next Disney trip.

These features improve on guest-favorite enhancements to simplify the planning experience, and are now available on the Disneyland app* for Disneyland and the My Disney Experience app for Disney World, or on the web at Disneyland.com or DisneyWorld.com. Guests can learn how to make the most of their next visit with these new features, no matter how their crew chooses to explore all the dining Disney Parks have to offer.

For the Bucket-List Dining Spot

• View all dates with available reservations any dining location
• Improved labeling for Character Dining

So, guests have one specific dining location at the top of your family’s must-do list. Now, searching on the app makes it simple to see all dates with available reservation timeslots at any individual restaurant on a handy calendar. Select a dining location and party size to see an overview of which dates have reservations available, indicated with a green dot. Then, they can plan their vacation accordingly. This is a great feature for guests looking to dine at some of our most popular locations — even those hard-to-snag dining spots. Bucket list dining reservation: acquired!

For character dining experience, guests can look for the Mickey icon and a label on available reservation times.

For the Plan Every Detail in Advance Family

• Search availability for ALL dining locations across a date range
• Custom time slider to target exact dining times

Some guests are the one in the family who has an hour-by-hour spreadsheet in the works immediately after their trip is booked. This update is for the trip planning gurus. The expanded search by date range allows guests to view availability for ALL dining locations across multiple dates, rather than only one location across a date range. Use the tabs at the top to look at different dates within a search range.

The time range search has also been updated to find more specific times that fit with guests’ plans. To customize the time, move the slider in the search to select a range down to the hour.

Remember: Disneyland Resort guests can start booking dining reservations up to 60 days in advance. If guests staying with us at a Disney Resort hote at Disney World, they can start booking 60 days in advance for their entire length of stay (up to a 10-night stay).

For the Go-With-The-Flow Group

• Join a walk-up list or place a mobile order from select Disney World table service locations when searching for same-day dining reservations
• Improved sorting and filtering for nearby locations

Some groups let pixie dust (and their stomachs) guide where they go next at the parks. Now when guests search for same-day dining reservations, easily join a walk-up list or place a mobile order to-go at Disney World table service locations that offer it. Improved sorting and filtering means guests can search by theme park and nearby resort areas to narrow down their options by location, or filter by Disney Springs at Disney World or Downtown Disney District at Disneyland. If guests are using a Disney Dining plan at Disney World, there’s a filter for them, too! Guests can filter by which locations accept credits and how many they’ll need.

Cool new feature alert: Whether guests need to see what their menu options look like or get a general overview of the vibes, they can check out the new media gallery to get a visual sneak peek. They can look for the ring around a location’s thumbnail photo to open the gallery (Disney World only).

There’s nothing like a visit to a Disney park. Whether guests are celebrating everything the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration has to offer or experiencing all the fun of Cool KID SUMMER at Disney World, it’s easier than ever to experience dining in a way that works best for guests and their families. Stay in-the-know on our page for the latest in what’s tasty, and guests should be sure to download the Disneyland app or the My Disney Experience app (for Disney World) when they are ready to start planning.