How to Actually Get Disney Dining Reservations at the 60-Day Mark
For most Disney World restaurants, the 60-day mark is your best chance at the table you want. This guide covers how the window works, how the 60+10 rule changes things for resort guests, and a step-by-step plan for booking morning. It also covers what our reservation-monitoring data shows about your odds if you miss out.
Facts last verified September 28, 2026
How does the Disney 60-day reservation window work?
According to Disney:
- All guests can book dining reservations starting 60 days in advance.
- Guests with a Disney Resort hotel reservation can book for their entire stay (up to 10 nights) starting 60 days before arrival. This is often called the “60+10” rule.
- New booking windows open at approximately 6:00 AM Eastern each day.
| Where you’re staying | When you can book each day of your trip |
|---|---|
| Off-site | Each date, 60 days before that date |
| Disney Resort hotel | Every date of your stay (up to 10 nights), 60 days before check-in |
Why 60+10 matters for later days
Say you check in on June 10. A resort guest can book June 10–19 on April 11. An off-site guest can only book June 10 that morning, and June 15 not until April 16. So for the later days of a trip, resort guests get to book before anyone staying off-site.
In practice:
- If you’re staying at a Disney resort, put your hardest-to-get reservations on later days of your trip, when fewer people can book yet.
- If you’re staying off-site, your later days compete with resort guests who booked them first. Your best chance at a hard table is usually the first day or two of your trip.
Step-by-step plan for booking morning
1. Decide your priorities the night before
Rank what you want, with a backup for each:
- Your one must-do (for example, a character meal or a hard-to-get venue)
- A second priority
- Meals where you just need somewhere reasonable to eat
Not sure which ones are genuinely hard? See the 10 hardest Disney World reservations, ranked with our data.
2. Be signed in before 6:00 AM Eastern
Before the window opens:
- Sign in to My Disney Experience
- Link your resort reservation, if you have one, so the 60+10 window applies
- Make sure everyone in your party is on your account
- Have a credit card ready, since most restaurants require one to guarantee the reservation
- Open the page for your top-priority restaurant
3. Book the hardest one first
Start with your #1 priority. Seconds matter most for your hardest reservation, so spend them there first.
4. Search more than one time
If your preferred time isn’t showing, search other meal periods and times before moving on to your backup. A different time at your first-choice restaurant can be better than your backup restaurant.
What if it’s already gone?
Don’t treat the 60-day morning as your only chance. Disney says that when a guest cancels, the reservation time is immediately made available to another guest.
BookADream’s opening data (July 7 – September 28, 2026) shows when openings appeared relative to the visit date:
| Days before the visit | Share of openings |
|---|---|
| 0–1 | 13% |
| 2–7 | 38% |
| 8–30 | 39% |
| 31–60 | 11% |
Two takeaways:
- Only about 1 in 9 openings came 31–60 days out. If you miss your 60-day morning, you probably won’t get a quick second chance in the following weeks, which is why the morning matters.
- About half came in the final week. If it’s gone at 60 days, the last week before your visit is when to watch most closely.
Caveats: this data is almost all Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, and it only covers the dates and party sizes our users tracked. Other restaurants may follow different patterns. Because more people set alerts for dates that are coming up soon, the split may lean toward later dates.
For the full picture on sold-out reservations, see our guide to hard-to-book Disney World reservations. For your options once you’re close to the trip, see the backup-plan playbook.
Know the cancellation rules
For most restaurants that take advance reservations, Disney:
- charges $10 per person for no-shows or cancellations within 2 hours of the reservation, and
- doesn’t allow modifications within 2 hours.
Some experiences have their own terms, and some require full payment at booking. Check the confirmation for each one. If you’re holding a backup while hoping your first choice opens, cancel the one you don’t need well before the 2-hour mark.
Booking-morning checklist
- Signed in to My Disney Experience, with your resort reservation linked
- Party members on your account
- Credit card ready
- Ranked list with a backup for each meal
- 60+10 advantage used for later trip days (resort guests)
Sources
- When can I book dining reservations? — Walt Disney World FAQ
- Disney Resort guest dining reservation access — Walt Disney World
- Dining reservations help — Walt Disney World
- BookADream opening log, July 7 – September 28, 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What time do Disney World dining reservations open at 60 days? Disney says new booking windows open at approximately 6:00 AM Eastern each day, up to 60 days in advance.
What is the Disney 60+10 rule? Guests with a Disney Resort hotel reservation can book dining for their entire stay (up to 10 nights) starting 60 days before arrival. Other guests book each day as it reaches its own 60-day mark.
Does the 60+10 rule help with later days of a trip? Yes, for resort guests. On day 4 of a trip, for example, a resort guest can book it 60 days before check-in, while an off-site guest can’t book that date until 3 days later. The advantage only applies to resort guests.
What if the restaurant I want is gone at 60 days? Keep watching. In BookADream’s opening data (July – September 2026, mostly Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique), only about 11% of openings appeared 31–60 days before the visit, and about half appeared in the final week.
What is the Disney dining cancellation policy? For most restaurants that take advance reservations, Disney charges $10 per person for no-shows or cancellations within 2 hours of the reservation, and modifications aren’t allowed within 2 hours. Some experiences have different terms.
Missed it at 60 days?
BookADream watches for cancellations on the dates you choose and alerts you when one opens, so you don’t have to keep refreshing through that final week.
