We are arriving 10/29 and looking to make our ressies for the entire week, but the online function only gives me up until 10/30....do you have to make phone ressies for the +10 days?
Yep..you will see an area to put your resort resevation number in. It will also ask for the beginning date and the resort name. Then, once that's in, you should be good to go.
Once you choose "Book a Reservation" you'll see the screen where you enter in the date, time, and party size. In the top half of that page (above the date, time, etc) there should be a link that asks you to Retrieve Your Reservation:
Disney Site said:
Resort Guests & Dining Plan
If you have a Resort reservation or would like to associate your Disney Dining Plan to your dining reservations, please retrieve your resort reservation. (Please be advised that not all restaurants participate in the Disney Dining Plan. Please check your Dining Plan information for participating restaurants.) Retrieve your reservation.
Click on the "Retrieve your reservation" link in there, and then enter the details in. This only has to be done on the first ADR for the "session" and not each and every one.
See the tutorial in my signature below for a more detailed look.