Dining reservations??

[msr709]

They have them for WDW, which restaurants (besides the very expensive ones) need reservations? Is that listed somewhere here?

 

[figment_jii]

All DLR TS locations accept reservations (lounges, bars, and counter services do not). Like WDW, there is a $10 per person no show fee. I think you stand a better of chance of walking up to one of the restaurants in DTD, than you do at the in-park locations. Lately it seems like the in-park locations have been more consistently turning away walk-ups or telling them the stand-by wait is long (>1 hour). For certain, reservations are needed at the in-park character meals (Ariel's Grotto (B/L), Minnie's at the Plaza Inn (B)), the Blue Bayou, and for the dining packages. It also depends on when you're going, but I would strongly consider making a reservation if you want to eat at Carnation Cafe, Cafe Orleans, Carthay Circle, and Big Thunder BBQ (last day is Jan 10).

You can make reservations or online. Reservations open up 60-days in advance, but unlike WDW, they aren't really that hard to get. You can often get prime dining reservations only a few weeks out. If you do go online or call right on the 60-day mark and something is showing as unavailable, it's more likely that they haven't yet loaded that location/date into the system (opposed to already being fully booked). Please note there is no 180+10 feature for DLR, so each day comes available one day at a time. The DLR online system rolls somewhere after midnight and the phones open after 7:00 am.
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/#/reservations-accepted/

 

[luulu1999]

Depends on when you are going, we usually make reservations at Goofy's when we go and I think most Character meals you are better off too and Blue Bayou, I actually make them anywhere we plan on eating that you can but it isn't as necessary to do so as early usually a couple weeks out you can still get them and most the time you can walk up you just may have a little wait on your hands.

 

[msr709]

Thank you for your replies.