How critical are dining reservations at DL

[ParkHoppers]

I know dining reservations can be very important at DW but is it the same at DL. How easy is it to get dining reservations at Disneyland.

 

[BrianL]

They are much less critical, at least in that you do not have to book them as far out as you do for WDW. I wouldn't necessarily wait until the day of, but you can sometimes get in even then. If you are sure that you want to eat there then make a reservation, but you can do it a few weeks out and will probably have no problems unless it is a particularly busy time.

 

[figment_jii]

Getting reservations at DLR is much easier than at WDW, but it's becoming more and more important to have one if you know you want to dine at a specific location and/or time. You can often get pretty good reservations on short notice (~week), except for dining packages (especially F! once it goes to weekends only), dessert parties, special events, and the Blue Bayou. If they have space, the TS locations will take walk-ups, but the wait time can be fairly substantial (30 minutes to over an hour are not uncommon).

 

[HydroGuy]

I know dining reservations can be very important at DW but is it the same at DL. How easy is it to get dining reservations at Disneyland.

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