***Official January 2026 Thread***

[CoachBeard]

All of our 60 day booking windows are opening soon!

I'm doing a split stay so I get to do it twice!

 

[Drewsdad]

 

[Artygal90]

Add me to the list! I booked a one-night stay at the Doubletree in Disney Springs on January 15th and am planning one solo day at Epcot for the first day of Festival of the Arts. This will be my first solo Disney trip and I am SO excited!

 

[CoachBeard]

I’m in “overwhelmed with dining possibilities” right now since half of my trip window opened. I’m just making a ton and I’ll end up canceling most them likely. But it’s fun to do it and plan and move things around. Adds to the trip experience for me I guess. The “thrill of the hunt”.

Couldn’t get rose and crown fireworks dinner unfortunately.

 

[pixiedust2u]

I’m in “overwhelmed with dining possibilities” right now since half of my trip window opened. I’m just making a ton and I’ll end up canceling most them likely. But it’s fun to do it and plan and move things around. Adds to the trip experience for me I guess. The “thrill of the hunt”.

Couldn’t get rose and crown fireworks dinner unfortunately.

I’ve had great luck with mouse dining site. You can set an alert and they will email you if it comes available, if you pay extra they will also text. Good luck!

 

[ak517]

To anyone who has traveled at this time of year before - thoughts on the difficulty of getting a specific dining reservation.

When we went last February, early in the month, we booked nothing in advance. It was intentionally a very non-structured trip with just the 2 of us. We ended up eating pretty much anywhere we wanted, which included our favorites Tutto Italia, Trattoria al Forno, and Cape May Cafe. Last trip, and this trip, are both during the Festival of the Arts, and we loved eating food there, and hope to do so again. Also, we don't consider the food the biggest draw to WDW. With a few exceptions, we're easily pleased with just about wherever we dine.

However, this trip, we are a total of 8 - including a toddler and a pre-schooler, so I know that most things will be more complicated. I'm still leaning towards no real set-in-stone must-do reserved dinners, except for one meal.

My 4-year-old granddaughter wants to dine with some princesses, so we're going to do Akershus Royal Banquet Hall for breakfast. I understand that breakfast there is more popular than lunch or dinner, so I'm curious if anyone has any first-hand knowledge of booking there. I'm hoping that if I get on it at exactly the 60-day mark, I'll be ok.

Anyone have any words of wisdom, or words of encouragement, or words of discouragement? Any words at all. LOL

We like to have one lunch booked per day on our trips with our toddler to have a little reset. I try to schedule lunch on the earlier side so we can get him to rest either in the stroller or back at the resort. By the end of the day we’re likely to be exhausted and the meals just aren’t as enjoyable, but that’s just what we’ve found works best for our family.