Select Walt Disney World Resort hotels will begin welcoming guests again on June 22nd.
Animal Kingdom Lodge
And, along with the reopening of the hotels, many Resort restaurants (though not all) will be welcoming guests again as well. As Disney has been working to update the dining reservation system in response to new safety measures which will be implemented around the Resort, guests have been unable to make Advance Dining Reservations to book the restaurants which will be open to guests. But today has delivered news on WHEN Resort hotel guests can start lining up their dining reservations!
Guests with Disney Resort hotel reservations for arrivals from June 22nd through July 10th can make dining reservations for select hotel dining starting this Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Online reservations are currently available for participating restaurants in Disney Springs.)
Walt Disney World screenshot
PLEASE NOTE: a valid Disney Resort hotel reservation will be required to make reservations — at this time, guests who are not staying at a Disney Resort hotel will NOT be able to make reservations.
Whispering Canyon
Reservations will not be available online, however. Interested guests must call the Disney Reservation Center at (407) 824-1391. (Disney Vacation Club Members may contact Member Services at (800) 800-9800.)
See the full list of Disney World restaurants that will be open starting June 22nd here!
As a reminder, this is only applicable to Resort hotel dining — theme park restaurants will not available for booking for when the Disney World parks begin reopening on July 11th. We’ll keep you posted on this developing story as more information is revealed!
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