If you’re getting ready to book dining reservations for your Disney World vacation, you might feel a little overwhelmed.

There are quite literally HUNDREDS of places to dine in Disney World, and it can be very challenging to decide where you should eat during your limited vacation! We’ve been to every restaurant in Disney World and we STILL have a hard time choosing. But if you want to go ahead and get some of those reservations locked down, we’ve got a hack to help you book your dining early!

For Disney-owned restaurants, you can make your dining reservations 60 days before your vacation. If you’re staying at a Disney World hotel, you can make reservations for your entire trip at the 60-day mark. However, if you’re staying off-site, you’ll have to book those ressies 60 days in advance, one day at a time.

But we bet you didn’t know there’s an EXCEPTION to this rule! Many Disney Springs area restaurants are available to book on OpenTable, and if you make your reservations there, you might be able to get them earlier. For some, you can book up to a year in advance!

As an example, you can book Summer House on the Lake 90 days in advance, both STK Orlando and Raglan Road Irish Pub can be booked 180 days in advance, and Wine Bar George can actually be booked 365 days ahead of time through OpenTable. However, some spots (like The Boathouse) still keep the 60-day window.

To find the booking window, we went to each restaurant’s page on OpenTable and checked availability each month until we got a “booking is not yet available” message. If you’d like to check your favorite restaurant before your trip, that’s a great way to do it!

Here’s the full list of Disney Springs restaurants you can book through OpenTable:

• STK Orlando 
• Summer House on the Lake
• The Boathouse
• Raglan Road Irish Pub
• Wine Bar George
• Morimoto Asia
• Jaleo
• The Edison
• Paddlefish
• House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
• Frontera Cocina
• Planet Hollywood
• Terralina Crafted Italian
• Enzo’s Hideaway
• Paradiso 37
• Maria & Enzo’s
• Splitsville Restaurant Orlando

Also, some restaurants at non-Disney hotels on Disney World property can be booked through OpenTable. Those are as follows:

• Ravello at the Four Seasons Resort
• Benihana at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista
• Plancha at Four Seasons Orlando
• Il Mulino New York Trattoria at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort
• Shula’s Steak House at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort
• Rosa Mexicano at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort
• Todd English’s bluezoo at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort
• Unreserved at JW Marriot Orlando Bonnet Creek
• Illume at JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek
• Bull & Bear Steakhouse at Waldorf Astoria
• La Luce at Signia by Hilton Bonnet Creek
• Amare at Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
• Zeta Asia at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
• Sear + Sea at JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek — 150 days in advance

So there you have it — a full list of restaurants you can book on OpenTable before your Disney World vacation, some of which you can book EARLY. If you ever have a problem finding availability for these places through the My Disney Experience app, don’t forget to check OpenTable as a backup!

Stay tuned to DFB for more dining tips and recommendations for your Disney World trip!

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Have you ever made reservations through OpenTable? Tell us in the comments!

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