food IS a theme park
When it comes to dining reservations in Disney World, we’ve tried all kinds of hacks!
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From last-minute bookings and Walk-Up Waitlists to using outside websites to snag those sit-down meals, we’ve got quite a few tips. But now, there’s a new partnership that could be a GAME CHANGER for dining reservations in Disney World.
Who doesn’t love a few — or a SLEW of!!! — GREAT tips for their Disney World vacation? We sure do. But something we love even more is letting YOU in on them!
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So, here’s the scoop… If you’re looking for a starter list, we also invite you to watch our DFB YouTube video featuring 50 NEW Tips for 2024 right here. And if you’re looking for more ways to REALLY add some ease to your trip, you can get into the nitty gritty right here with 50 EASY Tricks for Your 2024 Disney World Trip! All of these Disney World tips and tricks have three things in common: they’re quick, they’re easy, and they’re hard won from our team members on the ground in Disney World every single day.
As the Disney Food Blog, it should come as no surprise that we take great interest in the dining options in and around Disney World. So when a Disney World restaurant is recognized by a major food magazine, you know we’ll be covering it!
Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Some of the best dining options at Disney World aren’t found at the parks, but instead at the hotels. Such is the case with the Waldorf Astoria Orlando. The first Waldorf Astoria to open outside of New York, this Disney World resort is home to a steakhouse that was just recognized as one of Florida’s BEST.
You may be familiar with OpenTable as an online tool to make restaurant reservations in dining locations across the United States. For some time now, several Disney Springs restaurants have been available for booking via the website, but those have been relegated to non-Disney owned restaurants.
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But that just changed, as six additional Disney World Resort restaurants are now available for booking on Open Table: Flying Fish at BoardWalk Inn, Grand Floridian Cafe at the Grand Floridian, Boatwright’s at Port Orleans Resort — Riverside, The Wave at the Contemporary Resort, Artist Point at Wilderness Lodge, and Sanaa at Animal Kingdom Lodge. These are in addition to Olivia’s Cafe at Old Key West Resort, Kona Cafe at the Polynesian Village Resort, and Jiko at Animal Kingdom Lodge.
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