Can I make Disney dining reservations for people not in my party?

It's no problem at all to make Advance Dining Reservations for anyone lucky enough to enjoy your company! Simply select the total number of Guests in your party when making your reservation.



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Yes, anyone can make a Disney World dining reservation for someone else. Just keep in mind that whoever's credit card is used to hold the reservation will be charged if the party is a no-show or the reservation gets canceled with less than 24 hours notice.

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Each person in your family does not need a separate My Disney Experience account but should be included on your account for easy planning. If you need to add your spouse or kids, sign into your My Disney Experience account. Choose Family & Friends then go to the bottom where you have the option to Add a Guest.

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The Friends and Family list means at any time, one person can jump into My Disney Experience to schedule, book, edit, and cancel reservations for everybody in the group at once. It is a huge time saver!

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Theme Park Reservations are required for every day you wish to visit the Parks- except for the two Water Parks. You will have to visit your My Disney Experience account and pick the Parks you wish to visit and on which day. Don't delay as the Park reservations can fill up!

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You can add an additional Guest to your existing reservation through My Disney Experience on the Walt Disney World website. Select the My Plans option from the My Disney Experience drop-down menu to get started. Next to your Walt Disney World Resort hotel information will be a blue Change Reservation link.

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Disney will typically hold your dining reservation up to 15 minutes after your scheduled dining time. However, any later than this, they reserve the right to reallocate your table to other diners.

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Tickets can only be linked once in My Disney Experience, which explains the error message you receive when you try to link the same ticket to multiple accounts. To view and make plans with your friends, Wendi, the key is to connect with everyone in your party as Family & Friends in My Disney Experience.

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If you are willing to keep the whole family on a single account, then they'll need their own when (if) they begin traveling to Disney World on their own or making plans with friends who aren't on your Friends & Family List.

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Is your group meeting up at a specific location? You can use the map to get detailed instructions on where to go. Although it is not necessary, I do highly suggest that your whole party downloads the mobile app!

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To dine at an in-park, table-service restaurant, you need a confirmed dining reservation for the total number of Guests—regardless of age—along with a park reservation and valid admission for the same park on that same date for each Guest ages 3 and up.

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You can log into your Disney Vacation Club account, search for the dates and select the Disney Vacation Club Resort and length of stay. Then, when you get to the step that asks for the Guests' information, enter your friend as the Guest.

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At approximately 6:00 AM daily, new reservation booking windows become available for select Walt Disney World restaurants.

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However, there are three keys to avoiding long lines that do not involve spending extra money:
  1. Learn about and use Disney's Genie app – it's free.
  2. Get to the parks well before they open.
  3. Stay in the park as late as possible.
  4. Bonus tip – plan your meals ahead using Disney's mobile ordering.


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You'll need to plan your visit in advance, but you are limited to 180 days in advance at this time. The reservations are released on a rolling basis, and new reservations out go live at 8 a.m. Pacific Time each day. The earlier you book, the better park availability there is.

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Make sure that both of you have your own My Disney Experience accounts, have downloaded the My Disney Experience mobile app, and have connected with each other (ensuring that you are sharing plans). This will allow both of you to make reservations from your individual devices and accounts for your travel party.

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There currently is no penalty for no-shows for standard tickets, however, Magic Key passes are different. If a Magic Key holder has a reservation and does not show up for that reservation date, you do get a strike.

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You don't need a parks pass reservation for any parks you visit after 2PM after you visit your first park, however you do need to start your day at that first park with a parks pass reservation. You cannot simply show up at any park after 2PM if you haven't first used a park pass reservation to visit a park.

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Visiting Disney is about to get a lot simpler. In news that Disney fans everywhere are likely to appreciate, the entertainment giant has announced that as of 2024 it will no longer require advance reservations in order to visit Disney parks with date-based tickets.

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