| If you've booked dining reservations before with | | | | sure to write down the time, date, and location of |
| Disney, you may or may not have had trouble | | | | each restaurant. At the end of every booking, the |
| during the booking process. Either you didn't get | | | | agent will give you a confirmation number, be |
| the reservation you were looking for and you | | | | sure to write that down as well, no matter how |
| were stumped on what to do next, you | | | | busy you are. You'll be surprised at how many |
| misplaced your list of restaurants you wanted, | | | | guests have had their reservations either mixed |
| you didn't know you had to pre-pay for a certain | | | | up or canceled without their knowing so. For |
| restaurant, or you were new to the whole thing | | | | every reservation you make, be sure to put |
| and you just didn't know where to begin. That's | | | | them under the same name and phone number |
| why it's better to be prepared when booking your | | | | at all times. Otherwise, if you call to change |
| reservations. Let's go through some things you | | | | something on your reservation, you have to |
| should do. | | | | remember whose name or phone number it was |
| 1) Do your homework - It's a good idea to know | | | | put under. Be sure to write down any Disney |
| what types of restaurants you are looking to dine | | | | transportation you may need to take and how |
| at. Many guests will call the dining line and tell the | | | | long it will take you to get to your destination. |
| agent that they have no clue what they are | | | | Also, it may be a good idea to get the name of |
| looking for. How is the agent supposed to know | | | | the agent as well. Doing these things will make |
| what you're looking for if even you have no idea? | | | | sure that you're completely organized for the |
| You don't want to sit on the phone for hours | | | | booking process. |
| asking the dining agent what he or she thinks is a | | | | 3) Listen, Write, Repeat - This may just be the |
| good restaurant. Doing research of your own is a | | | | most important step of them all. Before the |
| far better way to get the results you're looking | | | | booking process is complete, make sure you listen |
| for rather than asking someone else. Besides, no | | | | closely to the agent. Any advisories they give you |
| one else knows your family's diet better than you | | | | are important, so be sure to write them down. |
| right? Disney World's website has tons of | | | | Speaking of writing down important information, |
| information on every restaurant. They provide | | | | make sure you write down your reservation |
| pictures of what the restaurants look like, and | | | | information along with the confirmation number. All |
| they also let you know what the restaurant | | | | of this info you can jot down in your notebook. |
| serves. You can even find out what type of | | | | Be sure to repeat everything back to the agent |
| person the restaurant is suitable for. If you don't | | | | to make sure they got everything correct. Spell |
| have access to the Internet, call them up and ask | | | | out your name for them if you need to. It can be |
| them to send you some brochures. They'll be | | | | quite difficult for an agent to recover your |
| more than happy to accommodate you. | | | | reservation with a misspelled name. Repeat back |
| 2) Stay Organized - Being organized is a very | | | | your address if need be and any total amount |
| important factor when booking your Disney World | | | | that you are being charged. This will help prevent |
| reservations. Get a small notebook of some sort | | | | any mistakes from being made. |
| where you can enter in all of your dining | | | | Following these three guidelines will assure that |
| information and nothing else. You don't want | | | | you are properly prepared before you book your |
| things getting mixed up and confusing you. Be | | | | Disney dining reservations. |