10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

4. Make dining reservations 

You don’t technically have to have tickets purchased to make meal reservations. The dining reservations open 180 days prior to the day you are reserving them, so if you have started planning a trip but haven’t purchased tickets by 180 days prior to you trip, you can still make reservations. Take a look back at your schedule and decide which places you’d like to eat and when. Certain dining reservations go quickly and you should be flexible and continue trying even if you can’t get the reservation you want at the time and day you want.