We have actually booked entire vacations around getting a single dining reservation at Walt Disney World. That’s how much these experiences mean to us, and after years of doing this, we’ve learned exactly which ones are worth setting your alarm for.
Planning a trip to Walt Disney World can be overwhelming, but having insider tips to help you along the way can be the difference between a memorable vacation and something you’ll never want to think about again.
The easiest way to stay ahead of the game is to know about the Advanced Dining Reservations, which are commonly known as ADRs. These are an important part of the trip planning process and can help build excitement before your time in Florida for your entire party. Without making reservations, you may find yourself wandering around the parks hungry, stressed and annoyed.
You don’t want this!
While most restaurants can be booked the day before or even a few weeks ahead, there are a few experiences that require setting an alarm on your phone and being ready at exactly 6:00 AM Eastern Time, 60 days in advance of your trip. For the restaurants on this list, that window matters.
One more thing worth knowing for 2026: Disney rolled out a redesigned booking system that uses a time slider instead of toggling between meal periods. You can set your exact preferred window and see everything available in that range. It makes the process smoother, especially when you’re booking multiple restaurants on the same morning.
This list is our official (and updated) Top 10 ADRs you should prioritize for an unforgettable dining experience on your Disney World vacation. And yes, a couple of these are ones we haven’t personally experienced yet but trust enough to include. That’s part of keeping this list honest.
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THE CURRENT LIST OF TOP ADR’S TO PRIORITIZE
- Sanaa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Victoria & Alberts at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort (Michelin Star)
- Steakhouse 71 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Oga’s Cantina at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Ohana at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Topolino’s Terrace at Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Roundup Rodeo BBQ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- The Beak and Barrel at Magic Kingdom
- Tiffins at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Sci-Fi Dine-In at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
SANAA
This Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge restaurant is one of the best experiences on property, with an interesting and adventurous menu that has us coming back time and time again.
I’m actually updating this list after our most recent trip and although other reservations may have had us impressed – Sanaa was memorable in many ways.
The dining room is full of authentic African decor and has floor to ceiling windows that give you a view onto the savanna. Getting to dine with zebra, giraffes, kudu and ostriches (to name a few) is a huge part of the experience, especially in the early evening during feeding time!
You have to try the famous Bread Service, which is definitely a hit! 9 accompaniments and 3 different types of naan bread.
Tip: If you’re looking for the Bread Service and can’t get a reservation, this dish is on the menu for the Lounge – which doesn’t take reservations and has continuous set of hours. This can be important if you’re not looking to book in advance while still looking to enjoy a great snack/appetizer.
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VICTORIA & ALBERTS
This signature dining experience at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort holds a Michelin Star, which means that you should definitely keep an eye out for future reservations!
Victoria & Alberts is by far and away one of the best experiences that we have had on Disney property – ever! This is not an understatement, as we have dined here four times over the years and have actually booked entire vacations around getting a reservation.
There are three dining options to Victoria & Alberts, and we’ll suggest that if you can get a reservation to ANY of the rooms…do it!
18 tables in the main dining room, 4 tables in Queen Victoria’s Room and the 10-seat Chef’s Table. Now you understand why this is an incredibly hot-ticket ADR to try to get. Starting at $295 per person before you even walk through the door, this is classified as a “splurge” item while at the Walt Disney World resort. Put this on your Disney bucket list ASAP because you’ll see the best that Disney has to offer in this experience.
So far, we’ve had the opportunity to dine in both the Queen Victoria Room and the Main Dining Room (3x), and both are incredible experiences that I just love to talk about! If you can swing a reservation and be able to allocate the budget for this, you’ll never forget it.
Tip: Don’t stress about the pressure of being in a Michelin Star experience. It still gives me butterflies before and during the trip, but as soon as you remember that you’re stepping into a restaurant run by the best that Disney has to offer, you’ll be fine.
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STEAKHOUSE 71
The former Wave dining room at Disney’s Contemporary Resort was redesigned with a nod to the 50th anniversary and renamed Steakhouse 71.
This is a great reservation to get for two separate reasons:
- A breakfast gets you a reason to UBER to the Contemporary and walk across the street to the Magic Kingdom.
- A lunch gets you an escape from the underwhelming Magic Kingdom dining options.
- A dinner means that you don’t have to suffer at The Plaza or Cosmic Rays.
On our last vacation, we had breakfast at the restaurant before our MK day. The food was a nice change from the typical fare found at the Magic Kingdom, which can be seen as some of the most boring and uninspiring on property. A 5-minute walk across the street from the turnstiles can gain you access to a restaurant that provides options for your entire party and really nice air conditioning.
In the past, my favourites have been the Stack Burger and the Prime Rib Sandwich, while Jill’s a fan of the Vegetable ‘Wellington’ and the off-menu veggie stack burger. We found ourselves comparing other dining experiences against our time at Steakhouse 71, which should show the quality of the restaurant.
What I’ve learned from repeatedly dining here is that it’s become my benchmark restaurant – I actually catch myself comparing other Disney meals to Steakhouse 71. That tells you something about consistency that you won’t find in most ADR guides.
Oga’s Cantina
This is a controversial one in the household, but I still think that Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Oga’s Cantina is an experience that you should definitely check out…once.
Don’t go for food.
Don’t go for an amazing drink.
Just go to take in the immersive environment that the Disney Imagineers created for Star Wars fans!
‘OHANA
‘Ohana means family, and this is by far one of the hardest ADRs to get because of the location and the interest from the Disney community.
Check out the menu, read reviews, ask friends. It’s so much easier to cancel a reservation than it is to wait until 3-4 months before your trip to get your ADR because you just won’t have the opportunity!
Tip: Ask to get a table by the windows, as having a meal with a view of the Magic Kingdom is really memorable.
Second tip: Breakfast or dinner, it doesn’t matter. Just get the reservation.
TOPOLINO’S TERRACE
Topolino’s Terrace at Disney’s Riviera Resort
We haven’t made it here yet, but it keeps landing at the top of every conversation we have about character dining right now, and for good reason. The breakfast at the rooftop of Disney’s Riviera Resort features Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Daisy in unique French artist costumes, with floor to ceiling views of EPCOT and Hollywood Studios. The food gets consistently strong reviews and the setting is unlike anything else on property.
This is one of the hardest reservations to land right now. Be ready at 6:00 AM Eastern on your 60-day window.
ROUNDUP RODEO BBQ
This one we can speak to from personal experience, and it left both of us genuinely happy. The Toy Story theming makes you feel like you’ve shrunk down into Andy’s backyard, which sounds gimmicky until you’re actually sitting inside it. The food is generous, the barbecue is solid, and importantly for mixed groups, the vegetarian options are actually good. Jill left full and satisfied, which at a BBQ restaurant is not always a given.
Book this one early. It’s now one of the hardest reservations to get in all of Hollywood Studios.
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THE BEAK AND BARREL
Brand new to Magic Kingdom and already on our radar. This pirate-themed tavern in Adventureland is built around small plates, specialty cocktails and an immersive experience complete with sing-alongs and storytelling. The concept is clever, the theming ties directly into Pirates of the Caribbean, and the 45-minute format means it fits into a park day without derailing your schedule.
We haven’t been yet, but advance reservations are required and space is extremely limited. This is one to grab early and experience for yourself.
TIFFINS
Tiffins is the restaurant that Animal Kingdom fans have been recommending for years while everyone else walks past it on the way to Kilimanjaro Safaris. The menu is genuinely adventurous, the art throughout the restaurant tells the story of the Imagineers who built the park, and the food quality is consistently among the best on property.
We haven’t dined here yet, which is something we plan to fix on the next trip. But the research is consistent enough and the reputation strong enough that it earns a spot on this list.
SCI-FI DINE-IN
There are restaurants on this list for the food and there are restaurants for the experience. Sci-Fi Dine-In is firmly in the second category, and we mean that as a compliment.
You sit in a vintage convertible car, the lighting drops, and old B-movie clips play on a big screen in front of you. It is completely ridiculous and completely Disney, and we love it for exactly that reason. The milkshakes are great. The atmosphere is unlike anything else on property.
Book it. Go once. You’ll understand.
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ONES WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON
Lists change. Menus change. A new chef, a price increase, a format shift, and a restaurant that belonged in the top 10 last year might not belong there today. Be Our Guest is the perfect example. It used to be one of the most exciting reservations on property when it offered quick service breakfast and lunch. Disney changed it to a fixed price format at $72 per adult, removed the flexibility that made it special, and it quietly dropped off our personal list.
These are the ones currently on our radar that are worth having a backup reservation for, depending on your party:
Yak & Yeti at Animal Kingdom is a solid meal in a beautifully themed space. If you’re a Landry’s Select Club member you can get priority walk-up seating, which changes the calculus on whether you need an ADR at all.
Space 220 at EPCOT is worth experiencing once for the theming alone. The space elevator concept is genuinely impressive. Just go in knowing the food is secondary to the experience, and the price reflects the atmosphere more than the plate.
GEO-82 inside Spaceship Earth at EPCOT is the newest adults-only lounge on property and one of the harder reservations to get right now. The cocktails are well crafted and the setting inside the iconic geodesic sphere is genuinely cool. Worth it if EPCOT evenings are part of your trip.
Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ at Disney Springs offers some of the best Southern comfort food near the parks. It doesn’t have the same booking urgency as in-park restaurants, but it’s a reliable choice for a great meal without the park admission requirement.
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Theme Park Advanced Dining Reservations Options
MAGIC KINGDOM
- Be Our Guest
- Cinderella Royal Table
- The Crystal Palace
- Jungle Navigation Skipper Canteen
- Liberty Tree Tavern
- The Plaza
- Tony’s Town Square
- The Beak and Barrel
- Note: The Diamond Horseshoe is temporarily closed from May 16, 2026 for Cool Kids’ Summer and is expected to reopen in fall 2026.
EPCOT
- Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
- Biergarten
- Chefs de France
- Coral Reef Garden Grill
- GEO-82 (adults 21+ only, reservations required)
- La Creperie de Paris
- La Hacienda de San Angel
- Le Cellier
- Monsieur Paul
- Nine Dragons Restaurant
- Marrakesh
- Rose & Crown
- San Angel Inn
- Space 220
- Spice Road Table
- Takumi-Tei
- Teppan Edo
- Tokyo Dining
- Tutto Italia
- Via Napoli
DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
- 50’s Prime Time Cafe
- Hollywood Brown Derby
- Hollywood & Vine
- Oga’s Cantina (Lounge)
- Roundup Rodeo BBQ
- Sci-Fi Dine-In
DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM
- Rainforest Cafe
- Tiffins
- Tusker House
- Yak & Yeti
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So, there you have it, fellow Disney fans, a carefully curated list of the top 10 must-try Disney advance dining reservations for an unforgettable experience. Remember to plan ahead, keep track of the reservation calendar, and be ready to secure your spot as soon as the booking window opens. These ADRs are sure to add an extra sprinkle of magic to your Walt Disney World vacation. Enjoy and bon appetit!