Last year I used Vacation Planning to make our priority seating arrangements and was able to do it via e-mail.

This year we are not staying at a resort hotel so I have these questions

- can you still use Vacation Planning or will they simply refuse to help you if you are not staying at the resort?

- is there an e-mail address for Disney Dining? (I was not able to find one and I only know the email address for Vacation Planning which is why I asked my first question)

- if you have to make reservations by phone, what are the operating hours for the Dining line?

I ask because I too work during the week in the daytime so unless I can call on the weekends or first thing in the morning it will be very difficult to make our priority seating arrangements. Since it is long distance and I could be on hold for some time it is not practical to use my work phone or cell phone.

- can you still use Vacation Planning or will they simply refuse to help you if you are not staying at the resort?

No, and yes. You need a reservation number to use that service.

- is there an e-mail address for Disney Dining? (I was not able to find one and I only know the email address for Vacation Planning which is why I asked my first question)Not that I've ever found. If someone knows one, I'd love to have it.

- if you have to make reservations by phone, what are the operating hours for the Dining line?7am - 9pm Pacific time, 7 days a week. 714-781-DINE

Since it is long distance and I could be on hold for some time it is not practical to use my work phone or cell phone.I have rarely been on hold for more than a couple minutes.

7am - 9pm Pacific time, 7 days a week. 714-781-DINE

Thanks AVP. That is all I need to know. That gives me plenty of opportunity to call when I am not working.