This tutorial describes the actions you can take once you receive a Disney dining reservation notification from MouseDining.com services.

Assuming you’ve created a free account, set some alerts, and have received some notifications of Disney dining availability, there are three ways to see dining availability. The first is through MouseDining.com’s Alert tab. Using the Alerts tab in the navigational menu, you’ll see all your active alerts. Any alerts with current availability will display “Reservation Available!” followed by the times available. Clicking on the times will redirect you to Disney’s website where you can complete your dining reservation.

Alternatively, and most commonly, you’ll be notified via email of the same availability. This email will come from support@mousedining.com with the subject line “MouseDining.com found reservation for [RESTAURANT NAME]. Simply open the email and follow the link besides the date and time to also be taken to Disney’s website where you can finalize your dining reservation.

Lastly, paid subscribers can receive text message notifications. The first link will take you directly to Disney’s website, and the second will take you back to MouseDining where you can mange your alert and account details. Regardless of your notification method, MouseDining sees and triggers a notification to be sent to all users with matching alerts within milliseconds – practically instantaneous. However, some email software and cell phone carriers can delay messages from getting to you. Email software often “fetches” email from a mail server. Mail servers are like post offices for email and delivery is often instantaneous. Your computer or phone acts like your residence or home and most email software must go to the mail server (or post office) to “fetch” the email. This often only happens every few minutes (common intervals are 5-30 minute). The best way to combat this is via “push” email. In this scenario, the mail server (post office) “pushes” the email to your email software automatically as soon as it is received.

Text messages don’t have the same delays, but they are beginning to come under more scrutiny by cell phone carriers. As such, cell phone carriers may delay a message to scan its contents to ensure it is safe and not spam before delivering to its final recipient. In rare cases, I’ve seen a complete block from a carrier, but this is often temporary as the system adjusts for current circumstances.

Regardless of how you receive your notifications, MouseDining goes to great lengths to use services with the highest deliverability rates. This is an ongoing problem that we’ll continue to monitor and update users on, but in nearly ALL cases, MouseDining is NOT the source of any delay.

Finally, if you have any questions or need help with receiving notifications yourself, please use the contact form on the website or follow the link below and I’m happy to help.

This tutorial wraps up the core services of MouseDining and the remaining tutorials will be tips, tricks, troubleshooting, and other general information. Thank you for your ongoing support and I look forward to bringing more Disney travel tools & services to you that will help make your Disney vacation even more magical.

This second tutorial video in a series of 10 describes how to register for a free MouseDining account. I recap how setting up a free MouseDining account can help you get your coveted Disney dining reservations, and walk you through the process, screen by screen, and explain why I ask for the information I do. Then, I show you the verification email that you receive when setting up your account, and where to place the verification code to verify your first alert method.

Alert methods can be disabled from the new account and manage pages once you’re logged in, and additional email alert methods can be added for free accounts using the same verification process. Now, you’re all set to create some alerts and be notified the moment MouseDining sees dining reservations come available at a Disney restaurant! Give it a try and see for yourself by registering a free account using the link at the top of this description.

This first tutorial video in a series of 10 describes the 3 types of users of the MouseDining service: anonymous visitors, free users, and paid subscribers. This video focuses on the MouseDining.com tools that are publicly available as an anonymous user or website visitor at mousedining.com. These tools include: 1. Searching for a specific restaurant by name 2. Viewing restaurant details including price, cuisine, meals, and meal times 3. MouseDining’s exclusive calendar view that displays dining availability in an easy-to-read calendar 4. Browsing a restaurant by theme park or resort from the homepage 5. The MouseDining blog with news and updates to all things Disney dining If these free tools aren’t enough to help you get your Disney dining reservations, you’re invited to register a free account and share your travel plans and dining preferences so MouseDining can notify you the moment something becomes available.

Get notified immediately when dining reservations open up at Walt Disney World restaurants. Register a FREE MouseDining account at https://mousedining.com. MouseDining.com is a web application that monitors Disney’s website for dining reservation availability and notifies its users when dining reservations open up for their desired restaurant, date, meal, time, and party size.

WHAT – MouseDining is a Disney dining alert service that notifies you when last-minute or hard-to-find dining reservations become available.

WHY – Many Disney restaurants fill their dining reservations 60 days in advance. Trying to book on Disney’s website once all dining reservations are filled is tedious and time-consuming. This is actually how MouseDining was conceptualized and eventually created. MouseDining’s exclusive dining availability calendar view gives a quick snapshot of availability to book immediately or prompts you to create an account so you can be notified when MouseDining sees availability.

WHERE – MouseDining is a web application accessed through any browser with Internet-connectivity and by navigating to https://mousedining.com.

WHO – MouseDining can benefit individuals, couples, groups, travel agents, travel planners, etc. – anyone who is seeking dining reservations at Disney parks and resorts. This includes both Disneyland, California as well as Walt Disney World, Florida.

WHEN – MouseDining can (and should) be used for all 60 days that you’re able to make dining reservations. Doing so will increase your chances of getting your desired dining reservations. Last-minute dining reservations can often be found even if there’s just days (or hours) before your trip.