Just as a quick note on this topic that, while planning for our upcoming trip, I have seen mentioned or asked about countless times...
Based on info I received here by reading, I decided, after much transition of thought process, to wait and book ressies for meals about a week out. While I was able to book most everything the way I had it planned out with no problems, there WERE a couple of concessions I had to make. For example: I wanted a Monday evening ressie for Cowfish but couldnt get anything later than 4:15PM. I ended up choosing lunch instead. After some perusal of the days surrounding next week I noticed a similar trend with many times being taken. So...
For all of those kind folks giving out suggestions, please bear in mind that there are exceptions to the relax mentality. True, it's not "Disney = 180 days out" but it may be a good idea to throw in a caveat about letting folks know that if they are over planners like me, then they can do so about 30 days out. (like I saw one poster here do).
I like many are new converts from Disney, as background, and we are looking forward to next week!! Thanks for all the great info I used in planning.