PixieWire vs MouseDining

MouseDining is one of the best-known Disney dining alert sites. Here is how it compares with PixieWire on what you pay, how alerts reach you, and what you can see for free. We build PixieWire, so we've linked every MouseDining fact to the page it came from.

Checked October 24, 2026

One alert, over and over, for a full year

PixieWire's Single Watch is not a one-time alert. Watch one table at a time for 12 months; booked it or changed your mind, create a new watch for the next restaurant, as many times as you like, for no extra charge.

PixieWire single alert: One alert used over and over for a full year: $4.99, or $9.99 with texts. Booked it or changed your mind? Create a new watch, no extra charge
MouseDining single alert: None; the free plan holds 6 alerts
Text alerts all year at PixieWire: $9.99 once: one alert at a time, used over and over for 12 months; never renews
Text alerts all year at MouseDining: $90: the yearly plan (100 alerts); renews until you cancel

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Month and Trip Pass: one charge, nothing to cancel

A Trip Pass is 3 months for one charge ($24.99), and a Month Pass is $14.99 for 30 days. You get what you paid for and no more charges after it: when the pass ends, it ends. Don't worry about forgetting to cancel after your trip; there is nothing to cancel.

Does PixieWire renew?: Never. Every pass is one charge with nothing to cancel, and no more charges after it
Does MouseDining renew?: Paid plans renew until you cancel
3 months: PixieWire Trip Pass: $24.99 once: 90 days, 25 alerts at once with texts, Ride Alerts and 2 more people; one charge, nothing to cancel
3 months: MouseDining: $27: $9 a month (50 alerts, texts)

At a glance

Price: PixieWire: $4.99 for 12 months of one watch at a time, moved to any table as often as you like ($9.99 with texts); $14.99 Month, $24.99 Trip, $69.99 Annual; MouseDining: Free for 6 alerts; $9 a month (50 alerts) or $90 a year (100 alerts)
Single alert: PixieWire: One alert used over and over for a full year: $4.99, or $9.99 with texts. Booked it or changed your mind? Create a new watch, no extra charge; MouseDining: None; the free plan holds 6 alerts
Renews?: PixieWire: Never. Every pass is one charge with nothing to cancel, and no more charges after it; MouseDining: Paid plans renew until you cancel
Free option: PixieWire: 60-day availability calendar and 30-day history on every restaurant page, no account needed. No free alerts; MouseDining: Yes: 6 alerts at a time, by email
Alerts by: PixieWire: Email and iPhone app push; texts from $9.99; MouseDining: Email (up to 3 addresses); texts on paid plans (up to 3 numbers, international included)
Speed (as published): PixieWire: Measured: each watched Walt Disney World table checked about every 18 seconds on every pass; email out about 0.5 s after a find (method at /dining-alerts/speed); MouseDining: Publishes checks every 2 to 30 minutes, popular alerts more often (the same help page also says a minimum of every 5 minutes)
Coverage: PixieWire: 155 dining venues (Walt Disney World 125, Disneyland 30), plus experiences Disney books online, such as Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and Savi's Workshop; MouseDining: Walt Disney World and Disneyland
App: PixieWire: Works in any browser, nothing to download; the free iPhone app adds push alerts. No Android app yet; MouseDining: Website (we found no app)

Free alerts vs free data

MouseDining gives you 6 alerts at a time by email for free, and every plan includes a calendar of recent availability. PixieWire has no free alerts. What we give away is data: every restaurant page shows a 60-day availability calendar and 30 days of history without an account, so you can see how hard a table is before you pay anyone. If you only need a free email alert, MouseDining is the better deal.

Texts without a subscription

MouseDining sends texts on its paid plans, $9 a month or $90 a year, and those plans renew until you cancel. PixieWire's passes are one payment and never renew: texts start at $9.99 for one restaurant for 12 months, and a Trip Pass is $24.99 for 90 days with 25 alerts and texts. For one trip that costs less than three months of a $9 subscription you have to remember to cancel.

An app with push alerts

PixieWire alerts arrive by email and as a push notification in our free iPhone app, on every pass. We found no MouseDining app; its alerts come by email and, on paid plans, by text.

Heavy users and travel planners

MouseDining's annual plan holds 100 alerts for $90 a year and lets you add notes for clients. Our Annual Pass holds 50 alerts for $69.99. If you watch dozens of tables for many families, MouseDining gives you more alerts per dollar. Travel advisors who want to gift alerts to clients should look at our advisor program instead.

What it costs

One restaurant, email is fine: PixieWire: $4.99, one payment, 12 months; MouseDining: Free (up to 6 alerts)
One restaurant, by text: PixieWire: $9.99, one payment, 12 months; MouseDining: $9 a month until you cancel
A week-long trip, 10 to 25 restaurants, with texts: PixieWire: $24.99 Trip Pass: 90 days, 25 alerts, Ride Alerts included; MouseDining: $9 a month (50 alerts) from the day you start until you cancel
Many trips a year: PixieWire: $69.99 Annual Pass: 12 months, 50 alerts; MouseDining: $90 a year, 100 alerts, renews

Pick MouseDining if

You want free alerts and email is enough.
You watch more than 50 tables at once over a year.

Pick PixieWire if

You want texts without a subscription to cancel later.
You want push alerts in an iPhone app.
You want to see a restaurant's availability and history before you pay.
You want Ride Alerts for the same trip (Month, Trip and Annual passes).

Start watching

Most people need one of these two passes. Both are one payment and never renew. You book the table yourself in My Disney Experience; we never ask for your Disney login.

A whole trip

Trip Pass · $24.99

One charge, nothing to cancel: 90 days, 25 alerts at once, email, app and text, Ride Alerts included, +2 friends or family.

Table after table, all year

Single Watch + SMS · $9.99

One alert you use over and over for a full year, by email, app and text. Change your mind, create a new watch.

Email and app only is $4.99. Want a month or a year instead? See all five passes →

Questions

Is PixieWire cheaper than MouseDining?

For free email alerts, no: MouseDining's free plan costs nothing and PixieWire's cheapest pass is $4.99. For texts on one trip, usually yes: a Trip Pass is $24.99 once for 90 days, while MouseDining's text plans are $9 a month or $90 a year and renew until you cancel.

Does MouseDining have an app?

We found no MouseDining app in the US App Store when we checked. PixieWire has a free iPhone app that delivers alerts as push notifications.

Can I use both?

Yes. Neither service books for you or needs your Disney login, so running both on the same table does no harm. You book in My Disney Experience whichever alert reaches you first.

Is either one affiliated with Disney?

No. PixieWire is not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company. Alert services are independent companies; Disney's own way to book is My Disney Experience.

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Sources

MouseDining facts are from these pages, read on October 24, 2026. Prices change, so check their site before you buy.

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