Have you ever thought about what would make AllEars.Net better than it is?

We do, all the time.

That’s why we periodically conduct reader surveys, and why we read each and every email we get, even though we can’t possibly reply individually. We take our feedback seriously, and we are constantly trying to improve.

Our latest attempt at improving the site is nearly ready to be unveiled. Over the past year and a half, we’ve been working on a comprehensive dining database that we think will be a useful tool in helping you plan your Walt Disney World vacations. Our goal is twofold — to make it easier for you to have all the information you need about Walt Disney World dining at your fingertips, and to make it easier for us to keep that information up-to-date.

So we’ve pulled together all the information we have about almost every Walt Disney World dining location — location descriptions, dining plan and discount info, menus, restaurant and food photos, videos, even recipes — all into one place.

We’re nearly done, but first we want to make sure that it all works the way we — and you — want and need for it to work.

So we’re asking for your help — call it a “beta test,” if you will.

What we want is for you to poke around and try the new database, kick the tires so to speak, and let us know what you think of it. Here are the links you’ll need to get started:

Dining Location Index
/dining/location

Menu Index
/dining/menu/

I want to stress again that it’s not 100 percent complete — we realize there are a few pieces missing, like the search function, and maybe some of the menus are a little out of date. It is still a work in progress.

Still, we want to hear what you think. After you’ve tried it out a bit, leave us a comment at the end of this blog.

We won’t publish your comments, but we will read every one and take them all into consideration, as we continue to build what we hope will be the most comprehensive and useful Disney dining database around.

Thanks in advance for all your help and your continued support!