If you and your family usually opt for a Disney Dining Plan, or are looking into Disney Dining Plan options, today marks the start of a new Dining Plan Option that’s now available to book for your Walt Disney World Resort hotel package. Check out all the details below.
Enjoy the flexibility of dining your way each and every day—use your meal credits exclusively on Table-Service experiences or add in some Quick-Service meals. The choice is entirely up to you!
Dining Plan Highlights
Everyone in the party ages 3 and over will receive the following each night of their package stay:
- 2 Meals Per Night of Stay – Any combination of Table-Service and Quick-Service Meals
- 2 Snacks or Nonalcoholic Beverages Per Night of Stay
- 1 Resort Refillable Mug*
Important Information
- Beverages are included with each meal. Guests under 21 years of age may choose from a variety of nonalcoholic beverages. Guests 21 and older may substitute for beer, wine and cocktails.
- Reservations at Table-Service restaurants are subject to availability.
- Guests ages 3 to 9 must order from a children’s menu, where available.
- The specific number of meal options and snacks are determined by the number of nights included in the package stay. However, meals can be rolled over and redeemed in any order throughout the vacation.
*Each Guest ages 3 and over will receive a Resort Refillable Mug, which is eligible for refills at self-service beverage islands at Quick-Service locations at any Disney Resort hotel.
What’s Included in Your Meal
Quick-Service Meal
Meals redeemed at breakfast, lunch or dinner will include:
- 1 Entrée
- 1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)
Table-Service Meal
Meals redeemed at breakfast will include:
- 1 Entrée
- 1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)
-OR-
- 1 Full Buffet** or Family-Style Meal
- 1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)
Meals redeemed at lunch or dinner will include:
- 1 Entrée
- 1 Dessert*
- 1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)
-OR-
- 1 Full Buffet** or Family-Style Meal
- 1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)
*Ask your server about potential substitutions, but substitutions are not guaranteed. **If available.
Alcoholic Beverages
Guests 21 and older may choose either one nonalcoholic beverage or one-single serving mixed cocktail, beer or wine (where offered) as part of their meal credit.
A single-serving alcoholic beverage includes items such as:
- Beer or Cider
- Wine or Sangria
- Mixed Drinks and Specialty Cocktails
Nonalcoholic Beverages
Guests 10 years of age and older can choose one nonalcoholic beverage (including specialty beverages where offered) as part of their meal credit.
A single-serving nonalcoholic beverage includes items such as:
- Artisanal Milkshakes
- Fresh Smoothies
- Premium Hot Chocolate
- Soda, Coffee or Tea
What’s Included in Your Snack
At Quick-Service restaurants, most Outdoor Carts and select merchandise locations, snacks may include a single serving of items such as:
- Frozen ice cream novelty, popsicle or fruit bar
- Popcorn scoop
- 12 oz. coffee, hot chocolate or hot tea
- Prepackaged milk or juice
- Piece of whole fruit
- Bag of snacks
- 20 oz. bottle of Coca-Cola®, Sprite® or Dasani® water
- 20 oz. fountain soft drink
What’s Not Included
- Items that are more than a single serving (such as a box of doughnuts or a jar of peanut butter)
- Items (such as popcorn or drinks) that are served in a souvenir container
- Items sold from recreational rental counters
- Items considered to be merchandise (such as bottle toppers, glow cubes and bottle straps)
- Special dining events offered at certain Table-Service locations
Other Magical Dining Experiences to Redeem Table-Service Meals
Character Dining
Dine with some of your favorite Disney Characters! Have your camera ready for this experience that adds a little extra magic to your Table-Service meal.
Please note that Cinderella’s Royal Table requires 2 Table-Service meal credits per Guest. All other Character Dining experiences only require 1 Table-Service credit per Guest.
Merchandise or photo imaging products that may be offered for sale at Character Dining Experiences are not included. Gratuities are not included unless otherwise noted.
Signature Dining Restaurants
Experience an elegant Table-Service option with a wide selection of cuisines ranging from traditional African, Indian and Mediterranean to premium steaks and fresh seafood.
Each meal from a Signature Dining restaurant on the Disney Dining Plan and the Disney Dining Plan Plus includes:
- 1 Entrée
- 1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)
- 1 Dessert
Two Table-Service meals for each Signature Dining restaurant meal ordered will be redeemed from each Guest’s meal plan balance.
The dress code for Signature Dining restaurants is Resort casual. Not permitted in dining room: tank tops, swimsuits or swimsuit cover-ups, hats for gentlemen, cutoffs, torn clothing of any kind or T-shirts with offensive language and/or graphics.
Dinner at Be Our Guest Restaurant
Feast on French-inspired fare in one of our elaborately themed rooms-straight out of the beloved Disney classic!
2 Table-Service meals will be redeemed per person for dinner at Be Our Guest Restaurant.
Dinner Shows
Enjoy family-style dining with live entertainment at a themed dinner show.
The Disney Dining Plan Plus can be used for Category 2 or Category 3 seating at all Dinner Shows (subject to availability) and Category 1 seating at the 8:30 PM Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue (subject to availability). Please pick up your Dinner Show ticket at the Concierge Desk in your Disney Resort hotel prior to arriving at the show. All Dinner Shows require advance reservations.
2 meals for each Dinner Show meal ordered will be redeemed from each Guest’s meal plan balance.
Private In-Room Dining
Indulge in the comfort and convenience of dining in your room at select Disney Resort hotels.
Each Private In-Room Dining meal on the Disney Dining Plan and the Disney Dining Plan Plus includes:
- 1 Entrée
- 1 Dessert (lunch and dinner)
- 1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)
Two meals for each Private In-Room Dining meal ordered will be redeemed from each Guest’s meal plan balance. Gratuities are included.
Please note: Dining Plans are not accepted for Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Private Dining.
Pizza Delivery
Each Pizza Delivery meal includes:
- 1 Pizza Entrée Item
- 2 Single-serving Nonalcoholic Beverages (or Alcoholic Beverages, for Guests 21 and older)
- 2 Desserts
A total of 2 adult meals will be redeemed from your meal plan balance for each Pizza Delivery meal. Gratuities are included.
It appears the new plan is a hybrid of both the Disney Dining Plan and the Disney Deluxe Dining Plan, where the new Disney Dining Plan Plus offers you two meal credits a day, but with some flexibility in terms of where and how you use them, with the option of using them at Quick-Service locations. Normally, we’d make a point to say that using these credits for Quick-Service dining is typically a poor value and use of a credit, but with new Quick-Service restaurants like Primo Piatto at Disney’s Riviera Resort and Regal Eagle Smokehouse in EPCOT, I can understand why you’d want to use your credits towards trying these great new additions.
Official pricing for the plan is as follows:
Pricing is $94.60/night for adults, and $35.00/night for children.
Does Walt Disney World offer a dining plan that you do not have to stay at Walt Disney World Resort?
Looks like they forgot to add it as an option when you book a passholder package with dining. We have a split stay this summer with dining on both parts, going into modify only shows the original 3 options. Also pretended to book a new reservation and it isn’t an option there either.
Look before you leap or call about changing your dining plan. Passholders and Florida residents need not apply. Basically if you take advantage of your Florida resident or Annual Passholder discount you are not eligible for this dining plan. In other words you must have a “rack rate” room in order to qualify for this Dining Plan Plus. Please note Disney has not placed this restriction on their website or any of the plan’s features as a statement or inference. This violates FTC unlawful advertising, many state and local ordinances. I found this out waiting for 30 minutes on hold to speak to a representative who then apologized for my frustration.