Disney Dining Plan Details & Tips - MouseSavers.com (2024)

Available only with vacation packages that include accommodations at a Disney-owned-and-operated hotel or with a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) reservation (including those booked using rented DVC points), theDisney Dining Planis a convenient way to experience many of the unique Disney dining locations found across the Walt Disney World Resort.

For 2024,the additional cost on top of a regular Disney Resort Hotel package or DVC booking is $94.28 (tax included) per night per adult or junior (ages 10+) and $29.69 (tax included) per night per child (ages 3-9).

For 2025,the additional cost on top of a regular Disney Resort Hotel package or DVC booking is $97.79 (tax included) per night per adult or junior (ages 10+) and $30.66 (tax included) per night per child (ages 3-9).

With the Disney Dining Plan you can enjoy the following (per person, per package night) from participating Walt Disney World Resort restaurants:

• One table service or buffet meal
  • Breakfast: includes entrée and beverage OR full buffet with beverage (tax included, gratuity not included)
  • Lunch and dinner: includes entrée, dessert and beverage OR full buffet with beverage (tax included, gratuity not included)
• One quick service meal includes entrée or complete combo meal and beverage at breakfast, lunch or dinner (tax included)
• Beverage options included with all meals: beer, hard cider, most wines by the glass, and many co*cktails, plus milkshakes, smoothies, gourmet hot chocolate, and standard non-alcoholic soft drinks, tea, coffee, punch, lemonade, juice, milk and most other similar-priced options (other beverages may be available at some locations; ask your server).Keep in mind that not all locations serve alcohol (especially at Magic Kingdom, where alcohol is only served at table-service restaurants).
• One snackfrom a wide variety of options

Plus:

• One Resort refillable drink mug per person, per package (eligible for refills at quick service locations only in your Disney Resort hotel)

For example, a guest with a length of stay of 3-nights/4-days who books a Disney Resort Hotel Vacation Package with the Dining Plan would receive three table service meals, three counter service meals, and sixsnacks per person, for their stay. These meals and snacks can be used at any time during your stay, in any order.For more details and advice for making use of the plan, see our Dining Plan Tips And Tricks page.

More Details

A table service meal credit may be used for one Character Dining Experience, gratuity not included (except Cinderella’s Royal Table, which requires 2 table service credits but includes gratuity).

A table service meal credit may be used for a quick service meal, if desired. This isn’t a great use of a table service credit, financially speaking, but sometimes it works out that you need to substitute a quick service meal for a table service meal. Make sure to tell them you’re using a table service credit at the quick service restaurant.

Two table service meal credits may be exchanged for one of the following:

• one signature dining experience (special high-end restaurants) – includes entrée, dessert, plus beverage and tax (gratuity not included)
• one Disney dinner show – Category 2 or 3 seating at either show; or Category 1 seating at the last show of the evening for Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue (gratuity INCLUDED)
• one private dining (room service) meal at deluxe resorts – includes entrée, dessert (at lunch & dinner), plus beverage and tax (gratuity INCLUDED)
• one princess dining character meal at Cinderella’s Royal Table, Akershus Royal Banquet Hall or Artist Point – includes buffet or set meal, beverage and tax (gratuity included at Cinderella’s Royal Table, but not the other two locations)
• one lunch or dinner at Be Our Guest in the Magic Kingdom – includes entrée, dessert, plus beverage and tax (gratuity not included)

Two quick-service meal credits may be exchanged for one of the following:

• one pizza pickup meal (1 pizza, 2 drinks) at select Value and Moderate resorts.

Advance Dining Reservations are strongly suggested for table service restaurants, Character Dining Experiences and Signature Dining Experiences. Advance Dining Reservations are required for Disney Dinner Shows. Merchandise or photo imaging products that may be offered at dining experiences are not included.

Everyone in the room must be booked on the same package and ticket options. The Disney Dining Plan is unavailable for guests under the age of 3, but they may share from an adult plate at no charge or a meal may be purchased from the menu. The price of the meal will be added to your bill. Guests ages 3-9 must order from a children’s menu where available (though ask about other options if there’s nothing the child likes on the children’s menu; see our Dining Plan tips for the kinds of substitutions that may be possible).

Thanks to Small World Vacations for info.