Disney Dining Plan Food & Facts

The free Dining Plan at Walt Disney World has turned into one of the most popular discount packages at Disney World. Today was the first day to book this discount package and the phone lines were busy at Disney! This package is popular because it is an excellent savings on meals at Disney World. Everyone likes free food, right? In this blog, I wanted to write a little bit about the food and facts of the Disney Dining Plan to make sure this package is right for your family.
The Dining Plan includes (1) sit down meals, (1) counter service meal and (1) snack per person that you can use anytime during your vacation. The sit down meal and counter service meal includes an entree, dessert and non-alcoholic beverage. The snack includes ice cream, popcorn, fruit, water soda, etc.

Some facts to know about the Dining Plan. Fact #1: The sit down meal does not include gratuity, so plan on paying for tips after your meals. This is not covered under the Dining Plan and many people do not realize this is not included.

Fact #2: The sit down meals no longer includes an appetizer. In the past years, the Dining Plan included an appetizer (per person) with the sit down meals. For this year, the Dining Plan no longer includes the appetizer. Even without the appetizer, the sit down meal is still quite alot of food.

Fact #3: During your vacation, be sure to use all of your meals. We have heard lots of stories (from past guests) about forgetting to use all of their meals. If you are not using all of your meals and snacks, you are just losing money. Be sure to keep track of your meals. An easy way to do this is to pre-book all of your sit down meals. You can also plan an itinerary. In your itinerary, you can include your counter service restaurants, too.

If you have any questions about how many meals or snacks you have left, be sure you check. You have several ways to learn how many meals and snacks are left on your Dining Plan. After you finish a meal, your receipt will tell you have many meals are left on your Dining Plan. You can also ask a Cast Member at the front desk of your resort.

Fact #4: You have your Dining Plan booked for your Disney World vacation, so start making your sit down restaurant reservations. More people are enjoying sit down restaurants because of the Disney Dining Plan. To make sure you get your favorite restaurants, book your reservations immediately. If you need help, contact our friends at MouseDine. All they book is Disney Restaurant Reservations. For one low price, they give you suggestions of the best restaurants for your family and then book all of your restaurant reservations. This is a good discount if you are an International Guest. This will save you hundreds of dollars on International phone calls.

The Disney Dining Plan is a great way to save money and have a stress free Disney World vacation. You now have all of the facts about the Disney Dining Plan!