Dining Plan
The Disney Dining plan is one of the many things that Disney has to offer to help you have a magical vacation! There are 3 different dining plans all with different amounts of credits. There are 3 types of credits. No matter what plan you choose everyone gets the number of credits allowed on the plan you pay for per person and per night of your stay. When you arrive to Disney your plan is already paid for which means when you are done eating at the restaurant you say that you are on the dining plan and your meals are already paid for as long as you use the credit that you have. If you do not use all of the credits allowed for that day it is ok. The credits do not go away they are still on your bands for you to use at any time. My suggestion is that if you have snack credits is to use those as you lunch and if you have some left over at the end of your trip you can buy the Goofy's Candies or Rice Krispy treats to eat on the way home!
Table Service Credit: A sit down meal at a place like Coral Reef or The Crystal Palace, Chef Mickey's
Quick Service Credit: A quick meal like fast food at a place like Casey's Corner
Snack Credit: A snack credit is for something like a Cookie, a Dole Whip, or a small soda.
There are 3 types of dining plans
These plans go from Quick service being the cheapest and Deluxe being the most expensive. I recommend if you are not a big eater and you eat no breakfast and just snacks than the quick service plan is for you. If you like 3 course meals for every meal than having a lot of credits with the Deluxe might be for you. My family always goes with the standard dining plan. Every person gets these numbers of credits per person per night of your stay.
Quick Service Dining Plan- 2 quick service credits, 2 snacks
Standard Dining Plan- 1 quick service, 1 table service, 2 snacks
Deluxe Dining Plan- 3 credits to use as quick or table service, 2 snacks
Dining tip: If you are going with younger kids it would be smart to not get something for everyone at every meal. You could use 2 adult credits when eating at a quick service and share. This can save your credits and is perfect for a snack.
Quick service lines can be long but they go fast. Send your family to look for table while you order. The lines to the left or the right are usually shorter.
You can also order food on the mydisneyexperience app for pick up at some quick service location.
If your plans change during the day you can call Disney Dining. Many of the hot restaurants can become available that same day.
Kids meal usually include a drink and fruit with what you ordered. Kids meals are small so remember that when you order.
Kids breakfast are very small. Sit your kids at a table and go up to the line and use the adult credits.
Your receipt will print out a balance of credits so you know how many you have left.
DO NOT buy bottled water, they cost like $3!! Also do not use bottled waters as snack credits. Any quick service restaurant you can go up to the counter and ask for a cup of water.
Resort mugs are mugs with many different prints and colors on them so everyone in your family can have their own. These mugs are included in the dining plan and when you are at your resort for the time of your stay you can get an unlimited amount of drinks.
Children 3 to 9 must order off of the children's menu. Children 3 and under eat for free off of their parents plate.
Every adult meal quick service or table service includes one alcoholic beverage except in Magic Kingdom where it is an alcohol free zone!
I hope this helped you get some more information on the dining plan! If you are in need of any more help you can call Disney Dining from 7am to 11pm if you are in need of more assistance!
