Additionally — when you look at the menu — it can be difficult to get an idea of the price, because a price range is listed on the official Disney website. For the purposes of this example, we've used the least expensive price in the range. If you'll be visiting during what Disney considers their peak season, plan on having to budget toward the higher end of the range.
There are several Signature restaurants and dinner show locations where you can use the Dining Plan, but you'll need to use 2 of your Table Service entitlements per person to dine there. Meal entitlements redeemed at lunch or dinner will also include one dessert. Disney considers most single-serve items they sell snacks. Everything from a single-serve bottle of soda, to a whole fruit, to an ice cream bar. The list can vary depending on the specific restaurant you are dining at.
All Disney Resort hotels have a self-service soda fountain in their Quick Service restaurant. You can use that mug at your Resort hotel for complimentary refills throughout your stay. You can refill it with Coca-Cola products, tea, coffee, or hot chocolate.
With Disney Dining Plan Plus, guests can redeem their meal entitlements at either table service restaurants, quick service locations, character dining experiences, or a combination — giving them more flexibility. Meals can be redeemed in any order and in any combination. Unused meals and snacks rollover day to day. Once again assuming the same 5-night stay used in our examples above, you'd have 45 meal entitlements and 30 snacks. What sets this plan apart from the Quick Service and regular Disney Dining Plan is the way the credits are issued.
This plan provides maximum flexibility in that regard, but you pay dearly for that convenience. All of it will be covered by your dining plan. For all meals that require 2 table service entitlements on the regular Dining plan, you will need 2 meal entitlements on the Deluxe Dining Plan as well.
The next option is the standard Disney Dining Plan. This is the most popular option and this will give each member of your group one quick service meal credit, one table service meal credit, and two snacks per night of your stay. Remember, a child counts as anyone between the ages of 3 and 9.
Finally, the granddaddy plan is called the Deluxe Disney Dining Plan. This higher-end option will give each member in the group 2 snacks per night but offer 3 meal credits per night. The kicker here is that the 3 meal credits can be used interchangeably between quick-service locations and table service locations, so it offers a lot more flexibility. You can choose any of the three plans no matter which hotel you stay at. You can choose to save money on the hotel and stay at a value resort and splurge on food and get the deluxe dining plan.
When you see this offered it usually means that the hotel you are staying with may limit you to only a specific level of the dining plan.
Before we get into some of the great ways to use snack credits and meal credits on the plan, let me highlight some changes to the Disney Dining Plan in recent years. Some of the changes in recent years might sway your mind into purchasing the dining plan, even if you never considered it before, for example, the inclusion of alcoholic beverages.
First, we have changes to snacks. In previous years guests were given one snack credit per night of their stay; this was true across the board in all of the plans.
But in Disney changed that and removed desserts from all the quick service meal credits to give guests an additional snack credit. This is why now everyone gets two snack credits per night. Quick-service meal credits now include one entree and one beverage, but those of you with a sweet tooth should remember the dessert is still included with the table service meal credits.
The second major change to the dining plan happened last year. In the past, all the meal credits, meaning both quick-service and table-service entitled guests to a non-alcoholic beverage. So if you wanted to enjoy a glass of wine you had to pay extra for that. However, in Disney updated the plan so that guests 21 and over have the option of getting either a non-alcoholic drink or an alcoholic beverage.
For the most part, a lot of alcohol options are included here, you can get a glass of wine, a beer, and even some specialty cocktails. Some locations do offer some higher-end spirits and cocktails and some of them may be excluded from the plan. But the inclusion of alcohol means that the general price of the plans went up naturally.
As opposed to just soda, tea, and coffee guests opting to skip the booze can choose non-alcoholic specialty drinks like artisanal milkshakes, fresh smoothies, and premium hot chocolate.
Making smart choices when it comes to specific dishes and specific restaurants will either make the plan worth your money or not.
No matter which of the plans you choose and whether or not you plan on drinking alcohol. With 4 different dining plan options at 4 different price points, if getting the best value for your money is a top priority it is important to plan ahead a little bit before deciding which Dining Plan is right for your family.
Download PDF. Do you prefer sit-down meals or would you prefer to be in the parks and on the rides? If all that feels too overwhelming right now, the plans that provide the greatest flexibility the Disney Dining Plan Plus and the Deluxe Disney Dining Plan might be the best option for you. Disney World has tons of restaurant options, but not all of them are eligible for the Disney Dining Plan. As of January 1, , Quick Service credits have been separated into child and adult categories.
You can no longer use them interchangeably. Most Quick Service restaurants except for Be Our Guest breakfast and lunch services do not require Advanced Dining Reservations and function like most fast-food restaurants. Advanced Dining Reservations for Table Service restaurants can be made starting at days out from the date of your trip. One other important thing, there are some restaurants and experiences at Disney World that require 2 credits. The restaurants that require 2 credits are known as Signature Restaurants , and if you are planning on dining at one of those, make sure you take that into account when allocating how to use your credits.
Epcot also offers dining packages that provide reserved seating to their festival concerts and these dining packages require 2 credits. Restaurants available on the dining packages vary by festival concert but all packages require 2 credits regardless of the dining location you select. The dining packages are listed below:. There are huge lists below detailing every Table Service and Quick Service restaurant and the value of a credit at those locations. Snag that here.
The reason is simple: there are just way too many to track and the list changes constantly. However, this spreadsheet of confirmed snack credits that was created by others is the best source for snack credit info. Instead, pay out-of-pocket for the cheapest meal on your list and use your credits for the others. Knowing what your food costs are going to be before you leave home can definitely help ease any anxiety about that. Interested in having an agent book your trip, make your dining reservations and help you maximize your credits?
Get started on that now. Have a comment or question on using the Disney Dining Plan? The team at Small World Vacations is ready to help get you started. Their meals are so delicious and I think it was a great value for a meal credit since they offer signature drinks and alcohol with meals like ribs etc. Thank you so much for making this information available. The spreadsheet is soooo helpful!
Will you have an updated spreadsheet for ? I am planning a trip for March. Several years ago we had quite a few meal credits and snack credits left on our Deluxe Dining Plan after upgrading our free dining.
At our resort food court, we were able to convert them to snack credits and purchased themed Rice Krispie treats for my daughter to bring back to her classmates. They did need to get special help for the transaction, and they brought us fresh treats from the back.
It was a great way for my daughter to share the excitement from the trip with her friends! I also was able to get several of the Mickey chocolate bars to bring home too! I see you can break 1 QS credit out for 3 snacks. Is it possible to break 1 TS credit into something? Booked for Jan I have yet to see a review that says this, but I am putting it on here. If you want to do a lot of the special 2 credit things get the deluxe plan. That is a huge difference.
Plus with lunch and dinner meals an appetizer is included. You can have an early sit down lunch, and play and play. And it more than pays for itself. I knew something about the numbers did not work right. That is it. The more expensive the snacks the better off you are. As well.
If you can fit in three table service meals per day at Disney, then more power to you! I see how some of the 2 credit things confused me, but I still think your numbers are a little low. I think that the value of those things is higher when you consider shows and experiences that go along with it.
And I am so glad that the Dole Pineapple Float counts as a snack. Complete Guide to Disney Cruise Line. Disney Dining Plan cost, best credits, and is it worth it? Heather Thomas. In this article. Resort Wilderness Lodge. Resort Beach Club. Resort Polynesian. Resort Coronado Springs. In-room pizza delivery costs 2 TS credits and includes 2 non-alcoholic OR alcoholic beverages, 1 pizza entree and 2 desserts. Gratuities ARE included. Private in-room dining costs 2 TS credits per meal and each meal includes 1 entree, a dessert and 1 beverage.
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Sometimes not always wait staff will trade you dessert for a salad, one waitress traded my husbands dessert for an extra beer at dinner. We used snack credits for breakfast too. We just pay off the credit card bill when we get it. Yes, we do waitstaff meals and one character meal. When we return, I always total up the amount we spent on all of our food and drinks. I then divide it by two people.
Our finance guy is a big Disney fan as well and goes every year. People say they like the idea of paying for their vacation before they start their vacation. Either way, you are going to pay for eating or the dp.
I guess it depends on what people want, but I bet the number one reason is the dining plan is a convenience to some. I look at it this way. You talk too much common sense and logic for this thread.
You need to speak more like a used car, or DVC, salesman. Those small plate tastes are a great way to eat your way around the world, but can be pricey out of pocket. Or we rent DVC points, and that is a better value than either Disney promotion. For my family, the dining plan has never been worth the hassle.. Besides, if you have a Chase Disney credit card, you can earn reward dollars and use them anywhere in Disney World.. Not for us! I love a good reward card.
Not so. Now, there may very well be better cards out there, but the Disney card is not one of them. No, my point is that there are many reward cards that offer way more money back and the freedom to spend it however you want. With other cards you can just use your regular card and spend away. The Disney credit card, like the Disney dining plan, are designed to play on your emotional connection with Disney.
We enjoy the meal plan because we are 4 adults that like the break from the park to sit down for dinner. We have tried a lot of restaurants I would never have splurged on if not for the dining plan. Lunch is our quick service meal then sit down dinner. On occasion we use a second snack during the day but I usually wind up with extra snack credits that I use to get souvenirs for people at home like the coconut mickeys.
As it is it takes two years to save to take my vacation. Plus the time of year we go there is usually a discount if you book the entire package. There is not really a savings now since they added the alcohol plan. When was it EVER worth it.
You only get it when you grossly overpay for a package and unless you are a professional eater you will NEVER come close to getting your moneys worth.
I got a drink with both meals. Different strokes for different folks! As you said it is based on family. Your cost break down was only based on kids under 10, try it with a family of 4 with older kids, A 16yo boy and 12yo girl. We have always done the dining plan, and we do pay out of pocket for maybe 1 or 2 breakfasts.
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