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For the first time before the pandemic, Free Disney Dining Plans Returning to Disney World for guests with eligible vacation packages.

Disney expanded free Disney Dining Plan offers to Disney+ subscribers and Disney Visa cardholders in 2024, but this is the first time since 2019 that it’s available to all guests.

There are two versions of the Disney Dining Plan: the Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan and the Disney Dining Plan. The Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan focuses on quick-service meals, while the Disney Dining Plan includes options for daily table-service meals.

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This round of free meal plan is valid for eligible vacation packages with arrivals between May 27 and June 26, 2025 and July 7 to August 6, 2025. Eligible vacation packages must include at least a three-night, three-day package that includes on-site hotel stays and theme park tickets with the Park Hopper option.

The dining plan you get depends on the hotel you choose. Guests staying at a Value or Medium Disney Resort Hotel will receive the Disney Quick Service Dining Plan, while guests staying at a Disney Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resort Hotel will receive the Disney Dining Plan.

You must book this offer between January 2 and February 10, 2025, so if your New Year’s resolution is to keep Disney World costs down while enjoying the best restaurants at Disney World, you’re in luck.

What is the Disney Dining Plan?

With the Disney Dining Plan, you can prepay for a specified number of meals and snacks for your Disney World vacation and receive an allocation of meal and snack “credits” to use during your stay. The total number of credits depends on the length of your trip. For example, if you stay three nights and buy a dining plan, you’ll get three days of meals and breakfast to redeem. You do not need to redeem a set number of meals and snacks each day; You can use it anytime during your stay.

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Here’s what you get with each version of the Disney Dining Plan:

Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan

Regular price: $57.01 per day for adults, $23.83 for children ages 3 to 9

• Two quick-service meals per night
• One snack or non-alcoholic beverage per night stayed
• A refillable drink mug with unlimited refills at your resort

Disney Dining Plan

Regular price: $94.28 per day for adults, $26.69 for children ages 3 to 9

• One table-service meal per night is provided
• One quick-service meal per night
• One snack or non-alcoholic beverage per night stayed
• A refillable drink mug with unlimited refills at your resort

A quick-service meal includes entrée and a beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) at any eligible quick-service meal location.

Table-service meals include admission to any participating table-service restaurant for breakfast, a buffet or family-style meal, and a beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). For brunch, lunch or dinner, you can also order dessert with your entrée at table-service restaurants. Snacks on both plans include single-serve items such as popsicles, ice cream bars (including the iconic Mickey Ice Cream Bar), box of popcorn, 20-ounce soda, Doll Whip soft serve, specialty coffee, pastries. A slice of whole fruit and more.

Read our complete guide to the Disney Dining Plan for all the details on what it is, how it works, and whether it makes sense for your next Disney World vacation.

Is the Free Disney Dining Plan Worth It?

Whether the Disney dining plan is worth paying out of pocket depends on how much you want to spend on food and how much you like to eat on vacation. However, when you can get a dining plan for free, it’s pretty much a no-brainer that you’re getting a good deal. A family of four (two adults and two children) can save more than $700 over a three-night stay with this deal if you max out your dining credits (more on that in a moment).

There are rare instances where you can save more with the right hotel discount, which is one of the many reasons we recommend working with an official Disney vacation planner. They can review your trip details and determine which special offers will save you the most money.

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But it’s not just the cost that can make the Disney Dining Plan worth your trip. Some guests prefer the convenience that the Disney Dining Plan provides. You can enjoy your vacation without worrying about food costs or pulling out your wallet every time someone wants a bucket whip.

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Other guests prefer the “game” aspect of trying to squeeze maximum value out of Disney dining plans. It is entirely possible to “break-even” by ordering food and drink items that cost more than the value of your Disney Dining Credit.

Tips for getting the most out of free meals at Disney World

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Storybook dining at Artist Point with Snow White. Summer Hull/The Points Guy

• If you have already booked an eligible package prior to this offer, you can apply the offer retrospectively to your booking. If you work together An authorized Disney vacation planner, they can help you apply the free Disney Dining Plan offer. If you booked directly through Disney, you can call the number in your confirmation email for assistance.
• You can sometimes use your table-service credit toward a special meal, such as a fireworks dining package, eligible meals, or a dinner show. This is a great way to increase your dining credit because you can combine entertainment with your meal. Just keep in mind that some experiences, like the Hoop-de-doo musical revue or Story Book dining at Artist Point, will cost you two dining credits instead of just one.
• If you’re visiting during one of Epcot’s seasonal festivals, your breakfast credit is eligible for most food items from festival booths.
• Don’t let your credit go to waste. If you don’t use all of your credit, you’re essentially leaving money on the table. You can track your credits in the My Disney Experience app to make sure you use them all during your visit.
• To save even more money in addition to the free Disney dining offers, you can pay for your hotel and ticket package with Disney gift cards or using one of TPG’s favorite credit cards for Disney vacations.
• Disney dining reservations are open up to 60 days prior to your visit. If you are staying at a Disney World hotel, you can make dining reservations up to 60 days prior to your check-in day for your entire stay (up to 14 days). Popular reservations are snapped up quickly, so if you have a specific table service meal in mind, you’ll want to reserve it as soon as your booking window opens.

The bottom line

Remember, you must book between January 2 and February 10, 2025 to take advantage of this special free Disney Dining Plan offer. And free dining isn’t the only new perk for guests in 2025. Disney also offers Introducing hotel guests to a free water park visit on the day of their arrival and a new nighttime parade at Magic Kingdom, two new shows at Hollywood Studios and more new experiences throughout the year.

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