Free Disney World Dining Offer Expires Soon
By Dave Shute
BOOK NOW TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
Those looking to take advantage of Disney’s current dining promotion should book soon, as it is currently available only to those who book by September 26th.
The promotion, if booked by then, applies to most dates from September 27th through December 17th. (The days around Thanksgiving—Wednesday November 25th through Saturday November 28th —are excluded.)
TWO TYPES OF FREE DINING PLANS
The promotion provides one of two dining plan variants for free for those who book an otherwise undiscounted trip of at least 3 nights in a Disney World Resort. (See Where to Stay.)
Those who stay in anything other than a value resort get the basic dining plan, which provides, per night of your reservation, and for every person three and older on your reservation, a snack, “counter service” meal (think cafeteria), and a “table service” meal. (Think waiters.)
Depending on family size and ages, daily savings could easily exceed $100. For example, if family of four, with three ten years old or older and one between 3 years and ten, would save more than $140 a day. Those following this site’s Basic Itinerary would save more than $1100.
You can use these credits on any day—e.g. three table services on one day, The “credits per night” thingy is just the way that you—and Disney—know how many credits you start with. See How to Eat.
Those not staying at a value resort can go here to book, or call (407) 939-7928.
VALUE RESORT DINING
In a twist compared to recent Disney practice, those who stay in a value resort get for free not the basic dining plan, but what Disney calls the “quick service” dining plan. This plan swaps the “table service” meal for a second counter service meal.
Those booking value resorts who plan enough table service meals— for example, anyone following one of the itineraries on this site—can “trade up” to the basic dining plan, using the value of the “quick service” plan as a credit.
Savings will not be as great for these families, as the family of four used as an example above will need to pay around $35 a day to upgrade. This puts daily savings for the Basic Itinerary at around $100, or $800 over the 8 nights of that itinerary.
Those planning to stay at a value resort and upgrade the free plan should probably make their reservation over the phone, as the upgrade likely will be simpler that way. Call (407) 939-7928.
It is quite possible that this promotion will be extended—the Orlando Sentinel reported today that Disney won’t say when its various promotions will stop. That said, the current deadline for this deal remains September 26th.
DISNEY WORLD ITINERARY LINKS
- For itinerary design goals and the basic December Itinerary, see this
- For shorter and longer itineraries targeted at the same December week, see this
- For itineraries covering all the other parts of the year, see this
- To design your own itinerary, see this
- For rides that might be skipped, see this
- For a comprehensive guide to rides and attractions, see this
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