It's great to see you here today at the Disney Parks Moms Panel, Heather! I'm so glad that you've come to ask about one of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World Resort: the food! The only thing that I might love more than theme park food is getting a great deal, so let's have a look at what you can expect when it comes to dining on vacation this fall.
This year's
Free Dining Plan promotion was just announced this week for booking through January 16 and includes select arrival dates in June, July, August, and September. Guests at select
Disney Value Resort Hotels and
Disney Moderate Resort Hotels will have the opportunity to add a free
Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan to their vacation package, and guests staying at select
Disney Deluxe Resort Hotels and
Disney Deluxe Villa Resort Hotels may be able to add a free
Disney Dining Plan to their trip as well. Last year was the first time that a second round of the Free Dining Plan offer was made, and in July guests were given the opportunity to add free Dining Plans for their bookings for September, November, and December. I haven't ever seen a second round of the offer in my time traveling to Walt Disney World Resort so I don't know whether we can expect the same again this year, so my best recommendation at this time is to keep an eye on the
Special Offers, Deals, and Discounts page to see if it pops up again this summer. If a Free Dining Plan deal becomes available for your arrival date, you can
call the Disney Resort Hotel Reservations line and see if your booking is eligible to take advantage of the offer.
Have a magical day, Heather!
Jessica