Hello, Ann!
Thanks for stopping by, at the Disney Parks Moms Panel we are always so excited to hEAR about your future trip to Walt Disney World Resort!
Disney Dining Plans are actually what won my husband over. The very first time we visited the parks together, we had the Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan. To this day, he cannot get over the fact that we had so many food options available to us with the tap of our
MagicBand! There are 3 different Disney Dining Plans available;
Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan,
Disney Dining Plan, and
Disney Deluxe Dining Plan. Unfortunately there is no individual chart that shows all the restaurants and the required number of entitlements needed. However, there is still a way to read about each restaurant, check out the menu, and decide before you get there if that is somewhere you want to eat at.
My family enjoys dining at Disney, so months before our visit we all huddle around my computer at the kitchen table and decide what we want to try and where we want to eat. You can actually view all the
Dining options Disney has to offer now! You can also check to see if your dining plan, and how many entitlements are needed at the selected restaurant, by clicking on the restaurant’s name. Once on the main page of the restaurant, click the check mark that says “Some Dining Plans Accepted”. A small menu will open and show how many entitlements are required and if the Disney Dining Plan you have, is eligible there.
I highly recommend to book
dining reservations to some of your favorite restaurants! Once you’re on the Dining page, select the “Dining Plans Accepted” drop down menu and select which plan you have. This option will sort the restaurants, under your plan, into reservation availability. So if you find one you’re hoping to dine at, make sure to adjust the date at the top of the page, before selecting and confirming a reservation date and time. (Tip: Schedule dining reservations as soon as possible because many restaurant reservations fill up quickly).
Ann, if you are ever unsure if your plan is available to use at a restaurant while you’re in the parks you can use the
My Disney Experience Mobile App to check. You can even ask a Cast Member at the restaurant. Don’t worry at all, there’s always someone there to help!
Enjoy, and remember snacks always taste better if they are Mickey shaped!
-Shantel