Welcome to planDisney, Olivia!
Oh, your first trip to
Walt Disney World and you'll be using a
Disney Dining Plan? That's doubly magical!
When picking up snacks or dining at both Quick-Service and Table-Service restaurants, you'll love the ease of making purchases using your MagicBand or
MagicBand+. The key to using your Dining Plan snacks and meals is to make that clear when you are ordering. This enables the Cast Member serving you to apply those Dining Plan meals to your order. You might want to add an item or two that is not included in the plan, so I always tell our server if that's the case. Once the total is confirmed, you can tap that MagicBand for both; the meals will be deducted from the total number of meals you have remaining and the additional items can be charged to your credit card on file at your resort via your band. Easy peasy!
Olivia, if you plan to use the super-convenient
My Disney Experience app to order food, you'll be prompted to select if any of those meals/items will be using a Dining Plan. Even better? You can keep an eye on what you've used and what remains in that app as well. This is so helpful when you're a few days into a magical stay and simply cannot recall how many Mickey's Premium Ice Cream Bars your group has enjoyed so far. And trust me...somebody always has room for one more!
Olivia as you plan the perfectly pixie-dusted visit to The Most Magical Place on Earth, be sure to send additional questions our way. We love to help!
Andrea H