Hi Marie and welcome to planDisney. It always makes me super happy to be able to help a fellow UK guest, with a question about visiting the "Most Magical Place on Earth."
From what I can see, it looks as though you are in the planning stages of a August 2026 visit to
Walt Disney World - how exciting. I, like you, enjoy nothing more than planning for our next trip and as far as I am concerned, it is never too early to make a start!
My family absolutely love using a
Disney Dining Plan when we visit. Not only does it help us to budget for our trips, knowing that the majority of our food and drink is paid for before we even arrive, we also find that they are super easy and convenient to use, throughout our stay.
Top Tip - Be sure to take advantage of
Mobile Food & Beverage Ordering when redeeming your Quick-Service meals. This enables you to spend less time waiting in line for food and more time enjoying all of the amazing attractions and entertainment on offer - what's not to like?
Going back to your question, Marie, you will most likely find that the full list of participating locations included in the
2026 Disney Dining Plan will not be available to view, until towards the end of the year. The main reason for this is that non-Disney owned restaurants have until the end of the year to sign their contracts for the following year and are not included on the list of participating locations until this has been done. You will notice that many of these restaurants tend to be located at
Disney Springs.
As it stands currently, there are 174 dining options listed for the 2026 Disney Dining Plan compared with 222 for the
2025 Disney Dining Plan. The list of participating restaurants for 2026 will continue to grow as we get closer to 2026 and to help with your planning, generally speaking, the vast majority of the restaurants included in for 2025, will most likely be available for 2026.
I do hope that this information has been of use. Please feel free to re-visit us, here at planDisney, if we can be of any further help with the planning of your trip.
Wishing you a magical holiday filled with memories which will last a lifetime!
Emma