Hi there, Kelly, and welcome to planDisney! I'm so glad you're here with this great question about your upcoming vacation at the Most Magical Place on Earth. It's great that you'll be able to take advantage of a dining plan - it's one of my favorite ways to make my vacation feel more all-inclusive! I have a feeling you're going to love it, too!
Kelly, it sounds like you're already aware that the Guests in your room that was booked as a vacation package with a dining plan will all have the same type of tickets, meals, and snacks since the package applies to each Guest on your reservation. If you were to book a separate reservation, you'd be able to build that out as you prefer, so a Disney Resorts Collection hotel-only reservation would be possible. Happily, if you'd like to dine with some of those Guests, you'd be able to do so without issue and use your dining plan meals while they use a different form of payment. Just inform your Server which guests will be using a dining plan, and they'll deduct those meals accordingly.
If you'd like to try out some amazing restaurants at different
Disney Resorts Collection hotels, here are a few of my favorites:
You can't go wrong with any of these choices! Be sure to book an
Advance Dining Reservation 60 days before the day you check in to secure your table.
Kelly, I hope this is helpful as you plan your upcoming vacation! Please stop back by planDisney with any other questions you have!
See you real soon!
Jennifer