Hi Christine!
Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel.
This sounds like an amazing holiday you have planned! Your mum is going to have the best time, celebrating her 80th birthday at Walt Disney World. Don't forget to pick up a Birthday Button at the front desk of your resort hotel. I always look out for the free Disney Dining offer, which offers such great value for our longer holidays. Please note that this is never guaranteed to be offered, and we do not know if, or when, it will become available. From my own experience, for the past couple of years it has been announced during April of the previous year, so keep checking as some UK tour operators might announce it in advance. I will keep my fingers crossed that we can take advantage of free Disney Dining again for 2020. As you are travelling with such a large group you might want to start planning where you want to enjoy dining together. You can see all the
restaurants and menus here (and also see if they take the
Disney Dining Plan - currently listed for this year only - but it will give you an idea of how many credits you will need if they release it again for next year). You can start making your dining reservations 180 days ahead of time, but it's always good to have a plan ready to go! You will need to call the
Dining Reservations phone number listed in this Walt Disney World telephone directory - use the freephone number for the UK - if you all intend to dine together.
Please come back and visit us if you have any further questions. We will be happy to help you plan your magical holiday to Walt Disney World.
~ Sue