Hi Andrea,
I am so happy to hEAR you are planning an upcoming vacation at Walt Disney World Resort. It is certainly never too early to start planning, and fortunately for you, vacation package information was just recently released for stays in 2018. Perfect timing indeed!
The
Disney Dining Plan offers three great plans to chose from, one of which is sure to be suitable for your family's needs. Personally I find the Disney Dining Plan a great hassle-free way to travel as all of our family's meals and snacks throughout the trip are pre-paid in advance. Then, once vacation arrives, a simple tap of our
MagicBand is all we need to do to access our dining plan credits. It's literally that easy!
Andrea, if you are pricing
Walt Disney World Vacation Packages with the Disney Dining Plan, remember that each guest's daily dining credit entitlement is based on the number of nights (not days) you will be staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel. Therefore, the vacation package you are pricing will not be valid for those days you will not be staying as a guest at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel.
Upon check in at your Walt Disney World Resort hotel, you will have access to all dining credits allocated to each guest in your party for the entire duration of your stay. You can use the credits whenever you wish up until midnight on the day of check out. There is no minimum or maximum number of dining credits which you have to use on any given day.
Andrea, I hope this information is helpful as you finalize your plans. Please let us know if you have any other questions. sure to let us know. We are here to help!
Bon Appétit!
Trish