Hi Anne! Welcome back to the Disney Parks Moms Panel!
You are going to have such an amazing
visit to the Walt Disney World Resort with your large party! I know a lot of special
memories are in your future, as well as a lot of tasty treats with the Disney Dining Plan. I think you will enjoy the amount of options you have for dining on the
dining plan. There is a huge variety!
Paying for meals and snacks with the dining plans is super easy! The
Disney Dining Plan will be attached to each person's MagicBand. Each room will have all of their meal and snack entitlements in their account on the day you check into your
Disney Resort hotel. All each room has to do is scan their
MagicBand to pay for their meal or snack, enter the PIN number, and the entitlements will be taken from each account. When you receive your receipt, the remaining entitlements will show at the bottom of it. It is always a good idea to check and make sure everything was charged correctly to the dining plan, so if there are any issues, they can be corrected right away.
When dining at
Table-Service locations, I always try to give the Cast Member assisting us a heads-up that there are separate dining plan accounts. It can make things a little easier at the end of the meal when it is time to divide the bill between the different plans. Gratuity is not included on the dining plan at most Table-Service locations, so you will want to add that separately. It can be paid by a MagicBand linked to a credit/debit card or cash.
Enjoy your visit, Anne! Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Tabitha