Hey Enrique!
Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel. Thank you for sending us your fantastic question about
Disney Dining Plans for
Walt Disney World Resort annual passholders!
Enrique, I am a fellow annual passholder and Florida Resident. I have wanted to add the Disney Dining Plan to my past vacations, but ultimately did not. In the past, Disney Dining Plans were exclusive to Guests with
Magic Your Way Vacation Packages. This was changed, and annual passholders can now have Disney Dining Plans as well, but the only way of securing a Disney Dining Plan is by staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel.
If you don’t want to stay a Disney Resort hotel, you may actually find that your annual passholder dining discounts may provide a better value for your family. For my family, it is more cost efficient to pay our meals at the time of dining, and add our annual passholder dining discounts to the final bill. Paying for meals in advance of your vacation is an a huge perk of the Disney Dining Plan, but you may save more money by applying your annual passholder dining discount to your meals instead. I suggest you price it out for your family and see what is the better deal.
Enrique, here is a
full list of dining, events, recreation and merchandise benefits and discounts that you are eligible for as an annual passholder. As a Florida Resident, you are eligible for additional benefits!
If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to visit the Disney Parks Moms Panel again. We are all EARS!
With a Sprinkling of Pixie Dust,
Priscila