Hi Judy! Welcome to planDisney, I am so glad you found us to ask your vacation planning question.
The Disney Dining Plan is currently unavailable, much to the dismay of many guests like yourself. With some dining locations still closed, and limited character dining, I can understand why Disney is hesitant to bring it back.
While there is no official date of when it might be returning, rest assured that should the dining plan return before your trip, you can absolutely add it onto your package. You will do this by calling in, the list of phone numbers can be found
here. There is no “list” for updates on the Disney Dining Plan, but you can see the most up to date information on the
Dining: Know Before You Go page online.
When making your dining reservations at 60 days before your trip (that’s January for you), I highly recommend
Olivia's Café at Disney’s Old Key West Resort for ANY meal of the day! I have never been disappointed with my food here. Another great restaurant that I recently discovered is Jungle Navigation Co. LTD, Skipper Canteen, located in Magic Kingdom. The cheese bread appetizer was SO good, plus you are close to take a quick boat ride on the Jungle Cruise.
Please come back to planDisney with more questions that come up while you are planning your trip to the most magical place on Earth!
Happy Planning (& eating),
Tracy