2026 Disney Dining Plan Overview - Military Disney Tips

3 November 2024 by Steve Bell Leave a Comment

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For those considering using Walt Disney World’s Disney Dining Plan, here is our overview.

Plan Overview

The Disney Dining Plan can only be purchased by guests staying at a Walt Disney World-owned/operated hotel for stays beginning on 9 January 2024. This does not include guests staying at non-Disney-owned resorts i.e. Shades of Green, the Swan & Dolphin, the International Drive hotels, or the Four Seasons.

There are 2 different versions of the dining plan for 2024: the Quick Service Disney Dining Plan and the Disney Dining Plan (often called the regular dining plan). The Deluxe Disney Dining Plan is not returning for 2024.

You must purchase the Dining Plan for all of the nights of your stay for all eligible persons (those 3+) on your room reservation. You can’t do the DDP for just part of your trip and you can’t do it just for some of those in your room, e.g. adults, or heavy eaters.

New for 2026: Kids Eat FREE All Year in 2026 at Walt Disney World! Throughout all of 2026, guests staying at one of Walt Disney World’s more than 25 on-site Disney-owned resort hotels will get a FREE Disney Dining Plan for their kids (ages 3 to 9 at the time of travel) when purchasing a Disney Dining Plan as part of their package for the other members of their party (ages 10 and up at the time of travel).

Plan Specifics

The total price that you pay for the plan you select is converted into 3 types of “Credits.” As in Quick Service Credit, Table Service Credit, and Snack Credit.

On all three plans, each member of the party will receive one refillable resort mug good for use during the length of their package. This may be used for unlimited refills of soda fountain items, coffee, and tea (Only at Disney’s resorts, Not In The Theme Parks!).

The Quick Service Plan Includes:

Everyone in the party ages 3 and over receives the following during their package stay:

2 Quick-Service Meals Per Night of Stay*
1 Snack or Nonalcoholic Beverage Per Night of Stay*
1 Resort-Refillable Mug**

2026 – $60.47 per night per adult ages 10+, $0 per night per child ages 3 to 9.

The Regular Disney Dining Plan Includes:

One quick service meal credit, one table service meal credit, and one snack credit per person, per night of your package:

2026 – $98.59 per night per adult ages 10+, $0 per night per child ages 3 to 9.

* The specific number of meals and snacks is determined by the number of nights included in the package stay. You can redeem your meals and snacks any day during your stay, until the number associated with your package has been depleted. All unused meals and snacks and the ability to use your refillable mug expire at midnight on your package reservation checkout date.

** Resort-refillable mugs are eligible for refills from self-service beverage islands at any Disney Resort hotel Quick-Service location.

Details

Meals Equal:

Quick-Service Meal
Meals redeemed at breakfast, lunch, or dinner will include:

1 Entrée
1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

Quick-Service Meal
Meals redeemed at breakfast, lunch, or dinner will include:

1 Entrée
1 Nonalcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

During meals, everyone may order a non-alcoholic beverage (including specialty beverages where offered) or those 21+ may opt for a single-serving mixed cocktail, beer, or wine (where offered) instead.

Some Fine Dining locations and Character meals cost 2 Table Service Credits!

Credits may be used on any day (from check-in, until midnight on the check-out day) in any order/any amount per day that you desire.

Alcoholic Beverages

Guests 21 and older may choose either one nonalcoholic beverage or one-single serving mixed cocktail, beer or wine (where offered) as part of their meal.

A single-serving alcoholic beverage includes items such as:

Beer or Cider
Wine or Sangria
Mixed Drinks and Specialty Cocktails

Nonalcoholic Beverages
Guests 10 years of age and older can choose one nonalcoholic beverage (including specialty beverages where offered) as part of their meal.

A single-serving nonalcoholic beverage includes items such as:

Milkshakes
Fresh Smoothies
Premium Hot Chocolate
Soda, Coffee or Tea

Snacks
At Quick-Service restaurants, most Outdoor Carts and select merchandise locations, snacks may include a single serving of items such as:

Frozen ice cream novelty, popsicle or fruit bar
2 scoops of hand-scooped ice cream
Popcorn scoop (single-serving box)
Piece of whole fruit
Single-serve bag of snacks
20-ounce bottle of Coca-Cola® products, including Dasani® water
20-ounce fountain soft drink
Single-serve coffee, hot chocolate, hot tea, milk or juice
Cup of soup
Add on toppings or sauces (e.g. side of cheese dipping sauce)

Two Table-Service meals will be redeemed from the dining plan for each person dining at:

Fairytale Dining at Cinderella’s Royal Table
Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall (at lunch and dinner only)
Story Book Dining at Artist Point with Snow White

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2026 DISNEY DINING PLAN ELIGIBLE RESTAURANTS:

4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck
50’s Prime Time Café
ABC Commissary
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Ale & Compass Lounge
Ale & Compass Restaurant
Amorette’s Patisserie
The Artist’s Palette
Avalunch
B.B. Wolf’s Sausage Co.
Backlot Express
Backstretch Pool Bar
Banana Cabana
Bar Riva
Barcelona Lounge
Be Our Guest Restaurant
Beach Club Marketplace
Beaches & Cream Soda Shop
Beaches Pool Bar & Grill
Biergarten Restaurant
Big River Grille & Brewing Works
Blaze Pizza
BoardWalk Deli
The Boathouse
Boatwright’s Dining Hall
Boma – Flavors of Africa
Cafe Rix
Cape May Cafe
Cape Town Lounge and Wine Bar
Capt. Cook’s
Casey’s Corner
Catalina Eddie’s
Centertown Market
Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’
Chef Mickey’s
Chicken Guy
The Chuck Wagon
Cinderella’s Royal Table
Cítricos
Cítricos Lounge
City Works Eatery & Pour House
Columbia Harbour House
Connections Café & Eatery
Contempo Café
Cookes of Dublin
Cooling Hut
Coral Reef Restaurant
Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café
Courtyard Pool Bar
Cove Bar
Creature Comforts
Crew’s Cup Lounge
Crockett’s Tavern
The Crystal Palace
D-Luxe Burger
Dahlia Lounge
The Daily Poutine
The Diamond Horseshoe
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo
Dockside Diner
The Drop Off Pool Bar
Earl Of Sandwich
The Edison
El Mercado de Coronado
Enchanted Rose Lounge
End Zone Food Court
Enzo’s Hideaway
Everything POP Shopping & Dining
Fairfax Fare
Fife & Drum Tavern
Flame Tree Barbecue
Flying Fish
The Friar’s Nook
Garden Grill Restaurant
Gasparilla Island Grill
Gaston’s Tavern
Geyser Point Bar & Grill
Golden Oak Outpost
Good’s Food to Go
Grand Floridian Cafe
Grandstand Spirits
Gurgling Suitcase
Harambe Market
Hollywood & Vine
The Hollywood Brown Derby
The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge
House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
Hurricane Hanna’s Waterside Bar and Grill
Intermission Food Court
Jaleo by José Andrés
Jiko – The Cooking Place
Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar
Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen
Katsura Grill
Kona Cafe
Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
La Cantina de San Angel
La Hacienda de San Angel
Landscape of Flavors
Le Cellier Steakhouse
Leaning Palms
Leaping Horse Libations
Liberty Square Market
Liberty Tree Tavern
Local Green Orlando Food Truck
Lottawatta Lodge
Lotus Blossom Café
Lowtide Lou’s
The Lunching Pad
Main Street Bakery
Maji Pool Bar
Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano
The Mara
Mardi Grogs
Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante
The Market at Ale & Compass
Marketplace Snacks
Martha’s Vineyard
Maya Grill
Meadow Snack Bar
Morimoto Asia
Morimoto Asia Street Food
Muddy Rivers
Narcoossee’s
Nine Dragons Restaurant
Nomad Lounge
Oasis Bar & Grill
‘Ohana
Olivia’s Cafe
Paddlefish
The Paddock Grill
Paradiso 37, Taste of the Americas
Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
Pepe by José Andrés
Petals Pool Bar
Pinocchio Village Haus
Pizza Ponte
Pizza Window
Pizzafari
PizzeRizzo
Planet Hollywood
The Plaza Restaurant
The Polite Pig
Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant
Rainforest Cafe at Disney Springs
Rainforest Cafe at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Refreshment Outpost
Refreshment Port
Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Regal Eagle’s Distinctly Patriotic Smokehouse: A Salute to All Foods, But Mostly Barbecued Meats
Restaurantosaurus
River Roost
Riverside Mill Food Court
Rix Sports Bar & Grill
Roaring Fork
Ronto Roasters
Rose & Crown Dining Room
Rosie’s All-American Café
Roundup Rodeo BBQ
San Angel Inn Restaurante
Sanaa
Sanaa Lounge
The Sand Bar
Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory
Satu’li Canteen
Scat Cat’s Club
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
Sebastian’s Bistro
Siestas Cantina
Silver Screen Spirits Pool Bar
Singing Spirits Pool Bar
Sleepy Hollow
Smokehouse at House of Blues
Snack Shack
Sommerfest
Spice Road Table
Splitsville Dining Room
Spyglass Grill
Steakhouse 71
Steakhouse 71 Lounge
Story Book Dining at Artist Point with Snow White
Sunshine Seasons
Surf Doggies
Swirls on the Water
T-REX Cafe
Tambu Lounge
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina
Teppan Edo
Terralina Crafted Italian
Territory Lounge
Three Bridges Bar and Grill
Tiffins Restaurant
Tokyo Dining
Toledo – Tapas, Steak & Seafood
Tony’s Town Square Restaurant
Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera
Tortuga Tavern
Trail’s End Restaurant
Trattoria al Forno
The Trolley Car Café
The Turf Club Bar & Grill
The Turf Club Lounge
Turtle Shack Poolside Snacks
Tusker House Restaurant
Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar
Tutto Italia Ristorante
Typhoon Tilly’s
Via Napoli Ristorante & Pizzeria
Victoria Falls Lounge
Warming Hut
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Woody’s Lunch Box
World Premiere Food Court
Yachtsman Steakhouse
Yak & Yeti Local Food Cafes
Yak & Yeti Restaurant
YeSake Kiosk
Yorkshire County Fish Shop

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