Tracey's Experience with Disney Dining Plan

I have been going to Disney for a VERY long time.  The thing is that as many times as I have gone with my family we have never used the Disney dining plan.  This year we decided to use the plan because we were going Christmas week and we wanted to prepay our food. 

​I found that, personally, I loved the plan.  We decided on the Standard plan – one table service, one counter service and one snack per person per night stay because we are always on the go so we didn’t want more than one sit down meal a day. The Standard Dining Plan is $63.70 per person per night.  We started out the week worried that we would not have enough credits for the whole week so the day that we arrived we paid out of pocket for the first meal.  That was not necessary as we found out later in the week.
 
The average counter service meal included an entree, dessert and beverage.  Did I mention that you get a refillable resort cup!!!  So you get a drink AND a refillable drink.  We noticed that the meals were huge, so we started to split the meals.  We would have a snack for breakfast – I had a chocolate muffin or a Danish with tea; then we split our lunch and have the table service for dinner.  We wound up having extra meals.  We had counter service for the last two days we were there for breakfast and lunch plus for the morning that we left which was great as we drove down to Florida so we wanted to have a good meal before we left.
 
I know that when you are looking at the dining plans thinking that you will not have enough food for the entire time you are there, which is what we thought in the beginning; but I can tell you from experience that you will be plenty fed while on the plan.

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About the Author

Tracey DeMarco, Travel Advisor
As a mother of two teens, Tracey DeMarco uses her love for travel to expose her children to new and amazing experiences.  She has taken that passion for making family memories to launch a successful career as a travel advisor for clients from around the world. Tracey is a major Disney fan with over 70 visits to both Florida and California parks and sailed all four ships with Disney Cruise Line.  She specializes in Disney Destinations, Universal Studios, Hawaii and all major cruise lines.  She is a native of New Jersey and currently lives in Bloomingdale, New Jersey with her husband, two children, and amazing dog.