One of Disney’s most POPULAR hotel perks is back… for a limited time!

Hi Mickey!

Right now, you can receive the Disney Dining Plan for FREE when booking a Walt Disney World vacation… but you’ll have to act fast, as time is running out on this deal.

Guests booking a non-discounted 4-night, 4-day Walt Disney Travel Company package that includes a room at a select Disney Resorts Collection hotel and a theme park ticket with a Park Hopper option until April 30th will receive a FREE Disney Dining Plan for arrivals on select nights from June 28th to October 3rd, October 19th to October 31st, and December 6th to December 21st.

Look for the purple “DDP Snack Credit logo” on price signage and menus!

If you’ve booked a free dining plan as part of your package and are wondering how to best take advantage of it, we created this Disney Dining Plan Guide! It walks you through how it actually works, which restaurants give you the best value, and how to make the most of the two different dining plan options available as part of this offer.

The traditional Disney Dining Plan offers “classic dining options at both quick-service and table-service restaurants,” then everyone in the party ages 3 and up receives:

• 1 Quick-Service Meal Per Night of Stay
• 1 Table-Service Meal Per Night of Stay
• 1 Snack or Nonalcoholic Beverage Per Night of Stay
• 1 Resort-Refillable Drink Mug

Perfect!

Guests booking at the following resorts are eligible for a free Disney Dining Plan:

• Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort (Disney Vacation Club)
• Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• Disney’s Beach Club Villas
• Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
• Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Disney’s Old Key West Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
• The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

We’ve found THE BEST chicken tenders on Disney World property!

Meanwhile, the Quick Service Dining Plan offers a quicker alternative, with members of the  party ages 3 and up receiving:

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

Woody’s Lunchbox

Guests booking at the following resorts are eligible for a free Disney Quick Service Dining Plan:

• Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort (excludes stays in July)
• Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
• Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
• Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort (excludes stays in July)
• Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
• Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside

So good!

Disney’s FREE Dining Plan offer is available for trips throughout most of 2026, though you’ll NEED to book fast, as the offer expires at the end of April. Stay tuned to DFB for more on Disney’s latest discount offers.

Have you ever used the Disney Dining Plan? Let us know in the comments below.