🚨 DEAL ALERT: 2025 Disney World FREE DINING Package

If you’ve ever planned a Disney World vacation you already know – it is expensive! Travel to the parks can already put a pretty big dent in your pocket, then there’s the cost of tickets and hotel. Not to mention, once you get there you have to pay out of pocket for souvenirs and snacks! Or do you?

A hotdog topped with fried onions and a colorful slush, are just some of the great options with the Disney Dining Plan
With food this good, who can resist?

While I don’t have a solution for out-of-pocket spending on Souvenirs (yet!), there is an option that can help curb the cost of all those succulent snacks. Or at least make it sting a little less. And what’s better than a pre-paid dining plan at Disney? Free dining at Disney.

What is a Disney Dining Plan?

The Disney Dining Plan is an optional add on for your Disney World vacation that allows you to, essentially, pre-pay for your meals. There are 2 tiers available, Quick Service which runs about $59 per night per adult and Standard which will cost around $97.79 per night per adult.

Bright vegetables are mixed in with soba style noodles, contained in a waffle bowl, from Fairfax Fare in Hollywood Studios
Have you tried the Soba Noodle Bowl at Fairfax Fare before?

Kid’s plan typically run about 30% less, but the exact cost isn’t important here because you’re going to get it for free.

Quick Service Dining Plan

With the Quick Service Dining Plan each person in your party will receive:

  • (2) Counter Service meals per night
  • (1) Snack per night
  • (1) Refillable Drink Mug per stay (it’s good your entire stay)

But you don’t have to use them all in that order. If your family of 4 is staying for 4 nights, you’ll have a grand total of (32) quick service meal credits and (16) snack credits. These credits can be used at any time – splitting breakfast because your group starts the day light, cool. Want to use all your snack credits tasting around an Epcot Festival? Awesome! (and highly recommend)

Several plates and beverages from the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival are displayed upon a black metal table
Just look at all the yummy treats from Flower and Garden!

Standard Dining Plan

Now if you were to upgrade to the Standard Dining Plan each member of your group would receive:

  • (1) Counter Service meal per night
  • (1) Table Service meal per night
  • (1) Snack per night
  • (1) Refillable Mug per stay
A large banner reading "Jungle Cruise" is displayed on a pale green wall alongside commemorative photos at Skipper Canteen in Magic Kingdom
One of our favorite table service locations in Magic Kingdom

Not only do you unlock table service dining including some of the most iconic restaurants in the parks, but you can stack credits for special experiences. The especially expensive restaurants with fine dining, character meets, and dinner shows actually cost 2 Table Service credits per person. Which can be a great way to hack the system as many of these special occasion fancy-pants places are cheaper on credits than they would be out of pocket.

How to Get Free Dining On Your Next Trip

The Disney Dining Plans can be a great way to rein in vacation spending as it sort of forces you to stick to the plan. However, the upfront cost of these plans tends to be more expensive than if you would have simply paid at the time of service. It really depends on what your plans look like and there are plenty of strategies to get your money’s worth.

A vibrant green beer is held in front of the Pongo Pongo quick service dining location in Pandora - World of Avatar
Yup! Even alcohol is included, for everyone of age.

But it doesn’t matter, because Disney is offering free dining for select vacation packages in 2025. And we love to see it.

Vacation packages (meaning hotel and park tickets are booked all together) of 3 night’s and 3 days with park-hopper, or more, are eligible for this promotion for stays starting between May 27 to June 26 and July 7 to August 6. If you’re staying at a Disney World hotel and buying tickets for your group during those dates, you can probably score this deal.

What’s the Catch?

The Free Dining promotion is one of our favorites for booking a trip, especially for families traveling all together. But, it can’t be combined with any other offers and is running concurrently with several big room discounts. You’ll want to price out both options, and any others you’re eligible for, before booking.

A bright purple drink sits beside 2 different types of sausage sandwiches at Ronto Roasters
Ronto Roasters has limited items on the menu, but this quick service spot is always a good choice.

Folks staying off property, booking through a third party (including a DVC rental), or not purchasing tickets (sorry AP’s) will not be able to steal this deal. Again, sometimes these alternatives can be cheaper so double check. It’s actually a great case to make for using a travel agent when booking your trip, because they’ll know the ins and outs and how to get you the best deals.

Which Dining Plans Are Included?

You ask the best questions! With the Free Dining Promotion the type of dining plan (quick service or standard) depends on which hotel you’ve booked. The Standard Plan is offered for stays at any of the Deluxe or Deluxe Villa resorts. While the Quick Service plan is offered at Moderate and Value resorts.

So there you have it, free dining at Disney that can help you save a bit on a 2025 trip. Have you ever used a Disney Dining Plan before, if so would you do it again?

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