Disney Dining Plans Part 2 - How the Plan Works

Yesterday, we started our Disney Dining Plan chat with a look at the terms that are commonly used (http://mymickeyvacation.blogspot.com/2012/02/disney-dining-plan-primer.html).

Today, we are going to talk about the different plans that are available. 
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Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan -  This plan includes only the  Quick-Service locations and Snacks.  Table Service locations are not included in this plan.

For each night's stay, every member of your party ages 3 and over receive:  2 Quick Service Meals, 1 Snack, and a refillable Souvenir Mug

Disney Dining Plan - This plan is the most popular of the plans and includes 1 Table Service Meal, 1 Quick Service Meal, and 1 Snack per person per night's stay.  The refillable mug is also included in this plan. 


Disney Deluxe Dining Plan - The Disney Deluxe Dining Plan includes 3 meals (either Table or Quick Service) and 2 Snacks per person per night's stay.  Again, the refillable mug is also included in this plan.
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Now that we know "How" we can purchase the dining plan, let's look at an example of how this will work.

The Smith family of 4 has just arrived for their 5 night stay at Disney's Pop Century Resort.  Along with their park tickets, they have purchased the Disney Dining Plan as outlined above.

Because the Smith's are staying 5 nights, they are entitled to 20 table service meals, 20 quick service meals, and 20 snacks during their stay.  We get this by multiplying the number of night's stay (5) by the number of people in the party (4). 

After check-in, the Smith family heads over to the Contemporary Resort to have dinner at Chef Mickey's.  The enjoy their dinner, and when it is over, they receive their bill from the waiter.  The Smiths inform the server that they are on the Disney Dining plan, and 4 credits are removed from their tally (one for each person).  They now have 16 credits left on their plan.  The family didn't have to spend a single dime on dinner, other than leaving a gratuity for the server.

Do you have to use exactly one credit EACH day?  No.  Let's say that through their first 2 days at Walt Disney World, the Smith's had forgot about their snack credits, and they never used any of them.  Guess what....credits carry over to the next day, so they still have their original 20 snack credits to use when they want.

You may be thinking that with all these credits, how do I keep track?  Well, if you have table service credits, you will likely have advance dining reservation in place to utilize these credits.  When we plan your vacation with you, we make sure that each credit is used...no more...no less.  As to the quick service and snack credits, each time you use credits, your receipt will show you how many credits remain, and you can also ask any customer service cast member for a tally.

I hope this helps you understand how the different plans work.  If it's still confusing, give me a call or an email to see how you can make the Disney Dining Plan work while on your vacation.  In our final chapter, we will talk about Signature Dining, and some fun and unique example of Table Service, Quick Service, and Snacks that you may not know about.

Until then....

Karen
karen@mymickeyvacation.com
www.mymickeyvacation.com