Carnevale is a traditional festival with roots reaching back to 11th century Venice, Italy. Like its younger cousin Mardi Gras, there is an atmosphere of celebration centered around masks, music, and food and one last chance to indulge before Lent. That’s where Maria & Enzo’s… Read More »Carnevale Lights up Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante at Disney Springs
Booking a resort located on Walt Disney World property means you’re closer to the magic and gives you access to certain benefits you don’t get when staying off property. This is even true at non-Disney owned hotel like those in the Disney Springs area. Some… Read More »Quick Service Dining Cards offer value for guests of eligible Walt Disney World-area hotels!
When Pandora – The World of Avatar opened last spring and we had our first exposure to placing a mobile order for food via the My Disney Experience mobile app, I was impressed. I could see a few limited use cases where it would come… Read More »Mobile Food Order now available for Disney Dining Plan
One of the perks of staying on property at Walt Disney World is partaking in the Disney Dining Plan. We always tell people to think about how they like to eat on vacation and then run the numbers to decide if the DDP is for… Read More »Disney offering walk-up one-day Dining Deal at Magic Kingdom
A trip to Walt Disney World is full of a lot of choices, but none can be as difficult as deciding when and where to eat. Do you take the dining plan, get reservations at sit-down restaurants every day, or just eat where you at… Read More »8 Dining tricks to make your Disney Vacation more enjoyable
The fall free dining promotion is here and the booking frenzy is about to begin. Disney’s “back to rack” campaign, which is essentially a move to end discounts, is reflected in this promotion, with Art of Animation, Port Orleans French Quarter, All Star Movies and… Read More »Free Dining is Here for Fall 2013!
For nearly a decade, Disney has been offering free dining in the fall and early winter as a way of filling hotel rooms during slower months of the year, a promotion which also has the effect of keeping Disney restaurants full and their staff occupied and up to speed. Under free dining, a family of four still pays full-price for their room and tickets, but they can easily save around $200 a night. For this reason, free dining is the stuff of a Disney fan’s dreams and the subject of endless threads on Disney message boards: Will it be offered at all, what are the dates, what hotels will it cover? Speculation builds to a frenzy in the weeks before free dining is expected to be released, however, as we approach the latest round of free dining rumors with our forks poised, ask yourself this: Is free dining really a good deal for you?Read More »Is Free Dining the Best Deal For You?
I’ve already written about whether or not the Disney dining plan is a good deal, but I haven’t discussed how you use it. Chances are if you’re a first-timer using the plan, you’re a little overwhelmed: You’ve got credits and refillable mugs and desserts that you might not even want coming out of your ears! Fortunately, using the plan doesn’t have to be confusing and it can be easy to maximize your credits so that you get the most out of the plan. Here’s how.
1. The dining plan starts as soon as you check into your resort and get your Key to the World Card. Contrary to popular belief, “check-in” at a Disney resort doesn’t start when you get your room, which may be as late as 3:00 in the afternoon, but when you check into the resort, which can be any time of the day. You’ll get all your dining credits and then you can start using them immediately. On a related note, your credits are good until midnight the day you check out.
2. Quick-service and table-service meals each come with one entrée, dessert, and a non-alcoholic drink. At buffets, this means access to the buffet and drinks.Read More »Top 10 Tips To Get the Most from the Disney Dining Plan