News Walt Disney World updates Disney Dining Plan with new options

[Sirwalterraleigh]

What they aren't telling you is if you are a season pass holder and have a room booked this new plan isn't even available to you. I tried to call and upgrade my regular Disney Dining plan to the The New Plus plan and they said I couldn't do it.

Just curious...why do you want to?

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Just curious...why do you want to?

I didn't think dining plans were available to AP holders or DVC?

 

[trainplane3]

I didn't think dining plans were available to AP holders or DVC?

It's been a while since we did a dining plan but we've been DVC since 98/99 but we had no problems using it along with being AP'ers for a slightly shorter time.

We did see less value in them and got tired of wasting food so we no longer use a dining plan and just run with TIW instead.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I didn't think dining plans were available to AP holders or DVC?

It’s been DVC for along time...the second (and last) time I used it was Saratoga in 2007

Don’t know about aps

 

[Dr.GrantSeeker]

It’s been DVC for along time...the second (and last) time I used it was Saratoga in 2007

Don’t know about aps

I've heard that APs can call and have it added. But cannot confirm as I haven't tried it. I'm a TIW guy.

 

[nickys]

I mean it really depends on how you eat. I typically don't order 2 desserts and 2 apps at my dinners, but I do order a cocktail for me and my wife, which still doesn't make much sense now.

You only get a desert, not an appetiser with the DDP and DDP+

 

[nickys]

I didn't think dining plans were available to AP holders or DVC?

It’s been DVC for along time...the second (and last) time I used it was Saratoga in 2007

Don’t know about aps

I've heard that APs can call and have it added. But cannot confirm as I haven't tried it. I'm a TIW guy.

Both DVC and AP holders can add a dining plan.

Basically if you book through Disney you can add a dining plan. If you have a room-only bookimg you can call and ask for a ticketless package, which allows you to add a dining plan.

If you book through a TA you can add a dining plan. But booking through third party sites like Priceline, or using a special convention or group rate disqualifies you from adding a dining plan.

Currently it seems those with a special AP rate cannot add the new one. Nor can anyone booking through the U.K. site, although it is showing up there so I think it might be available eventually.

 

[Horizons '83]

You only get a desert, not an appetiser with the DDP and DDP+

Yep I acknowledged that in this thread. It’s just not a great value.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Both DVC and AP holders can add a dining plan.

Basically if you book through Disney you can add a dining plan. If you have a room-only bookimg you can call and ask for a ticketless package, which allows you to add a dining plan.

If you book through a TA you can add a dining plan. But booking through third party sites like Priceline, or using a special convention or group rate disqualifies you from adding a dining plan.

Currently it seems those with a special AP rate cannot add the new one. Nor can anyone booking through the U.K. site, although it is showing up there so I think it might be available eventually.

I thought so...i’m Just not well versed in rack rate research

as we have hammered around on this thread: there’s no need for them to restrict the dining plan anyway...it’s not giving anything away

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I've heard that APs can call and have it added. But cannot confirm as I haven't tried it. I'm a TIW guy.

The reason I haven’t used it since it was hook pricing isn’t that i’m cheap...it’s that I crunch it every few years and I can never get it to work out in my favor...it actually is never close.

So TIW is the way to go and will be again until they eventually kill that too.