• Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • About the Blogger
  • Disclosure

How to Use Your Disney Dining Plan

March 12, 2020 By Callie Leave a Comment

Disney dining plan is one of the most popular add on features for guests staying at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida (WDW). Disney dining can be added to any resort package for the length of stay and comes in four different packages to fit the different needs of families and travelers. Need information on the differences in each package? You can find a more detailed post here.

Once you have purchased your plan now what? What do I need to do? The first thing is make dining reservations or if you have a trusty travel agent they will happily make them for you. WDW opens dining reservations 180 days before travel and it’s important that you book before you go. I recommend that clients make decisions about 2 weeks before that 180 day window opens. It’s important that you have lots of options and are flexible with where you will be dining and at what times you will be dining while making these reservations.

Fried Chicken and Doughnuts from Homecoming

Once you have all your reservations in place they will be listed for you in your My Disney Experience account which you can view online or on your Disney World smartphone app.

The Disney World Smartphone App

If you are staying on property and receive a Magic Band or have your reservations linked to a purchased Magic Band then all of your dining reservations will automatically be saved to your Magic Band. Your dining plans are also saved under the My Plans section in your My Disney Experience App.

Your dining plan is issued to you in the form of credits. Depending upon what dining plan you have purchase you will receive a certain number of credits per person, per nights stayed (nights not days). For example, if you purchased the Disney Dining Plan (the most popular plan) you would receive 1 quick serve, 1 table serve, and 2 snack credits per night stayed. The credits come to you all at one time when you check in and remain active until midnight the day you check out. Credits can be checked for availability on you Disney World app, at the bottom of your receipt after purchasing snacks or meals or by going to the guest relations or check in at any park or resort.

Once you are at a restaurant, quick serve, or snack location simply tell the cast member you would like to use your dining plan-they will often ask if you’re on the dining plan-, scan you Magic Band or phone, enter you pin and that’s it! Easy peasy!

What if you have credits left over? Leave no credits behind! Table and quick serve credits can be traded in for 3 snack credits. You can also trade in a table for a quick-so in other words you can trade down but not up. The last day of travel stop into your resort gift shop or the bakery in Magic Kingdom and use up your credits on snacks you can take home including, nuts, rice krispy treats, candy, cookies, etc…

Grab treats with snack credits to take home.

Need help planning your Magical trip? You can message me at Callie@Fairygodmothertravel.com or find me on Facebook at Callie at Wanderkeep Travel. As always my services are complimentary!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: dining plan, disney dining, florida, magic band, travel, travel planning, Vacation, walt disney world, wdw

5 Reasons to Stay at a Disney World Resort

July 28, 2016 By Callie Leave a Comment

You’ve saved your pennies to take your family to the most magical place of all-Disney World! There are so many benefits to choosing a Disney resort to stay at while on your magical trip. I’m always surprised when I talk to friends who are considering taking their families to Disney World who ask what’s the big deal about staying on site. Let me tell you!

IMG_2493

  1. Seamless Disney Trip-Staying at a Disney resort allows you to have a seamless Disney trip. What does that mean? The service of Disney is in every detail-this includes their hotels. The hotels are painstakingly themed and make you feel like you’re in the Polynesian Islands, the Caribbean, or in the middle of a Disney movie-like at Art of Animation. The moment you walk on property you are greeted with “Welcome Home”. They mean it! All the magic that happens at Disney parks happens at your hotel too.
  2. The Magical Express-No CAR….That’s right you really don’t need a car when traveling to Disney World. The Magical Express is available to take you straight from the Orlando International Airport directly to your hotel. This is included when staying on property. Simply follow the signs in the airport down to the bottom level, scan in at the kiosk and wait less than 15 minutes to ride on a super cushy bus complete with a magical Disney welcome movie to watch while you’re driven right to your hotel. No need to worry about traffic, maps and all those Florida tolls. Let Disney handle it. Oh and they’ll take you back to the airport when it’s time to fly home.
  3. Luggage Service-As part of the Magical Express package you’ll receive luggage tags for your groups luggage. Attach these tags to your checked baggage and check it at the baggage check when you fly out. Once you land in Florida there is no need for you to pick up your bags at baggage claim-why??? Oh Disney does it. That’s right Disney picks up your bags and delivers them to your room-or in your room within two hours of arrival. So in other words once you check into your hotel go to the parks. Your luggage will be there when you get back! Time to fly home? Disney will hold your carry ons for you. You can also check your bags in the morning in the lobby-they get sent right to the airport. How about that!!! Go to the park your last day!
  4. Dining Plan-The Disney dining plan is only available to guest who stay on property. You can pick a meal plan that fits your needs. One with or without table service restaurants. The dining plan saves you money and allows you to get what you want rather than penny pinching. If you choose to have table service as part of your plan then character dining is included! Want that 50 dollar steak and a dessert-it’s included. You can eat better and pay less! You will also receive a refillable mug at your resort which you can use at your resorts quick service dining throughout your trip.
  5. Magic Bands-Magic what? Those pretty little bracelets are magic I tell you! They are shipped out about thirty days before your trip and are customizable. These bad boys hold everything. You room key, reservations, special ticket events, magic express pass and can even store a credit card for shopping while on vacation (to be used with a customized pin). These bands have made it so I can literally walk into the park with my phne and the band and that’s it. These are included in your price when staying at a Disney resort.

IMG_2401

I honestly could say so many other amazing things about staying on property at Disney-like purchases made inside the parks are shipped to your resort for free! See no carrying or losing anything. Or transportation to and from parks is included-no parking! It has been so worth it for my family. Each resort has a fun feel-we have tried a ton! They have resorts to fit every budget too. My cousin and I laugh because nothing is like a Disney trip and anytime we go anywhere else we think-where’s my magic band and transportation! What’s your favorite things about staying on property?

Filed Under: Booking Disney, Disney, Family, Tips, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacation Tagged With: booking disney, disney, disney dining, disney resort, disney word, family travel, florida, magic band, magical express, travel, Vacation, walt disney world, wdw

About the Blogger

Living the dream as a thirty something infertility survivor who bakes, crafts, prays, and chases a toddler.

Callie Cakes on Twitter Callie Cakes on Instagram Callie Cakes on Facebook

I See a Pattern…

Archives

  • March 2020
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • November 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • May 2013
  • March 2013

Instagram

Instagram did not return a 200.

Follow Me!

Blog Her

Find me there!

Copyright © 2023 · Lifestyle Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in