It appears that the price increases that affected the Tickets recently are now being represented in the 2014 Disney Dining Plans. There are 3 types of Dining Plans at Walt Disney World: The Quick-Service Dining Plan, the Disney Dining Plan and the Disney Deluxe Dining Plan. These dining plans are ONLY available to guests staying at an official Walt Disney World Resort and are applied per night of stay, not based on days per ticket. Guests under 3 are allowed to share from an adult’s plate or you can purchase out-of-pocket.
The options break down as follows:
Quick Service Dining Plan
- 2 quick-service meals per person, per night (Includes entree, dessert and non-alcoholic beverage.
- 1 snack per person, per night
- 1 refillable drink mug per person. This mug can be refilled at any Disney Resort Hotel.
Disney Dining Plan
- 1 quick-service meal per person, per night
- 1 table-service meal per person, per night
- 1 snack per person, per night
- 1 refillable drink mug per person. This mug can be refilled at any Disney Resort Hotel.
Disney Deluxe Dining Plan
- 3 meals per person, per night (can be quick-service or table-service)
- 2 snacks per night per person
- 1 refillable drink mug per person. This mug can be refilled at any Disney Resort Hotel.
| 2014 Pricing | |||
| Quick Service | Regular | Deluxe | |
| Adult | 41.99 | 60.64 | 109.53 |
| Child (3-9) | 16.03 | 19.23 | 29.86 |
| 2013 Pricing | |||
| Quick Service | Regular | Deluxe | |
| Adult | 39.64 | 58.68 | 104.94 |
| Child (3-9) | 15.75 | 18.88 | 29.51 |
| Percentage of increase | |||
| Quick Service | Regular | Deluxe | |
| Adult | 5.92% | 3.33 | 4.37 |
| Child (3-9) | 1.77% | 1.85 | 1.18 |
Often times, when we see an increase in the cost of the Disney Dining Plans, it is accompanied by an increase in costs of the restaurant menus. I’ll keep and eye out for you and update you if that occurs. It’s my opinion that the Dining Plans really aren’t a good value unless you plan to purchase a bunch of soda at your resort every day AND you like to eat desserts (all pre-packaged at quick-service) at every meal. The exception to this rule is to travel during value season when Disney is offering the “Free Dining Plan.” The resorts are cheaper and the food is free! Disney World Character Meals do tend to be a good option for those looking for value and the ability to meet characters with no wait.
Shannon Albert at wdwprepschool.com did an analysis of the Disney Dining Plan before these price increases took effect. The charts can help you discover if a particular restaurant will offer you a good value.
If we booked in January for a June vacation, with the quick service plan, but decide to change it to the 1 qs and 1 sit down per day, do we have to pay the higher price ? Or since we booked before the price increase will they give us the previous rate if we upgrade?
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Should stay the same base rate, but check with your Travel Agent or Disney.
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I just now added the regular dining plan to our stay that starts in a few days (DVC member), and the prices were the 2013 prices. Is that because the trip itself had been booked for a while? Thanks!
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Must be because you had already booked the room.
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When you purchase the dining plans, are you charged tax?
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Yes, but those prices include tax
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If we’ve already planned and purchased our trip for September do the new prices add to our balance or did we manage to ‘make the cut’? We are doing the Disney Dining Plan but for the sole purpose of every table service will be a character meal.
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If you have already made a deposit on a trip, your prices are locked in.
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