We keep seeing people make this Disney World mistake: NOT booking your trip when there’s a deal!

Disney is constantly running deals on tickets, hotels, and more, so most of the time, there’s no reason to pay full price. Recently, Disney announced that a FREE Dining Plan deal was coming soon for an exclusive group of Disney fans, but now the time has come!
As of now, Disney Visa Cardmembers can get a FREE Disney Dining Plan for certain arrival dates in July, September, and December! Earlier this year, a free dining deal for Disney+ subscribers was announced but has since ended.

You’ll need to book a non-discounted 4-night, 4-day or longer Walt Disney Travel Company Package with a Park Hopper ticket option using your Disney Visa card. We highly recommend using a travel agent to book, especially our friends over at Mouse Fan Travel! They can help plan your trip and it’s totally free to use.

The deal is good for most nights in these arrival windows:
- July 1st to July 31st, 2024
- September 1st to September 7th, 2024
- December 9th to December 21st, 2024

There are currently two types of Dining Plans available and the type you get for free will depend on which hotel you choose. Here’s the full breakdown of what you need to book:
- Select Disney Value and Moderate Resorts with Park Hopper tickets — FREE Quick Service Disney Dining Plan
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
- Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
- Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- Select Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villas Resorts with Park Hopper tickets — FREE Disney Dining Plan
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

The Disney Dining Plan officially returned to Disney World on January 9th, 2024, however, things have changed. Check out our posts below to see if the Disney Dining Plan is right for you:
- FULL GUIDE to the Disney World Dining Plan Changes in 2024
- We Wasted $508 on the Disney World Dining Plan. Don’t Make the Same Mistakes.
- 8 Rules About Refillable Mugs on the Disney Dining Plan
- 10 Restaurants With Weird Dining Plan Rules in Disney World
- The Dining Plan Now Works at Disney World Lounges — And We Have THOUGHTS

The Quick Service Dining Plan includes:
- 2 Quick-Service Meals (per night of stay)
- 1 Snack/Nonalcoholic Drink (per night of stay)
- 1 Resort-Refillable Drink Mug
The Disney Dining Plan includes:
- 1 Quick-Service Meal (per night of stay)
- 1 Table-Service Meal (per night of stay)
- 1 Snack/Nonalcoholic Drink (per night of stay)
- 1 Resort-Refillable Drink Mug

Other deals and discounts are going on right now, so if you don’t think the Dining Plan is ideal for you, consider checking out the other deals. If you don’t want to do the math yourself, this is another thing Mouse Fan Travel can help out with!
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Will this work if say I stay at the Dolphin? Do you have to stay at a Disney Resort in order to use this?