Disney Free Dining is available for 2024!
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In 2006, Walt Disney World introduced the Disney Dining plan, which gave Disney guests a new way to pay for all of their food while visiting Disney. You basically pre-pay for a certain number of meals, and it was a huge price savings. Over the years, the savings has decreased, but it is still a great deal for most visitors.
Also starting in 2006, Walt Disney World started the Free Disney Dining promotion, basically giving guests the Disney Dining plan for free for the length of their stay. It has been released every year since 2006 (except the last few), with varying available travel dates and requirements.
Currently, (based on the last few years), Disney World has given the Quick Service Dining Plan for free to guests who stay at a Disney Value Resort, and the Disney Dining Plan for free to guests who stay at a Disney Moderates, Deluxe or Deluxe Villa resorts. While not all resorts are included, most are.
Most people believe that Free Dining is by far the best deal released every year, and as a travel agent, I can vouch that it is the most popular and most looked forward to Disney Discount every year.
Walt Disney World releases the Free Dining discount once or twice per year, don't miss out! Rooms and dates go fast, don't just hope you hear something, make sure you know first thing!
To help your planning, please find below the release dates of all Free Dining offers from Walt Disney World, along with available travel dates.
2006 • Released April 4, 2006 – Available August 13 – September 30, 2006
2007 • Released April 9, 2007 for Disney VISA Card Holders and April April 12, 2007 for the general public – Available August 26 – September 22, 2007
2008 • Released April 7, 2008 for Disney VISA Card Holders and April April 9, 2008 for the general public – Available August 24 – September 20, 2007
Released September 18, 2008 – Available September 28 – October 11, November 9 – 22 and December 14 – 20, 2008
2009 • Released March 26, 2009 for Disney VISA Card Holders and April March 20, 2009 for the general public – Available August 16 – October 3, 2009
Released July 24, 2009 for Disney VISA Card Holders and July 27, 2009 for the general public – Available September 27 – December 17, 2009
2010 • Released April 29, 2010 for Disney VISA Card Holders and April May 3, 2010 for the general public – Available August 15 – October 2, 2010
Released July 6, 2010 – Available October 3 – December 21, 2010
2010 & 2011 • Released August 16, 2010 – Available October 1 – 7, 2010, October 22 – 28, 2010, November 12 – 18, 2010, November 27 – December 2, 2010, December 10 – 21, 2010, January 1 – 5, 2011, January 9 – 13, 2011, January 21 – February 3, 2011, February 11 – 17, 2011, February 25 – March 3, 2011, May 27 – June 2, 2011 and August 19 – September 29, 2011
2011 • Released April 28, 2011 for Disney VISA Card Holders and May 2, 2011 for the general public – Available August 28 – September 24, 2011
2011 & 2012 • Released August 3, 2011 – Available October 1 – October 6, 2011, October 22 – November 3, 2011, November 12 – November 17, 2011, November 26 – December 1, 2011, December 10 – December 15, 2011, January 8 – January 12, 2012, January 21 – February 2, 2012, February 11 – February 16, 2012, March 3 – March 8, 2012 and March 24 – March 29, 2012
2012 • Released March 1, 2012 for Disney VISA Card Holders and April March 5, 2012 for the general public – Available August 25 – September 29, 2012
Released July 7, 2012 for Disney VISA Card Holders and July 12, 2012 for the general public – Available September 30 – October 4, 2012, October 19 – November 1, 2012, November 9 – 15, 2012, November 23 – 29, 2012 and December 10 – 13, 2012
2013 • Released May 6, 2013 for Disney VISA Card Holders and May 9, 2013 for the general public – Available September 2 – 25, 2013
Released August 1, 2013 – Available September 29 – October 2, 2013, October 18 – November 2, 2013, November 11 – 23, 2013 and December 12 – 22, 2013
2014 • Released May 2, 2014 for Disney VISA Card Holders and May 7, 2014 for the general public – Available August 31 – October 3, October 26 – November 1, November 9 – 20 and December 12 – 23, 2014
2015 • Released April 27, 2015 – Available August 28 – October 2, October 25 – 31, November 8-19 and December 15 – 21, 2015
2016 • Released April 25, 2016 -August 23 – October 1, November 15 – November 21, November 26 – November 28 and December 10 – December 21, 2016
2017 • Released April 24, 2017 – August 21 – September 30, November 14 – November 20, November 25 – 27, December 8 – 23, 2017
2018 • Released April 24, 2018 – August 20 – September 29, November 24 – 27, 2018 and December 7 – 23, 2018
2019 • Released January 2, 2019 – July 5 – September 30, 2019
Released April 24, 2019, for Disney VISA cardholders only – August 1 – 21, 2019
Released July 16, 2019 – September 1 – December 23, 2019
2020 • Released January 2, 2020 – June 27 – 28, July 5 – 7 and August 29 – September 8, 2020
2021 • No Disney Dining Plans, so no free dining.
2022 • No Disney Dining Plans, so no free dining.
2023 • No Disney Dining Plans, so no free dining.
2024 • Released January 3, 2024 for Disney + Subscribers only – July 1 – October 3, 2024
Released April 9, 2024 for Disney VISA Cardholders only – July 1 – 31, September 1 – 7, December 9 – 21, 2024
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