Free Dining Returns at Disney World for Summer 2025

Are you a fan of Free Dining? Good news! One of Disney World’s most popular promotions is returning for dates in the Summer of 2025. If you’re planning to vacation with Mickey, you can get the Disney Dining Plan for free with a qualifying vacation package. Not sure this is the right offer for you? See available Disney World Discounts. You’ve got a couple of days to check, because this offer can’t be booked until January 2.

See below for offer details, what to expect when booking, and how to think about whether this is your best money-saving option compared to other discounts.

The Offer

From Jan. 2 to Feb. 10, 2025, Guests can get a free dining plan with the purchase of a non-discounted 3-night, 3-day (at minimum) Walt Disney Travel Company package that includes a room at a select Disney Resort hotel and a ticket with a Park Hopper option. This offer is available for most arrivals starting May 27 through Jun. 26, and Jul. 7 through Aug. 6, 2025.

• Must arrive May 27 through Jun. 26 or Jul. 7 through Aug. 6, 2025.
• Must book a 3-night, 3-day stay vacation package (minimum)
• Must purchase Park Hopper tickets
• Must purchase the same ticket length and ticket option for everyone in the room

Details of what plan can be booked haven’t been announced yet, but based on past offers we expect that guests booking the offer at Deluxe Resorts and Disney Vacation Club Villas Resorts will receive the Standard Plan for free. Guests at Value and Moderate Resorts will receive the Quick Service Dining plan for free, and can upgrade to the Standard Plan for a fee. Free Dining can not be combined with other discount offers.

If you book Free Dining it will apply to your whole trip even if it extends past the promotion window. If you book a trip with the Free Dining promotion arriving on August 5, 2025 and leaving on August 8, 2025, the free Dining Plan will cover your entire vacation.

Although Annual Passholders are normally able to book the Dining Plan without tickets, this offer requires the purchase of a Vacation Package that includes tickets with the Park Hopper Option. Additional per-adult charges may apply if more than 2 adults per room at Disney Value, Moderate, Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts. The number of packages allocated for this offer is limited.

Want to know what the value of what you’ll be getting for free? For 2025, the regular price of the Dining Plan is

• Standard Dining Plan: $97.79 per adult, $30.66 per child (ages 3-9)
• Quick Service Dining Plan: $59.14 per adult, $24.71 per child (ages 3-9)

Looking to understand whether the Dining Plan would save you money if it wasn’t free? See Should You Buy the Disney Dining Plan?

What to Expect When Booking

If you’re trying to book this offer, the first thing you should expect is to wait. The screenshot below is the Virtual Queue that’s been used for recent releases. This is what you’ll likely see for much of January 2. It can be annoying to wait, but the good news is that this Virtual Queue process usually works smoothly and keeps the site from crashing. Just make sure not to close or refresh the page.

Free Dining Might Not Be Your Best Deal

If you don’t want to buy Park Hopper tickets, or have some other point of friction with the Free Dining terms, there are other discounts! Disney has already released a promotion to save straight cash – up to $200 per night – through June 30, which overlaps with the first half of Free Dining. It’s not uncommon to find that Free Dining offers are more favorable for larger families, and room discounts are more favorable for smaller parties.

We expect that more discounts covering later dates will be released over the next few months. For the last two summers, Disney World has also released very nice promotional summer ticket specials with savings of 15-30% off regular ticket prices. We think it’s likely we’ll see a similar promotional ticket this summer. These ticket offers are also per person, which strengthens the benefit of a discount ticket plus a ticket room. That could skew the best savings away from Free Dining even for larger groups.

Want to get an idea what your budget might look like without these discounts? See The Cost of a Disney World Vacation in 2024.