Correct, you can purchase a smaller ticket than your length of stay, but your Dining plan MUST match the length of time you are staying..disneyeveryyear said:However, you do not have to buy length of stay tickets to get it.
When I looked into it, I was only going to buy 2 days' tickets, while we were staying 6 nights, and was able to get the meal package for all 6 days.
swilphil said:Could you buy a one-day ticket and still get the meal plan? I was thinking of doing the same thing.