Booking Disney hotel and free dining

Paula Sedley-Burke

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I am sure this questions has been asked before so I am sorry I cant find the answer! If I book a hotel direct with Disney for next year but do not add any tickets yet, if later thy offer free dining during this period can it be added? Tia
 
To add dining (with a few exceptions for AP holders, DVC members and military), you must purchase a Disney package that includes room + tickets. For free dining, you must pay rack rate for your room and the current offer requires the purchase of a 2 day ticket for everyone in the room.

If you book a room only reservation, it will have to be cancelled and rebooked as a package if you want to add dining later. To me, there's not much point in booking a room only if you know that eventually you will want a package. You might as well book the package from the start - room and tickets - then it's relatively easy to add dining later.
 
You will be booking a Room Only (RO) without tickets. Free Dining (FD) is considered a package and requires a minimum of a 2-day base ticket purchase. If/when FD is released, you can book but you will have to cancel your RO first. Then you will have book FD at the resort/room level of choice based on availability. HTH.:)
 
Thanks! That does help. If you are using a discount DVC or annual pass ( got both ) and you book the package do you still get free dining if it is on offer?
 

Paula Sedley-Burke said:
Thanks! That does help. If you are using a discount DVC or annual pass ( got both ) and you book the package do you still get free dining if it is on offer?

To get free dining, you won't be using your AP options. You will be under the same offer as everyone else, rack rate room, 2 day minimum ticket for all + free dining.
 





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