Dining Plan with Annual Pass or Prepaid Tix?

[DISNEY1975]

If I got Disney park tix (or possible annual pass) at my local Disney Store for my family for Christmas, would I be able to book a dining plan with our room reservation, or do I have to book the tix with the room to be able to add dining?

TIA!

 

[Cafeen]

Tickets, no.

AP, yes. You would just have to book either AP Rate or Rack Rate (no other discounts or promotions) and then ask for an AP Ticketless package with Dining.

 

[TDC Nala]

If you're going to have an annual pass you can book a ticketless package. However, those packages are not available based on a MYW ticket prepurchase,they're only for annual passes (or those qualifying for the military discount).

If you are booking a package to get dining, and you already have park tickets, then you will have to buy at least another 1 day ticket as a part of the package (2 days for free dining.) One way around this is to rent DVC points as adding a dining plan to a DVC reservation does not require a ticket purchase.

 

[canopynut66]

when you have AP and you book your room IF your buying dining then would be able to use discount on room BUT_____

IF say you have AP and there is a free dining promotion to obtain the FD with the AP then would need to buy a two day base ticket to receive FD

you can only use one discount at a time so either room or FD...

and yes having the AP and having to buy a two day base ticket for each person to get the FD is why we gave up the AP this year. plus discounts same with or without a AP on rooms

 

[DISNEY1975]

when you have AP and you book your room IF your buying dining then would be able to use discount on room BUT_____

IF say you have AP and there is a free dining promotion to obtain the FD with the AP then would need to buy a two day base ticket to receive FD

you can only use one discount at a time so either room or FD...

and yes having the AP and having to buy a two day base ticket for each person to get the FD is why we gave up the AP this year. plus discounts same with or without a AP on rooms

Ahh...Got it! Im not so much looking for a discount (though will be happy to get one!!) as I am to buy the tix as a Christmas gift and pay for the room/dining separately. I just want to make sure I can still purchase a dining package even though I dont buy tickets as part of my reservation.

But now Im curious about the DVC! There are 6 of us going, and I thought I would have to get 2 rooms. Ill have to start reading all about DVC renting points now!

Thanks for all of your answers!!

 

[candielips]

Jumping on to ask a related question.

If you are DVC and have an AP but are staying at a non dvc resort, I understand that you can book a ticketless pkg, but do we still get the regular ddp rate if staying at a peak time? Or do we have to be staying at a DVC resort to take advantage of that?