Staying off-property, is a dining plan worth while?

[psubill78]

We are planning to stay at our timeshare, the HGVC on International Drive....

We will likely only be doing 3 or so days at the park - any real reason to look into getting a meal plan with our passes? Is this even possible? I'm still at the starting stages of planning.

 

[squirrel]

You have to stay at a Disney Resort to get a dining plan.

Most require ticket purchase to add the Dining plan. AP/DVC have a ticketless pkg so they can add it to their reservations.

 

[jlhill4444]

Sorry, but you can only get the dinning plan if you stay on Disney property. I would suggest buying several gift cards if you want to have your meals prepaid.

 

[TDC Nala]

You can't get a dining plan if you stay off property. They are available only for guests of Disney-operated resorts. The purchase of tickets is not relevant, as the dining plans are tied to your resort stay, not your park tickets.

 

[squirrel]

I was pointing out the fact most people need to also purchase a package with tickets so that other people reading know.

Some people purchase tickets from other sources or already have tickets from a previous trip.

 

[TDC Nala]

The OP appeared to have the impression that they could get a dining plan because they were purchasing Disney park passes... was pointing out that this can't be done because the plan is not tied to park tickets. It's the resort stay that counts, not the tickets. Not because of the reference to packages with tickets.

Everything the previous poster said about packages with tickets is completely accurate except that DVC members do not buy packages. They are the only group that can add DDP to a reservation without booking a package reservation of some type.