In the UK Disney announced a new deal for 2026 trips where you can get the dining plan for free. It's broken down as following.
Value Resorts: 1 Quick Service Meal Day free (not the Dining Plan).
Moderate Resorts: Quick Service Dining Plan free.
Deluxe Resorts: Full Dining Plan free.
We're currently planning a trip for next year and trying to decide between a Value or Moderate resort. Is the extra cost of staying in a moderate resort worth it to get the quick service dining plan? What do people think?
From the pricing I've seen so far it's around £1000-£1500 more to stay in a Moderate resort.
We're a family of 4, we'd likely still have a couple of table service meals on top of quick service.
If we were going Moderate it would likely be Colorado Springs and if Value likely be All Star Movies. I know Moderate resorts have other perks as well, but we've stayed in All Stars previously and been perfectly happy there.
I agree with Craig - I think Value with 1 quick service then saving $1000 will give you money for any snacks and other food you want - I find we never really want a full meal during the days
Actually, the one QS meal per day sounds like a good deal to me. I’ve never been a big fan of the dining plan as I find it to be too much food. But one QS meal a day spread out over two weeks would be used up for sure. I’m also a big fan of table service places, but not for every meal or even every day. But if the savings on meals makes up for the difference in price, I’d go moderate for sure.