Disney Dining Plan 2026: Is It Worth It?
Disney Travel Secrets - How to do Disney
Kerri Stuart
3.7 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
458 - Planning a Walt Disney World vacation in 2026? In this episode of Disney Travel Secrets, hosts and travel agents Rob & Kerri Stuart break down everything you need to know about the Disney Dining Plan to help you decide if it's the right choice for your family.
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In This Episode: 🍽️ Disney Dining Plan Deep Dive - Complete breakdown of the 2026 Quick-Service vs. Table-Service dining plans and how they work 👨👩👧👦 Free Kids Dining Offer - How to maximize the 2026 promotion where kids ages 3-9 eat free (with conditions!) 💰 Should You Buy It? - Step-by-step formula to calculate if the dining plan will actually save YOU money based on your eating style 📋 Disney Dining Strategy - When to book, how to budget, and pro tips for character dining reservations ⚓ Disney Cruise Updates - Major news about 20-25% Future Cruise discounts and placeholder benefits 🦛 Hidden Disney Destiny Secret - The Dancing Hippo carpet on Deck 13 that 99% of guests will miss 🎄 Holiday Travel Tips - Thanksgiving week park crowds, TSA PreCheck advice, and what to expect
Perfect for: First-time Disney visitors, families planning 2026 vacations, Disney dining plan questions, budget-conscious travelers, Disney cruise fans, and anyone looking for insider Disney World tips and hacks.
Hosts: Rob & Kerri Stuart are experienced Disney travel agents specializing in Walt Disney World vacations, Disney Cruise Line, and Adventures by Disney.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello there, my friend, and welcome to the wonderful world of Disney travel secrets. |
| 0:06.4 | No, we're not the Sunday night show. |
| 0:07.9 | We are your host and travel agents, Robin Carey Stewart, here in the CMV studio in beautiful Windermere, Florida. |
| 0:14.0 | This is episode number 458 original air date, November 24th, 2025. |
| 0:20.1 | This is crazy. |
| 0:21.0 | Which means this is Thanksgiving week, and today the 24th, we are one month from Christmas |
| 0:27.6 | Eve, and it's also a reminder that a Disney vacation is a great gift. |
| 0:32.7 | And since, of course, Thanksgiving always involved lots of eating. |
| 0:36.9 | That's a good topic today. Should you or should you not |
| 0:39.9 | get the Disney dining plan for your trip to Walt Disney World in 2026. So for whatever reason, |
| 0:46.3 | this topic came up a couple of times when we were talking with clients just this past week. |
| 0:51.6 | So take it away, Hugh. |
| 0:53.1 | Hello, my friends. This is former Disney Imagineer Hugh Darley, |
| 0:56.5 | and you're listening to Disney Travel Secrets |
| 0:58.6 | with my friends Rob and Carrie Stewart. |
| 1:01.3 | As you can imagine, |
| 1:02.5 | I have plenty of Disney secrets myself, |
| 1:04.7 | and I can't wait to share them with you. |
| 1:07.0 | Let's get this show on the road. |
| 1:08.7 | Take it away, guys. |
| 1:19.6 | Again, welcome to this week's show. And if you are off this week, we hope you're enjoying your time away from the job. Yeah, and this is something that happens probably more than we |
| 1:24.6 | actually know. But last week, we teased something on our social media |
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