food IS a theme park
The 2025 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival has kicked off!
2025 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival
The festival runs March 5th through June 2nd this year and if you are planning on trying some of the delicious food from the outdoor kitchens, you’ll want to listen up, especially if you will have the Disney Dining Plan.
So you’re headed to Disney World! First, congratulations — you’re in for a great time!
Dole Whip from Aloha Isle at Disney World
But we have to talk about something VERY important, and by very important, we mean FOOD. So if you’re going to Disney World, you may have already purchased the Disney Dining Plan with your vacation package. So you’ll definitely want to know how to stretch out that dining plan so you get your money’s worth, right? Well, that’s why we’re here. We’re going to tell you which snacks in each park are a great value on the Dining Plan so you get the most bang for your buck.
It’s a new year in Disney World and Disney has already revealed its first free Disney Dining Plan offer of the year.
Gingerbread Salted Caramel Buttercream Cookie Sandwich
In case you missed it, you can now get the Disney Dining Plan FOR FREE if you book a vacation package with a hotel room and theme park tickets for the following dates: May 27th through June 26th and July 7th through August 6th, 2025. You’ll need to book your package by February 10th, but if you’re interested in how to best use those Dining Plan snack credits in EPCOT (one of our favorite places in Disney World to grab a snack), we’ve got you covered.
We came. We saw. We conquered. Yes, we survived the first day of the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, but our tummies are TIRED.
In case you missed it, we spent an entire day in EPCOT enjoying all the festival has to eat and drink. We also checked out some festival entertainment and spent a lot of time writing reviews of every single food booth at the festival (and that was A LOT). However, did you know that some of the festival foods are eligible for the Disney Dining Plan? Yes, you can use snack credits from the Disney Dining Plan on many festival eats. However, we’re going to tell you which foods will give you the most bang for your Disney Dining Plan buck.
Heading to EPCOT soon? You can experience the International Flower & Garden Festival!
Flower & Garden Festival
This year’s festival runs from February 28th through May 27th, and we were there on the first day to try ALL the food booths and all the new eats (plus some returning favorites!). We battled our way through dozens of dishes with varying prices, and we’re here to tell you that if you’re on the Disney Dining Plan, this festival might be a great place to get some bang for your buck!
The Disney Dining Plan has returned to Disney World and we’re here for the snacks!
mmm…snacks!
You can now purchase and use the Dining Plan all around Disney World. Many locations will accept your snack and meal credits (just watch for the DDP symbol on the menu or Mobile Order!). Since we practically worship Disney food, we’re so excited to have this plan back. However, as we’ve been wandering the parks and getting all the Dining Plan details, we have stumbled upon what some might consider — SNACK SCANDALS! 😱 (Disney — WHYYY?!)
We came, we saw, and… we LOVED the 2024 EPCOT Festival of the Arts!
Festival of the Arts
Everything was so colorful and fun on the first day of the festival. We enjoyed the entertainment, the chalk art, the paint-by-number mural, the merchandise, and of course the FOOD! We stopped by every single food booth at the festival to find out the good, the bad, and the ugly. We found our favorites, of course, but we also found which items are the BEST for using your brand-new Disney Dining Plan.
Well, it’s official. The Disney Dining Plan has returned to Disney World!
Coconut Pineapple Dole Whip Swirl
Now, we know you have a lot of questions about the Dining Plan, and we’re doing our best to answer them all. We’ve been hoofing it all over Disney World to find out all the INS and OUTS of the Dining Plan, as well as to see how much it has changed since we last had access to it way back in 2020. But we know you have loads of questions about snacks, so we’ve put together a list of some of our faves that our confirmed as Disney Dining Plan snack credits.
For three and a half years, we’ve been purchasing our Disney World meals as we go…so what happens when the Dining Plan returns?
Riverside Mill Food Court
Many fans are excited about the return of Dining Plans, which allow you to pay for your meals in advance, and then use quick service, table service, or snack credits to purchase them in the parks. But the announcement of the plan’s return hasn’t been without controversy. The prices are higher than they were before, and now, we have confirmation of a CHANGE when it comes to snack credits!
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The Walt Disney World Main Gate
Yep… there are LOTS of decisions that need to be made when it comes to planning a Walt Disney World vacation. And, with the 2024 return of the Disney Dining Plan for vacation packages, you’ve now got one more thing to consider: Is the Disney Dining Plan vacation add-on WORTH IT? [Read more…]
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