Summer 2025 Walt Disney World Offers Available Now... Including FREE Dining!

What a great way to start out 2025 with a FREE Dining offer OR a room discount for summer 2025.

FIRST, FREE Dining!

Enjoy a FREE dining plan when you purchase a non-discounted minimum 3-night, 3-day Walt Disney Travel Company package that includes a room at a select Disney Resorts Collection hotel and a theme park ticket with a Park Hopper option—for arrivals most nights from:

• May 27 to June 26, 2025

• July 7 to August 6, 2025

What does that mean for you?

You may be eligible for FREE dining:

If you are visiting Walt Disney World beginning May 27 to June 26, 2025, and July 7-August 6, 2025, you have a regular package with at least a 3-night stay, AND you have at least 3-day park hopper tickets, you may be eligible for a free dining package.

Note that this package does require park hopper tickets. Guests staying at a Disney Deluxe Resort or at a Disney Deluxe Villa will receive the Disney Dining Plan for each guest. Those staying at a Moderate or Value Resort will receive the Quick Service Dining Plan for each guest.

SECOND, save up to 30% off rooms!

If you prefer not to have a dining plan or if you prefer to have base tickets, perhaps the better offer is the room only discount. Save up to 30% on rooms at select Disney Resorts Collection hotels when you stay 5 consecutive nights or longer this summer. Plus, enjoy other savings for shorter stays.

This offer is valid for stays most nights from May 1 to September 30, 2025.

THIRD, Florida residents Book Early Discount to save up to 35%!

Florida residents, this is a great offer for you! Book by February 24, 2025, and save up to 35% on rooms for stays most nights from May 1 to July 31, 2025. Lower savings are available for bookings made after February 24.

Packages available per resort are limited. Everyone in room must be on same package. Cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion. Offer excludes the following room types: 3-Bedroom Grand Villas, Cabins at Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Bungalows and 2-Bedroom Penthouses at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, and Suites at Disney Deluxe Resort hotels.

Please contact your favorite Upon a Star Travel advisor for details, quotes, and more information!

The Disney Dining Plan!

Dining at Disney is a big part of your planning! Let's go over the 2018 Disney Dining Plan and help you get the most out of it!

There are 3 dining plans available at Walt Disney World. Your Upon A Star Agent can help you find the one that will fit your family best!

1. Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan: 

This plan is perfect when you want to be on the go! 

Everyone in the party ages 3 and over will receive the following each night of their package stay:

• 2 Quick-Service Meals
• 2 Snacks

Each Guest ages 3 and over will receive a refillable drink mug, which is eligible for refills at self-service beverage islands at Quick-Service locations at any Disney Resort hotel.

Each Quick-Service meal includes (for breakfast, lunch or dinner):

• 1 Entrée
• 1 Non-alcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

Examples of a few great Quick Service Locations: Cosmic Ray's, Sunshine Seasons Cafe, Backlot Express and Flame Tree BBQ

2. Disney Dining Plan *The most popular of the Disney Dining Plans

Be waited on at your choice of over 50 Table-Service restaurants!

Everyone in the party ages 3 and over will receive the following each night of their package stay:

• 1 Quick-Service Meal
• 1 Table-Service Meal
• 2 Snacks

Each Guest ages 3 and over will receive a refillable drink mug, which is eligible for refills at self-service beverage islands at Quick-Service locations at any Disney Resort hotel.

Each Quick-Service meal includes (for breakfast, lunch or dinner):

• 1 Entrée
• 1 Non-alcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

Each Table-Service meal includes (for breakfast):

• 1 Entrée
• 1 Non-alcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

-OR-

• 1 Full Buffet** or Family-Style Meal

Each Table-Service meal includes (for lunch or dinner):

• 1 Entrée
• 1 Dessert*
• Non-alcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

-OR-

• 1 Full Buffet** or Family-Style Meal

Some popular table service locations include: Chef Mickey's, Cinderella's Royal Table, 50's Prime Time Cafe, Garden Grill, 1900 Park Fare and so many more! 

3. Disney Deluxe Dining Plan

Take an epicurean journey from appetizers to desserts.

Everyone in the party ages 3 and over will receive the following each night of their package stay:

• 3 Meals
• 2 Snacks

Each Guest ages 3 and over will receive a refillable drink mug, which is eligible for refills at self-service beverage islands at Quick-Service locations at any Disney Resort hotel.

Each Quick-Service meal includes (for breakfast, lunch or dinner):

• 1 Entrée
• 1 Non-alcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

Each Table-Service meal includes (for breakfast):

• 1 Entrée
• 1 Non-alcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

-OR-

• 1 Full Buffet** or Family-Style Meal

Each Table-Service meal includes (for lunch or dinner):

• 1 Appetizer
• 1 Entrée
• 1 Dessert*
• 1 Non-alcoholic Beverage (or Alcoholic Beverage, for Guests 21 and older)

-OR-

• 1 Full Buffet** or Family-Style Meal

Not sure which plan is best for your family? Chat with one of our expert planners and they can help explain each plan and guide you in the way that will work best for your trip!

Contact our experts today here!

Candlelight Processional at Epcot®: List of Narrators Announced!

We love the Candlelight Processional at Epcot®! This year some new faces will be added to the list of narrators! Check it out!

New to this year’s lineup include Matt Bomer (“White Collar,” “The Last Tycoon,”) and Star Wars fan favorite Warwick Davis, who played Wicket the Ewok in “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.” Also, new to the event is television Legend Pat Sajak and TV star CCH Pounder, who was recently at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park for the grand opening of Pandora – The World of Avatar.

Take a look at the schedule of narrators that have been conformed so far!

• Nov. 24- 26 – To Be Announced
• Nov. 27-28 – Matt Bomer
• Nov. 29 – 30 – To Be Announced
• Dec. 1-3 – Whoopi Goldberg
• Dec. 4-5 – Pat Sajak
• Dec. 6-11 – To Be Announced
• Dec. 12-14 – Warwick Davis
• Dec. 15-17 – Trace Adkins
• Dec. 18-21 – Neil Patrick Harris
• Dec. 22-24 – CCH Pounder
• Dec. 25-27 – Jaci Velasquez
• Dec. 28-30 – Chandra Wilson

The processional is performed three times per night (5 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.) during the holiday season at the America Gardens Theatre. Packages for this festive event are available on select nights, they include a delicious meal and a guaranteed seat for one of the Candlelight Processional performances. Availability is limited.

 Akershus Royal Banquet Hall and The Garden Grill will have breakfast, lunch and dinner options again as well as Captain’s Grille at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort,** with breakfast and dinner options being offered at Trattoria Al Forno at Disney’s BoardWalk.

Candlelight Dining Packages for breakfast start at $35 plus tax per person for adults and $21 plus tax per person for children, ages 3-9. Candlelight Dining Packages for lunch and dinner start at $44 plus tax per person for adults and $15.50 plus tax per person for children, ages 3-9. Epcot admission is required and not included in the dining packages.

The Candlelight Processional celebrates time honored traditions and Epcot comes alive through the sights and sounds of the countries of World Showcase, and live performances enliven the park throughout the day.

Contact your Upon A Star agent today to book a Candlelight dining package today!

Let us help you make magical memories!!