When we travel to Disneyland Paris, one thing we often add onto our booking is the meal plan. Why, you ask? Because it means everything is taken care of before we arrive, so all we have to worry about is having fun in the parks.
But what are meal plans, and how do they work? Let's have a look at the different meal plans that Disneyland Paris has to offer.
First up: the breakfast option
This is the simplest plan of the lot. The breakfast option gives you breakfast every single morning of your stay, eaten in your Disney hotel — or, if you're staying over at Davy Crockett Ranch, you'll get a breakfast basket instead. Breakfast in the hotels is generally an all-you-can-eat buffet, and it covers a brilliant range of food: cold meats, cereals, croissants, a proper cooked breakfast, crepes… and, of course, the elusive Mickey Waffles. (We will not pretend we are above queuing for a Mickey Waffle. We are absolutely not above it.) If you don't fancy a buffet breakfast, you can also use your breakfast meal plan voucher in Annette's Diner*, or any of the in-park grab-and-go quick-service restaurants like Market House Deli, who offer a breakfast option — usually a hot drink, some juice and a pastry. If you're staying in a club-level room — like the Compass Club, Golden Forest Club, Empire State Club or Castle Club — then breakfast is already included as part of your club-level extras.
*At the time of writing (June 2026), Annette's Diner is currently closed for a refurbishment until early 2027.
The main meal plans
The other plans Disneyland Paris offer are Standard, Plus, Extra Plus and Premium, and you have the choice of full or half board for all of these: Half board — breakfast plus one other meal (so lunch or your evening meal), Full board — breakfast, lunch and your evening mealOne thing to note: you can only have the Standard plan if you're staying in Hotel Santa Fe or Davy Crockett Ranch. Whichever plan you go for, you can use it at any of the restaurants that accept meal plans — you'll find the full list on the Disneyland Paris dining page.
Here's how each tier works and what is included.
Standard
With the Standard plan you can eat at any of the restaurants on the meal plan list, and you can use your vouchers at table service, at the buffet restaurants, or at the quick-service (counter service) places.
Plus
Plus is the middle-grade option, and again you can have it as either full board or half board. You still get the same restaurants to choose from, and you can use your vouchers at table service, buffet or quick service.
If you go for Plus full board, there's a nice little bonus: on your last day you get a voucher to cover your lunch on departure day, so you're not left scrabbling for food before you head home.
This is the one we'd personally lean towards — more on that further down.
You can also use your Standard or Plus meal voucher towards a Character Dining experience — however, there will be an additional top-up to pay.
If you want to have a little bit extra on your meal plan, then the Extra Plus may be the one for you.
Extra Plus
Extra Plus is the step up, and like the others you can have it as either half or full board. You can have Extra Plus at all the Disney hotels except the Disneyland Hotel, which has the Premium meal plan only. You still get the same restaurants to choose from, but there are a few extra perks that make it feel a bit more special:
- Character dining included — Extra Plus includes one Character Dining experience during your trip.
- A snack and a drink each day from one of the snack counter windows around the parks.
- One alcoholic drink per day for adults (anyone 18 and over).
- A soft drink included with your meal, and on your last day you can have a lunch or dinner at a restaurant of your choice.
Premium
Premium is the top tier, and it's reserved for guests staying at the Disneyland Hotel. Like the other plans, you can have it as either full or half board, with the same restaurants to choose from. The headline perk is the Character Dining: you can use as many of your meal vouchers as you like on lunches and dinners with the Disney characters (you'll just need to book your tables). If you're staying at the Disneyland Hotel and you love a character meal, this is the one that really makes the most of it.
Your meal plan voulchers are pre-loaded onto you MagicPass ( this also acts as your hotel room key and your park ticket), You can use it either as a digital pass on your phone or as a physical card handed to you at your hotel reception. To pay for a meal, you just scan it. You can keep an eye on how many meal vouchers you've got left in the official Disneyland Paris app, or even on your hotel room TV. Much tidier than rummaging for a paper voucher with a cold churro in your other hand.
Our honest take
For us, it really comes down to how long we're staying. If we've got multiple days in the parks, we'll now go for a meal plan — it takes the hassle out of sorting mealtimes, and it's all paid for before we even set off. And as it happens, most of the hotels we tend to stay in have Plus as the option anyway, so that's usually the one we end up on.
One thing worth knowing: these days most places offer the same menu whether you're on Standard or Plus. You can also pick from other items on the menu if you fancy something different — you just use your voucher and pay the top-up for any difference.
A few important things to know before you book
A handful of things that catch people out, so worth flagging:
- You can't stack your annual pass discount on top. Meal plans are already discounted, so you won't be able to use an AP discount against your bill on top of a meal plan.
- Meal plans are only available if you're staying in an on-site Disney hotel. If you decide to stay at one of the partner hotels, unfortunately the meal plan option won't be available to you.
- They have to be sorted in advance. You can add a meal plan when you book your hotel-and-tickets package, or add it to an existing booking before you travel — but not once you've already arrived.
