How Much is Food at Disney World – 2022 Dining Budget Calculator

Disney Dining and Food Cost Calculator for Your Disney World Vacation 2024

(Last Updated On: November 29, 2023)

When it comes to Dining at Disney World you need to plan your food budget costs. Using my Disney Dining and food cost Calculator you can find out how far your budget for food, drinks and snacks at Walt Disney World will go?

It might be your first time at Disney World, and you don’t know what to budget for food. In this post I will guide you through how I budget for food and drink for a Disney World vacation.

Disney World Food and Dining Budget Calculator

To estimate your own Disney World Food and Drinks Budget using my daily costs simply input the number of days you require for each option into the Disney Dining calculator below.

You will find full details below the calculator on what each option equates to.

Remember that if you have more than one adult or child that you need to multiply the days as required (for example 2 adults for 7 days will be 14 days and so on).

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What I am looking to do is break down costs (conservatively) for what a Quick Service Meal and a Table Service Meal will realistically cost for your family or vacation party. I will also look at snacks, treats and drinks based on how my family have consumed food and drink at Disney World on previous Disney World vacations.

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To do this we need to break down two typical types of days at Disney World. One day where we have a table service meal during the day and a second option of where we only eat quick service meals.  These options look like this:

Option 1 Daily Breakdown for Food and Drink at Disney World

  • 3 snacks/treats
  • 3 Drinks
  • 1 Table Service Meal +Tip
  • 1 Quick Service Meal

Option 2 Daily Breakdown for Food and Drink at Disney World

  • 3 Snacks/Treats
  • 3 Drinks
  • 2 Quick Service Meals

Calculating the Cost of Food and Drink at Disney World

I need to calculate a realistic cost for each items listed above in options 1 and 2. To do this I am going to look at present costs on the Disney World Website and base costs on what we have consumed on past vacations over and over again. At the end of this food budget exercise this hopefully this will allow me to budget for your Disney World vacation. I would rather allow for too much money for food and drink rather than not enough so a lot of my choices will be based on the more expensive food and drink options at Disney World.

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Budget Costs for Food and Drink  at Disney World in 2023

Below is what I have allowed for each item and what I have based my choices on.

Snack/Treat: $6.49

I am going to allow $6.49 for a snack or treat. I am basing this on the cost of a Mickey Cinnamon Roll. This is one of our favorite snacks that can you share first thing in the morning instead of a full breakfast. Most snacks cost less than this but as I wrote above it is better to allow too much rather than too little. On all of our past vacations we have found that 2 meals a day and then snacks and drinks are more than enough to keep us going.

Find out more about some Disney World Snacks I think you should try here.

Tip: Consider buying some snacks for your room. We normally take a trip to Walmart and stock up on some snacks, juice and bottled water that we can enjoy at the end of a long day in the parks or in the morning before the Disney fun starts.

Drink: $8.00

Now you may think I am going high with my budget allowance for the cost of a drink at Disney World. I have allowed $8.00 because most of the time the cost will be easily under $8 but I am allowing for the adults to enjoy a beer or a wine now and again in this cost. If you decide to enjoy a Margarita at Epcot this could cost up to $15. Allowing $8 per drink should cover the cost of the more expensive choices now and again.

You can find our Favorite Disney World Drinks here.

DIsney World Drinks at Animal Kingdom

Table Service Meal:

Table services prices can vary so I am going to budget based on what I would eat if I was using the Dining Plan. This mostly means getting the most value by picking expensive dishes. On more than one vacation we have dined at Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italia (Hollywood Studios) more than once during our stay at Disney World. Therefore, I am going to choose: 1 x Entrée, 1 x Dessert and 2 x drinks.

  • Entrée: Charred Strip Steak $33.00
  • Dessert: Tiramisu $8.00
  • Drink: Blue Moon $8.00 x 2 = $16.00
  • Meal Total: $57.00
  • Full Total Plus Tip at 20% ($11.40): £68.40

Quick Service Meal:

Having looked around the costs of various quick service meals I have decided to base my budget cost on the offerings at Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café located in Magic Kingdom. The cost of the Fajita Platter at $14.99 will cover the cost of most quick service entrees across Disney World. As well as an entrée, I have allowed for 1 x Dessert and a Fountain Beverage for our 1 x drink. Let’s take a look at the costs.

  • Entrée: Fajita Platter $14.99
  • Dessert: Churros with Chocolate Dip $5.89
  • Drink: Fountain Beverage $3.99
  • Meal Total: $24.87

Disney World Food and Dining Budget Costs Per Day

Totalling up the costs above gives us the following costs for our two daily options. Let’s look at how these now total up:

Option 1 Daily Breakdown for Food and Drink at Disney World

  • 3 snacks/treats: $19.47
  • 3 Drinks : $24.00
  • 1 Table Service Meal +Tip: $68.40
  • 1 Quick Service Meal: $24.87
  • Option 1 Total Per Person: $136.74

Option 2 Daily Breakdown for Food and Drink at Disney World

  • 3 Snacks/Treats: $19.47
  • 3 Drinks: $24.00
  • 2 Quick Service Meals: $49.74
  • Option 2 Total Person: £93.21

How Much is Kids Food at Disney World?

If you have younger children these costs will be lower for them. However, kids that are 9 and over are classed as adults but you can still order from the kid’s menu. Below are examples of the above costs but based on kids’ meal prices at Disney World. I have also lowered the cost of the drinks as you will not need to factor in for alcoholic drinks.  

For a kids Table Service Meal, I have allowed for an Entrée at $11.00, a Dessert at $6.00 and a Fountain Drink at $3.99 plus tip. These again are based on prices at Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italia in Hollywood Studios.

Option 1 Kids with Table Service

  • 3 snacks/treats: $19.47
  • 3 Drinks: $18.00
  • 1 Table Service Kids Meal +Tip: $25.19
  • 1 Quick Service Kids Meal: $7.49
  • Option 1 Total Per Person: $70.15

Option 12 Kids with Just Quick Service

  • 3 Snacks/Treats: $19.47
  • 3 Drinks: $18.00
  • 2 Quick Service Meals: $14.98
  • Option 2 Total Person: £52.45

Calculating My Budget for Dining and Food Costs at Disney World

We now have a costs for a day with a table service meal and a cost for just eating at Quick Service Restaurants. We have decided thatduring our next vacation we will have a table service meal every other day. This equates to 7 days with a Table Service Meal and 7 days just with Quick Service Dining. There is just the two of us going so we have to budget for:

  • 7 Days with Option 1 Costs: 7 x $136.74 = $957.18 per person. For two this will total: $1,914.36.
  • 7 Days with Option 2 Costs: 7 x $93.21 = $652.47 per person. For two this will total: $1,304.94.
  • This means for 14 days at Disney World in 2022 I need to allow a total budget of: $3,219.30.
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Darren

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