Disney resumes sales of 2024 vacation packages and Disney Dining plan after high demand crashed the system earlier

Posted: Wednesday May 31, 2023 10:38am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has resumed sales of 2024 Walt Disney World vacation packages and Disney Dining Plan as of 10am.

Earlier this morning, and just 20 minutes after bookings opened, the website crashed, and Disney paused sales on both the website and phone.

Guests attempting to book online face the familiar virtual queue waiting room, which currently lists wait times above one hour.

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DisneyHead123Apr 19, 2026

It does seem likely that TS in general will continue getting trimmed down to fewer (presumably) profitable restaurants like character meals or the highly themed prix fixe spots. Maybe a dining plan with more buffets as that’s generally been the tried and true method for feeding people at a lower cost. My guess is that snacks, festival food, and lounges do very well so we’ll see more movement in that direction.

Basil of Baker StreetApr 19, 2026

Disney does a pretty good job of turning people over and shaking any extra cash out of their pocket. Pretty sure they would rather have the LL revenue which is pure profit and have TS tables sit empty.

Splash4evaApr 19, 2026

Another way they can imo generate more people coming is change the age of adults for these character meals…. Charging full price on an already over priced meal for a 10yr old is absurd. Always has been. Maybe change that age to 13/14 & see if that moves the needle then adjust accordingly. They still making out on the deal as most kids are eating chicken nuggets mac & cheese along w “pizza”. Heck most adults arent eating what they charge and no way a 10 yr old is

TrainsOfDisneyApr 19, 2026

so you love the 40% off deal coming up then right?

HakunaMatata89Apr 19, 2026

boy do i miss tables in wonderland

TrainsOfDisneyApr 19, 2026

or even better, simply give a really big discount when and where you need it. Like say… 40%!? :)

TouchdownApr 19, 2026

You know who you could convince to go to table service restaurants and take a break from riding really easy? People who go there often, like APs, DVC, and Locals. Imagine if you had a discount club, where for an annual fee, you got 20% off anything at a TS restaurant (including alcohol) to make sure the servers aren’t robbed of their tip, have a 20% tip be automatically added. Then to encourage going to hotel restaurants throw in free valet. I’m sure some marketing wizz could come up with a great name for that card, it’s right on the tip of my tounge…

DisneyHead123Apr 19, 2026

I feel like the obvious solution for low dining reservations is to actually make the dining plan a discount, maybe 20% on average. I think this is what Great Wolf does. Yes you lose that hypothetical 15-25% but you lock people in when, at the moment, they’re choosing other options.

Animaniac93-98Apr 18, 2026

There must be some exceptions like character meals and 'Ohana, but it's not hard to understand why some people are skipping table service. Easy thing to cut back on if you feel you're already spending a lot on admission, lightning lane, hotel etc

DisneyHead123Apr 18, 2026

Will be curious to see what you think. We didn’t add the kids eat free dining plan because quick service at our hotel is already a pretty good deal, so with quick service entrees only being $8 - $13 we would have needed to “maximize” snacks and table service. We want to do Space 220 and Beak and Barrel (not on the plan) and even if we didn’t, the extra legwork involved seemed like unnecessary stress. For a young adventurous person willing to put in some extra time and steps you could probably come out ahead… again, will be curious what you think.

TrainsOfDisneyApr 18, 2026

At polite pig you are not allowed to sit at a table until you have ordered and have a pager. I’ve actually seen this enforced even when the restaurant wasn’t particularly busy. This is the same system they used at Beasts Castle when it was QS.