Disney announcement scheduled for 10th May

[Bootrip2]

Originally Posted by Th1nkT1nk

Thank you for sharing! Following this with interest… we’ve been waiting (not very patiently) for news…. the 10th is just about the worst day it could be for us… we’ve decided to put this years holiday back (again) until next year, which we know we can do, as long as it’s before our payment deadline… 9th May! Lol.

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Could you not get them to extend your payment date by a few days?

[Guest]

I would love paid DDP but I am not hopeful

[Th1nkT1nk]

Originally Posted by Bootrip2

Could you not get them to extend your payment date by a few days?

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This is exactly what my husband and I have just been discussing! … hopefully we may be able to do that, will give them a call to see what our options are! Thanks.

[FAcup14]

I was close to paying for our August trip. I will hold off until this announcement.

[qwerty2k]

Just booked with virgin holidays this weekend just gone. Anyone know if you can get any offers applied when booking with virgin holidays?

[Disneypls]

Waiting for this announcement also 🤞🤞

[aprilshack]

Originally Posted by Keegan

DDP is coming back this summer (apparently), whether it will be included in an offer or not is another question.

Last year the credits offer was live on 17th May.

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By August by any chance? I wonder with the credits offer you can top up to the dining plan cost?

[SarahZ]

Can't see the ddp coming back for this summer, after they already gave the dining credit.

[sha9]

Originally Posted by FAcup14

I was close to paying for our August trip. I will hold off until this announcement.

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Any announcement will be for 2023 not this year.

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by SarahZ

Can't see the ddp coming back for this summer, after they already gave the dining credit.

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Once again, it feels like people are using the term DDP to mean two different things...

The DDP absolutely come could back this summer (although none of us know if it will) as the DDP is a paid dining option that people can add onto their Disney resort stays. We know the DDP is returning - Disney have said as much - just not when.

There still seems to be capacity issues at Disney dining locations, primarily due to lack of staff, a handful of places have still not opened (eg Akershus) and some other locations aren't offering a full pre-pandemic range of meal options (eg Crystal Palace is not open for breakfast).

*Free* DDP being offered to UK guests for 2022 stays does seem to be very, very unlikely because, as you say, dining credits were the bonus option offered for early bookings. But also, as above, because there is currently no DDP offered to anyone.

TL; DR...

- DDP returning this summer - possibly.
- Free DDP being offered to UK guests for 2022 stays - very, very unlikely.
- Free DDP being offered to UK guests for 2023 stays - difficult to see how that could happen in the next week, unless Disney do give a formal announcement on the return of paid DDP for all guests.