As with Table service, tipping at Disney buffets is not included in the dining plan, so you should go ahead and add 10% of what your meal would have cost you, at standard buffets.
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The only dining locations where guests should tip at Walt Disney World are table service restaurants, bars, and lounges. Counter service and snack locations typically do not accept tips. Tipping expectations are typically around 18-20% for the meal. This percentage is based on the pre-tax price.
Typically 15% to 20% for Waiters/Waitresses/Servers. For off-site self-service buffets the tip is usually less than you would leave for a table service restaurant. 10% would be about right.
At buffets and other grab-and-go stations, it's fine to leave just $1 or maybe $5 after a few days, if you have the same server each morning. For bartenders, $1 or $2 every round is appropriate. You can consider leaving more if you have complicated drink orders.
The standard tip for hotel housekeeping in the U.S. is $2 to $5 per day, says Cohorst. Now, with all the additional work housekeeping must accomplish, it's only fair to tip a consistent $5 per day—even more, if you're feeling exceptionally benevolent.
But there are also many Disney service people that do not require tipping. In general, cast members working in the theme parks, with the exceptions of dining and personal care staff mentioned above, doing their regular job in the parks are not allowed to accept tips/bribes/grift/etc.