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  <xsd:element id="din_FranchiseBankruptcyTerminationPaymentsandOtherFeesReceived" name="FranchiseBankruptcyTerminationPaymentsandOtherFeesReceived" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_FranchiseOperationsMember" name="FranchiseOperationsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_GuarantorSubsidiariesTextBlock" name="GuarantorSubsidiariesTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_IhopMember" name="IhopMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_IllinoisWisconsinMissouriMember" name="IllinoisWisconsinMissouriMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_ImpairmentAndClosureChargesGrossNoncash" name="ImpairmentAndClosureChargesGrossNoncash" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_IntercompanyDividend" name="IntercompanyDividend" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_IntercompanyTransfers" name="IntercompanyTransfers" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_InterestExpenseDebtAndDebtDiscount" name="InterestExpenseDebtAndDebtDiscount" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_LongTermIncentivePlanMember" name="LongTermIncentivePlanMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToUnvestedParticipatingRestrictedStock" name="NetIncomeLossAllocatedToUnvestedParticipatingRestrictedStock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_NumberOfFranchisedRestaurantsFiledForBankruptcyProtection" name="NumberOfFranchisedRestaurantsFiledForBankruptcyProtection" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_NumberOfRestaurantsReacquiredUntilRefranchised" name="NumberOfRestaurantsReacquiredUntilRefranchised" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="din_NumberOfTerritoriesInWhichEntityOperates" name="NumberOfTerritoriesInWhichEntityOperates" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="din_NumberofFranchisedRestaurantsClosedasaResultofBankruptcy" name="NumberofFranchisedRestaurantsClosedasaResultofBankruptcy" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_NumberofFranchisedRestaurantsFiledForBankruptcyProtectionStillOperatedbyFranchiseeUnderFranchiseAgreement" name="NumberofFranchisedRestaurantsFiledForBankruptcyProtectionStillOperatedbyFranchiseeUnderFranchiseAgreement" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_NumberofFranchisedRestaurantsSoldtoNewFranchiseeasaResultofBankruptcy" name="NumberofFranchisedRestaurantsSoldtoNewFranchiseeasaResultofBankruptcy" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_NumberofRestaurantsFiledforBankruptcyProtectionLikelyReturnedtotheCompany" name="NumberofRestaurantsFiledforBankruptcyProtectionLikelyReturnedtotheCompany" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_OtherCashAndNoncashChangesInOperatingActivities" name="OtherCashAndNoncashChangesInOperatingActivities" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_OtherFinancingActivities" name="OtherFinancingActivities" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_PrepaidGiftCards" name="PrepaidGiftCards" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="din_ProceedsFromNotesAndEquipmentContractsReceivable" name="ProceedsFromNotesAndEquipmentContractsReceivable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_RentalExpenses" name="RentalExpenses" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_RentalIncome" name="RentalIncome" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_RentalOperationsMember" name="RentalOperationsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_SaleLeasebackFinancingObligations" name="SaleLeasebackFinancingObligations" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_SeniorNotesDueOct2018FixedRate95Member" name="SeniorNotesDueOct2018FixedRate95Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDue" name="SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDueOct2017VariableRate375Member" name="SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDueOct2017VariableRate375Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDueOct2017VariableRate425Member" name="SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDueOct2017VariableRate425Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_SeriesBConvertiblePreferredStockMember" name="SeriesBConvertiblePreferredStockMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsConversionOfCashSettledUnits" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsConversionOfCashSettledUnits" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsConversionOfCashSettledUnitsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsConversionOfCashSettledUnitsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReleasedInPeriod" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReleasedInPeriod" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReleasedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReleasedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_ShareBasedCompensationFairValueAssumptionsForfeituresRate" name="ShareBasedCompensationFairValueAssumptionsForfeituresRate" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_ShareBasedCompensationMultiplierForTargetAwardBasedOnTotalShareholderReturnOnCommonStock" name="ShareBasedCompensationMultiplierForTargetAwardBasedOnTotalShareholderReturnOnCommonStock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_StateTaxBenefitRelatedtoReductioninStateDeferredTaxesFromRefranchisingandSaleofRestaurants" name="StateTaxBenefitRelatedtoReductioninStateDeferredTaxesFromRefranchisingandSaleofRestaurants" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_SupplementalCondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetCurrentYearAbstract" name="SupplementalCondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetCurrentYearAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_SupplementalCondensedConsolidatingStatementOfCashFlowsAbstract" name="SupplementalCondensedConsolidatingStatementOfCashFlowsAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_SupplementalCondensedConsolidatingStatementOfOperationsCurrentYearAbstract" name="SupplementalCondensedConsolidatingStatementOfOperationsCurrentYearAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_TaxBenefitFromStockBasedCompensation" name="TaxBenefitFromStockBasedCompensation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="din_TermLoansMember" name="TermLoansMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="din_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesAndInterestExpectedToBePaidWithinOneYear" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesAndInterestExpectedToBePaidWithinOneYear" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="din_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>