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- Jan 10, 2008
$29 for adults. We won't be using it, for sure!!!!!How much?
$29 for adults. We won't be using it, for sure!!!!!
oh yeah right on the edge of not being a deal.. I hate to say it, depending on park, if I didn't have a discount I would get that.. The counters I like are generally $14-16 meals so without a softdrink I'm saving a couple dollars already and I get a soda with it. I could and do eat cheaper but that's not horrible..
Now bring the dinner steak back to pecos!!
oh yeah right on the edge of not being a deal.. I hate to say it, depending on park, if I didn't have a discount I would get that.. The counters I like are generally $14-16 meals so without a softdrink I'm saving a couple dollars already and I get a soda with it. I could and do eat cheaper but that's not horrible..
Now bring the dinner steak back to pecos!!
It's locking in an expense that you may or may not actually spend at full retail price...that line for mine train has been known to wipe a lot of dinners...
Which counter serves are you getting $16 meals?
The lobster roll?
Are we talking about different companies because that's as disneypakrs as it gets. everything they do is about locking you in as far in advance as possible..
I just brought up a bunch of the menus for places I ahven't been lately and looks like the odd items that were priced like that aren't on them anyone. This really doesn't make too much sense unless we don't know of some upcoming jacking up of the prices when it starts.
That's what I thought...I don't each a ton of MK quickservice but I seem to think they are still mostly in the 11-13 range...which makes this locked in retail upfront.
Straight con game.
The price does not include the tax. Disney's info says $29.00 +tax.Seems as though preconceived perceptions are on display here.
Don't forget that tax is involved here. The $29 price seems to be inclusive of the 6.5% sales tax. If you back out the tax, that gives you $27.30 as the target using posted menu prices. That's $13.65 per meal.
Let's assume you buy the cheapest beverage possible (milk at $1.99). That makes your break even entrée cost $11.66. A quick glance at the menu for Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café shows that 16 of their 17 lunch entrees costs more than that target price.
Swap the milk for the $3.29 soda and your break even entrée price becomes $10.36. Given the menu options across the locations listed, it's remarkably easy to save a (tiny) bit of money here.
This is not a con, nor is it predatory.
Seems as though preconceived perceptions are on display here.
Don't forget that tax is involved here. The $29 price seems to be inclusive of the 6.5% sales tax. If you back out the tax, that gives you $27.30 as the target using posted menu prices. That's $13.65 per meal.
Let's assume you buy the cheapest beverage possible (milk at $1.99). That makes your break even entrée cost $11.66. A quick glance at the menu for Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café shows that 16 of their 17 lunch entrees costs more than that target price.
Swap the milk for the $3.29 soda and your break even entrée price becomes $10.36. Given the menu options across the locations listed, it's remarkably easy to save a (tiny) bit of money here.
This is not a con, nor is it predatory.
29 dollars seems too much for what you get. Granted I haven't been to wdw for 2 years but the prices couldn't of went up that much.
I won't argue that this may not be the best plan for everyone. But some families might need to look into it. I just did the math for MY family and it looks like it would save us about $15. Here are the numbers I got based on what my family would probably eat at each of the restaurants. (NOTE: none of these numbers include tax)
Total Cost of One Day Plan-3 adults/1child=$99 before tax
Columbia Harbor House- Lunch 57.33
Cosmic Rays Starlight Café-Dinner 60.12
Total=117.45
Casey's Corner-Lunch 51.22
Pecos Bills-Dinner 64.62
Total=115.84
Pinocchio Village Haus-Lunch 47.33
Tomorrowland Terrace-Dinner 53.72
Total=101.05
It would save us money, especially because if we actually do this it would be with the top option of Columbia Harbor House and Cosmic Rays. The others are not our favorites. We drink water all day but prefer soda with our meals. We don't often share because we like to eat different things. I agree the plan is not the best 'budget' option but it is a good way to save a few dollars for some families. Perhaps it shouldn't be condemned as a Disney con just because it doesn't work for YOU.