Steph9072
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My best tip is to purchase at least a snack before you leave your resort for the 1st time. The CM that checked us in didn't activate the DDP on our keys! We didn't discover it until the next day at CS lunch at Cosmic Rays. We checked in went straight to Chef Mickey's for dinner then the next morning we went to CRT...no problems either place THEN when it was time for lunch none of our cards worked so we had to pay for our lunch OOP! Luckily I had the dining # in my cell phone...they told me that the TS places will "force" the dining plan thru but the CS places will not. The only way to remedy the situation was to get new keys at the front desk of our resort...guest services at the park could not help us with this. We didn't go back to our resort then for dinner we went to LTT and it took literally 30 mintues for them to settle our check...they had to call POP to make sure our cards were valid. We got new keys that night!!
From now on I will go purchase a snack at the food court BEFORE we leave the resort for a full day at the parks!!
Here's one I just remembered from someone else, that is especially good if you have picky kids. At the (McDonald's) Refreshment Port in Epcot, near Canada, one CS credit will get you a 10 piece McNugget meal with fries, a soda and a McFlurry. This could easily be split between two (or three) young kids. Then mom and dad can get a CS lunch somewhere else in WC, where the kids would not normally want to eat.
The great thing about the DDP is that if you try to eat "lighter", you can eat much fancier and more delicious food! We went to a lot of 2-credit restaurants and split meals there. At places like the california grill, you can dine in style and leave full without being comatose. And if you split a lot of meals, you end up pretty much using the same number of credits, even if you are dining at really fancy places. When we went out, I ordered a lot of fish and seafood, which is a lot less heavy than steaks and stuff like that. GF is vegetarian, so we had lots of delicious pizzas, flatbreads, and salads.
Sounds good. We are thinking of doing a 3 night over Labor Day weekend. When you go to a signature restaurant like CG or Jiko do you just tell them you will be splitting 1 TS meal? Thanks!
Hmm... I'm pretty sure that FAQ does NOT say that.
Can I share meals?
Recently, this question has been asked directly to Disney by a number of guests and the answer has often been a bit unclear, but generally has been negative. In several cases, Disney has answered this question by saying specifically that, "sharing is not permitted." In the past, guests seem to have been allowed to share the meals ordered on the Dining Plan amongst the guests at your table, with the exception of fixed price meals, such as buffets or other all-you-can-eat options. At this time, it is not clear as to whether Guest Communications is putting out a valid or invalid policy, since our sources in Disney Dining say unofficially that there is no "no sharing" policy.
Also, the Dining Plan FAQ at the top of this thread indicates that in most cases they won't let you split a meal anymore. Someone correct me if I am mistaken.
Hmm... I'm pretty sure that FAQ does NOT say that.
I think you are misunderstanding. That quote from the FAQ very clearly says, "it is not clear as to whether Guest Communications is putting out a valid or invalid policy..." and that, "In the past, guests seem to have been allowed to share the meals ordered on the Dining Plan amongst the guests at your table, with the exception of fixed price meals, such as buffets or other all-you-can-eat options."Maybe I am misunderstanding..but this is the part of the FAQ I am refering to....
(I'm guessing you paid OOP for for CM's and CRT?) This is a great tip that we'll definitely use.
We're staying at POFQ, and my dh and kids will be heartbroken to hear that we have to have an order of beignets before heading to DTD for dinner. "No dinner until you've had your beignets!"
Never even had a server blink an eye. If I have room in my fanny pack I'll put a piece there, but generally I just hang on to it when we leave. Once a guest has removed food from the serving area, they cannot put it back.
Living near the casinos in AC I have been to their buffets several times I have seen people sneak out with cookies and other small pieces of fruit but never a whole pineapple so what did he carry it around all day? I can imagine this guy walking around MGK all day holding his pineapple.OK I know this is probably not good etiquette but once when Crystal Palace had a whole pineapple on the fruit display my Brother In law took it and walked out with it! He got a strange look or two but Not ONE CM said a word! We all kinda hung back like "We dont know this guy and who is he and where did he come from?" But later that week we sliced it up and it was yummy. So YES you can leave with the fruit off of the buffet! We always snatch a banana or an apple and put it in our bags. The pineapple was a bit much, but he did it to see if they would say anything! LOL