Unless you plan on eating hot dogs and potato chips, I don't know how you would dine for any less.
we will totally be using it again. We have used it every year since 2006 and still feel that it is worth it.
1. Food is paid for up front, no need to worry about how much money to have everyday for food
2. No feeling that your food choices should be determined by the price on the menu.
3. Can order bigger/more expensive meals to share with under 3 kids.
4. No worries about price changes before you arrive. Recently Cape May increased their price b/c of crab and people were upset b/c they had not realized.
5. snack credits are great to keep daily expenses down, great for bakery item for small breakfast with refillable mug coffee, or late night snack or even a drink at the park.
More than anything I really just like knowing when I'm there that when it comes to food choices I can choose what I want without any thoughts about cost/budget etc.
Just my thoughts.
I love Disney more than the average WDWManiac!!
After 35 years of planning trips for myself,,,my family and my friends,,,
You can calculate till you drop,,,,,and it will always come out....pretty much even....This means...after you add the discounts,,subtract the costs, and step back and open your eyes,,,it pretty much all comes out the same. Just know what level you can afford.
I just chose the % off deal....It was $1 different than the "Cash Back" deal..
Don't make yourself crazy,,,,Find the resort you can afford,,
add any plan you want as long as you will be using all the perks,,,and enjoy your vacation!!! It's gonna be expensive,,,,but hey,,,you could have chosen to go anywhere else,,,,But we don't because................WE DO DISNEY!!
Couldn't disagree more.[/Now I know why I stopped
writing on this board a year ago...
seriously?
I think one consideration that makes a big difference is kids that move into the adult catagory but don't eat like adults.
Again, that must be based on each individual family's situation -- I, for one, have a nearly 10yo daughter (who BTW is a stringbean) than can eat me under the table. She is sooooo excited to get the adult dining plan this time! And since my 5yo is also a big, adventurous eater, we do a lot of buffets to accomodate their more adult tastes, and they always surprise me with the choices they make. My kids are not of the nuggets-and-fries crowd.
After all that walking and riding, my family likes the opportunity to sit down together and eat a nice supper just like we do each night at home. We go during Sept for FD, but even if we had to pay for it, we'd still get the DDP so Mama wasn't sweating the meal budget. We find the DDP to be very freeing for everyone. Most valuable? Dollar for dollar, maybe not, I've not crunched the numbers -- but it gives us peace.
We did DXDDP for 3 nights in December and saved $104.10, and are doing QSDP for 1 night this weekend and may save about $15. However, with the increases in price and exclusions, I don't plan to add the dining plan to any future reservations.
How can you do it for 1 night? I thought you had to have a minimum of 3 nights to get any of the dining plans.