More Accurate DDP Question..Advice Needed!!

Dont forget tip

I also do not see any mention of snacks. With the deluxe you would get two per day each and I believe one per day each with the basic plan. I have spent a lot of time figuring out plan or no plan and basically have decided it really probably is just a bit cheaper with the plan and it is paid for before you leave. I always used the deluxe plan for my figures though because that is the only one we have ever tried. My last figures where actually only $12 apart and that was using deluxe verus tables in wonderland. And that is of course assuming you would eat the same exact food no matter which plan you pick.

Tusker House is on the dining plan for both breakfast and lunch.

I prefer the deluxe dining plan. I rarely go into figuring out if it will actually save me money. What I do know, is that it saves me time, it gives me more flexibility, and I never have to worry adding up what a meal will cost. Overall it what it saves me is a lot of stress that I would have about if I had enough money to cover the bill. With the deluxe dining plan everything is already taken care of. I put the cash tips in an envelope for each meal before we leave home.

I also use the deluxe plan as a strategy for eating at more Signature (i.e. 2 credit) establishments. For instance, a late breakfast at Cape May Cafe' (10am-ish) fills us up enough that we don't have to worry about eating until an early dinner (say 5pm-ish) at California Grill. That way we don't go over our allotted daily meal credits, and we use the snack credits for a later night nosh in the park. That helps is not have to pay for much at all out of pocket. Frequently we also take our dessert from dinner back to the room (if there's a fridge) with us and it sometimes becomes breakfast the next day.

With the deluxe plan you don't have to worry about if you're eating at a counter service or not, all meal credits are equal, which means that you could add on some of the great Disney breakfasts to your ADRs as well.

We use the deluxe dining plan for the convenience. We like to pay for as much in advance and have less to worry about while we are there. Most restaurants are on the dining plan these days. Sometimes the character meals are listed separately depending on which website you use but they are included.

I keep forgetting its just you and your significant other. When we used the dining plan we had 6, and it was an automatic 18% tip... lol

If it were me, I would be booking now. I am not sure how busy July is but that is cutting it way to close for me. I believe you could add the meal plan right up till the day before you arrive. However, sometimes when you add things like that they have to cancel your existing reservation and set up a whole new one. If this happens they refund your money and charge you again. A bit of a pain but we have done it.

do the dining plan. and ditto what scrappy said, start booking those ADR's!

Ok! you heard the two ladies preceeding me Do IT an do it now. It's Not too early.

yeah I agree book it now. We usually work on booking our next vacation as soon as we get back from the last one.

book now for your adr's you don't want to be disappointed and not get a res where you want, and you have up until 3 days before you arrive to add the dinning plan

Try the South African Blend French Press after dinner at Boma. It's one of my favorites!

And if you have time, try the 100% Kona Coffee at Kona Cafe in the Polynesian Resort!

the kona coffee is the best, my wife makes me get her a cup like three mornings a week, which would not be bad if we were staying at the poly, we are dvc members and are usually at ssr or one of the other dvc resorts lol

I hope that you drive! That's a Loooong trip on the bus from SSR just for coffee! Why not just buy a pound of beans and make it in your room?