First let us look into each of the three "major" plans. The Quick Service Plan allows you two "Quick Service" meals and a snack per person per every night stayed plus a refillable mug that can be refilled at your resort's dining area's fountain drink area with either soda, coffee, tea, or hot cocoa. The Disney Dining Plan which offers a "Table Service" meal a "Quick Service" and refillable mug per person per every night of your trip. The other plan is called the "Deluxe Disney Dining Plan" which allows each guest three meals (eaither Quick or Table) per night, two snacks, and of course the mug. There is also a Premium Dining Plan which includes all of the benefits of the Deluxe but includes opportunities beyond. (I will not look into this plan because it is beyond my fathomable price range) As you may have guessed each plan have a corresponding cost involved. The "Quick" plan costs an extra $42.84 per adult (10+) and an extra $17.47 per child (3-9) per night. The Disney Dining Plan (which is probably the most popular) costs $61.84 per adult and $20.96 per child per night. The Deluxe plan is $111.73 for adults and $32.86 for children. Now your dining plans do not include tips and or "adult" beverages. Table meals include and appetizer and dessert or a buffet while Quick Service meals are much like fast-food meals. Character meals (where some of the beloved Disney characters come and visit at your table) are table service meals. Now there are some dining experiences require two meal credits, but they are few.
Are the plans worth it? I would say yes. However, I also know my family and that we have sat down at a buffet at the Crystal Palace and ate at Fulton's Crabhouse in Downtown Disney plus other fine restauraunts in which one meal costs more than what we paid for the day's plan. (For our family of five costs an extra $309.20 per day) Throw in that we still would be able to eat another meal that day on the plan and a snack PLUS the mug (which is my daughter's favorite part of the plan) and you definitley have come out ahead. Then there is in my opinion the best aspect of the plans. I don't have to worry about the sticker shock. My first time I took my family to WDW in December of 2008 and we ate at the Crystal Palace a character meal and we didn't use a dining plan. When the bill came to our table and there was a 2 after the dollar sign and two more digits before the decimal point. So on one meal in 2008 we spent over $200 and that didn't include tip. We have always used the dining plans since and have never regretted it. Even though I say yes you could still research the restaraunts at WDW and view the menus (all online) and figure it for yourself and your family and make up your own mind. DINING at WALT DISNEY WORLD!
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| ALL OF THESE WERE CAPTURED WITH THE AIDE OF A DISNEY DING PLAN... |
