Recommendations:
$1273.44 for the Disney Dining plan
Pros: You don't have to think about whether what you are ordering will cost too much
Cons: You are locked into resort style food for all 7 days for all 3 of you, alcoholic beverages aren't included, tips aren't included
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$911 Total restaurant food (including tips, sodas, and a dessert split by the 3 of you)
$100 groceries for breakfasts and snacks
$1011 which includes tips at all table-service restaurants.
Pros: You can eat wherever you want
Cons: You may worry about going over budget because park food prices are shocking but have been taken into account.
Research:
Restaurants I recommend:
Saturday: Take out dinner $40
Islands of Adventure: Mythos $67 lunch The Three Broomsticks for dinner $55
Epcot: Sunshine Season for lunch $65, Biergarten for dinner $120
Typhoon Lagoon: Leaning Palms for lunch $50, $10 frozen treats, get out of here before dinner. Sweet Tomatoes $42
Hollywood Studios: 50's Prime Time Cafe for lunch $85, leave park and eat at Benihanna for dinner $90
Universal Studios: The restaurants in this place get the worst reviews of any theme park restaurants. Try Finnegan's Bar and Grill for lunch $67, and leave the park for dinner at Margaritaville for dinner $90.
Downtown Disney: (get free chocolate at Ghirrardelli) lunch at Cross Roads at House of Blues $90. Pizza delivery for dinner $40.
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To save money can go to table service lunches (Mythos, Biergarten, etc. and go to quick service places for dinner (Sunshine Season, The Three Broomsticks, etc). This would save $45.
If we assume $15/lunch, $5/snack, and $35/dinner (including tip) we get $55/person/day or $990/6 days. If you assume $20 dinner at quick service restaurants instead of $35 at table service, it would be $720, or a savings of $270.
One website says to assume $12/lunch and $17/dinner. This seems impossible since the drinks are $3/each, and at dinners you'll have to tip. $17 is only going to get you fast food, not table service food.
Can I get the Disney Dining Plan if I buy my park tickets from an authorized reseller or other vendor?
$1273.44 for the Disney Dining plan
Pros: You don't have to think about whether what you are ordering will cost too much
Cons: You are locked into resort style food for all 7 days for all 3 of you, alcoholic beverages aren't included, tips aren't included
-OR-
$911 Total restaurant food (including tips, sodas, and a dessert split by the 3 of you)
$100 groceries for breakfasts and snacks
$1011 which includes tips at all table-service restaurants.
Pros: You can eat wherever you want
Cons: You may worry about going over budget because park food prices are shocking but have been taken into account.
Research:
Restaurants I recommend:
Saturday: Take out dinner $40
Islands of Adventure: Mythos $67 lunch The Three Broomsticks for dinner $55
Epcot: Sunshine Season for lunch $65, Biergarten for dinner $120
Typhoon Lagoon: Leaning Palms for lunch $50, $10 frozen treats, get out of here before dinner. Sweet Tomatoes $42
Hollywood Studios: 50's Prime Time Cafe for lunch $85, leave park and eat at Benihanna for dinner $90
Universal Studios: The restaurants in this place get the worst reviews of any theme park restaurants. Try Finnegan's Bar and Grill for lunch $67, and leave the park for dinner at Margaritaville for dinner $90.
Downtown Disney: (get free chocolate at Ghirrardelli) lunch at Cross Roads at House of Blues $90. Pizza delivery for dinner $40.
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To save money can go to table service lunches (Mythos, Biergarten, etc. and go to quick service places for dinner (Sunshine Season, The Three Broomsticks, etc). This would save $45.
If we assume $15/lunch, $5/snack, and $35/dinner (including tip) we get $55/person/day or $990/6 days. If you assume $20 dinner at quick service restaurants instead of $35 at table service, it would be $720, or a savings of $270.
One website says to assume $12/lunch and $17/dinner. This seems impossible since the drinks are $3/each, and at dinners you'll have to tip. $17 is only going to get you fast food, not table service food.
Can I get the Disney Dining Plan if I buy my park tickets from an authorized reseller or other vendor?
No. You have to buy all three components of the package: room, Dining Plan, and park tickets.
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2013/02/04/tip-from-the-dfb-guide-6-important-disney-dining-plan-pros-and-cons/
Breakfast is not included at the resorts, so if the quick-service or standard plan is purchased, Dave will have to buy breakfast for himself and the kids (or eat a cold breakfast using an in-room fridge).
from: http://touringplans.com/walt-disney-world/disney-dining-plan:
| PLAN | REFILLABLE MUG | SNACKS | COUNTER SERVICE MEALS | FULL SERVICE MEALS | APPETIZERS (WITH FULL SERVICE MEALS) | 2014 COST (INC TAX) | |
| Quick-Service | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Adult: $41.99 Child: $16.03 | |
| Standard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Adult: $60.64 Child: $19.23 | |
| Deluxe | 1 | 2 | 3 of either type | 1 | Adult: $109.53 Child: $29.86 | ||
Children under 3 eat free from an adult’s plate. Children 3-9 paying the child's price, must eat from the children's menu. Ages 10 and over must purchase the adult plan.
Assuming 1 adult, 2 children, a week of food would be $892.
Assuming 1 adult, 2 children, a week of food would be $892.
The Details
A counter-service meal includes:
- A main course (sandwich, dinner salad, pizza, or the like) or a complete combo meal (such as a burger and fries); breakfast is typically a combination platter including eggs, bacon or sausage, potatoes, and a biscuit
- Dessert (except breakfast, where Disney does not offer dessert)
- A nonalcoholic drink
A full-service sit-down meal includes:
- A main course or entree
- Dessert (except breakfast, where Disney does not offer dessert)
- A nonalcoholic drink
If you're dining at a buffet, the full-service meal includes the full buffet and a nonalcoholic drink. Tax is included in all parts of the dining plan's prices, but a gratuity is not. If you opt for the dining plan, assume you'll pay another 15 to 20% of the cost of your sit-down meals and buffets in tips.
Snacks include items normally sold from carts or small stands throughout the parks and resorts: ice cream, popcorn, soft drinks, fruit, chips, apple juice, and the like.
The refillable mug can only be used at the food courts and restaurants of your Disney hotel; you cannot refill mugs at the theme parks or water parks.
For instance, if you're staying for three nights and four days, each member of your party will be credited with three counter-service meals, three full-service meals, and three snacks. All those meals will be put into a "meal account" for each person in your hotel room. Meals in that account can be used on any combination of days, so you're not required to eat every meal every day. Thus, you can skip a full-service meal one day and have two on another day. Your meal plan expires at midnight on the day you check out of the Disney resort.
Disney's top-of-the-line restaurants (dubbed "Disney Signature" restaurants in the plan), along with Cinderella's Royal Table, all the dinner shows, regular room service, and in-room pizza delivery, count as two full-service meals. If you dine at one of these locations, two full-service meals will be deducted from your account for each person dining.
In addition to the preceding, the dining plans come with several other important rules:
- Everyone staying in the same resort room must participate in the plan.
- The same plan must be purchased for every night of your stay. You cannot, for example, pay for the meal plan on only 3 nights of a 5-night stay, nor can you get the standard plan for 2 nights and the quick-service plan for 3.
- Children ages 3-9 must order from the kids' menu, if one is available. This rule is occasionally not enforced at Disney's counter-service restaurants, enabling older children to order from the regular (adult) menu.
- Alcoholic beverages and some bottled nonalcoholic drinks are not included in the plan.
- A full-service meal can be breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
- Gratuity is not included for full-service meals.
- Unused meals are nonrefundable.
- The dining plan is occasionally unavailable when using certain room-only discounts.
How do I buy the Dining Plan?
The Disney Dining Plan must be purchased as part of a Magic Your Way package which includes your Disney hotel stay, theme park tickets, and the Dining Plan. There are some modifications to this requirement for Disney Vacation Club members and Walt Disney World annual pass holders. Unless you are a DVC member or AP holder, you can ONLY get the Disney Dining Plan if you also purchase a hotel stay and park tickets as a package. You can buy a Magic Your Way package on the Walt Disney World website, over the phone at 407-WDW-MAGIC, or through an authorized travel agent or vacation planner.
Can I get the Disney Dining Plan if I buy my park tickets from an authorized reseller or other vendor?
No. You have to buy all three components of the package: room, Dining Plan, and park tickets.
I’ve heard that breakfast can be a snack.
There are many items that qualify as snacks that are typically thought of a breakfast foods. These include some single-serving muffins, bagels, and other pastries. If you’re happy eating that as your first meal of the day, then you’re good using your snack credit for breakfast. However, if you want a drink to go with your muffin, you’ll have to pay for that separately.
Can I use my Dining Plan credits at character meals?
Yes. With the exception of Cinderella’s Royal Table, all character meals at the Disney parks and resorts are one table-service credit meals. CRT is a two-credit table service meal.
Can I use my table service credits for breakfast or do I have to use them for dinner?
The dining plan is very flexible. Once you have your allotment of credits, you can use them in any order your wish. While it doesn’t make the most financial sense to do so, you are welcome to use your table service or quick service credits for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Are there places where there is no kids’ menu so I don’t have worry about who orders what?
Yes. These are primarily quick service venues, including: Toluca Turkey Legs, Casey’s, Sommerfest, Yorkshire County Fish Shop, Main Street Bakery, Golden Oak Outpost, and others.
I don’t eat dessert. Can I get an appetizer instead?
No. In the past, cast members were fairly lenient with this, but more recently Disney has become quite strict. You can certainly ask; your server may be inclined to bend the rules for you. But in general, you should not expect to exchange desserts for appetizers on the Dining Plan.
Saturday, arrive, unpack, buy groceries for breakfasts and evening snacks.
Sunday, Islands of Adventure
Monday, Typhoon Lagoon
Tues or Wed Disney's Hollywood Studios
Tues or Wed, Universal Studios, have dinner at Universal City Walk
Thurs Epcot
Friday, no parks, go to Disney Boardwalk, Downtown Disney, Universal's City walk, etc. pack
Saturday, fly home
Mythos menu: https://www.universalorlando.com/Images/Mythos%20Menu%205-27-2013_tcm13-28313.pdf
Saturday, arrive, unpack, buy groceries for breakfasts and evening snacks.
Sunday, Islands of Adventure
Monday, Typhoon Lagoon
Tues or Wed Disney's Hollywood Studios
Tues or Wed, Universal Studios, have dinner at Universal City Walk
Thurs Epcot
Friday, no parks, go to Disney Boardwalk, Downtown Disney, Universal's City walk, etc. pack
Saturday, fly home
Mythos menu: https://www.universalorlando.com/Images/Mythos%20Menu%205-27-2013_tcm13-28313.pdf
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