staceymay00
04-27-2008, 04:40 PM
Please tell me if my thinking is flawed!
We are staying seven nights this Oct/Nov but will arrive late in the day and depart early in the day. So really we will be eating out five days but my understanding is you pay a daily rate times your length of stay.
Also, my understanding is that you have to buy a WDW package to get the DDP. Right now I have our resort room booked through AAA and will probably purchase tickets from AAA right before our trip. If for some reason we have to cancel I can return the tickets unused and I think we lose just our resort deposit (one night) if we cancel within five days. We are a seven hour drive away so no airline tickets to worry about. If we buy a package I'm thinking we would want trip insurance.
Another reason - I do see how for some the DDP is a great deal, especially if you have kids (we have three under 10) and do several buffet meals. But we are not planning a TS meal every single day, and there are times we will grab a quick breakfast or a snadwich in our room. We would like to maximize our time in the parks this trip - my youngest is three and we will have to take time for a nap break every day. Plus we want to stay flexible and not be tied down to too many ADRs.
Just thought I would run it by the experts. When I quickly add up what I think our meals/snacks will cost I find that we are not spending more than the DDP. Am I missing something? I do definitely see how for some it is a good deal, just maybe not us this trip.
We are staying seven nights this Oct/Nov but will arrive late in the day and depart early in the day. So really we will be eating out five days but my understanding is you pay a daily rate times your length of stay.
Also, my understanding is that you have to buy a WDW package to get the DDP. Right now I have our resort room booked through AAA and will probably purchase tickets from AAA right before our trip. If for some reason we have to cancel I can return the tickets unused and I think we lose just our resort deposit (one night) if we cancel within five days. We are a seven hour drive away so no airline tickets to worry about. If we buy a package I'm thinking we would want trip insurance.
Another reason - I do see how for some the DDP is a great deal, especially if you have kids (we have three under 10) and do several buffet meals. But we are not planning a TS meal every single day, and there are times we will grab a quick breakfast or a snadwich in our room. We would like to maximize our time in the parks this trip - my youngest is three and we will have to take time for a nap break every day. Plus we want to stay flexible and not be tied down to too many ADRs.
Just thought I would run it by the experts. When I quickly add up what I think our meals/snacks will cost I find that we are not spending more than the DDP. Am I missing something? I do definitely see how for some it is a good deal, just maybe not us this trip.