MickeyReeds
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 25, 2007
We were on the fence about purchasing the DDP for our trip (June 8 - June 17, 2015). We’ve had the DDP on our previous 2 trips (for free) and enjoyed the freedom of not worrying about the cost of what we were eating. For this trip, we decided on the restaurants we wanted to eat at, looked at menus, considered our picky DS (13--an adult on the DDP) and tried crunching some numbers. I used distripplanner.com and based on all of our “research” we decided to pay OOP for our meals. We agreed to eat what we wanted, buy snacks if we were hungry and not worry about the prices! We had Garden Grocer deliver breakfast items that we had in our room each day. We also had bottled water that we carried in the parks everyday.
So of course, we were curious--did we make the right choice? DH kept track of what we spent on food and snacks in his little notepad during the trip. So, how did we do?? Here’s a brief recap of where we ate, and what we spent (not including tips or adult beverages).
We are a family of 4 adults according to Disney. The Dining plan would have been $60.64 x 4 = $242. 56 per day x 9 nights = $2,183.04
June 8
Lunch--Pepper Market $37.24 (3 CS)
Snacks at DHS $17.60--veggies/dip, frozen lemonade, bottled water (3 SC)
Dinner--Sci Fi $88--Onion Rings, Reuben, Sci-Fi Specialty Burger, Build your own Burger, Chicken Pasta 2 soft drinks (4 TS)
Total--$142.84 (3 CS, 4 TS, 3 SC)
June 9
Lunch--Plaza $107.12--Meatloaf Meal with extra side of broccoli slaw, Reuben, Cheeseburger, Plaza Club, 4 soft drinks, Mickey’s kitchen sink, shake, sundae (4 TS)
Dinner--Cosmic Rays $45.84 (4 CS)
Total--$152.96 (4 CS, 4 TS)
June 10
Breakfast--Tusker House $127.76 We had a 10:30 reservation so we were able to also enjoy some lunch items. (4 TS)
Dinner--Pepper Market $42.12 (3 CS)
Snacks--Frozen cokes $7.98 (2 SC)
Total--$177.86 (3 CS, 4 TS, 2 SC)
June 11
Breakfast--Crystal Palace $127.76 Again, at 10:30--no lunch items were really available as they close off one side of the buffet to set up the lunch. I do think we got some ice cream and cookies though. (4 TS)
Dinner--Pinocchio’s $52.00 (4 CS)
Snacks--$18.93 Dole Whip, Citrus Swirl, 2 items at Plaza ice cream shop (4 SC)
Total--$198.69 (4 CS, 4 TS, 4 SC)
June 12
Snacks--Fountain View $11.69 2 frappuccinos (2 SC)
Lunch--Cantina Mexico $11.72 Nachos (1 CS)
Liberty Inn $27.55 (2 CS)
Dinner--Via Napoli $132.06 Arancini,Candele, Paccheri alla Creme con Pollo, Large Pepperoni Pizza, 2 soft drinks (4 TS)
Snacks--$12.68 2 Gelato (2 SC)
Total--$195.70 (3 CS, 4 TS, 4 SC)
June 13
Lunch--Pecos Bills--$62.54 (4 CS)
Dinner--Tony’s Town Square $105.38 2 Caesar Salads, Spaghetti with Italian Sausage, Cannelloni, 2 chicken parmigiana, 4 soft drinks (4 TS)
Snacks--Main Street Bakery $20.20 (4 SC)
Total--$188.12 (4 CS, 4 TS, 4 SC)
June 14
Snacks--Trolley Car $11.69 2 Frappuccinos (2 SC)
Lunch--Backlot Express $54.55 (4 CS)
Dinner--Hollywood & Vine $272.60 Star Wars character meal with Fantasmic (8 TS)
Snack--Popcorn $4.75 (1 SC)
Total--$343.59 (4 CS, 8 TS, 3 SC)
June 15
Lunch--Pizzafari $50.03 (4 CS)
Dinner--’ohana $152.36 (4 TS)
Total--$202.39 (4 CS, 4 TS)
June 16
Snacks--Fountain View--$11.69 2 Frappuccinos (2 SC)
Lunch--Chef’s de France $89.38 Prix Fixe 3 Courses Menu, Crepe a la Tartiflette de Savoie, 2 Croque monsieur et sa salade verte (one with fries), 4 soft drinks (4 TS)
Snack--3 Ice Cream from France $12.75 (3 SC)
Dinner--Pepper Market $25.53 (kids only) (2 CS)
Total--$139.35 (2 CS, 4 TS, 5 SC)
June 17
Snacks--Main street Bakery $15.42 2 Frappuccinos and a smoothie? (3 SC)
Lunch--Captain Cook’s $48.48 (4 CS)
Snack--Pineapple Lanai $8.50 2 Dole Whip (2 SC)
Snack--Popcorn $4.75 (1 SC)
Total--$77.15 (4 CS, 6 SC)
We spent $1831.38 OOP.
If we had the DDP, we would have used 35/36 CS credits, 40/36 TS credits (We would have had to pay OOP for 1 TS meal since H & V was 2 credits. We would have paid for our meal at Sci-Fi OOP.), and 35/36 Snack Credits.
DDP would have been $2183.04 plus $88 for Sci-Fi = $2271.04
We spent $409.66 less by paying for our meals OOP.
Now, we did not get a dessert at every meal, which was by choice. We did get some appetizers at a few meals. DH and I did not always order a soft drink, if we we had adult beverages.
For our family and for this trip, I think we made the right choice.
So of course, we were curious--did we make the right choice? DH kept track of what we spent on food and snacks in his little notepad during the trip. So, how did we do?? Here’s a brief recap of where we ate, and what we spent (not including tips or adult beverages).
We are a family of 4 adults according to Disney. The Dining plan would have been $60.64 x 4 = $242. 56 per day x 9 nights = $2,183.04
June 8
Lunch--Pepper Market $37.24 (3 CS)
Snacks at DHS $17.60--veggies/dip, frozen lemonade, bottled water (3 SC)
Dinner--Sci Fi $88--Onion Rings, Reuben, Sci-Fi Specialty Burger, Build your own Burger, Chicken Pasta 2 soft drinks (4 TS)
Total--$142.84 (3 CS, 4 TS, 3 SC)
June 9
Lunch--Plaza $107.12--Meatloaf Meal with extra side of broccoli slaw, Reuben, Cheeseburger, Plaza Club, 4 soft drinks, Mickey’s kitchen sink, shake, sundae (4 TS)
Dinner--Cosmic Rays $45.84 (4 CS)
Total--$152.96 (4 CS, 4 TS)
June 10
Breakfast--Tusker House $127.76 We had a 10:30 reservation so we were able to also enjoy some lunch items. (4 TS)
Dinner--Pepper Market $42.12 (3 CS)
Snacks--Frozen cokes $7.98 (2 SC)
Total--$177.86 (3 CS, 4 TS, 2 SC)
June 11
Breakfast--Crystal Palace $127.76 Again, at 10:30--no lunch items were really available as they close off one side of the buffet to set up the lunch. I do think we got some ice cream and cookies though. (4 TS)
Dinner--Pinocchio’s $52.00 (4 CS)
Snacks--$18.93 Dole Whip, Citrus Swirl, 2 items at Plaza ice cream shop (4 SC)
Total--$198.69 (4 CS, 4 TS, 4 SC)
June 12
Snacks--Fountain View $11.69 2 frappuccinos (2 SC)
Lunch--Cantina Mexico $11.72 Nachos (1 CS)
Liberty Inn $27.55 (2 CS)
Dinner--Via Napoli $132.06 Arancini,Candele, Paccheri alla Creme con Pollo, Large Pepperoni Pizza, 2 soft drinks (4 TS)
Snacks--$12.68 2 Gelato (2 SC)
Total--$195.70 (3 CS, 4 TS, 4 SC)
June 13
Lunch--Pecos Bills--$62.54 (4 CS)
Dinner--Tony’s Town Square $105.38 2 Caesar Salads, Spaghetti with Italian Sausage, Cannelloni, 2 chicken parmigiana, 4 soft drinks (4 TS)
Snacks--Main Street Bakery $20.20 (4 SC)
Total--$188.12 (4 CS, 4 TS, 4 SC)
June 14
Snacks--Trolley Car $11.69 2 Frappuccinos (2 SC)
Lunch--Backlot Express $54.55 (4 CS)
Dinner--Hollywood & Vine $272.60 Star Wars character meal with Fantasmic (8 TS)
Snack--Popcorn $4.75 (1 SC)
Total--$343.59 (4 CS, 8 TS, 3 SC)
June 15
Lunch--Pizzafari $50.03 (4 CS)
Dinner--’ohana $152.36 (4 TS)
Total--$202.39 (4 CS, 4 TS)
June 16
Snacks--Fountain View--$11.69 2 Frappuccinos (2 SC)
Lunch--Chef’s de France $89.38 Prix Fixe 3 Courses Menu, Crepe a la Tartiflette de Savoie, 2 Croque monsieur et sa salade verte (one with fries), 4 soft drinks (4 TS)
Snack--3 Ice Cream from France $12.75 (3 SC)
Dinner--Pepper Market $25.53 (kids only) (2 CS)
Total--$139.35 (2 CS, 4 TS, 5 SC)
June 17
Snacks--Main street Bakery $15.42 2 Frappuccinos and a smoothie? (3 SC)
Lunch--Captain Cook’s $48.48 (4 CS)
Snack--Pineapple Lanai $8.50 2 Dole Whip (2 SC)
Snack--Popcorn $4.75 (1 SC)
Total--$77.15 (4 CS, 6 SC)
We spent $1831.38 OOP.
If we had the DDP, we would have used 35/36 CS credits, 40/36 TS credits (We would have had to pay OOP for 1 TS meal since H & V was 2 credits. We would have paid for our meal at Sci-Fi OOP.), and 35/36 Snack Credits.
DDP would have been $2183.04 plus $88 for Sci-Fi = $2271.04
We spent $409.66 less by paying for our meals OOP.
Now, we did not get a dessert at every meal, which was by choice. We did get some appetizers at a few meals. DH and I did not always order a soft drink, if we we had adult beverages.
For our family and for this trip, I think we made the right choice.
