I've never had free dining before so I can't even imagine how awesome it must be! So exciting!
WHEW! GIRL. I wish I could help, but my brain is on Disney planning overload right now! I'm maxed out right now, I think! Hahah, I'm sorry.
As far as the CP goes, I've heard that the package is not worth it. Since you don't really want to do it anyway, I wouldn't bother. When I saw the CP in 2010, Jodi Benson (ARIEL!!!!) was the narrator, and we didn't get there early enough to get seats, but we still had a nice view, and could hear everything from the back. We just stood, and it was totally fine. That might be something to consider, and then you wouldn't have to wait in line for hours. It might work! That's just AWESOME that you get to see NPH. I love him.
I hope you are able to get your plans together! I really wish I could help, but when I started trying to think about it my brain was just like, "No, stop it."