hello! We are heading to Disney in January 2013.... I sat down this am to make our dining reservations........ and I'm shocked!
Disney has released their 2013 dining plan restaurant participants, and I'm really bummed to find that many of our favorites are not listed. Epcot only has 5 participating restaurants for table service meals, and Downtown Disney only has 1 participating restaurant!! In 2012 they each has about a dozen participating restaurants!!
I'm the type of person that makes a grid, figures out about what park we will be going to each day, and makes all of our reservations at the 180 day mark. (planning is fun for me, I've done this for our last 4 trips)
So, now I'm trying to make a decision... do the dining plan or just pay out of pocket. Dining is a fun aspect of the trip for us. It will be me, my husband, and our 13 year old son. We like to eat at the table service restaurants, as opposed to the quick service options. It's a aspect of the trip that we like to splurge on (we have done the regular dining plan and the deluxe dining plan in the past). I will admit, the deluxe is a LOT of food.
So, I'm sitting here trying to figure out if I would be able to pay out of pocket, and go to the restaurants we like, and pay about the same as the dining plan....
My question is... does anyone know what you pay for a character breakfast? We like Crystal Palace, Cape May Cafe, and Hollywood and Vine. We don't go for the character aspect so much, but really enjoy the buffet they all offer. I don't think that there are any breakfast buffets offered that does not have characters at them. There is only a price range listed on the website... has anyone been lately where you remember the price of the adult buffet?
Disney has released their 2013 dining plan restaurant participants, and I'm really bummed to find that many of our favorites are not listed. Epcot only has 5 participating restaurants for table service meals, and Downtown Disney only has 1 participating restaurant!! In 2012 they each has about a dozen participating restaurants!!
I'm the type of person that makes a grid, figures out about what park we will be going to each day, and makes all of our reservations at the 180 day mark. (planning is fun for me, I've done this for our last 4 trips)
So, now I'm trying to make a decision... do the dining plan or just pay out of pocket. Dining is a fun aspect of the trip for us. It will be me, my husband, and our 13 year old son. We like to eat at the table service restaurants, as opposed to the quick service options. It's a aspect of the trip that we like to splurge on (we have done the regular dining plan and the deluxe dining plan in the past). I will admit, the deluxe is a LOT of food.
So, I'm sitting here trying to figure out if I would be able to pay out of pocket, and go to the restaurants we like, and pay about the same as the dining plan....
My question is... does anyone know what you pay for a character breakfast? We like Crystal Palace, Cape May Cafe, and Hollywood and Vine. We don't go for the character aspect so much, but really enjoy the buffet they all offer. I don't think that there are any breakfast buffets offered that does not have characters at them. There is only a price range listed on the website... has anyone been lately where you remember the price of the adult buffet?