i'm the rebel here.
since i spend 5 full days in the park during the day time, i do like to get the meal deal for one of the days.
i do the studios side as i like a couple of the places for certain foods.
i do the international film festival place for the chinese plate and the american fried chicken plate.
i love louie's pizza and meatball sandwiches. for me, this is the best in the parks.
i do ioa at 8:30 in the morning and then go to the studios side by 11 and hit louies for a couple of slices of pizza.
do more rides and then hit ifff for chicken.
hit ifff around 4 and do chinese or the fruit salad plate.
i am stuffed at this time but stop by louie's at 4:30 right before they close and grab a slice of pizza to take back to the room with me for later. the parks close at 5 on hhn event nights.
i only do this once in a trip.
then i diet the next day........
my mug i take with for the discounted refills.
don't always get soda, usually get water except for the pizza slices i get.
the food places open at 11 for the day.
they close up 30 minutes before the park closes.
if you keep that in mind you can pace yourself and come out ahead money wise.
i know i am not hungry at all at near park closing time but do take the last slice of pizza with me back to the room. i do hhn in the evenings and when i return back to the room, i have that pizza waiting for me.
nothing is open for food for me that late at night.
if you want to do a slow day in the park and mostly shows, the meal deal can be a good thing.
for the days i am doing commando touring, it is not a good thing for me.
check out the menus and see if you like what they have to offer before you consider buying the plan.
it is not for everyone