ariel1025
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- Sep 14, 2008
Ok, I warned ya'll how we have the hardest time ever making up our minds right? Well, we do! And, this weekend we kept talking about our trip to WDW and all the great things we are going to do etc etc etc. But then, we realized that this is our vacation and we are packing it full of stuff to do. Almost each night we have a "fancy" dinner to get to and even though that sounds like loads of fun we decided that we should try to "mellow out" our agenda a little bit In the process we have also managed to save some money
You see when I was talking to our DVC guide the last time he had mentioned that because we are switching hotels it is considered two completely different reservations. So, that means that we can do the regular dining plan for one reservation and no reservation for the other or whatever combination we choose. Well, Candi doesn't know about the two reservations but I silently started doing some figuring in my head and came up with a plan that would work. I ran the restaurant deletions/additions by Candi and he made a few change requests and then I made the end result. He is happy because it's a more "relaxed" schedule and I'm happy because we will be saving some money!
So, just in case you haven't guessed yet...we changed our ADR choices...shocking isn't it
Candi's isn't aware of this yet but we are doing the regular dining plan for our stay at Wilderness Lodge which will give us 4 Quick Service credits and 4 Table Service credits. Then we will be doing the deluxe dining plan for our Animal Kingdom stay which will give us 15 credits to use however we like. In doing this we will also be paying for a couple of meals out of pocket (but it still ends up being cheaper than doing the whole stay on deluxe dining). So, the moment you have all been waiting for
ADR WISH LIST - THE "MELLOW" VERSION:
September 4:
Lunch: Earl of Sandwich (or any other quick service that sounds good) 1 QS credit
Dinner: Fulton's Crab House Paying Out of Pocket (Approx. $89.46 before tip)
September 5:
Breakfast: nothing planned (not huge breakfast eaters)
Lunch: A quick service meal in Magic Kingdom 1 QS credit
Dinner: Order Pizza in the room and check out some DVDs from the DVC desk to watch Paying OOP Approx. $28.96 before tip
September 6:
Breakfast: 1900 Park Fare 1 TS credit
Lunch: Flame Tree BBQ 1 QS credit
Yak & Yeti1 TS credit plus Approx. $22.40 OOP for egg rolls and lettuce wraps since Apps aren't included on basic dining plan
September 7:
Breakfast: nothing planned
Lunch: Quick Service at Blizzard Beach 1 QS credit
Dinner: Artist Point 2 TS credits
September 8 - Check out of WL/ Check In to AKL - Start Deluxe Dining Plan:
Breakfast: Akershus (only if I cannot get reservation to CRT later in the week) 1 TS credit
Lunch: Rose & Crown 1 TS credit
Dinner: Le Cellier 1 TS credit
September 9:
Breakfast: Boma 1 TS credit
Lunch: Sci Fi Dine In 1 TS credit
Dinner: Yachtsman 2 TS credits
September 10:
Breakfast: Nothing planned
Lunch: Coral Reef 1 TS credit
Dinner: Teppan Edo 1 TS credit
September 11:
Breakfast: nothing planned
Lunch: Beaches & Cream 1 TS credit
Dinner: Whispering Canyon Cafe (early dinner and then go to MNSSHP) 1 TS credit
September 12:
Breakfast: Cinderella's Royal Table 2 TS credits
Lunch: Plaza Restaurant 1 TS credit
Dinner: Narccoossees (sp?) 2 TS credits
September 13:
Breakfast: Main Street Bakery with snack credits
So, there you have it. I'm not too sure how much more it will change. Doing it this new way kind of restricts how much I can change things, because I have to make sure to stick within my credit limits for the basic dining plan.
If anybody is interested here is the money breakdown:
ALL OOP: Estimated at $1466.26 before tips
ALL DELUXE MEAL PLAN: $1385.28 ($71.99/person X 9 nights + OOP for Fultons)
This equaled a savings of $80.98 over doing ALL OOP
1st Half Basic / 2nd Half Deluxe: $1180.64 ($39.99/person X 4 nights; $71.99/person X 5 nights; OOP for Fultons, Pizza and Yak & Yeti Apps)
This equals a savings of $204.64 over the all deluxe option and a savings of $285.62 over all OOP!!!
I think this time I am really happy with our decisions!!
Have a great night everyone
You see when I was talking to our DVC guide the last time he had mentioned that because we are switching hotels it is considered two completely different reservations. So, that means that we can do the regular dining plan for one reservation and no reservation for the other or whatever combination we choose. Well, Candi doesn't know about the two reservations but I silently started doing some figuring in my head and came up with a plan that would work. I ran the restaurant deletions/additions by Candi and he made a few change requests and then I made the end result. He is happy because it's a more "relaxed" schedule and I'm happy because we will be saving some money!
So, just in case you haven't guessed yet...we changed our ADR choices...shocking isn't it
Candi's isn't aware of this yet but we are doing the regular dining plan for our stay at Wilderness Lodge which will give us 4 Quick Service credits and 4 Table Service credits. Then we will be doing the deluxe dining plan for our Animal Kingdom stay which will give us 15 credits to use however we like. In doing this we will also be paying for a couple of meals out of pocket (but it still ends up being cheaper than doing the whole stay on deluxe dining). So, the moment you have all been waiting for
ADR WISH LIST - THE "MELLOW" VERSION:
September 4:
Lunch: Earl of Sandwich (or any other quick service that sounds good) 1 QS credit
Dinner: Fulton's Crab House Paying Out of Pocket (Approx. $89.46 before tip)
September 5:
Breakfast: nothing planned (not huge breakfast eaters)
Lunch: A quick service meal in Magic Kingdom 1 QS credit
Dinner: Order Pizza in the room and check out some DVDs from the DVC desk to watch Paying OOP Approx. $28.96 before tip
September 6:
Breakfast: 1900 Park Fare 1 TS credit
Lunch: Flame Tree BBQ 1 QS credit
Yak & Yeti1 TS credit plus Approx. $22.40 OOP for egg rolls and lettuce wraps since Apps aren't included on basic dining plan
September 7:
Breakfast: nothing planned
Lunch: Quick Service at Blizzard Beach 1 QS credit
Dinner: Artist Point 2 TS credits
September 8 - Check out of WL/ Check In to AKL - Start Deluxe Dining Plan:
Breakfast: Akershus (only if I cannot get reservation to CRT later in the week) 1 TS credit
Lunch: Rose & Crown 1 TS credit
Dinner: Le Cellier 1 TS credit
September 9:
Breakfast: Boma 1 TS credit
Lunch: Sci Fi Dine In 1 TS credit
Dinner: Yachtsman 2 TS credits
September 10:
Breakfast: Nothing planned
Lunch: Coral Reef 1 TS credit
Dinner: Teppan Edo 1 TS credit
September 11:
Breakfast: nothing planned
Lunch: Beaches & Cream 1 TS credit
Dinner: Whispering Canyon Cafe (early dinner and then go to MNSSHP) 1 TS credit
September 12:
Breakfast: Cinderella's Royal Table 2 TS credits
Lunch: Plaza Restaurant 1 TS credit
Dinner: Narccoossees (sp?) 2 TS credits
September 13:
Breakfast: Main Street Bakery with snack credits
So, there you have it. I'm not too sure how much more it will change. Doing it this new way kind of restricts how much I can change things, because I have to make sure to stick within my credit limits for the basic dining plan.
If anybody is interested here is the money breakdown:
ALL OOP: Estimated at $1466.26 before tips
ALL DELUXE MEAL PLAN: $1385.28 ($71.99/person X 9 nights + OOP for Fultons)
This equaled a savings of $80.98 over doing ALL OOP
1st Half Basic / 2nd Half Deluxe: $1180.64 ($39.99/person X 4 nights; $71.99/person X 5 nights; OOP for Fultons, Pizza and Yak & Yeti Apps)
This equals a savings of $204.64 over the all deluxe option and a savings of $285.62 over all OOP!!!
I think this time I am really happy with our decisions!!
Have a great night everyone