Reviews or personal experiences with the changes to Disney Dining Plan?

[CJK]

Now that the changes to the Disney Dining Plan have officially begun, I wonder if there's a place where people are posting their personal experiences with it? I'm interested in substituting a side salad, soup or fruit plate for dessert at table service restaurants. Also, I'd love to hear firsthand experiences of quick service meals where you substitute 'eligible snack options' for their beverage or dessert. I read that each restaurant may handle it differently, so I'd like to hear about some actual experiences. Dh would love to be able to substitute dessert at Be Our Guest at lunch time, for the French onion soup for example.

My apologies if there's already a thread on actual experiences of the changes. Please point me in that direction.

 

[clr055]

I would like to hear about it as well