Calling all
DDP mathematicians! This is complicated and I'm going to be doing some complex work to try to figure this out, and I am asking for your help! Getting to the bottom line, I need to do a cost analysis for both my parents as well as my family of 5 (3 Disney adults and 2 Disney children) - all on multiple-part split stays. As of now, we have regular DDP for all parts of the stay: Nov 22-24 for all 7; Nov 24-29 (FD for 5) and Nov 24-30 (FD for 2); then Nov 29-Dec 2 (for 5) and Nov 30-Dec 2 (for 2). My parents have several components that are OOP during the FD segment simply because they are using multiple signature events. The first segment has Mickey's Backyard BBQ and CRT. Initially, we were going to try for Category 1 seating, pay out of pocket for that, and use the credits for CRT. Cat. 1 has not been available, and we just discovered, with the help of 3 CM's plus Guest services all working together to verify on one phone call, that Cat. 1 is simply not going to be offered for that Thanksgiving Day because of running 3 shows that day - there's no time to fit in the time benefits of category 1 seating and meet/greet. So, that means automatically using 2 credits there and paying CRT oop (although CRT costs more than MBYBBQ - so my preference would have been the other way around.)
Currently, the plan has us using up our Segment 1 credits by the end of Nov. 23, and starting off Nov. 24 with segment 2 credits, potentially running into the issue of waiting to do segment 2 resort check-in prior to tapping into those credits for our Tusker House lunch on Nov. 24.
So, we have NEVER, EVER considered the Deluxe Dining Plan. My thought is that for that first stay segment, if we upgrade from the standard DDP to the DxDDP, then that gives us a blanket amount of credits to use - we don't need to monitor the cost of menu items at CRT (other than ordering menu items not covered by the plan, of course, plus tip), and still have enough credits to include all of the Nov. 24 bridge day.
I can provide specific day-by-day TS and QS meal itinerary IF it is deemed helpful for someone to be able to help me with this. But, what I think would be most helpful would be the cost difference per day per adult/child between the two plans for segment 1 as well as the standard DDP cost segment 3. Also, confirmation of number of credits per night of stay that the DxDP would provide for segment 1 versus the DDP. I know that DDP is 1 QS and 1TS (plus 2 snacks) each night, and that DxDP combines the credits for use how one would like - but is it 2 or 3 each night? Any other information that I am failing to think of right now would also be helpful.
Thank you so much!