Adult/kids dining plans

[Jays2013]

I would have sworn I saw something on this before, but now I can't seem to track it down. Any feedback appreciated.

Our older son, who will be turning 13 during our trip next year, obviously will have an adult dining plan. However, I'm pretty sure there will be times he'd much prefer something off the kids menu.

Now, if he can't, that's fine; we'll roll with it. (He's really not that picky; there are just some kid favs he really likes.) But I thought I'd read somewhere that this is generally acceptable.

Any input?

(Edited to add: I thought I'd put this in in the Dining Plans folder. Oops!)

 

[_auroraborealis_]

It should be fine but if you are paying for DDP it is a terrible value used that way. Consider saving his credits for signature dining for adults instead.

 

[sharonabe]

Our older son, who will be turning 13 during our trip next year, obviously will have an adult dining plan. However, I'm pretty sure there will be times he'd much prefer something off the kids menu.

You may have two options here. The first is to pay OOP for a kid's meal for him and save his adult credit to do signature dining or more dining. However, the amount of food on a kid's meal plate even at TS is very small. It would not be enough for my 13 year old son, but yours may be different. If he is a good eater, but prefers the kid's selection, you can ask if they will do an adult portion of the kid's meal for his adult credit. Most restaurants will do this for you, but there may be a few here and there who will not.

 

[Jays2013]

Oh, I don't doubt that most of the time, he'll eat off the adult menu. (He's tiny, but this boy can EAT. More than his 6'4" father sometimes!) I just wondered if the kids menu was at least an option and it seems like it would be. Thanks!

 

[Faldred]

There have been some reports of restaurants basically making an adult-sized portion of a kids menu meal for an adult TS credit, but this does seem to be a case-by-case basis and I wouldn't count on it happening. (But it never hurts to ask!)