My family did the Deluxe dining on our last trip and we will be doing it again in December. Why? because we like the luxury of being able to order what we want without worrying about what it costs. We like the experience our kids had with the characters, the atmosphere, the breaks from the park. Our 5 year old could only do so much before she needed to just decompress and having a nice ADR schedule allowed her to maintain an even temperment. Those were the pluses for our family. It was alot of food yes but I only ate until I was full and skipped dessert even though it came with. It was not about getting my money's worth it was about the experience.