Any Advantage to MS for Dining Reservations?

[PrincessDadx2]

Hi everyone , had a quick question.

As part of my Easter trade into Saratoga Springs I am able to use Member Services for dining reservations. I plan on using the dining plan again, so I was wondering if there is any difference between booking dining reservations through DVC member services vs. the 407-WDW-Dine?

Thanks

 

[tjkraz]

Toll-free number. That's about it.

Until about 6 months ago, DVC CMs used to book the dining reservations themselves. Now punching the buttons on the DVC line simply forwards the call to the WDW-DINE call center. No advantages in securing reservations whatsoever.

 

[Chuck S]

There is actually a disadvantage to using MS if you want to book hard to get locations, as the WDW Dining number is open earler and closes later than the Member Services phone line.

 

[buckylarue]

Until about 6 months ago, DVC CMs used to book the dining reservations themselves. Now punching the buttons on the DVC line simply forwards the call to the WDW-DINE call center.

However, if you need to talk to a MS CM for something else, and also have ADRs to make, they will do them for you. At least, when I called to add DME to my upcoming reservation they also made all my ADRs while I had them on the line!

 

[JimMIA]

Hi everyone , had a quick question.

As part of my Easter trade into Saratoga Springs I am able to use Member Services for dining reservations. I plan on using the dining plan again, so I was wondering if there is any difference between booking dining reservations through DVC member services vs. the 407-WDW-Dine?

Thanks

Better read up on DDP 2008 -- it's undergone major changes. The biggest change is that the gratuity is no longer included in the price you pay for DDP -- it's now your cost to pay. Also, no more appetizer with the TS meal, so they've taken a big chunk of the value out of the plan. Those two items together are probably $15 per day, per adult. To compensate, the price went down $1.00 for both adults and kids.

Depending on your family composition and dining habits, you may still find DDP advantageous, but it's nowhere near the value it used to be.