Anyone Else Doing the Quick Service Dining Plan in 2009?

[Disneylvr]

This year (2008) we did the regular dining plan but found it too difficult to take DD to a sitdown restaurant everyday and keep to our ADR's. For 2009 we are doing the QS dining plan (mostly for convenience, not as a money saver) and see how that goes. We will plan 2-3 ADR's during the trip but those obviously will be paid for separately. I don't see allot of talk about the QSDP so I was wondering if very many guests will actually be using it in 2009.

 

[dthogue]

We will be using in for our March trip - we also have 3 TS reserved and will pay OOP for them - looking forward to the CS - I like the convenience of having our meals paid for upfront. I'm just hoping the snack options remain the same for 2009 - if they limit the snacks, we might reconsider the plan.

 

[TammyLynn33]

Hey Guys we are doing the Quick Service Plan to because I cant commit with DD3 and DS7 to 10 days of ADRS. I cant decide what I want for dinner tomorrow nevermind April...
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[nascarcheshirecat]

I am going in early feb, and there are menus of CS places at both disney hotels and parks and there is a variety of food.
cannot wait to try it.

amoung the noticiables are the pepper market choices at Coronado, and pan asain choices at Poly in Captain Cooks.
also, the WL food court area had a few counter services choices that sound good. there are plenty.

 

[bigbabyblues]

We're thinking about it, but we haven't decided anything yet.

We've used the regular ddp since 2005, and it works really well for us. DH has a crazy idea this time about doing mostly counter service with 2-3 TS thrown in, we'll see how long that lasts. He's the one who always wants all of the TS meals.

 

[septbaby]

Not a good value for us. We like bfast and that's under $10 and even our lunch/dinner choices are closer to $10 than $15. I'd just pay OOP if CS was our plan.

We really like the TS meals we had and would want to do those while there, so for $10 more per night I'd rather have a TS/CS meal daily.

 

[cruisegirl29]

Hi,

We've decided to do the Quick Service Dining plan while we are at Disney in March. Will will be there for 10 days & will only be doing the plan for the first 7/8 days. Since we are doing the buy 4 get 7 days we thought we would be very busy visiting all the parks & therefore the QSD would benefit us the most. We have two DD 7, 8 and think it would be easier to having snack credits since they will be begging us for Ice Cream 24/7. I figured out that it's costing us an additional $545.00 for the QSD plan. $77.00 per day for the 4 of us but that gives us 2 qsm, 2 snack & refillable drink mug each per day. When I've looked at all the menus around the parks, it seems to be at least this expensive or more per day. Plus for the QSM it's an entree, dessert, & drink for lunch or Supper. We can use the Snack Credits for pastries, bread sticks, etc. So I'm told anyway.

I'll keep you posted as I find out more info!

Sue

 

[Disneylvr]

Thank you! This is exactly what I wanted to hear. I have already read many why nots about the QSDP but I just knew there had to be others out there, like us, that thought it was the best option for their family too.

We are staying at CBR so we will make use of the refillable mugs and the quick service meals with our daughter (she has autism) just work out so much better. In April we did the regular dining plan and felt our whole day was centered around an ADR. If it was just DH and I that would be fine, but this just does not work well for DD. We will plan 2-3 ADR's but if we don't make them then we aren't wasting a table service credit or scrambling around trying find an available restaurant.

Like I said above,for us, it isn't necessarily about saving money (although we will try to get the most out of our QS and snack credits) it is more about the convenience of having most meals paid for in advance. One less stress for us makes a much better trip for our little princess.

 

[disneydreamer1970]

We just made our reservations yesterday and added the QSDP. With a 2 and 8 year old, we decied that it was probably the best way to go. We plan on making a couple of TS ressies but will pay for them OOP. I really think that this will will work best for us, and we will have more flexibility.

Have fun planning, everyone!

Trish

 

[Pumbaa_]

Hi,

We've decided to do the Quick Service Dining plan while we are at Disney in March. Will will be there for 10 days & will only be doing the plan for the first 7/8 days. Since we are doing the buy 4 get 7 days we thought we would be very busy visiting all the parks & therefore the QSD would benefit us the most. We have two DD 7, 8 and think it would be easier to having snack credits since they will be begging us for Ice Cream 24/7. I figured out that it's costing us an additional $545.00 for the QSD plan. $77.00 per day for the 4 of us but that gives us 2 qsm, 2 snack & refillable drink mug each per day. When I've looked at all the menus around the parks, it seems to be at least this expensive or more per day. Plus for the QSM it's an entree, dessert, & drink for lunch or Supper. We can use the Snack Credits for pastries, bread sticks, etc. So I'm told anyway.

I'll keep you posted as I find out more info!

Sue

Are you doing a split stay? Otherwise, the DDP is required for all nights of your stay

There is a sticky at the top of the board listing what are confirmed snacks for 2008. 2009 is subject to change, but it can give you an idea of what is available for '08

have fun planning!!

 

[bertegirl]

Thank you for this thread. With a 1 and 4 year old I was dreading making reservations already. Then I read about this thread and called to switch to the quick service. I have the Disney Dining book and there are a lot more quick service choices than the hamburgers everyone seems to mention. Thanks again! We can't wait to enjoy the parks and eat when ever we want!

 

[Pumbaa_]

there are so many good cs choices these days

our first trip, we knew nothing! and we had a great time. We lived on CS and one TS for 5 days. I think the budget was $40 per day for both of us (and we didn't spend it all )

Now, with places like pucks in DTD, CS has taken on a whole new meaning.

Anyone who eats just burgers on CS does it by choice these days, that is for sure

 

[blessedby3]

We will be trying the CS dining plan on our March trip. I will be glad to see some feedback from those who try it before me. I dont like the idea of sitting down everyday for a TS plan either. We dont like to waste that much "ride" time waiting on food. I am booking 2 TS meals and will pay OOP for them. I am excited about having the meals paid for ahead of time. We usually try and split meals to save money, but with DS13 growing by leaps and bounds I just cant keep him full. Figured we would try the plan and DH will be happy too.

 

[rentayenta]

We'll be doing the regular DDP but once the kids grow out of the character meals, I see the QSDDP being a good option.

 

[deltasp99]

My hubby and I will be doing the QSDP from Jan 11th-Jan 18th. Hoping that there are not a lot of glitches with it being a new option. But we feel it is going to be best for us for the way we tour the parks and our preferences.
~Jenny

 

[Disneylvr]

I can't wait to read about everyone's experiences with the QSDP! Our trip isn't until mid-March.

 

[sonyuq]

We will be there the end of May and are planning on doing Quick service plan. I have a son who would love to eat cheeseburgers and pizza 24-7 so I would be wasting money on the regular plan. This is the first time we have done any dining plan so we will see how it goes.

 

[Nasus]

We are interested in this plan as well. One of the best CS meals is at Wolfgang Puck Express. We went twice last week because it was so good. We went to the one that is at the end of the Marketplace. You can even get free refills on your drink. The Creme Brulee dessert is delicious, more like a TS dessert, yummy.

 

[BlovesC]

Yup, doing QSDDP in March '09. I realize many people appreciate the 'break' of a TS restaurant, but not me. None of the TS food I had during my last trip impressed me in the slightest, and I just kind of view it as a waste of time. Of course, I also have exceptionally childish tastes when it comes to food, that helps! I eat very healthy when I'm home, so when I'm in WDW it's actually a treat for me to get chicken nuggets, french fries, and ice cream cones. DBF and I are looking forward to trying a variety of CS places on the upcoming trip, and just grabbing and going when we please!

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

We will be using the QSDP in May/June but I'm also planning 3 TS meals that we will pay for OOP. We had the regular DDP in Dec. 07 and my hubby & I both feel we wasted too much time getting to the ADRs and too much food. This trip we will be there for 13 nights/14 days & can't imagine having an ADR every night, although had the gratutity and appetizer still been included we may have done the regular DDP again and booked a few signature ADRs.

Also, I don't think the QSDP will save us a significant amount of money but it will be nice to have most meals paid for in advance and not have carry more cash than necessary.