Appetizer on the dining plan?

[Shelbizzles]

Can you sub the dessert for an appetizer on the dining plan?

 

[PoohsHunnyBee]

No. You should be able to ask for alternatives to dessert and your server would give you one or more options from soup, salad, or fruit/veggie plate.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

According to the "new" rules, you would have to ask for an approved substitution which would be as noted maybe soup, salad, a vegetable side or a fruit selection, but you can't select any appetizer from the menu. And some restaurants apparently may not have all of these options available.

The only report I've seen was the Wave which offered either a side salad or a specific vegetable side (sauteed green beans and mushrooms).

 

[Shelbizzles]

Cool! Thank you. I'm not a huge dessert person. So it's nice to know I have alternatives

 

[Disneytwinsmom]

Love that you can now get a salad or soup instead of dessert.

 

[Nohal]

Are they any reviews on what is available at what restaurant? I know this is new and maybe not rolled out completely yet.

 

[PoohsHunnyBee]

Are they any reviews on what is available at what restaurant? I know this is new and maybe not rolled out completely yet.

This is the only one I've seen so far.

 

[Fantabulously Cherry]

I wish they would do a full substitute! I'm not a very big sewwts person and would prefer an appetizer instead. But at least now we can go with a soup or salad.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Love that you can now get a salad or soup instead of dessert.

1) Yep.
2) WDW discovered that soup is far cheaper than dessert.

 

[jon18uk]

I wish they would do a full substitute! I'm not a very big sewwts person and would prefer an appetizer instead. But at least now we can go with a soup or salad.

Dessert is still cheaper than a protein appetiser so they won't change this without increasing the price of the dining plan.

 

[purple figment]

Are they any reviews on what is available at what restaurant? I know this is new and maybe not rolled out completely yet.

In post #3 Makira Marlena posted what someone reported for The Wave, but that's the only report I've seen so far.

I wish they would do a full substitute! I'm not a very big sewwts person and would prefer an appetizer instead. But at least now we can go with a soup or salad.

One of the hard and fast rules of the dining plan is you cannot sub an appetizer for a dessert. Regular apps take more time/money to prepare than dessert so I doubt they will ever offer this option again. Having a soup, salad or fruit plate is a concession to those who do not want dessert at every meal, but won't take the additional prep time an app would require. Also, based on the report from The Wave, it would appear that each restaurant can choose what they will be offering depending on what is available in their kitchen.

 

[Nancyg56]

1) Yep.
2) WDW discovered that soup is far cheaper than dessert.

LOL! Yes soup sure is less expensive! I think that making this one little change will also encourage people who just will not eat that dessert to consider the DDP, and in doing so, may lead to that "all inclusive" plan that WDW seems to want folks to purchase.

Now I love dessert so they had me at cupcakes, but fo the others........soup it is!

 

[Jadyreen1282]

Soup works for me. They have great soups.