Are meal plans worth it or should we buy food as we go?

[skyfaith]

We are going in Dec. to WDW. We have purchaced a meal plan but we are not sure whether it will be worth it to keep it or not.

 

[cgcruz]

ppbly so if you are staying on property and dont plan on leaving Disney. If you are off property, you have so many other choices that it will pbbly be a lot better to buy your own meals. Dinning package is a really good convinience if you know Disney is all you want to do.

 

[Aimeedyan]

Can you eat on less than $35 a day per adult? And less than $10 a day per child? Including a couple drinks and snacks along the way? And tax and tip on everything? If you can, and are happy doing that and that's normal for you at Disney, then no - the package isn't worth it. But if you enjoy table service each day, and like to buy drinks and snacks in the park, then it's worth it.

DH and I will likely never get to take advantage of the dining plan, but we do spend more than $70 a day on food at Disney each and everytime between a counter service, table service, and a couple snacks and drinks along the way. It would def be worth it for us, but not everyone travels that way. Many are content eating counter service 3x a day on the go.

Check out the menus at www.allearsnet.com under dining to see what the typical prices are like to see =0

 

[ncbyrne]

For us the dining plan is definitely worth it! I've gone over all the menus and it will surely save us $. Do a search on these boards and you will find plenty of positive posts about the dining plan.