tinker-kyle
Mouseketeer
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- Jan 12, 2005
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Hi ...we're just back from a 8 day eating-fest
it was awesome!
just a few things that you might want to know ... first of all
no one can tell that you are dining for "Free" ... it just looks like you're on a dining plan (the one that people pay for)
most of the CM i spoke with had no idea that dining was offered for free.
so go and enjoy and dont feel guilty
we spent $883.88 in "free" dining ... thats for 2 adults and one child!
came home with four mickey rice krispy treats too!
DH, DD, and i split CS meals for lunch on most days ... two meals was plenty for the three of us ... and then we would use "extra" meal for breakfast. We would order a adult breakfast platter with a side (dessert) of oatmeal or grits ... and that was more than enough for breakfast.
we had made ADRs for 7 out of 7 nites, but after a day at TL we were to wiped to go into epcot for dinner ... we're able to combine that meal and friday nite's meal and get into Hoop-de-doo ... show was fun - food was fair (also we were still stuffed from lunch at flame tree BBQ - the one lunch that we used 3 cs credits --- waaay too much food)
sit-down dinner every nite can get exhausting ... so if you're thinking about combining one for a 2-credit meal ... do it.
the nite off was so nice and relaxing!
don't forget you CS dessert! some places have pre-packaged desserts that made it back to our room fridge with no problem ... you might want to invest in a insulated cooler bag ... we brought water into the parks and used the bag to transport extra desserts.
at the water parks ... they gave us coins to turn in for dessert later ... so our ice cream didnt melt while we were eating lunch.
Oh ... one thing to know
we came across three different families who knew nothing about the free dining promotion ... two we're paying out of pocket for the dining plan and one was jsut buying meals as needed.
the dad of the last family (of 5) was spending close to $150 per day for food .. another large extended family group had booked through AAA ... got a room discount but paid for dining ... didnt do the math but i imagine free dining (if you're eating like pigs like us had to be a better deal.) First young couple i spoke with ... we're happily talking about how much the dining plan was saving them (i figure it cost them about $70 per day for 5 nites) ... thankfully i realized halfway thru the conversation that they had no clue about the free dining so i didnt tell them ... didnt want to ruin their fun!
so be careful as you are gleefully eating your free meals --- the person next to you could be paying for it and you could ruin their vacation!
overall it was a totally fantastic experience ... you WILL have a magical trip!
eat a mickey bar for me
it was awesome!
just a few things that you might want to know ... first of all
no one can tell that you are dining for "Free" ... it just looks like you're on a dining plan (the one that people pay for)
most of the CM i spoke with had no idea that dining was offered for free.
so go and enjoy and dont feel guilty
we spent $883.88 in "free" dining ... thats for 2 adults and one child!
came home with four mickey rice krispy treats too!
DH, DD, and i split CS meals for lunch on most days ... two meals was plenty for the three of us ... and then we would use "extra" meal for breakfast. We would order a adult breakfast platter with a side (dessert) of oatmeal or grits ... and that was more than enough for breakfast.
we had made ADRs for 7 out of 7 nites, but after a day at TL we were to wiped to go into epcot for dinner ... we're able to combine that meal and friday nite's meal and get into Hoop-de-doo ... show was fun - food was fair (also we were still stuffed from lunch at flame tree BBQ - the one lunch that we used 3 cs credits --- waaay too much food)
sit-down dinner every nite can get exhausting ... so if you're thinking about combining one for a 2-credit meal ... do it.
the nite off was so nice and relaxing!
don't forget you CS dessert! some places have pre-packaged desserts that made it back to our room fridge with no problem ... you might want to invest in a insulated cooler bag ... we brought water into the parks and used the bag to transport extra desserts.
at the water parks ... they gave us coins to turn in for dessert later ... so our ice cream didnt melt while we were eating lunch.
Oh ... one thing to know
we came across three different families who knew nothing about the free dining promotion ... two we're paying out of pocket for the dining plan and one was jsut buying meals as needed.
the dad of the last family (of 5) was spending close to $150 per day for food .. another large extended family group had booked through AAA ... got a room discount but paid for dining ... didnt do the math but i imagine free dining (if you're eating like pigs like us had to be a better deal.) First young couple i spoke with ... we're happily talking about how much the dining plan was saving them (i figure it cost them about $70 per day for 5 nites) ... thankfully i realized halfway thru the conversation that they had no clue about the free dining so i didnt tell them ... didnt want to ruin their fun!
so be careful as you are gleefully eating your free meals --- the person next to you could be paying for it and you could ruin their vacation!
overall it was a totally fantastic experience ... you WILL have a magical trip!
eat a mickey bar for me
Amd thank you for the great report on the plan itself. I hope that we don't get overly stressed or stuffed from this doggoned thing! 
