Can anyone eat this much?

[cam8n]

Are you saying you'll use your DDP for one meal, then pay out of your own pocket for another each day? If that's the case, then it's fine. But if you are planning on going to only one ts meal a day, then you really should only make one adr a day, and just try to plan around it. The reason it receives such a passionate response is that so many people are unable to get adr's because people make reservations that they will never use.

huh? breakfast and dinner two ts meals a day. and cs for snacks and light lunch i think this is what we will do

 

[cam8n]

Regardless of whether you are eating a sit-down, table service meal or a counter-service meal, you WILL have PLENTY of food! I've never met a person who did the dining plan that came back and said "Gee I wish we'd had more food." !! Just break it up a little, maybe book a few breakfasts, a few dinners, and a few lunches (different one each day - doing two TS meals in one day is WAY too much!). Then use your CS meal where needed. As others have said, what we did was just look at park hours, have a basic plan for where we'd be and when, and then I booked our ADRs accordingly. Did we follow through on all of them?...No. On Day 4 my kids were too tired to trudge to MGM so I cancelled our Sci-Fi lunch (which made some walk-in VERY happy, I'm sure!). I never did re-coup that TS meal but we ate CS at our resort food court and everyone had enough to eat. The next day I cancelled a dinner at Wilderness Lodge because I knew we wouldn't want to leave the park (MK) even to go that short distance, and ended up getting a late lunch TS at Liberty Tree Tavern, right in MK. So, it is possible to make a plan, make the ADRs, and still have some flexibility.

two ts meals is way to much in one day? what if I have a 8:05 breakfast and a 6:30-7:00 dinner? you really think thats to much?

 

[wdwishes1990]

Not cool. This is not fair to others trying for ADRs at a place you booked just because you might want to eat there.

lynninpa I totally agree with you.

 

[cam8n]

you must not of read all the post.

 

[txmomto1]

huh? breakfast and dinner two ts meals a day. and cs for snacks and light lunch i think this is what we will do

That's fine, you'll just be out of pocket for one of those TS meals, as DDP only offers 1 pp per day. It's my opinion, and only an opinion, certainly not the law.. but you should only make ADR's for meals you are really planning on making. Things come up, so ADR's get cancelled, but if you are just unsure, I'd say try to plan it out. We plan our TS meals, and what park we'll be in on each day, but other then that, we don't plan anything, including CS.

 

[cam8n]

wow , never thought this would stir up so much so quick. lol! anyways like i said before (does not seem like everyone posting is reading all the post) we will cancel the two lunches we booked because we would never be hungry for dinner , but I dont think a character ts meal at 8:05 am and a 6:30 7:00 pm dinner is to much, and you can have a light lunch or snack before dinner if you get hungry. thats what i think we will do. two ts meals a day, I'm sorry if this makes some mad, I dont like to make dinner adrs for my whole trip either (reason for post) but I dont want to get there and be stuck without. we should be able to make all I hope. and not have to cancel any . I think a breakfast and dinner will be just fine I'm 6ft tall 185 pds and have a good appetite but I'm sure there will be some left for all

 

[allyphoe]

two ts meals is way to much in one day? what if I have a 8:05 breakfast and a 6:30-7:00 dinner? you really think thats to much?

Since you've said DDP is a bonus, I'll assume that you aren't trying to get the most "bang for your buck" by getting everything you're entitled to on the DDP. If you eat a normal breakfast and a normal dinner, it probably isn't too much. If you eat an appetizer / entree / dessert / smoothie drink dinner, odds are you won't be hungry for much breakfast the next morning.

For that matter, if money were no object and I just ordered/ate what I wanted (as opposed to the "must eat all you can get" plan), I could probably have 3 TS meals in a day and not be overfull at the end.

Most people who have the DDP do try to maximize value, or at least make it provide most of their food. And if you order with an eye towards maximizing value, you generally do end up with way, way more food than you can eat - particularly toward the end of the trip, when the food catches up with you and the heat suppresses your appetite.

I don't have any issue with you making ADRs for any meal you're more-likely-than-not to go to.

 

[DizzyKitten]

wow , never thought this would stir up so much so quick. lol! anyways like i said before (does not seem like everyone posting is reading all the post) we will cancel the two lunches we booked because we would never be hungry for dinner , but I dont think a character ts meal at 8:05 am and a 6:30 7:00 pm dinner is to much, and you can have a light lunch or snack before dinner if you get hungry. thats what i think we will do. two ts meals a day, I'm sorry if this makes some mad, I dont like to make dinner adrs for my whole trip either (reason for post) but I dont want to get there and be stuck without. we should be able to make all I hope. and not have to cancel any . I think a breakfast and dinner will be just fine I'm 6ft tall 185 pds and have a good appetite but I'm sure there will be some left for all

Ok, I don't "think" people are misunderstanding you I "think" you may misunderstand the DDP. If you are planning to use a TS for breakfast any day and a TS for dinner the same day for any number of days you will run out of TS credits. Now correct me if I'm wrong but I think you said you were staying for 8 days. If that's 8 days/7 nights, you only get a total of 14 TS credits(7 TS credits each).
While you can use 2 TS credits in one day, keep in mind that every time you and the wife eat, they will deduct 2TS credits for each meal. Doing it this way will mean you will be using 4 TS per day and that will not cover you for you entire trip.

Again, correct me if I've assumed anything that isn't correct.

 

[gigi1313]

to answer your title question... i am sure you could eat all the food offered at 2 TS a day, but i don't think i'd want to take the time, unless it's a leisurely vacation w/no real plans to ride a lot of rides or see a lot of shows! 'cause most of your time will be spent traveling to ADRs and waiting to be seated (ADR does not guarantee immediate table) and eating and waiting for a check and getting out of the restaurant, etc...

 

[disneyfav4ever]

huh? breakfast and dinner two ts meals a day. and cs for snacks and light lunch i think this is what we will do

I think that's a good plan in your scenario. Obviously it would be more cost effective to pay OOP for the TS breakfasts. DM and I have a few "extra" meals planned that we'll be paying for OOP.

 

[cam8n]

you are correct we know we will be paying for some of our meals and its ok

 

[cam8n]

to answer your title question... i am sure you could eat all the food offered at 2 TS a day, but i don't think i'd want to take the time, unless it's a leisurely vacation w/no real plans to ride a lot of rides or see a lot of shows! 'cause most of your time will be spent traveling to ADRs and waiting to be seated (ADR does not guarantee immediate table) and eating and waiting for a check and getting out of the restaurant, etc...

yes we know, and its ok, it is more leisure we have two young ones and will prob skip some of the bigger stuff, grandparents will be there so me and wife can go out at night, if we want.

 

[LegoMom3]

two ts meals is way to much in one day? what if I have a 8:05 breakfast and a 6:30-7:00 dinner? you really think thats to much?

We could never have done it!! The TS meals include an appetizer, main course, and dessert. By the time we got to dessert it was usually a few bites just to enjoy it and we were STUFFED. It's a lot of food (plus someone else mentioned the time it takes out of your day, which is true). Maybe we're just odd but we could never eat three full Disney meals in a day (esp. in that heat). Assuming a TS breakfast, a CS lunch, and then another TS dinner... I dunno maybe you can do it! But, as another poster pointed out, if you follow that plan you do realize you'll run out of TS credits before your trip is over? (actually half way through if you use two per day).

 

[clownfish1452]

Norway Princess breakfast.

Sarah

 

[gigi1313]

yes we know, and its ok, it is more leisure we have two young ones and will prob skip some of the bigger stuff, grandparents will be there so me and wife can go out at night, if we want.

how young?

i know for my two, when they were younger (they're 10 and 12 now) we only did buffet TS due to the amount of time it took and their inability to sit thru all those meals... yours may be different... (aka mileage may vary! )

since you've got the g'parents, you might want to consider doing some of your evening TS (assuming the g'parents don't mind) just the two of you...

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I think that you would do well to make ADRs for every place you want to eat. Considering that you want to sit down for all your meals and be waited on, you will need to make a number of ADRs, won't you? I know how difficult it is to know where you will be at any given moment, though, so my advice is this...
Make ADRs for your evening meals first, prioritizing the most popular restaurants. I suggest hotel restaurants for the evening meal. It's easy to get from the parks to whatever resort hosts the restaurant.

Use your DP credits for the evening meal...it is usually the most expensive. Pay for your midday meal OOP.

Consider a late breakfast as the midday meal. You can have a great sitdown experience close to noon, and not interrupt your morning park touring time. Have a little grab-n-go before hitting the parks, possibly at your WDW resort hotel. This will use your CS credit, and reduce your daily ADRs to 2.

With this scenario, you only have to think about which park you will be in each day, and make the midday ADR for that park. If you break early in the evening, you can go anywhere you want for that dinner ADR and not worry so much about proximity. Just hop a bus from the park to the resort which houses the restaurant.

 

[DizzyKitten]

But, as another poster pointed out, if you follow that plan you do realize you'll run out of TS credits before your trip is over? (actually half way through if you use two per day).

ITA
Right, that's exactly what I mean. There's no way they can each use 2 TS each day for the entire trip, they won't have enough. I know I'm a newbie but I understand the DDP, I just hope they understand it too.

 

[corgi_monster]

I was at Disney last year for free dining during late September. (Keep in mind that we were a party of 2 adults and I prefer to book either the earlier or latest available seating.) Some restaurants, such as Marrakesh, put a podium out near the main walkway to advertise available tables. We decided to try it and we were glad we did. We'd never tried anything like it before and the restaurant was only half full. We also went to Narcoosees and got seated right away. Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom (not on the DDP) was DEAD at lunch time on a Sunday afternoon.

A lot of the restaurants we ate in were busy, but I estimate that only 80-90% of the tables were full. Some popular restaurants, such as Ohana and Crystal Palace were even accepting walk ups.

We did have trouble getting an ADR at the restaurant in France and Le Cellier. However, we kept trying until we got an ADR.

Whether or not you need ADR's can depend on where you want to eat, what time you want to eat, and how many people are in your party. Personally, ADR's were nice to have, but we found that we didn't really NEED to have them.

 

[Mickey-4-Me]

This thread is a little hard to follow.

I keep telling her theres no way we are going to be able to eat at all these restaurants your booking but she insist you must be prepared. thanks for any info.

OP: You start off asking for advice, as if you were in agreement with most of the posters (that you have too many TS ADRs booked per day) then you change your opinion as quick as a bolt of lightning.

Have you used the DDP before? It really is too much food. Check out the menus http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/menus.htm here.

To each his own. IMO, If you choose to follow your plan, you are wasting a lot of park time and a lot of $$$.

If you are fairly certain that you are going to dine at all of your ADRs (or any future ADRs that you schedule) then by all means go ahead and eat until your heart... I mean stomach is content. However, please do not schedule ADRs as a back-up plan. There have been some threads posted in the past about Disney deleting multiple ADRs for the same meal (two for breakfast, two for lunch, or two for dinner on the same day).

 

[thunderbird1]

yes we know, and its ok, it is more leisure we have two young ones and will prob skip some of the bigger stuff, grandparents will be there so me and wife can go out at night, if we want.

Then your plan is fine (8 am TS bkfst; CS lunch; 7 pm TS dinner). If you prefer TS meals and are willing to pay OOP for some of them (bkfst is usually cheapest), then by all means schedule them up. It sounds like you understand exactly what you're doing (now) and how the DDP will work with your plans. Have fun!