Child DDP Questions....

[clajgray]

We have a 9yo who can eat - iykwim.
B/c he's nine, he's considered a child on the DDP.
Add to that, the fact that our kiddos eat quite a variety of food, not just mac and cheese and hot dogs.
He's excited about clams at Cape May and Ribs at FlameTree...both of which are not on the child menu.
I did schedule us mostly for Buffet meals, for variety and simplicity sake (dh has a hard time deciding...).

Is there another way to deal with this? Aside from spending the extra $250 to get him on the Adult DDP? Will we be able to share with him without spending more? or will we be able to pay oop for extra stuff for him?

I realize this is probably making no sense at all....I just don't know how to verbalize the situation.

Any thoughts????

 

[llqool]

I have never had a Disney restaurant give me a problem about sharing a meal with one of my children....esp if he is getting his own entree and you are simply sharing some of yours. And there is absolutely no problem with ordering something extra off the menu (OOP, of course!!)

You already thought of going the buffet route.

I would also suggest to search on these threads for the list of CS places that do not have a children's menu, b/c in those cases, he would be able to order off the adult menu (Casey's and Pizza Planet are two that come to mind).

 

[TDC Nala]

You can pay OOP for anything extra you want.

Cape May is a buffet. He should be able to eat clams. There isn't a children's menu at a buffet.

My nephews love clams too.

 

[Katiebell]

Buffets and AYCE are the best bets with kids under 10 who have bigger/more adult appetites. At other places, TS or CS, you can always order something extra (OOP, or use a snack credit at a CS), or share your meal with them. That is bound to be much less expensive than upgrading to an adult dining plan -- which costs almost 4 times what the kids' plan costs, in addition to having to upgrade their park ticket to an adult ticket.