bookluvingbabe
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Contemplating a trip right before Christmas with DS (age 7).
We have a TIW card and it has worked pretty well for us. I think the only meal we had on our last trip that we couldn't use it was at La Hacienda. (So-so food, nice view of Illuminations, much less noise than being outside for it!)
Disney is offering a chance to buy the Disney Dining Plan when I book a room at the passholder rate this time, which I have not seen previously.
I don't know that I would save money but it would be nice not have already prepaid and eat what we want.
I imagine the trip going something like this:
QS breakfast at food court (one of the all-stars)--20 percent discount using TIW
lunch TS--in park usually. (Tony's, Mama Melrose, Yak and Yeti)
signature dinner TS. (California Grill, Artists Point, CRT if I can find a reservation, etc.)
I seem to remember reading that I could use the TIW in conjunction with the dining plan--so I could get a discount on a glass of wine at California Grill. Or a second app for DS because he eats like a teenager. Is that right? How do the calculate the tip/discount? Just on the non-DDXP part of the check?
(I know I could also simply set aside the money I would spend on the dining plan, put it on a gift card and do my dining that way. I suspect I would likely be challenging myself to come home with money leftover for the next trip.)
Is there anyone who can share their experiences?
We have a TIW card and it has worked pretty well for us. I think the only meal we had on our last trip that we couldn't use it was at La Hacienda. (So-so food, nice view of Illuminations, much less noise than being outside for it!)
Disney is offering a chance to buy the Disney Dining Plan when I book a room at the passholder rate this time, which I have not seen previously.
I don't know that I would save money but it would be nice not have already prepaid and eat what we want.
I imagine the trip going something like this:
QS breakfast at food court (one of the all-stars)--20 percent discount using TIW
lunch TS--in park usually. (Tony's, Mama Melrose, Yak and Yeti)
signature dinner TS. (California Grill, Artists Point, CRT if I can find a reservation, etc.)
I seem to remember reading that I could use the TIW in conjunction with the dining plan--so I could get a discount on a glass of wine at California Grill. Or a second app for DS because he eats like a teenager. Is that right? How do the calculate the tip/discount? Just on the non-DDXP part of the check?
(I know I could also simply set aside the money I would spend on the dining plan, put it on a gift card and do my dining that way. I suspect I would likely be challenging myself to come home with money leftover for the next trip.)
Is there anyone who can share their experiences?
