Counter Service dining Plan

[dlboy]

We will be using a Disney Dining plan for the first time. Would appreciate any info. Have a couple of questions.
1 when ordering do you have to order a combo meal or can you order anything from the menu.
2 Do you have to tell cast member you're on a plan at time of ordering ,or when you react the cashier.
Thanks for any info.

 

[Reddy]

you get a choice of entree & drink or combo plus desert
the cashier is the first CM you see - they usually ask

 

[The 4 "Quay"balleros]

Most CM's are very helpful with the dining plan and will guide you through it. You will figure it out- by the last day you're there

 

[tinka-belle]

You'll get a drink, entree, and a dessert.

An entree could be a single item or a combo plate, for example if it's listed on the menu board as "sandwich & fries" (fruit or fries or chips might be youur side choices too) that is one combo meal. If the menu board lists just "sandwich" that's all you get, though I'd guess a plain sandwich might come with a pickle spear or other plate decoration. At Cosmic Ray's in MK the "chicken & ribs combo plate" with veg & mashed is considered one entree and is listed as such.

Keep in mind some places will let you sub an extra bottle of water or a small side item for the dessert part, varies it seems at the whim of the CM. Just ask the cashier. At places where you get the food first then pay (most resort food courts and the Seasons in Epcot come to mind) the CM's at the stations pretty much know what's included on the plans.