CRT - Price Change?

[mastermind307]

Has anybody else noticed that the price for dinner at CRT has decreased? I priced up dinner for my DD4 and myself last week and it was around $107 and today I did it again and now it's $99.36. It says adult meal is $50.99 and child's meal is $30.99. Allears has the prices being $54.76 and $36.60. I doubled checked to make sure it was for dinner.
Anybody else notice this and know why?

 

[figment_jii]

It might depend on the dates selected. The last time I looked (February - I priced a date in August during peak season and a second date in August during non-peak season), the cost for an adult was $54.99 during peak season and $50.99 during regular season (pre-tax and pre-tip).

For one adult and one child, the cost was $99.36 for regular season and $107.80 during peak season (w/tax and tip).

 

[Tiger926]

All Ears is frequently wrong - they notoriously take awhile to change prices, so they forget to update prices during peak season. Peak season was on during President's Day week, and starts again this Friday, so they may just be leaving it be until after peak season is over. That price on All Ears is peak season, which is $4.00/adult + tax.

So, I am assuming you are pricing CRT from Disney's online booking system? It is the easiest way to get an accurate price, as you need to prepay, so CRT's current price is always listed. You need to go by Disney's online ADR booking price, and that is what you will pay for your meal, as All Ears just updates prices according to guest feedback.

Not sure when you are going, but here are the peak seasons for 2011:

February 17-26, 2011
March 11 - April 30, 2011
June 3 - August 13, 2011
December 21-31, 2011

Hope this helps, Tiger

 

[mastermind307]

I thought I priced up the same day, August 16, but maybe I didn't. We aren't going until November, I am just trying to get an idea of how much it will cost. We will be on the DDP, but not sure if we'll use credits or it I'll just pay opp for it.

 

[Tiger926]

I thought I priced up the same day, August 16, but maybe I didn't. We aren't going until November, I am just trying to get an idea of how much it will cost. We will be on the DDP, but not sure if we'll use credits or it I'll just pay opp for it.

I assumed you got confused with the All Ears price, so I misunderstood. If you got two different prices while online, just do it a few more times, and see what comes up.

Like I said, the only accurate pricing comes from Disney itself. It's highly unlikely it went down at all, as all buffets just went up $2-3 for 2011 price increase. Then you have the peak season higher prices to worry about as well, if you go during that time, so price it out again online, and go from there.

Have you ever been before? It is highly overrated in our opinion. We have dined for dinner there 2x over the past 3 years. It's very expensive, but all of the princesses do come around to the tables during dinner now, so that was neat to see.

Remember though, that the price you see includes tax and gratuity as well.

Good luck with your decision, Tiger

 

[Hootch]

in June is $210 for three adults (one 11 years old) and a child. I assume that has the summer "holiday surcharge" included since it's in June. (As a comparison we're going to St Louis for three nights next week and the hotel room (one night on reward points) and most of the tour admissions will only be slightly more than that.)

I would be shocked, and pleased, if CRT Disney ever lowered CRT prices.

 

[MyTwoPrincesses]

All Ears was wrong for me. We ate there last week and it was $51 an adult for LUNCH. I expected it to be less based on allears.

 

[mastermind307]

I checked again and it is the same price as before $99.36 for 1 adult and 1 child for dinner. I probably accidently hit the wrong date and clicked on a peak season date.
We have never been there. It is DD5 request to eat there this time. My parents will be coming with us so I'm thinking about making it a girl's day at MK, just me, DD5, and my mom. My DH and dad don't care about eating at the Castle.
If we decide to use the DDP, is the tip still included in the price or do we have to leave the tip when we eat?