DDE, AP or DVC

[NandP]

Which gives the better discounts in WDW resturaunts?

I am a DVC member, & I have an AP... so is the $50 worth it to get the 20% DDE?

Are there other discounts available?

Will I get one before 8/15 is the big question!

 

[Chuck S]

For us as two adults it certainly was worth the $50 over a nine day trip. WE had a table servie breakfast almost every morning at Olivia's and one other table service meal during the day. If you figure the 20% discount pays the tip, we saved about about $125, or $75 over the cost of the card, with another trip planned in December. The AP dining discount are limited to mostly weekday lunches @ 10%, the DVC discounts are a little better, but they are mostly 10% or 20% for lunch at Marrakesh, Chef's and Nine Dragons.

I guess it really will depend on your personal dining habits and your length of your vacations over the course of a year.

 

[disney queen]

we saved over 87$ for 2 adults on a recent 4 night trip to wdw. we usually ate a nice breakfast and then an upper end sitdown in the evening. it will well worth the 50$. we too are DVC members. if you order the DDE now, you should get it in time. good luck!

 

[Skylarr29]

LAst trip we saved almost $400.00 in 12 days!!!!!!!! Plus what we saved in free valet parking with our dde card. Also if you plan on going again in august next year I would order the card a few weeks ahead and just pick it up at epcot. We ordered ours too early and it expires 2 months before we would have gone back. You also recieve the letter you can use a few days after you place the order so you can alway use the letter if the card does not arrive. It took me 10 weeks to get my card!!!!!

 

[NandP]

Based on all your comments.. I ordered my DDE card TODAY... I hope I have it in time for my trip in August!

Thank you so much for the responses!

 

[momsgoofy]

Based on all your comments.. I ordered my DDE card TODAY... I hope I have it in time for my trip in August!

Thank you so much for the responses!

If you don't get the card prior to the trip, don't panic! You will be sent a letter which will hopefully not expire before you leave. Just FYI, we ordered our DDE on May 10, arrived at WDW June 1, used the letter the entire trip without problems, and last week our DDE cards arrived. It seems they are getting them out much faster than when it started.

Also, the DDE is a much better deal than the DVC. We saved almost $80 after we evened the $50 cost of the card. The one thing DDE does that DVC and the other dining deals doesn't is that DDE saves you 20% off alcoholic beverages. So, if you even have one drink now and then it will save greatly; for example, I had a raspberry martini at House of Blues ($7), so with the DDE I saved $1.40 on it.

Have a great trip!