DDE or Dining Plan?

[Melrosgirl]

My Disney Dining Experience card doesn't expire until end of May. I just planned a last minute trip to WDW for mid May. Dh thinks maybe we should try the dining plan. thinks it is a better deal perhaps for our family (3 paying family members) as opposed to the 20% discount card. (considering DDE doesn't include a tip, but the dining plan does, etc.) Plus more food on dining plan etc.

We always do a sit down meal for dinner.

Any opinions ? It's just a 3 day trip. thanks!

 

[byoung]

Try it you might like it. We are trying in May.

 

[1000th happy haunt]

We purchased DDE last October. Our upcoming trip in May is split between BCV and OKW. My husband and I are giving the Dining Plan a try during the OKW part of our trip. This will let us evaluate which works better for us.

 

[Alice Sr.]

I struggled with this for our June trip and decided against the DDP in favor of renewing the DDE card. But for a short stay I would definitely give it a try.

 

[Mickeefan]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the DDP does not include alcoholic beverages or glowing ice cubes, so if you ordered those you would be presented with a bill and the DDE card could be used to get a 20% discount. Does anyone know if this will work?

Or, if you wanted to eat someplace like Beaches and Cream which is considered a "table service" meal but didn't want to use a table service credit, you could plan to pay out of pocket using the DDE card and get a 20% discount on the bill.

 

[Tiffany]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the DDP does not include alcoholic beverages or glowing ice cubes, so if you ordered those you would be presented with a bill and the DDE card could be used to get a 20% discount. Does anyone know if this will work?

Or, if you wanted to eat someplace like Beaches and Cream which is considered a "table service" meal but didn't want to use a table service credit, you could plan to pay out of pocket using the DDE card and get a 20% discount on the bill.

Correct. The DDE card gets you 20% off whatever you order no limitations. As long as you are eating at a participating place of course. For my husband and I it is a good deal as we can order what we want and not worry about it.