Allegro
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2007
- Messages
- 357
It feels weird to be back on the boards. But I just sat down and calculated our meal costs for our trip (got back yesterday - 1 Feb) and thought I should share.
1. We enjoyed using the DDP. It was easy and we had no problems whatsoever with the possible exception of having chosen something at Goofy's candy store that wasn't included which I then declined to purchase.
2. We had enough to eat; we didn't overeat (but yes, we did waste food, as some portions were enormous but that extraneous to the issue of the DDP).
3. We used every last credit with only a little bit of planning.
4. We didn't miss the option or ordering an appetizer at all. The one place we did want an appetizer we paid OOP.
5. We ate breakfast in our room most mornings which often consisted of yummy left over fruit salad from a meal the day before.
6. Tipping was easy and I probably tipped more generously than I would have normally (I generally round-up on a 15% tip) because it was printed on the bill and I'm lazy.
7. We did NOT save oodles of cash (nor did we expect to going in) but enough that added to the convenience of the plan would make it a no brainer to do again. We wouldn't have eaten much differently off the plan but I would have cringed in pain each and every time I signed a bill.
7. We would do it again.
Where we ate:
TS:
Chef Mickey's
California Grill
Kona Café
Liberty Tree Tavern
Whispering Canyon Café
CS:
Roaring Forks
Flame Tree Grill
Backlot Express
Electric Umbrella
Columbia House Harbour
Costs for our family of four including DD 5 and DS 3 (both of whom happily and intentionally ate a mind boggling amount of chicken nuggets and fries
):
Happy to answer any questions!
Edited to say: we DID tip for dinner on the 27th I just missed adding it to my calculations because DH paid the bill (I took my bored and rambunctios children back to the room) and didn't save the tip receipt.
Sorry for my mistakes. Let's just say that thank to weather in Chicago it took us over 20 hours to get home (sleeping on the floor in airports) and I'm still a little punch drunk. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
1. We enjoyed using the DDP. It was easy and we had no problems whatsoever with the possible exception of having chosen something at Goofy's candy store that wasn't included which I then declined to purchase.
2. We had enough to eat; we didn't overeat (but yes, we did waste food, as some portions were enormous but that extraneous to the issue of the DDP).
3. We used every last credit with only a little bit of planning.
4. We didn't miss the option or ordering an appetizer at all. The one place we did want an appetizer we paid OOP.
5. We ate breakfast in our room most mornings which often consisted of yummy left over fruit salad from a meal the day before.
6. Tipping was easy and I probably tipped more generously than I would have normally (I generally round-up on a 15% tip) because it was printed on the bill and I'm lazy.
7. We did NOT save oodles of cash (nor did we expect to going in) but enough that added to the convenience of the plan would make it a no brainer to do again. We wouldn't have eaten much differently off the plan but I would have cringed in pain each and every time I signed a bill.
7. We would do it again.
Where we ate:
TS:
Chef Mickey's
California Grill
Kona Café
Liberty Tree Tavern
Whispering Canyon Café
CS:
Roaring Forks
Flame Tree Grill
Backlot Express
Electric Umbrella
Columbia House Harbour
Costs for our family of four including DD 5 and DS 3 (both of whom happily and intentionally ate a mind boggling amount of chicken nuggets and fries
):
Happy to answer any questions!
Edited to say: we DID tip for dinner on the 27th I just missed adding it to my calculations because DH paid the bill (I took my bored and rambunctios children back to the room) and didn't save the tip receipt.
Sorry for my mistakes. Let's just say that thank to weather in Chicago it took us over 20 hours to get home (sleeping on the floor in airports) and I'm still a little punch drunk. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
My little one DS (3) is very hyper for the longest while I thought there was something wrong with him but I've grown to realize he is just a spirited little boy. 
