DDP Guests Can Now Use Mobile Ordering

[mamamelody2]

Surprised no one yet posted anything like "How do I order alcohol through mobile ordering, and does every adult over the age of 21 that is ordering an alcoholic drink via the app have to show up and present ID at the pickup window????"

That will certainly gum up the works if Disney hasn't properly thought that process through. Watch for people to try and game the system immediately too.

I thought of that right away! I wonder how it will all shake out.

 

[mamamelody2]

Well I am sure Disney has this all ironed out before putting it in motion...

Bwahahaha!!

 

[ellbell]

I thought of that right away! I wonder how it will all shake out.

Is ordering alcohol new with being able to use dining plan credits? If not why is it an issue now and wasn't before?

 

[subtchr]

Anyone know how this works if you have more than 1 reservation under the same MDE account? Is there a way to select which room to take the credits from?

It would pull from whatever reservation the person who is placing the order is on.

 

[sharonabe]

Is ordering alcohol new with being able to use dining plan credits? If not why is it an issue now and wasn't before?

You now get an alcoholic drink with BOTH QS and TS meals when using the dining plans.

 

[ellbell]

You now get an alcoholic drink with BOTH QS and TS meals when using the dining plans.

I understand that but the only difference is now it is in the plan. Could you not order alcohol through the app previously? If you could what steps were taken at that time to prevent it and why isn't that still valid.

My biggest question I guess is why is this a new concern when the mobile ordering has been around for sometime now? The same people have access to it.

 

[sharonabe]

I understand that but the only difference is now it is in the plan. Could you not order alcohol through the app previously? If you could what steps were taken at that time to prevent it and why isn't that still valid.

My biggest question I guess is why is this a new concern when the mobile ordering has been around for sometime now? The same people have access to it.

Well if you were paying OOP, would you order and pay for 4 adult drinks? Probably not. But if you're on the DDP and have 2 adults and 2 kids on the plan and you order 4 adult meals, what's stopping you from getting 4 alcoholic drinks?

With a mobile order, only one person has to ever be seen, so that person could be carded if needed, but they still get all 4 drinks.

 

[brockash]

It would pull from whatever reservation the person who is placing the order is on.

Can you clarify a little more. If we have 3 room reservations, all with dining at the same time, just different ppl., all under just the 1 MDE account, are you saying when you go to order, it asks who's placing it?

We've run into issues before trying to pre-order at BOG, which really you can't do in our scenario, is this different somehow?

 

[ellbell]

Well if you were paying OOP, would you order and pay for 4 adult drinks? Probably not. But if you're on the DDP and have 2 adults and 2 kids on the plan and you order 4 adult meals, what's stopping you from getting 4 alcoholic drinks?

With a mobile order, only one person has to ever be seen, so that person could be carded if needed, but they still get all 4 drinks.

I'm not sure how this is relevant. People who are underage shouldn't even have 1 drink and honestly people who want 4 drinks will pay regardless.

 

[sharonabe]

I'm not sure how this is relevant. People who are underage shouldn't even have 1 drink and honestly people who want 4 drinks will pay regardless.

We're not saying they're getting the drinks for those who are underage. We're saying they'll get the extra drinks for the real adults on the plan. Mobile ordering makes this much easier than ordering through a real person at a register.

 

[sharonabe]

Can you clarify a little more. If we have 3 room reservations, all with dining at the same time, just different ppl., all under just the 1 MDE account, are you saying when you go to order, it asks who's placing it?

We've run into issues before trying to pre-order at BOG, which really you can't do in our scenario, is this different somehow?

I don't think anyone knows the answer to this yet; it just started today. Keep an eye out for more reports in the next few days.

 

[ellbell]

We're not saying they're getting the drinks for those who are underage. We're saying they'll get the extra drinks for the real adults on the plan. Mobile ordering makes this much easier than ordering through a real person at a register.

Mobile ordering has been in place since the summer. My question was why is adding the dining plan affecting how underage people now get alcohol when it didn't seem to matter when the mobile ordering system was first set up. If adults want 4 drinks who cares let them have it, there is no law saying how much a consenting adult is allowed to consume.

 

[Echo queen]

Interesting and helpful.

 

[10CJ]

Mobile ordering has been in place since the summer. My question was why is adding the dining plan affecting how underage people now get alcohol when it didn't seem to matter when the mobile ordering system was first set up. If adults want 4 drinks who cares let them have it, there is no law saying how much a consenting adult is allowed to consume.

A feel like previous posters explained it pretty well and you are still not understanding. The 2018 dining plan includes an alcoholic beverage. If you were at a table service restaurant and you were using 4 credits for 4 people, you most likely would not be served 4 alcoholic drinks as part of the plan if 2 of the people are under age. Mobile ordering potentially allows you get 4 alcoholic beverages even though 2 of the people are underage.


I am curious to see how this plays out. I hope mobile ordering is still faster. We were planning to use this in April.

 

[ellbell]

A feel like previous posters explained it pretty well and you are still not understanding. The 2018 dining plan includes an alcoholic beverage. If you were at a table service restaurant and you were using 4 credits for 4 people, you most likely would not be served 4 alcoholic drinks as part of the plan if 2 of the people are under age. Mobile ordering potentially allows you get 4 alcoholic beverages even though 2 of the people are underage.


I am curious to see how this plays out. I hope mobile ordering is still faster. We were planning to use this in April.

What stopped people from ordering 4 drinks before they added the dining plan? If one person orders 4 drinks with the dining plan why could they not do that with a credit card? I'm not sure why there is a difference? If I'm being completely dense please let me know but I don't feel like the difference has been noted. Nobody is gonna say hey you used a credit card so you can't have 4 alcoholic beverages. The method of payment is completely irrelevant. My question has always been why does the dining plan make it easier for a minor to obtain alcohol through the mobile app then purchasing the same exact thing with a credit card through the mobile app?

 

[10CJ]

What stopped people from ordering 4 drinks before they added the dining plan? If one person orders 4 drinks with the dining plan why could they not do that with a credit card? I'm not sure why there is a difference? If I'm being completely dense please let me know but I don't feel like the difference has been noted. Nobody is gonna say hey you used a credit card so you can't have 4 alcoholic beverages. The method of payment is completely irrelevant. My question has always been why does the dining plan make it easier for a minor to obtain alcohol through the mobile app then purchasing the same exact thing with a credit card through the mobile app?

I have no idea if there were limits before adding the dining plan. However before the dining plan you would be paying cash for the drinks.Not sure if people would be ordering 2 drinks at time in that scenario. If you are on the dining plan those drinks are already included. The minor does not need to interact with a server through the mobile app if someone else in their party is picking up the order.

 

[Meglen]

What stopped people from ordering 4 drinks before they added the dining plan? If one person orders 4 drinks with the dining plan why could they not do that with a credit card? I'm not sure why there is a difference? If I'm being completely dense please let me know but I don't feel like the difference has been noted. Nobody is gonna say hey you used a credit card so you can't have 4 alcoholic beverages. The method of payment is completely irrelevant. My question has always been why does the dining plan make it easier for a minor to obtain alcohol through the mobile app then purchasing the same exact thing with a credit card through the mobile app?

I think with a regular credit card it would be a 1 drink per person type thing. I do not believe 1 person can walk up and order or pick up 4 drinks. With the ddp it's proven they are for 4 people just they don't no 2 are underage and the adults will be drinking them.

 

[ellbell]

I have no idea if there were limits before adding the dining plan. However before the dining plan you would be paying cash for the drinks.Not sure if people would be ordering 2 drinks at time in that scenario. If you are on the dining plan those drinks are already included. The minor does not need to interact with a server through the mobile app if someone else in their party is picking up the order.

I think that people in epcot order drinks all the time two at a time. I love how people assume that people wouldn't pay cash for more than one drink. The issue is the same as it was or 6 months ago when mobile ordering was put in place. This is a not a new problem. The dining plan does not affect how many drinks someone can order. If a 21 year old is on vacation with a 20 year old they didn't even need mobile ordering. The 21 year old could walk right up to a counter and order two drinks and give one to the 20 year old. This is not a new problem specifically related to the dining plan being added for payment at mobile ordering.

 

[ellbell]

I think with a regular credit card it would be a 1 drink per person type thing. I do not believe 1 person can walk up and order or pick up 4 drinks. With the ddp it's proven they are for 4 people just they don't no 2 are underage and the adults will be drinking them.

With all the other assumptions veing made here you're also assuming parents are providing their children alcohol

 

[TheFloatingBear]

I think that people in epcot order drinks all the time two at a time. I love how people assume that people wouldn't pay cash for more than one drink. The issue is the same as it was or 6 months ago when mobile ordering was put in place. This is a not a new problem. The dining plan does not affect how many drinks someone can order. If a 21 year old is on vacation with a 20 year old they didn't even need mobile ordering. The 21 year old could walk right up to a counter and order two drinks and give one to the 20 year old. This is not a new problem specifically related to the dining plan being added for payment at mobile ordering.

I haven't done the dining plan for a couple of years, but I was following this thread because I used mobile ordering last week...maybe it's an issue of getting more "value" out of it than one is entitled?

Last time I used DDP, my son was an 11YO Disney Adult. So with the new plan, he'd be "eligible" for an alcoholic beverage per the plan but he cannot legally have one. If I went to Sunshine Seasons and mobile order him a beer with his entrée for me to drink and have him drink a water, the CM never sees him. If I go up to the counter with him, it's clear he can't have an alcoholic beverage so he's getting a $3 sprite instead of a $7 beer. I'm not sure if that's what people meant because it's been a while for me using the dining plan, but that was the first thing I thought of when people mentioned gaming the system.