DDP planing question extra kid DDP??

[nicolet]

We are staying at All Stars. We have 1 child (2 adults, 1 Child) My sil didn't purchase the DDP one of her kids is staying in our room. So we HAD to and got stuck purchasing 2 adults, 2 children. One for her child. Will we be able to use the other child's dinning plan if we aren't all together? Because they won't be with us most of the time.
Would we be able to keep using my son's card to the extent of all the child's meal snacks, etc.

Thanks in advanced!!!

 

[Brygida]

We are staying at All Stars. We have 1 child (2 adults, 1 Child) My sil didn't purchase the DDP one of her kids is staying in our room. So we HAD to and got stuck purchasing 2 adults, 2 children. One for her child. Will we be able to use the other child's dinning plan if we aren't all together? Because they won't be with us most of the time.
Would we be able to keep using my son's card to the extent of all the child's meal snacks, etc.

Thanks in advanced!!!

Who is "we"? The answer to this question depends on the arrangement you made with your SIL. Did she re-pay you for the DDP for her child? If yes, then using her child's room card, she can buy her child 1 TS, 1 CS, and 1 snack per night you are staying.

If no, then IMHO you get to use the 1 TS, 1 CS and 1 snack credit for your family of 3.

WDW does not track (and therefore obviously does not care) whether your SIL/s child or your family used the credits.

 

[nicolet]

SIL did not and will not get the DDP. So she isn't paying for her son. DH and I had to pay for him because it was all or nothing. So the way I feel is that we should be able to use that extra meal plan. She actually said to me yesterday that she didn't think it was "Fair" that she pay us for her son because they didn't want it to begin with.

Yet they are willing to pay $230 for a rental car to eat outside of the park

or to rent a car for the day to eat outside the park whatever.......

That's why I was wondering if we can just keep using my sons card to use all the kids plan meals. My son then could eat a good breakfast, lunch and dinner.

 

[zookeeper]

If you paid for it then you should get to use it. IF SIL doesn't understand that than perhaps next time you could suggest she book an extra room for her family so that it's not a problem. CM's won't know which child the credits are for and if you use them for children's meals (although, as of now, there's no way of checking if you don't but I'm sure that's coming) nobody should have a "moral" problem with what you're doing. Although, I'll get my popcorn out just in case someone thinks it's wrong to do so.

 

[DiszyDean]

This could open up quite a debate.

From a high level, the Disney Dining plan excludes transfer of credits from one individual to another. Meaning, by the letter of the law, this should not be allowed. However, I do see your predicament.

An extra child's TS, CS and snack credit is a lot of food for one kid in one day though. Hopefully, the temptation would not be there to use some of those credits for adult meals. IMO, that would be wrong.

 

[Frantasmic]

The experts can weigh in if this is possible, but you may be in for the opposite effect: your SIL using your family's credits. ALL of your credits will be available from his card; however, I believe you can prevent his card from working for the DDP. I'd make sure you could do this so that you don't end up getting ripped off.

If you paid for the dining plan for his room, you should benefit from it. If your SIL pays you back, you shouldn't touch his credits.

 

[DiszyDean]

One thing that I do not understand is that it sounds like your SIL's child will be with them most of the time? Why wouldn't they just stay in the same room as their parents at night? I think that could have avoided the whole issue. That is the option I would have given to my SIL...either they need to pay for the dining plan for their child or the child should stay in their own parent's room. Maybe I am misunderstanding the whole situation.

 

[Brygida]

The experts can way in if this is possible, but you may be in for the opposite effect: your SIL using your family's credits. ALL of your credits will be available from his card; however, I believe you can prevent his card from working for the DDP. I'd make sure you could do this so that you don't end up getting ripped off.

If you paid for the dining plan for his room, you should benefit from it. If your SIL pays you back, you shouldn't touch his credits.

That's easy, just don't give the SIL a card from your room. Then she can't use it!

 

[4mcbjCtr]

I was wondering the same thing. Why isn't the child staying with your sister?

 

[jenjen212]

it sounds like there is not enough bed space in the sister's room, and there was extra room in yours right?? and you, being the nice brother, is letting the child stay with you in yours.

are you guys hanging out together at all? for dinner or something?

my dh and i have gone with my brother and his family, and we all hang out together when we go to wdw. not that there's anything wrong with separating, but i was just curious.

 

[PoohHappens]

I am guessing SIL has 3 kids and they could not all be placed on her ressie so one was placed on yours. I hope she paid you for her childs ticket that will be on the card. I do not think you will have any trouble using some of the credits, especially CS and Snack. You will loose some of them. You could also suggest if your SIL does go to a TS that she give you $ and her child can use the TS at that one time. It would be a bargain for her and you would recoup a little of your money. Good luck.

 

[Frantasmic]

That's easy, just don't give the SIL a card from your room. Then she can't use it!

I agree, but it sounded like the kid was just staying in their room and was planning on being with his/her mom (i.e., the SIL) most of the day so he would have HIS card to the kingdom, which was purchased with the brother and thus would have brother's family's credits on there.

It does get confusing with all the possibilities.

 

[nicolet]

My SIL has 5 people going 2 adults and 3 children.
We have 2 adults and 1 child.
So we let one of her children stay with us. If we didn't she would have had to get another room. Or upgrade to a resort that allowed 5 people to a room.
So now we have 4 and 4 to a room. We also requested adjoining rooms.

She's not going to be dining with us much, because I think we are going to have to split up because our child is 4 and her's are older. She has mentioned that they are going to be eating later around 8:00 or so.

If she isn't going to give us the money then I don't think that she should use the extra meal plan. She didn't lead on that she was going to use it. I don't think if she had the card that she would use the meals without us knowing.

 

[Dean]

My SIL has 5 people going 2 adults and 3 children.
We have 2 adults and 1 child.
So we let one of her children stay with us. If we didn't she would have had to get another room. Or upgrade to a resort that allowed 5 people to a room.
So now we have 4 and 4 to a room. We also requested adjoining rooms.

She's not going to be dining with us much, because I think we are going to have to split up because our child is 4 and her's are older. She has mentioned that they are going to be eating later around 8:00 or so.

If she isn't going to give us the money then I don't think that she should use the extra meal plan. She didn't lead on that she was going to use it. I don't think if she had the card that she would use the meals without us knowing.

This has all the makings of a problem. You're having to pay for the DDP for an extra child who is not your own and basically being "forced" into it. I'd think there's a good chance your SIL will want to use the credits even though she refused to pay for them or send the child with you and let you use the plan to cover him/her. I'd make it clear up front that you paid for an extra person but have only intentions of using it yourself and she is still responsible for any charges attributable to that child.

 

[Mickey'snewestfan]

Don't you choose which cards/keys to put the credits on? I'm pretty sure on our first trip we had it so that the kids cards didn't have any kind of priviledge, that way if we let them carry them and they lost them it wasn't as big a deal.

I know we never used the kids cards to pay for any meals -- I just gave them my card and they took all the meals off that.

One way to use the credits is to upgrade to a "signature" meal. Before someone gets upset I'll suggest it this way: At many restaurants you can use the 2 adult credits to pay for a full "adult" meal and the two kids to pay for a full "kids" meal. Honestly 2 appetizers, 2 entrees and 2 deserts is enough for almost any family of 3, especially if you choose right.