travellady
If only the world could be like WDW every day!
- Joined
- Sep 7, 2003
Before we left for last week's 5 night, 6 day, WDW trip, I went back and forth on the DDP. Reviewed all menus and prices on allearsnet.com, thought back to what we typically ordered on past trips, and what types of eaters we are. In the end, we decided to forego the DDP and pay as we go. After adding up all of our dining and snack receipts today, I'm glad we made this decision as we saved $30.00 per day over what the DDP would have cost the 3 of us.
Us:
DH, 49, 170 lbs
Me, 50, 145 lbs
DS, 12, 5' 0", 85 lbs
It is true that if we ordered what comes with the DDP, we would have saved money. But, my first thought after looking at the menus on allearsnet.com and what we can reasonably eat, I realized that was a heck of a lot of food. Rarely do we order dessert, sometimes an appetizer and if so, only salad if it doesn't come with the meal. So, to feel like we would be getting our money's worth, we would have ordered everything we could have, and probably the most expensive entree, to ensure we got our money's worth. But, we don't normally eat like this and more than likely, would have left food on our plates, all in the name of "getting our money's worth".
The second reason we shied away from the plan is the number of table service meals is equal to the number of counter service meals. In the past, we only did table service meals every other day, one of the reasons being we often go during peak times and getting a ressie can be tough. We honestly don't like to plan too far ahead and don't even know what park we'll be in when, we are definitely go with the flow people. It seemed like we'd need to do more planning than we're apt to do all because of the DDP.
In reality, we did 4 table service meals this past trip - 1 ESPN club dinner, 1 Gullivers dinner, 1 Boatwright's dinner, 1 Boatwright's breakfast. Had we had the DDP, we probably could have done the 5th table service meal without much problem.
So, we spent $150.00 less than we would have had we had the DDP and still felt we ate like Kings and Queens. I dined on Prime Rib dinner, Fettucine Alfredo, Omelots, Prime Rib sandwich, ice cream, ice cream, and more ice cream . Probably took in more calories this past week than the previous two, though expended them as well.
Personally, I would only choose the plan if it were a part of a package deal or a special. My family of 3 can't spend $120.00 a day on food and eat it all. Now when my 12 year old turns into a strapping teenager, I may be singing a different tune...
Us:
DH, 49, 170 lbs
Me, 50, 145 lbs
DS, 12, 5' 0", 85 lbs
It is true that if we ordered what comes with the DDP, we would have saved money. But, my first thought after looking at the menus on allearsnet.com and what we can reasonably eat, I realized that was a heck of a lot of food. Rarely do we order dessert, sometimes an appetizer and if so, only salad if it doesn't come with the meal. So, to feel like we would be getting our money's worth, we would have ordered everything we could have, and probably the most expensive entree, to ensure we got our money's worth. But, we don't normally eat like this and more than likely, would have left food on our plates, all in the name of "getting our money's worth".
The second reason we shied away from the plan is the number of table service meals is equal to the number of counter service meals. In the past, we only did table service meals every other day, one of the reasons being we often go during peak times and getting a ressie can be tough. We honestly don't like to plan too far ahead and don't even know what park we'll be in when, we are definitely go with the flow people. It seemed like we'd need to do more planning than we're apt to do all because of the DDP.
In reality, we did 4 table service meals this past trip - 1 ESPN club dinner, 1 Gullivers dinner, 1 Boatwright's dinner, 1 Boatwright's breakfast. Had we had the DDP, we probably could have done the 5th table service meal without much problem.
So, we spent $150.00 less than we would have had we had the DDP and still felt we ate like Kings and Queens. I dined on Prime Rib dinner, Fettucine Alfredo, Omelots, Prime Rib sandwich, ice cream, ice cream, and more ice cream . Probably took in more calories this past week than the previous two, though expended them as well.
Personally, I would only choose the plan if it were a part of a package deal or a special. My family of 3 can't spend $120.00 a day on food and eat it all. Now when my 12 year old turns into a strapping teenager, I may be singing a different tune...