global_mom
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Why do people constantly feel the need to insult others? You did just that by using the term "ignorance". Disney provides many different eating options, and these should be respected by all, as a family's choice of one over the other is their choice and no one else's.
We have been to WDW countless times as DVC members and have eaten at practically every restaurant on property multiple times (still working on Signature restaurants and dinner shows as we have young kids) and so for us, we are looking forward to the Deluxe Plan for the convenience of it. We have low blood sugar as well as allergies/food sensitivities, so for us, table service is best as it allows us to speak to the chef about our dietary restrictions, keeps our levels in check and allows us to rest and enjoy our meals. We don't care for CS (we only enjoy: Cosmic Ray's, Tangierine Cafe & Earl of Sandwich), so regular DP was not to our liking, but we are greatly looking forward to this plan as this is how we normally eat when using our DDE. We love to sit down and relax, so this "doesn't get old after awhile." This may not be to your liking, but this is the way we like to vacation and so we are glad that Disney allows us to do just that.
The biggest problem I have with your analogy is that people need to eat everything that is available to them on the DP - this is why North Americans are so obese. It totally depends upon how you eat. We only order what we can eat - we don't always get desert, and may only share a small plate of fruit amongst the 3 of us. We drink water with our meals, don't snack all day on junk food (use our snack credits for water or fruit mostly), don't eat fast food at all and don't drink pop. We are very healthy people who eat 3 balanced meals per day (sometimes I have to eat smaller meals when my sugar is wacky) - we love fresh vegetables & fruit, soups and grilled chicken. Just because "all of that food" is available to us, doesn't mean we eat it. For us, we exercise self control, and this means that we don't come home gaining weight (usually are down in our weight due to all of the walking) even though we've eaten 2-3 TS meals per day.
We are very much looking forward to using the Deluxe Plan in April as it suits our dietary needs and adds a great level of convenience to our WDW vacations. As an added bonus, it is going to save us money too!
Tiger
We will eat a TS breakfast most days and then a siganture 2TS dinner most nights. We also like to use our snack credits for bananas, trail mix etc. with a couple of Mickey ice cream ears along the way. How is that too much food?
We rarely use all of our snack credits and like to get some bagged items to bring home. The refillable mug is something that will be handy once or twice but it will mostly be a souvenir to bring home. I dont know that we will do 3 TS meals per day (B,L & D) as that does take alot of time, but I am not opposed to doing it that way if that works for our family. There is no rule on the Dining PLan that you have to actaully eat all the food available to you. Just b/c we are on the plan does not mean that we will make ourselves sick with no self control. We absolutely eat more "treats" and high calorie things (breads, butter, sauces, etc) while on vacation but that is the great part about vacation! Plus we walk and walk and walk and walk.......
I was concerned about the additional costs of the tips but we have decided to try Deluxe plan and see how it goes. We love to have it all pre-paid and I LOVE the planning aspect of all the dining options. That's the great thing about Disney....there is something for everyone!!
