Dining help needed

[Tinkfan10]

Okay...so looking at what others have said and opinions of my draft plan I am in need of advice for the days that I am at MK and Epcot. I am on the Deluxe plan and was going to do --- Breakfast=Crystal Palace, Lunch= LTT, and Dinner=The Plaza I have never had the Breakfast at CP or lunch at LTT so those I want to keep do I keep Plaza and just have a late dinner or do I have lunch at about 2:00 and then dinner at like Cosmic Rays or another counter service?

Epcot...Breakfast=Norway, Lunch Le Celliar, Dinner=Beirgarten all three I have never done....we have many romantic dinners so Le Celliar for romance is not an issue, and Beirgarten is one place my fiance really wants to try as he loves German food. So for lunch to change do I keep Le Celliar and we just do a sandwich or do we eat at a counter service in Future World like Sunshine seasons?

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[DISNEY1975]

I tried the deluxe and failed miserably!

By day 3 I couldnt even eat a crumb more of food or I would have popped. Surprisingly, the many hours of walking daily (with a full tummy..not fun!) balanced it out and I only gained 3 lbs during our 9 day trip.

I booked our ressies at about 8, 1:30 and 7ish. I did that because I was with a 4 year old and I still thought 6:30 - 7 was a little late for her, but still needed some space between meals. If you are not with a young child, maybe you could space out the meals even more and squeeze in 3 TS on a couple of days.

As for your questions...

The plaza really has light fare. I like this so Im not so full walking the parks after lunch. For dinner, you dont really need it. Its just sandwiches! I would skip it. Spread out the CP and LTT as late as you can, but make sure you get LTT during lunch hours. The lunch menu is way better than dinner.

Both CP and LTT are great, I would keep those.

Personally, I would ditch Germany, but if fiance wants it, try to book as late as possible (again, if your not with young children). Le Cellier is a must do for me and the Akershus breakfast was really good too, but I wouldnt go without a child! The main focus here was not the food, but the princesses. If its just you and fiance, grab a quick/small breakfast (breakfast sandwich/muffin/bagel etc..) then get an early Le Cellier lunch ressie. Then go to Germany at 7:30 -8ish...youll be out just in time for Illuminations!

 

[catho72]

Personally, I would have Plaza for lunch and LTT for dinner. Doing CP and LTT back-to-back would have me in a food coma! Plaza has the best fries. DH and I shared a chicken sandwich there and we had plenty of food for the two of us.

At Epcot, I would do Sunshine Seasons for breakfast (CS), Biergarten for lunch and LeCellier for dinner. SS gets fabulous breakfast reviews and LeCellier is my favorite meal at WDW.

Doing three TS meals a day is a TON of food. It's also a lot of time spent away from park attractions. We've done DxDDP and felt we had to do lots of TS to get our money's worth. Don't worry...you will get your money's worth even without having three TS meals a day. To maximize your credits, try a couple of Signature Dining meals. We really enjoyed California Grill.

Have a great trip!

 

[Tinkfan10]

I tried the deluxe and failed miserably!

Le Cellier is a must do for me and the Akershus breakfast was really good too, but I wouldnt go without a child! The main focus here was not the food, but the princesses. If its just you and fiance, grab a quick/small breakfast (breakfast sandwich/muffin/bagel etc..) then get an early Le Cellier lunch ressie. Then go to Germany at 7:30 -8ish...youll be out just in time for Illuminations!

It is interesting about the Princess thing at Norway....that is the Breakfast my fiance requested and I am a big Princess fan...both of us are big kids and we are doing 4 character meals.

 

[Tinkfan10]

Personally, I would have Plaza for lunch and LTT for dinner. Doing CP and LTT back-to-back would have me in a food coma! Plaza has the best fries. DH and I shared a chicken sandwich there and we had plenty of food for the two of us.

At Epcot, I would do Sunshine Seasons for breakfast (CS), Biergarten for lunch and LeCellier for dinner. SS gets fabulous breakfast reviews and LeCellier is my favorite meal at WDW.

Doing three TS meals a day is a TON of food. It's also a lot of time spent away from park attractions. We've done DxDDP and felt we had to do lots of TS to get our money's worth. Don't worry...you will get your money's worth even without having three TS meals a day. To maximize your credits, try a couple of Signature Dining meals. We really enjoyed California Grill.

Have a great trip!

I was only planing 3 TS meals for these two days, the others are more spread out. This is why I need help, because it does seem like alot of food
We are doing 5 signature meals: Flying Fish, Brown Derby, Cal. Grill, Jiko, and Artist Point

 

[DISNEY1975]

If you are only doing 3 meals on 2 days...go for it!

It just wasnt for me every day!

 

[soulmates]

Cosmic Rays...YUCK!!! Try Pecos Bill's, much better!! Other than that, you have a great plan!