Dining plan and linked reservations

[drpepr]

Hi
If we have linked DVC reservations 3 night and 2 night, is it possiible to add a dining plan to just one part of the trip?
Thanks

 

[DebbieB]

Hi
If we have linked DVC reservations 3 night and 2 night, is it possiible to add a dining plan to just one part of the trip?
Thanks

No, DVC stopped allowing that unless you have separate reservations for separate rooms (in which case they are not linked).

They did allow it for awhile but then people started making 1 night reservations, alternating one night with dining, one night without. Turned out to be a logistical nightmare, new keys were needed each day.

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

No, DVC stopped allowing that unless you have separate reservations for separate rooms (in which case they are not linked).

They did allow it for awhile but then people started making 1 night reservations, alternating one night with dining, one night without. Turned out to be a logistical nightmare, new keys were needed each day.

I was just wondering about this. We are staying in a 2 bed for two nights followed by a GV for 6 nights and then one night in a 2 bed all at OKW. We have two waitlist requests magically hoping the GV opens on either side.

We have a family staying the first two night in the 2 bed and moving with us to the GV for 3 nights (arriving and departing via DME).

On their last night, two more friends are arriving (via DME) to stay for the remainder of the GV reservation and the one night in the 2 bed.

We have the split but linked reservation - not for gaming the system - but as backup in case the waitlists don't come through. Obviously, we would prefer to stay in one room for the entire trip.

Do we have any dining plan options that make sense? i.e. the other two parties are not going to pay for 10 days of dining when they are there 4 or 5 days.

Any thoughts? (we do not really endorse the dining plan but one set of guests would really like to use it)

 

[disneynutz]

The dining plan is there to make Disney money, not to make sense.

If one couple wants the plan, put them in their own room with a separate reservation.

Bill

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

The dining plan is there to make Disney money, not to make sense.

If one couple wants the plan, put them in their own room with a separate reservation.

Bill

Thanks but part of the joy is being in one villa.

Obviously it makes money for Disney but they have had to scale it down and modify it quite a bit fromt he glory days of the Food & Fun Card for it to be a moneymaker. With few exceptions, it has indirectly driven us off the property for -due to the sameness of the menus, poor quality and $$$. We've found some nice restaurants and had a chance to explore Celebration and Orlando.

 

[tjkraz]

Disney always intended the dining plans to be "all or nothing" programs. Every day...every traveler.

If they allow any sort of flexibility, people will take advantage. It's just human nature. Sure there are people who legitimately have members of their travel party staying for just a portion of the reservation. But on many, many more occasions, guests would simply lie in order to get a small number of dining credits which best suit their desires.

Financially the dining plans work best over long vacations--say a week or more. At least from Disney's perspective.

When you check-in and are issued 7 nights worth of dining credits, chances are some of them will be used for restaurants or meals which do not completely maximize the value. Most people won't use credits for 7 dinner character buffets or the highest-price entree at non-signature restaurants. Over that many days, they'll end up eating at some cheaper locations or getting a sit-down breakfast or two.

Heck, many people even leave with credits unused.

But allow those same people to buy just 2 nights worth of credits during a 7-night stay and suddenly they're dining at the most expensive restaurants and allowing nothing to go unused.

With one set of credits on the standard DDP, you could have dinner at Chef Mickey's, lunch at Pepper Market plus the refillable mug and snack. That's upward of $75 in value for a $55 price tag.

But Disney never intended for the DDP to be a 25% off discount program. Ideally, for every day when you get $75 worth of food for $55, there's another day when you're only consuming $35-45 worth of food for the same $55.