Dining plan and paying in advance?

[pink7420]

My fiance and I are brand new DVC member and we're taking our first trip home for our honeymoon in Nov. We are used to being able to pay for dining plan upfront. I was wondering if we bought disney gift cards could we use them to pay for the dining plan at AKV when we check in? Can we use them for tips at the meals? TIA

 

[Chuck S]

Yes, you can use Disney gift card to pay for the DDP when you check-in, and you should be able to use them for the tips, just like any credit card, but that may depend upon if the restaurant is actually Disney operated...many at Epcot, DtD, and Rainforest - Yak & Yeti at AK are not Disney operated.

 

[PKWallaby]

Pink7420: you and I think alike. I love having things taken care of ahead of time as well. Our last 2 trips I ended up using a combination of Disney Reward Dollars (from the Chase Disney VISA) and a Disney gift card that I had purchased months before the trip to pay for our DDP at check-in. Since I really was not "paying" at the time, this was as close to "free dining" that I will experience while checking into a DVC resort (unless I lose my mind and pay rack rate...not very likely)

 

[pink7420]

Thank you both very much! I like having things paid ahead of time.