Dining PLan Changes!!!!!

[Luv0fDisney]

I was looking at news.google.com under Disney WOrld and found a link that says DIsney Dining Changes...

http://www.inquisitr.com/2121592/di...rumored-to-get-big-changes-very-soon-in-2015/

I am upset that the pre bagged popcorn is not on the dining plan any more since that is what we got last year fo r the plane

 

[tomatecerise]

Tank you for the info!

 

[supersnoop]

It's just a rumor and it seems to lead back to one source.

 

[Luv0fDisney]

i do hope it's only a rumor because i love the pre bagged popcorn in the gift shop with the snack credit.

 

[tpettie]

http://blog.touringplans.com/2015/05/29/changes-coming-to-the-disney-dining-plan-beginning-may-31/

Disney will be making a few minor changes, based off of guest feedback, to the program. These changes will allow guests more flexibility and choice in using entitlements, including substitutions, who can use meal entitlements, and expanded snack offerings.

 

[andrewilley]

The reported changes will indeed be taking effect from tomorrow (Sunday 31 May). Mostly they seem a good thing, providing more flexibility and hopefully less arguments at the registers (as long as the cashiers work to the same rules as the counter servers).

However I've not seen anyone else reporting that regular bottled drinks in the stores will be going up by 75c tomorrow too - e.g. a 16.9 fl oz bottle of Dasani water is apparently going up from $3.75 to $4.50. You can buy a whole 24-pack of those for about the same price in Walmart just down the road!!!

Well I guess someone has to pay for other people getting all this "free" stuff on the Dining Plan.

Andre

 

[kaytieeldr]

Where is the price of Dasani $3.75? Here http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/diningdetail.cfm?restaurant.id=260 it's $2.50 as of April.

 

[missbrooke06]

These are great changes! Very happy to see them!

 

[andrewilley]

Where is the price of Dasani $3.75? Here http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/diningdetail.cfm?restaurant.id=260 it's $2.50 as of April.

That pricing was reported to me by a hotel gift-store CM, not a restaurant location, but I'd welcome independent confirmation from anyone on-site at the moment as those prices did seem crazy to me. I don't recall bottled drinks being that much when I was last there.

Andre

 

[Supermom3]

I am very glad about these proposed changes and hope they come to fruition. My DD8 doesn't always like what is offered on the kids' menu at QS locations, and I was glad to see that child credits would be allowed to be used for adult meals. I am also happy to have the option to get a bottle of water, a side salad, or a soup instead of a QS dessert. We generally don't care for the desserts offered at QS restaurants, and prefer to use our snack credits to get a sweet treat.

 

[crysbryant]

http://blog.touringplans.com/2015/05/29/changes-coming-to-the-disney-dining-plan-beginning-may-31/

Disney will be making a few minor changes, based off of guest feedback, to the program. These changes will allow guests more flexibility and choice in using entitlements, including substitutions, who can use meal entitlements, and expanded snack offerings.

So, based on this, my daughter can order off of the adult menu at Be Our Guest for lunch?

 

[supersnoop]

So, based on this, my daughter can order off of the adult menu at Be Our Guest for lunch?

Based on a blog on the touring plans website? Yes. We haven't really seen anything official from Disney yet.

 

[andrewilley]

Based on a blog on the touring plans website? Yes. We haven't really seen anything official from Disney yet.

No, it's odd that by all accounts they are going to spring this suddenly on everyone without any official fore-warning. However I've heard it from several sources (including from one CM who has been officially briefed on it) so it does seem like it's happening.

Andre

 

[Mikie]

Based on a blog on the touring plans website? Yes. We haven't really seen anything official from Disney yet.

I know that some unofficial sources are given a lot of credit around here (DIS) and some are barely even taken with a grain of salt, but I don't know which are which. . . . Is Touring Plans' blog notoriously off base, or are you generally skeptical of all unofficial sources?

 

[mommycrawford]

So does that mean the corn dog nuggets at Casey's are now a snack credit?...would love to see that happen!

 

[mdsouth]

I am very glad about these proposed changes and hope they come to fruition. My DD8 doesn't always like what is offered on the kids' menu at QS locations, and I was glad to see that child credits would be allowed to be used for adult meals. I am also happy to have the option to get a bottle of water, a side salad, or a soup instead of a QS dessert. We generally don't care for the desserts offered at QS restaurants, and prefer to use our snack credits to get a sweet treat.

I agree with Supermom3. I really like the option of choosing a side item or bottled drink instead of the dessert as well as allowing child to buy adult meals at some places. My DD is a very picky eater and this will give us options at some restaurants. Previously, we would at times pay out of pocket for some things on the menu so she could eat and then have extra kid's meal credits left over later.

 

[nalajms]

So, based on this, my daughter can order off of the adult menu at Be Our Guest for lunch?

Looks like it! This will save me a snack credit since my kids only eat the cupcakes at BOG lunch Now I can order a "kids meal" that includes the cupcake!

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

I'm hoping that the Rumor about the QS credits actually being pooled together now is true. I would love to try a lot of the QS locations in World Showcase like Norway but the only kids choice was an uncrustable. DS would enjoy the adult meal choices there.

 

[xxcourt]

I'm hoping that the Rumor about the QS credits actually being pooled together now is true. I would love to try a lot of the QS locations in World Showcase like Norway but the only kids choice was an uncrustable. DS would enjoy the adult meal choices there.

They have always been pooled together. Notice how when you use table service meals your receipt tells you number of meals left for kids and the amount left for adults, but quick service just tells you how many meals. When I was on the college program in quick service (before this policy change!) my managers told me to tell any guests who asked that we prefer kids order from the kids menu, but if there's nothing they like or they see something from the adult menu they really want then it's no problem! This also entitles you to the bigger drink and a dessert.

 

[lmtravis]

This thread just made my day. Free dining keeps getting to be a better and better deal for our family. Thanks for sharing.