Dining plan

[hanksgirl]

It is better to get the two quick service dining or is it better to get the one with one quick and one sit down?? It's like 400.00 difference and we thought it may be cheaper to just pay for our sit down dinner when we want one??.. Any thoughts???

 

[AngieTank]

It depends on what you want to eat and the experience you are looking for. There are a lot of really good quick service restaurants everywhere, and there are a lot of amazing table service restaurants too! If I were you I'd scope out the menus and see what you're interested in. For us the table service meal is a real treat every evening as we don't dine out often at home. But if you don't mind the quick service experience you can get a good meal it's just more like going to McDonalds instead of Olive Garden.

 

[sharonabe]

It is better to get the two quick service dining or is it better to get the one with one quick and one sit down?? It's like 400.00 difference and we thought it may be cheaper to just pay for our sit down dinner when we want one??.. Any thoughts???

It is very difficult to make the QSDP "pay" for itself. 95% of entrees at QS are still at $10-11, drinks are $3, desserts around $4. Multiply that times 2 and you've got $36. That means your snack has to be $4.50 or more to just break even. And as soon as you use a QS credit for breakfast, don't get the dessert, or get a cheaper snack, you're losing money.

The DDP is a little easier to make the cut, but you still need to order the more expensive entrees every time, always get dessert and a drink.

If you just want a few TS meals, you'll probably be better to not do a dining plan at all and pay OOP.

 

[TDC Nala]

Totally depends on how many sit-downs you want. If you are good with having one every day, then upgrade the plan. If you only want one or two, stick with quick service and pay for the TS you want. This is assuming that you are not willing to go without a dining plan at all.

 

[bdklein]

It is better to get the two quick service dining or is it better to get the one with one quick and one sit down?? It's like 400.00 difference and we thought it may be cheaper to just pay for our sit down dinner when we want one??.. Any thoughts???

If you are paying for it, and it's your first or second trip to WDW, don't do any dining plan. Just pay as you eat (OOP-Out of Pocket).

 

[DJFan88]

It depends on what you want to eat and the experience you are looking for. There are a lot of really good quick service restaurants everywhere, and there are a lot of amazing table service restaurants too! If I were you I'd scope out the menus and see what you're interested in. For us the table service meal is a real treat every evening as we don't dine out often at home. But if you don't mind the quick service experience you can get a good meal it's just more like going to McDonalds instead of Olive Garden.

True! They're are ALOT of great quick service options. Do your research!

and don't worry.....it's true that many are kinda like eating at mcdonalds, but if you research it, you will find many are meals like table service, just waiting in line for them yourself.

True about the other poster's breakdown on cost of QS. If you only want a few TS, do all OOP. If you want a lot of TS meals, then that is a whole different discussion.

 

[AngieTank]

and don't worry.....it's true that many are kinda like eating at mcdonalds, but if you research it, you will find many are meals like table service, just waiting in line for them yourself.

Oops, I didn't mean to imply that the food was the same quality as McDonald's just the experience.

 

[DJFan88]

Oops, I didn't mean to imply that the food was the same quality as McDonald's just the experience.

No, no, I know. I saw how you said earlier there were a lot of great places. Just for someone newer to Dis., didn't want them to think ut oh, if they don't want a lot of TS.
It actually was sort of ut-ohy our first trip, when we had no planning down. So, hungry you just take whatever's there. However, learned that by knowing where the good stuff was by pre-planning, that would never happen to us again.