Disney Dining Plan ---- Can it be shared/split??

[5boyz]

Thanks!!! Faye, mad4 and Brian!!!

 

[Carrie Ellis]

Like I said before, some CMs will look at your card and consider the number of children and adults that are noted on your card. I believe it read n your card: A 2 C 4 for example. They gave us a little hassle on which cards to use, my mom and dad were on a different reservation. I don't know if that would ever be a problem because at that time we were not trying to work the system. We just didn't care whose card the credits were deducted because we were eating together everywhere. For example if your card said 1 A and 2 C and you went up to order 4 adult meals at a counter service, some CMs will say something even though in their computer they are pooled all together. Probably if Each adult went up seperately with the card to order a meal, that might work.

Just FYI

 

[Lewisc]

I certainly agree there is no such thing as a child credit or a child dining plan.

I'm sure you'll agree all guests on the reservation are required to purchase the plan. Technically you're allowed to split the reservation but technically the dining credits are non-transferrable and are for the use of the party. I doubt Disney will enforce it but scheming to use credits paid for at the child rate in order to purchase adult meals is wrong. Put the dining plan on one room with one adult ad 4 or 5C and then put the other adults on the other reservation.

Under the present system you'll probably get away with it but you're not going to convince me it's ethical to split a reservation with the intent of pooling the credits between both rooms.

5boyz, there are some things in this life that are guaranteed: death, taxes, and that the morality police will show and try to tell everybody what disney MEANS instead of what disney SAYS! The credits are pooled, at least for now, and you can use them as you wish.

As someone else posted, with your group and needing 2 rooms anyway, I would just make one reservation with 4 people/ dining plan and one with just 2 people. You will have enough credits to spread out between the 6 of you over the 10 days, if you are sharing meals and buying the odd kid's meal OOP.That way, you can take advantage of the awesome ticket prices at ticketmania (through mousesavers newsletter link) to buy most of your park tickets as well, and just buy the 4 one day tickets you are required to buy with the dining plan.

 

[5boyz]

NO no I wasn't saying I was planning on splitting res to do dining plan. We have 4 children going and when I called about res to Disney she told me I would have to get 2 rooms, the only value that I could do it at was POP as they have adjoining rooms. So as I was posting things and asking questions about the meal plan a few nice people (who I am sure were trying to help, not scam the system) suggested the putting meal plan on one room, so it went from there!!!! Now they have the Family Suites at All Star soooo!!!!

 

[Brian Noble]

technically the dining credits are non-transferrable and are for the use of the party

Ignoring the child/adult thing for a minute, this is not true, and I've specifically asked Disney about this. If you have the dining plan, you are more than welcome to use one of your credits to buy a meal for someone else.

 

[FayeW]

I certainly agree there is no such thing as a child credit or a child dining plan.

I'm sure you'll agree all guests on the reservation are required to purchase the plan. Technically you're allowed to split the reservation but technically the dining credits are non-transferrable and are for the use of the party. I doubt Disney will enforce it but scheming to use credits paid for at the child rate in order to purchase adult meals is wrong. Put the dining plan on one room with one adult ad 4 or 5C and then put the other adults on the other reservation.

Under the present system you'll probably get away with it but you're not going to convince me it's ethical to split a reservation with the intent of pooling the credits between both rooms.

I think that 4 credits for CS/TS and snack would feed her party if they were sharing apps, splitting meals and buying an occasional cs or kids meal OOP. They are certainly allowed to buy somebody else a meal with their credits if that's what they want to do! (All the people with left over c.s credits buying the lunch for the people behind them in line, etc, or giving away the extra desserts they know they won't eat). By all means, list the 2 adult /2 jr (adult prices) on the reservation. I think the issue is it is a lot of food, and a lot of money for a party of her size to end up throwing food away or having wasted credits. This is a way to play by the rules (everybody on the reservation having the same plan), but adapt for this family! Since two rooms are required, 2 reservations! The fact that the people in the two rooms are related, and will eat most meals together, is irrelevant.

 

[Lewisc]

Ignoring the child/adult thing for a minute, this is not true, and I've specifically asked Disney about this. If you have the dining plan, you are more than welcome to use one of your credits to buy a meal for someone else.

Brian--I quoted, almost verbatim, the verbiage in the brochure and the confirmation sheet you get when you check in.

I certainly understand Disney is currently allowing guests to use their credits to purchase meals for others but the language is still in the plan. I might see Disney using this restriction if a family tried to divide up and have 1A and 4C on the meal plan with a few adults, not on the meal plan, in another room.

 

[LeesyUD]

I think it is really sad and it is making me really mad that grown adults are trying to cheat the Disney system. Here are the facts:

1. Everyone in your room must purchase the dining plan. Why? bc of people that say they want to split meals.

2. Disney does not use the term "child credit" but it CLEARLY states in the Dining Plan info that children must order off the children's menu and adults from the adults' menu. PLAIN AS DAY!!! Anyone trying to interpret it any other way...I am sorry but I have to say is ignorant.

3. These people trying to cheat the system are also sad bc they probably don't split meals when they go out at home. Disney is providing a great deal for people that would benefit from the plan. But yet you still have people who need to get everything cheaper.

4. If you went to dinner at Le Cellier and spent $60-70 on two people and had a CS lunch which cost $20 for the both that would be at least $80 which is the price of the plan for two people...plus you get a snack each day...you are getting at least what you would normally pay for without the plan and usually more that what you would pay without it....but of course no one wants to pay what they should pay. They want to pay $10 for a child but then use it for a $30 adult meal.

VERY VERY SAD!

 

[rach2674]

3. These people trying to cheat the system are also sad bc they probably don't split meals when they go out at home. Disney is providing a great deal for people that would benefit from the plan. But yet you still have people who need to get everything cheaper.

I personally split meals all the time when we go out to eat. It's usually more food than we could eat alone. I'm not a big leftover person, so I'd rather split a meal and eat it all than take stuff home and waste it or throw it away at the restaurant.

I'm not trying to "cheat" Disney, I just hate to waste a ton of food. I guess if we could eat that much food, it'd be great, but we can't. I have a 3 year old that barely eats some days, so it'd be a total waste for her. She usually shares with one of us when we go out to eat.

I guess everyone here will have their own opinions and no matter what is said, someone's not going to agree with it. That's why I'm glad to be in the USA and am able to have an opinion without being jailed for it.

Rachel

 

[Carrie Ellis]

I really don't see splitting a meal as wrong. We did it. Two adults split one adult meal. We were all on the plan. We had an extra couple of credits so we ate at one more place. We were not paying $10.99 for $37.99 worth of food! We just each ate 1/2 a meal! If we went out to eat at home, would I split a meal? Probably not. But I would not order an appetizer and a dessert. For us girls, splitting made us happy! For the guys...well they wanted eat everything!

I just hope that using the kids credits does not cause the prices to sky rocket. It is a nice system right now.

I don't think anyone is going to be able to sit down at a table service and be able to order 4 adut meals if their card says 1 adult 2 child. I think one of the servers somewhere is going to say no. Almost every table service that we ate at last October wanted the meals to match our card. They did not have any problem, though, 2 of us (adult) girls splitting an adult meal.

This is becoming a crazy thread!

 

[1of6]

I agree that this thread is getting crazy. It is falling into the old debate about child credits vs. adult credits.

I love the fact that we were able to share meals to keep the cost down. We used child credits for child meals and adult credits for adult meals but shared almost every CS meal we had. Our TS was buffet except for Planet H. Like I said before, we were there 6 nights. DH, me, DS9 & DD7 onthe plan but we shared the plan with DM, DA, DS4 & DD2. We were a group of 4 adults, 3 kids and 1 free. At each TS the CM took off 7 meals.

We share meals all the time at home and when we don't, we bring the extra food home and get an extra meal out of it. It can't be done at Disney. If you don't eat it you toss it.

 

[Donna]

I think it is really sad and it is making me really mad that grown adults are trying to cheat the Disney system. Here are the facts:



2. Disney does not use the term "child credit" but it CLEARLY states in the Dining Plan info that childrenchildren must order off the children's menu and adults from the adults' menu. PLAIN AS DAY!!! Anyone trying to interpret it any other way...I am sorry but I have to say is ignorant.



VERY VERY SAD!

I agree the system should be followed as disney intended when they set it up, however, they should have taken their guests into consideration and realized a "child" is still a "child" at age 10 or 11. Just as wrong as it is for people to cheat on the credits, i believe it is just as wrong of disney to take advantage of their guest by forcing a 10 yr old to pay and eat off an adult menu. They'd be further ahead, like i posted previously, to offer a junior price range/menu because people would feel this is more in line and they'd be getting what they're paying for, and not being taken advantage of.

 

[Carrie Ellis]

I agree the system should be followed as disney intended when they set it up, however, they should have taken their guests into consideration and realized a "child" is still a "child" at age 10 or 11. Just as wrong as it is for people to cheat on the credits, i believe it is just as wrong of disney to take advantage of their guest by forcing a 10 yr old to pay and eat off an adult menu. They'd be further ahead, like i posted previously, to offer a junior price range/menu because people would feel this is more in line and they'd be getting what they're paying for, and not being taken advantage of.

Exactly! Instead of saying our children are 9 and under when they are not, most of us just would not purchase the plan. We should suggest this ever time we have a chance.

 

[rach2674]

I agree with a junior price. It is crazy to think a lot of 10 year olds will eat as much as an adult. Of course probably some growing boys (and girls) may eat that much, but I don't think most do.

I know the ticket prices are the same way and I wish they had an in-between price. I really don't know how most people can afford a family vacation with the prices at Disney these days.

Rachel

 

[mickman1962]

I think it is really sad and it is making me really mad that grown adults are trying to cheat the Disney system. Here are the facts:

1. Everyone in your room must purchase the dining plan. Why? bc of people that say they want to split meals.

2. Disney does not use the term "child credit" but it CLEARLY states in the Dining Plan info that children must order off the children's menu and adults from the adults' menu. PLAIN AS DAY!!! Anyone trying to interpret it any other way...I am sorry but I have to say is ignorant.

3. These people trying to cheat the system are also sad bc they probably don't split meals when they go out at home. Disney is providing a great deal for people that would benefit from the plan. But yet you still have people who need to get everything cheaper.

4. If you went to dinner at Le Cellier and spent $60-70 on two people and had a CS lunch which cost $20 for the both that would be at least $80 which is the price of the plan for two people...plus you get a snack each day...you are getting at least what you would normally pay for without the plan and usually more that what you would pay without it....but of course no one wants to pay what they should pay. They want to pay $10 for a child but then use it for a $30 adult meal.

VERY VERY SAD!

You're not going to get anywhere here with a logical thought.

If your 6 year old doesn't eat that much, don't buy the plan.
If you usually split meals at home, don't buy the plan.
If you find the plan too expensive in it's "intended" use, don't buy the plan.
If you want to buy the plan for your kid so you can treat your family, that lives in Ocala, to a nice meal using the plan (that you paid 1/3 the adult price for the intended/implied use by your child) while your down there, don't buy the plan.
For all the people that complain about the morality police, you're right , we will come out when something that you do will eventually drive up the price/lower the value of something that I use. Just because you can get away with something doesn't make it right.

 

[mickman1962]

I agree the system should be followed as disney intended when they set it up, however, they should have taken their guests into consideration and realized a "child" is still a "child" at age 10 or 11. Just as wrong as it is for people to cheat on the credits, i believe it is just as wrong of disney to take advantage of their guest by forcing a 10 yr old to pay and eat off an adult menu. They'd be further ahead, like i posted previously, to offer a junior price range/menu because people would feel this is more in line and they'd be getting what they're paying for, and not being taken advantage of.

The problem with your logic is that Disney is not "forcing you" to buy the plan. If it doesn't work out to be a good deal for your family don't buy it. As for a junior price, that might only work at a buffet. There is an adult menu and a childrens menu at every restaurant I have ever been to. An adult portion, whether it is served to a 10 year old who eats half of it or a 40 year old who eats all of it is the same thing and still costs the restaurant the same amount of money to prepare.

 

[DaisyD]

I don't understand why anyone would want the plan if it doesn't fit their family? If you can't eat all that food then don't buy the plan. If little Johnnie eats like a bird then don't buy the plan. Why does anyone have to even debate this. No one is twisting anyone's arm. If you don't like it, don't buy it.

 

[jenr812]

I saw the title of this thread and figured it would have one or two posts saying, nope, everyone has to be on the same plan. I am so surprised that this has spiraled into what it is! Wow!

 

[beattyfamily]

Ok, this might seem like a rather goofy question, but if we were to purchase the DDP for me, dh and 1 ds, could the other ds share? There is no way they would eat that much food between them, so I am hoping that they can share!!

thanks.

Tophee

Unless things have changed since I used the plan in Sept/Oct, if you buy the plan for your 2 DS but have them share a couple of meals to save their credits for more meals, yes, you can.

I went in Sept/Oct during the free dining plan. It was just me and my 2 DDs ages 6 and 9. My 6 year old is a VERY picky and light eater. For a couple of meals I had them share; sometimes my younger DD ate NOTHING even when they were sharing. I saved a couple of her credits so we could have a couple of extra character meals. The waiters had absolutely no problem with this. I don't see how that is cheating the system. Now if I was somehow saving my DDs credits to use for myself at a later meal, that's different but what I was doing was just making my DDs credits go toward more meals that otherwise wouldn't have been covered.

I always used the credits for myself and one DD, I never used the extra credits we got from sharing on myself. I also paid OOP for the rest that wasn't covered.

I never thought I was cheating Disney. I thought I was being smart by not buying my DD food she wouldn't have eaten. This way we could all enjoy some sit down meals even though my younger DD wasn't eating anything.

The waiters and waitresses I encountered had no problem whatsoever with it.

 

[tophee99]

Wow.......I never thought this question would cause so much trouble!!

I was not meaning to . I am not a dishonest person and wasn't trying to CHEAT anyone. I apologize for the problems this appears to have caused.

Thank you to all those who answered. I got all the info, and then some, that I needed.

Tophee