Disney dining plan help!

[new girl]

Hi...we are staying for 5 days in October. I have the following ADR's...CRT, Kona Cafe, The Crystal Palace, Tusker House & Akershus. I understand I will need to pay for one meal...which one? I also need to plan dining at WL on our arrival evening...any quick service there? Thanks...

 

[BayouMickey]

crystal palace or tusker house.. buffets are always your cheapest

 

[Bets19]

Roaring Forks is the quick service at WL

 

[havoc315]

Depends on whether those meals are breakfast/lunch/dinner, all of which are priced differently.
If they are all dinner -- Then Kona Cafe is probably the cheapest, as it's not a set price. And can be very cheap, if you're not ordering dessert, etc.

 

[BayouMickey]

Depends on whether those meals are breakfast/lunch/dinner, all of which are priced differently.
If they are all dinner -- Then Kona Cafe is probably the cheapest, as it's not a set price. And can be very cheap, if you're not ordering dessert, etc.

yes but havoc, who would want to miss out on all the courses at Kona?? that's just too good of a place to skimp on.

 

[bdklein]

Hi...we are staying for 5 days in October. I have the following ADR's...CRT, Kona Cafe, The Crystal Palace, Tusker House & Akershus. I understand I will need to pay for one meal...which one? I also need to plan dining at WL on our arrival evening...any quick service there? Thanks...

5 nights?

 

[havoc315]

yes but havoc, who would want to miss out on all the courses at Kona?? that's just too good of a place to skimp on.

That's pretty subjective. For me, I wouldn't order dessert there, regardless of whether it was included or not. I might order an appetizer, but that's not included.

But depending on what you order, even if you get dessert, it's still typically cheaper than most dinner buffets.

For example ---
Duck Breast -- A mid priced item on the menu -- $21.99
Soda for beverage -- About $3
Dessert -- Pineapple Upside Down Cake - with Lemongrass and Caramel Sauces $5.99

Total: $31 -- With tax -- About $33

Crystal Palace Dinner:Adult price range: $39.40-$43.66
Akershus Dinner:Adult price range: $46.85-$55.37


So as you can see, a mid-priced dinner at Kona, including all entitlements, is $6-$22 less than a 1-credit character dinner. (Tusker house would be about the same price as Kona, and can't compare CRT as it is 2 credits, and works out to $33-$35 per credit).

Putting aside skipping entitlements, the cheapest Soda+Entree+Dessert you can get at Kona is $27 with tax. The most expensive is $41.70.
So the absolute most expensive possible meal at Kona basically matches Crystal Palace pricing, and is still quite a bit cheaper than Akershus.

If you think you would order the most expensive items at Kona, then Tusker House would be the meal that becomes OOP. But if you are ordering from the mid-priced to lower priced items, then Kona is still the cheapest by quite a bit.

 

[mom2cgj]

I would go online and look at menus with prices (allears is a good site). You can get some idea of what each would cost and decide which would be least expensive for you.

 

[BayouMickey]

That's pretty subjective. For me, I wouldn't order dessert there, regardless of whether it was included or not. I might order an appetizer, but that's not included.

But depending on what you order, even if you get dessert, it's still typically cheaper than most dinner buffets.

For example ---
Duck Breast -- A mid priced item on the menu -- $21.99
Soda for beverage -- About $3
Dessert -- Pineapple Upside Down Cake - with Lemongrass and Caramel Sauces $5.99

Total: $31 -- With tax -- About $33

Crystal Palace Dinner:Adult price range: $39.40-$43.66
Akershus Dinner:Adult price range: $46.85-$55.37


So as you can see, a mid-priced dinner at Kona, including all entitlements, is $6-$22 less than a 1-credit character dinner. (Tusker house would be about the same price as Kona, and can't compare CRT as it is 2 credits, and works out to $33-$35 per credit).

Putting aside skipping entitlements, the cheapest Soda+Entree+Dessert you can get at Kona is $27 with tax. The most expensive is $41.70.
So the absolute most expensive possible meal at Kona basically matches Crystal Palace pricing, and is still quite a bit cheaper than Akershus.

If you think you would order the most expensive items at Kona, then Tusker House would be the meal that becomes OOP. But if you are ordering from the mid-priced to lower priced items, then Kona is still the cheapest by quite a bit.

duh.. my bad.. I'm thinking more on the lines of DDxP, which is what we often do.. That includes the appetizer. So yes havoc is correct when it comes down to the standard DDP.

 

[scard192]

Hi...we are staying for 5 days in October. I have the following ADR's...CRT, Kona Cafe, The Crystal Palace, Tusker House & Akershus. I understand I will need to pay for one meal...which one? I also need to plan dining at WL on our arrival evening...any quick service there? Thanks...

not sure what your arrival time is but my family will not get to the resort until mid afternoon and plan to have CS for dinner which leaves us the "extra" TS we need for CRT because we won't use a TS that day.

 

[new girl]

Thanks for ALL of the tips! We'll try for a QS meal when we arrive on Tuesday...so much to think about!