Disney Dining Plan Question

[emilysmom09]

Could 2 people(me and DD) add the dining plan to our reservation and 2 other people(mom and grandmother) get a separate reservation without the dining plan and share table service meals with the 2 people that did get the dining plan? Make sense? I'm not trying to get out of paying for the dining plan for all 4 people, it's just that I can't imagine we can eat that much food. That is the reason we have never included the dining plan on previous trips. When I go out to eat, I never get an appetizer and dessert, I'm doing good to finish my main dish and my 11 yr old daughter eats like a bird. I thought if we could share the table service meals, there wouldn't be so much food wasted.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[lizanne]

I understand what you mean, but I doubt that they would accept DDP for 2 people when there are 4 at the table.

 

[buffalogirl]

If there are 4 people eating, you would pay for 4 dinners. If the 4 people in

your party are light eaters, you may want to consider paying out of

pocket. The dining plan may not be the best option for your situation.

 

[dizplanner]

Personally, I think there would be no problem. You are paying for two adults and getting two adult meals. There is another thread where a person when recently and had meals where they had three people and used two credits. They had no problems. You just pay out of pocket for the extra drinks and any other extras you want.

Where people run into problems is when there are children credits involved. They are trying to prevent people from using children credits for adult meals and because the computer doesn't separate them, some servers try to inforce it in other ways.

Of course this won't work for buffets or other all-you-can-eat type meals that are fixed price.

 

[kcashner]

It should be no problem since you are on 2 separate reservations.

The people on the plan order what they want on the plan. The people not on the plan order whatever they want and pay OOP--beverages, an entree only)

They will bring you an extra plate (or 2), and you share whatever you want. You have paid for 2 TS at the adult price and are ordering 2 TS for adults. We always had too much food, and sharing was a great idea to avoid wasting it. Never had a problem...but again, no children were involved.

 

[buffalogirl]

Maybe I misunderstood emilysmom09. It seemed as though she was asking if

4 people could share the meals of the 2 people who had paid for the dining

plan. I don't think she planned on the other two adults paying for meals OOP,

just sharing the prepaid meals.

Did I misunderstand the original question?

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Yes, we have done many different configurations at tables and it wasn't a problem. We've had tables of three where two of us were in one room and the third was in another (two checks both on different DDP accounts). We've also been at tables where two of us were on the dining plan and two were paying OOP. (Again, two separate checks.) We also order OOP items when it's the two of us on the DDP and we want something that isn't included; sushi at Teppanyaki, for example, or alcohol anywhere. (Once again, two separate checks.) You just need to explain it to your server when you're ordering.

One thing I'll suggest you take note of, though, is the tip. I noticed on the check we got for our OOP drinks at California Grill they automatically added the 18% tip onto that check, too. I'd not been paying attention to it on other checks. I don't know if it was just that waiter, or if it's standard practice to add the tip to OOP checks when the DDP is also being used.

 

[Topper]

For issues not specifically addressed in the Dining Plan materials, posters are advised to contact Disney Dining directly at 407-WDW-DINE.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1189367

 

[buffalogirl]

I just checked in "2006 Disney Dining Plan FAQ" thread in "Disney Dining Plan"

section of DISboards, it says meal sharing is allowed.