Does the Dining Plan Change every year??

[Simba726]

I wasn't sure if the DP changes everyyear or if it is basically the same year to year?

I am planning a trip in June 2010, and I want a meal plan. But I am so confused about wich way to go. I was thinking the delux would be best for us but then I was thining we might not need 3 TS meals per day.

We will be there for 7 days my kids eat regularly, but I usual do well with a big breakfast a lunch snack and a dinner. not really sure if we will want to sit down to eat while we are there??

 

[brandylouwho]

Disney has changed the plan (took away appetizer, took out the tip) and then added the quick service plan, but the changes are not every year.

Obviously, some people do the deluxe plan, and it must work for them. But for my family it is far too much food and too much time every day spent eating at TS restaurants (each of our TS meals seem to last at least an hour and that is when we are in a hurry at a buffet). I am not sure I could eat 3 sit down meals like that even if I wanted to. Now, maybe if we were eating at a lot of 2 credit meals...maybe that would make sense.

Ultimately, it will depend on your family and their wants and habits. But you should be able to look at the 2009 plan to start planning for 2010.

 

[Microcell]

Yeah, the poster above fairly well covered it! We have only gotten the dining plan with free dining, but if I were to pay for it I would do the plan with one TS, one QS and snack per day. We are thinking of actually doing the QS this next time because we only want to do like 3 sit downs total for 7 days.. they bog us down and we love some QS places like Sunshine Seasons, Morocco, CHH so we won't be stuck with burgers the whole time and we won't be bogged down with ADRs to have to make!

 

[TDC Nala]

Dining plan was introduced in 2005.

2006 - Price increase

2007 - No change

2008 - Appetizer and tip excluded from the regular plan. Price of regular plan decreased. Introduction of deluxe dining plan.

2009 - Introduction of quick service plan. Slight price increase for regular and deluxe plans.