Dump my Silver Plan?

[indyanna]

This is our first trip to Disney, and I'm sooo confused! We've booked seven nights at the Wilderness Lodge and added on the Silver Plan. We're a family of four with 2 kids ages 8 and 11. I just read about the concierge service and started thinking that light meals there might be better than purchasing the Silver plan and using it for meals. Is it likely that we will spend about $1800 during our trip on food? It seems it might be a lot cheaper to just drop the package and spend as we go even if we choose to eat a few nice dinners and do some extras.

I need some opinions PLEASE!!!

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Well, since you asked.... I would never do that plan with children. Maybe if it was just me and DH and we'd eat like crazy and gain a bunch of weight to get our money's worth (LOL) but not with kids. They just won't eat that much- no matter what we ate or where.
Our last trip was 10 days and we spent about $1000 on food- if that. I'm allowing $100 a day for our family of 5 (granted really just 4- or maybe 3.5.... since my youngest two eat like birds. LOL) -because some days we'll eat way less than that- and others will cost more (character meals, nice dinners, etc). But there is no way we would eat $1800 worth of food- even in our 11 day next trip. No way.
Just my opinion. If I had a family of big eaters (like teenagers or something)- then maybe..... maybe worth it not to worry about cost of food the entire time. But in my situation (children ages 9, will be 6 by then, and 2) I'd be thinking of all the money we wasted on the silver plan.

 

[indyanna]

Thanks so much for the input. After reviewing how I could spend my magical wishes, I started thinking some of the things we would never do (spa treatments!), especially with kids, and the souvieneers (sp?) didn't sound all that great. Additionally, I can't imagine the kids sitting still for big dinners every single night.

I'm going to call and change my reservation. I'm assuming since my trip isn't until the third week in October there'll be no problem doing this, right? I suppose the people at Disney reservations are used to it.

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Something like removing an add on plan shouldn't be an issue at all to change it. Now as far as changing rooms or resorts- that might just depend..... but taking off silver plan is something I think you can do at any point. I mean really- don't think they can force that kind of add on plan on someone forever just because they added it on previously? I don't think so- shouldn't have a problem removing that at all.

And while it might be worth it for some- I think you are probably making the right decision considering the things you wouldn't do and now you won't have to expect your children to eat their money's worth. If I were rich, I'd probably do it just to not have to worry about the cost of food the entire trip- but I'm not that rich and probably never will be. LOL I'd probably always still want a great bargain no matter how much money I had- atleast when it comes to things like food

 

[indyanna]

Thanks for your response. By the way, congrats on your weight loss! I lost 30 on Weight Watchers last year and have kept it off about a year now. I don't know how you live without the carbs though!

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Thanks!
I eat carbs- just not loads of them like I did before. At this point I'm not missing anything at all. It was only hard giving up bread, sugar & pasta (especially sugar-ie: chocolate) the first week or so. I have found I don't NEED sugar and white flour to live- and actually "live" better without them (as far as energy and definitely weighing less! LOL)
I'm past induction now- so I'm adding more carbs all the time until I see the level I can eat without gaining.