DVC and dining plan when not staying at DVC resort

cooper1204

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My family and I will be staying at a DVC resort 8-5 to 8-11 and will be on the dining plan. We are thinking of moving to a value resort for 8-11 to 8-13 (Friday and Saturday) to save on points and will be splitting up into two rooms. As a DVC member - am I still entiled to get on the dining plan (as well as the rest of my family) since we will no longer be staying at a DVC resort without having to buy new park tickets?
 
No, in order to get the DP @ a value resort you must book a package which includes at least 1 day park tickets.
 
You can't get the dining plan if you're using DVC points to stay at a non-DVC resort. However, since you're talking about a value resort (at which you can't use DVC points), you'll need to either make a room-only reservation (which can't include dining) or buy a Magic Your Way package (to which dining can be added).

Your DVC status won't have anything to do with getting the dining plan there. To get it, you'll have to buy the same Magic Your Way package that's open to the general public. That package, unfortunately, will need to include at least a one-day park ticket. Also, everyone in the room must be on the exact package; meaning same park ticket, same arrival and departure date, and same dining plan. As already indicated, the other down side of the Magic Your Way package is that you can't apply room discounts (such as AP) to the package. You're always paying rack rate.

If you're planning to purchase an annual pass or other ticket, you can upgrade the one-day base ticket from the package. Magic Your Way tickets expire 14 days after their first use unless you purchase the 'no expire' option. However, even without the no expire option, if you never use the first day, that 14 day countdown never starts. So, even if you already have an AP or tickets for this trip, you could still save the package tickets for use during your next stay or toward your next annual pass.

Also, don't forget you'll be on two different dining plans during your stay. You'll need to use all the credits from your DVC DDP before 11:59 PM on the 11th or you'll loose them. They won't carry over to your weekend stay at the value resort, even if you buy another dining plan there.
 



















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