DVC Dining Plan

[swich2mac]

Is at least one (2) credit sit down meal included in the plan if you are staying a week?

 

[Deputycoz]

No, you get 1 sit down, 1 counter service and 1 snack credit for each night of your stay/per person. We did Hoop Dee Doo review which used 2 sit down credits per person, but we figured we would have to end up buying a meal.

There is alot of info about the Dining Plan on the Restaurants forum.

My personal experience with it is that it is well worth the money for it, we saved alot of money and never had a problem using it, except for our last day at Downtown Disney, although Wolfgang Puck Express is listed as a Counter Service meal, don't confuse the two that are there, there is one at the Market Place and one down by Pleasure Island, the one down past Pleasure Island is not included in the Dining Plan.

 

[patsal]

Not to open up a can of worms here, really.... but am I understanding that Disney does not differentiate credits on the dining plan? In other words, are people using a "snack credit" as a "dinner credit"?

When people refer to not differentiating between credits they mean that they do not separate adult credits from children's credits (different pricing). They pool all TS, CS and snack credits--meaning if you have 4 people for five days and one is considered a child you will get 20 TS 20 CS and 20 snacks. You cannot use snacks for CS or CS for TS, but you could in effect use a "child" CS for an adult CS.

 

[patsal]

Is at least one (2) credit sit down meal included in the plan if you are staying a week?

Not exactly, but you are free to use the credits as you see fit, you might choose a 2TS credit one night for dinner and eat CS for both lunch and dinner the next day. Basically you could use all the credits you are given in any order on any day until they are depleated.

 

[kimr210]

I know that effective 04-1 you can get the meal plan. What is the price of the plan per-person? I am thinking of trying to add it. We are renting points from a DVC member. We can get the dining right?

Thanks,

Kim

PS: You guys and girls are all so great and helpful!!

 

[bicker]

$38 pp.

 

[kimr210]

So thats per day per person? what do you get? Is there a link?

 

[MOMOFMNM]

does anyone know how we add the tickets and dining to our reservation?

I know call MS but I mean, will Disney bill me for the dining and park tix separate??

Do you still have to have length of stay dining if renting points?? Do you have to buy park tix and dining together in a pkg??

I am kinda confused about this stuff

I think we are doing a split stay, so how do I get park tix?? Like do I get tix when checking into both resorts?? Or just one park ticket and dining? Or will I have to purchase separate dining and park tix with each resort??

thanks!!

 

[MarylandFamily]

$37.99 for adults and $10.99 for children, per day. You can call MS and tell them to add it to your reservation. You pay for it when you arrive. In regards to park tickets, we were told that at check-in, just ask for tickets and pay for them at that time.

 

[sajetto]

I have the same questions of MOMOFMNM I'm hoping someone has the answer

 

[d-r]

It's always been where you could have charging and non charging cards. They just usually don't ask and you have to specify.

One of the assumption Disney makes with this type of plan is that some of the options will not be used. Thus using them up on people not on the plan is certainly questionable at best.

You can question it all you want, but nobody at Disney seemed to care. Quite the opposite, actually. The room cards say how many people are on it, so it would be easy for them to say you can only use that number of credits at a given meal. That wasn't our experience at all. Actually, it was quite the opposite. It seemed like it was harder to go to a meal with people not on the meal plan at the table and have them rung up not on it than it was to have them rung up on it. At a given time there could be like 100,000 people on property, and those credits are bought and paid for and they don't seem to care who uses them when. YMMV of course. Again, we were there during the very busy holiday time and a lot of CMs were on "automatic-deal-with-crowds mode."

About the credit card and room key. Come to think of it, maybe we were wanting to use seperate credit cards for seperate room keys for seperate people in the same two bedroom, and that is what they couldn't do. Tough to remember. I remember there was something they couldn't do, and it seemed like it was different last time, but I may have been mis-remembering.

 

[Deb & Bill]

The member should call MS and add it to your reservation. You will pay when you check in. You'll have to purchase it for all guests staying in the villa for the entire length of the trip.

Each resort you stay at will require a new Dining Plan. You can purchase tickets at the resort if you like. When renting points from a DVC member and staying at a DVC resort, you do not need to purchase tickets with the plan.

 

[Doug7856]

does anyone know how we add the tickets and dining to our reservation?

I know call MS but I mean, will Disney bill me for the dining and park tix separate??

The dining plan must be added to the reservation prior to day of arrival, but you pay for the plan at check in.

Do you still have to have length of stay dining if renting points?? Do you have to buy park tix and dining together in a pkg??

You pay for the dining plan for each night you stay. Also, each person in the party must purchase the plan. Tickets are not tied to the meal plan for DVC members and guests (including renters).

I think we are doing a split stay, so how do I get park tix?? Like do I get tix when checking into both resorts?? Or just one park ticket and dining? Or will I have to purchase separate dining and park tix with each resort??

I would purchase park tickets in advance of arrival. There is a pre purchase discount if you purchase in advance. You can make your purchase online at www.disneyworld.com or many travel agents (including Dreams Unlimited) will be glad to sell you the tickets. I would buy one ticket for the entire number of days of your stay -- that is the cheapest per day cost. Your ticket is not tied to your length of stay like the meal plan. If you want the meal plan for both resorts, just add it to both reservations. The meals are based on per night so be careful not to overlap the last/first day when you transfer from one resort to the other.

Hope that helps!

 

[sajetto]

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Hope that helps!

Sure helped me! One question though, can you get your tickets and meal plan on your key to the villa like a MYW plan. Just wondering since its so easy to carry one card. Or would it be cheaper just to buy the paper tickets in advance before check in?

 

[DebbieB]

Sure helped me! One question though, can you get your tickets and meal plan on your key to the villa like a MYW plan. Just wondering since its so easy to carry one card. Or would it be cheaper just to buy the paper tickets in advance before check in?

Yes to the meal plan. I think you can have the tickets put on your key, except for annual passes.

 

[MOMOFMNM]

`thank you!

you were very helpful

 

[clutter]

Is it not a part of your admission if you're a DVC member or if you're staying at a DVC property? If I want the meal plan, I have an AP, and I'm a DVC member, but I'm staying for cash at one of the hotels, will that work?

 

[RCM]

If there are 10 adults can we pay separately for disney dining or does it have to be paid by the person who made the ressie?



Thanks

RCM

 

[patsal]

Is it not a part of your admission if you're a DVC member or if you're staying at a DVC property? If I want the meal plan, I have an AP, and I'm a DVC member, but I'm staying for cash at one of the hotels, will that work?

I'm not sure what your saying here, let me see if I understand. Though you are a DVC member you are choosing to stay at a non DVC resort. You have an AP, but you'd like to add the DDP? You will not be able to do that if you are staying at a non-DVC resort using an AP paying cash for the reservation. Admission is not included for DVC members, we have to buy some sort of ticket--a MYW or and AP. The only thing our DVC membership includes is our accomadaitons as well as any extra perks that may be available from time to time (usually discounts).

 

[Deb & Bill]

Even if you are using points at a non-DVC resort, you cannot add the dining package without purchasing the tickets. The DVC deal is only good at DVC resorts, staying on points.

Hmmm, I wonder if you could add the dining package for cash DVC nights though.