DVC Dining Plan

[Chuck S]

I am really new to the dinning pla. Do DVC orders get the same rate as renters? Are the rates the same if you'r e staying at the Poly or Cont?
I am confused as to what we're supposed to want.
Thanks

The DDP for DVC is identical to, and the same price as, those booking on cash through Disney. However, DVC doe snot require you to purchase a park ticket as part of the package (you will still needs tickets to enter parks, but you are simply not required to buy it as part of a package.)

If you are stayig on cash at a regular non-DVC resort, you must follow the package rules. If you are staying on points at a regular non-DVC resort, you may add the plan without the "package." If you are staying on points or member cash booked through Member Services at a DVC resort, you may add the plan.

DVC reservations are not elibible for the "free dining" promotions, they require a full price room package.

Standard DDP is $38 per adult per night, $10 child. This plan includes 1 snack, 1 counter service, and 1 table service meal per day. It does not include alcoholic beverages, appetizers or server gratuity.

Deluxe plan is $70 per adult, $20 child. It includes 3 meals, your choice of counter or table service, and 2 snacks per day. It does include appetizwer for the table service and one refill mug per person. It does not include alcoholic beverages or server gratuity.

Both plans must be for all occupants of the room for the entire length of the room reservation.

These prices are for 2008, no details for 2009 have been released at this time. Rumor has it that there will be a fairly substantial price increase for 2009, and it may include gratuities. Again, this is a rumor only at this time.

 

[HayGan]

Not exactly the same, but I thought I'd let you know of my experience. My son usually does not eat child type food. We feed him "adult" type food and does not like chicken fingers, hot dogs etc. So we decided to ask if we can purchase the adult plan for him, even though he was only 6 and MS had told me that fine, we will just put him down as 9 for the purpose of the DDP. And that was that.

I also believe that if you feel you would like the DDP for your two year old, you can just ask them to do the same. But, just for info, we have AP's and use points for the reservations so we don't purchase tickets packages.

Otherwise, my suggestion would be to just pay out of pocket and buy him what you want. So it's more flexible, you can just add it to your bill and they will charge you for the extra items. Since you are not required to get the DDP, give yourself some flexibility and just order things for him. There may be a time where he may not like any of the Child's menu choices and if you get DDP for him, you'll have no choice.

Just a suggestion.

Honestly, in your situation I would have still just paid the child's price for him. At buffet & family style restaurants he would get the same food as you. At plated TS restaurants you could just order him the entree he wants and pay OOP. With the $27 difference you would still likely end up up well ahead by keeping him at the child DDP plan. Just my 2 cents

 

[jbyrne]

Ok - I'm new to all of this. When you rent points and someone makes a reservation for you, do you have to know the total number of people in your party? We are working on that and it might have to wait until the end due to illness issues. So then can we add on the dinning then later?
Thanks!

 

[dvcdisney]

Ok - I'm new to all of this. When you rent points and someone makes a reservation for you, do you have to know the total number of people in your party? We are working on that and it might have to wait until the end due to illness issues. So then can we add on the dinning then later?
Thanks!

It is my understanding that as long as the member you are renting from calls in with the request to add the DDP more than 48 hours from check in date, you can get the DDP. As for the number of guests, you should make sure that the member also confirms the total number of guests in each room in order to make sure everyone (not necessary for children 2 and under) gets the DDP.

 

[dvcdisney]

Honestly, in your situation I would have still just paid the child's price for him. At buffet & family style restaurants he would get the same food as you. At plated TS restaurants you could just order him the entree he wants and pay OOP. With the $27 difference you would still likely end up up well ahead by keeping him at the child DDP plan. Just my 2 cents

My husband and I had a long discussion about this and we chose to upgrade my son's DDP. Believe me, we were a little leery because we thought we were just wasting the money. But I have to admit it was the correct decision for us. We are not fans of buffets so we limit that to just our favourites. So, out of 14 days, we would probably end up with 2 or 3 buffets and for the rest, my son would have been stuck with mac n cheese or pizza etc. Now, he does like pizza, but he doesn't really want to eat it for every meal. For instance, at Coral Reef, he didn't really want the Mahi Mahi, but liked the Salmon which is only available at the adult's menu. And at 6, he was able to finish most of it and at the time, my daughter was only a little over 1 and she usually shared some of his meals. We don't really feed them chicken nuggets or hot dogs at home, so they don't like it when we're out. As for the cs meals, this is even worse for children. My son and daughter would share a cs meal like chicken caesar salad or roasted chicken etc. It worked out well for us. My son loves eating from the adult menu. And the great thing about it is that most of the restaurants have fruit for dessert and so that's what they share. And my son is not even a big eater. He has no problem eating at least 3/4 of his plate.

I think it depends on the person. We weren't sure about it, but we found that it works well for our situation. And it's nice not to have to offer my son hot dogs or chicken nuggets for lunch each day. Before we upgraded his meal, my husband had to eat the hot dog... So as you can imagine, it was my husband who insisted we try it.

 

[jbyrne]

Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
Ok - I'm new to all of this. When you rent points and someone makes a reservation for you, do you have to know the total number of people in your party? We are working on that and it might have to wait until the end due to illness issues. So then can we add on the dinning then later?
Thanks!

It is my understanding that as long as the member you are renting from calls in with the request to add the DDP more than 48 hours from check in date, you can get the DDP. As for the number of guests, you should make sure that the member also confirms the total number of guests in each room in order to make sure everyone (not necessary for children 2 and under) gets the DDP.

Thanks for the response!

 

[dvcdisney]

Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
Ok - I'm new to all of this. When you rent points and someone makes a reservation for you, do you have to know the total number of people in your party? We are working on that and it might have to wait until the end due to illness issues. So then can we add on the dinning then later?
Thanks!

It is my understanding that as long as the member you are renting from calls in with the request to add the DDP more than 48 hours from check in date, you can get the DDP. As for the number of guests, you should make sure that the member also confirms the total number of guests in each room in order to make sure everyone (not necessary for children 2 and under) gets the DDP.

Thanks for the response!

I just want to make sure I explained that clearly. Again, the member needs to let them know the total number of guest which does include infants and children 2 and under. But when it comes to the DDP, they (children 2 and under) will not be counted. So, you will only purchase the DDP for adults and children 3 yrs and over.

I just wanted to make sure that my last sentence wasn't confusing.

 

[3happydancers]

...members have ever been offered free dining during the time it is offered to non-dvc members?

 

[Dean]

...members have ever been offered free dining during the time it is offered to non-dvc members?

Never

 

[TDC Nala]

DVC members staying on points are not eligible for free dining. Free dining is offered ONLY with a rack rate room/tickets package booking.

 

[richard871261]

The dining plan was much better in 2007 when the standard plan included gratuities and appetizers in the table service meal.

 

[disneylover5]

We are thinking about renting points for Jan 2009. Will the price go up for DDP since it is 2009? This will be myself and 2 teenage daughters. So we will pay 3 adult rates.

If friends decide to join us at the table and we make a reservation for 6, can the other 3 pay their bill and we use of DDP on a separate check?

I have never rented before....but when we did Disney dining we never had a problem....even sharing the meals with our firends.

Any thoughts?
Thanks

 

[disneynutz]

We are thinking about renting points for Jan 2009. Will the price go up for DDP since it is 2009? This will be myself and 2 teenage daughters. So we will pay 3 adult rates.

If friends decide to join us at the table and we make a reservation for 6, can the other 3 pay their bill and we use of DDP on a separate check?

I have never rented before....but when we did Disney dining we never had a problem....even sharing the meals with our firends.

Any thoughts?
Thanks

Yes they can split the bill.

January 2009 or 2010?

2009 has been booked for several months. You should book at least 7 months in advance to get what you want. Good luck.

 

[Laneychris]

We love the dinning plan!

 

[disneyobessed]

Is the 09 dining plan any different than the 08?

 

[JimMIA]

The best source of up-to-date DDP info is the DIS DDP board. The stickies at the top of the board contain all the relevent info you will need, including links to the actual DDP brochures.

Here's a link to that board: DDP Board

 

[kiingor]

The dining plan was much better in 2007 when the standard plan included gratuities and appetizers in the table service meal.

yeah, I agree- also, i remember back in 2003, I bought a package with point system that was used for dinning and entertainment. It was way much better. I was able to use 1 point for table service (even rain forest and planet hollywood) and 2 points for cirque de solei. Wasted 2 points for the cirque when i could have 2 table service,

 

[Maroon]

According to numerous posts on the restaurant board.

 

[ahasham]

Hi,
I am new to these forums, so this maybe a dumb question, but can you use points towards the DDP?

 

[disneynutz]

Hi,
I am new to these forums, so this maybe a dumb question, but can you use points towards the DDP?

Sorry, no points allowed.

DDP is paid for at the time of check in at your resort and you can use the DDP on the day of check in, even before your room is ready.

You can also use your DDP credits until midnight of your check out day.