DVC stay and DDP

[megnsamsgracie]

We were booked for free dining in Sept. Then DH got a new job and cant get time off. So I was going to take the kids myself. Money got tight because my FIL passed away and we had to pay the expenses. So I was tempted to cancel. My wonderful friend gave me 175 DVC points FREE OF CHARGE! He booked us in a 1bdr at OKW. Since now I dont have to pay for the room, I am thinking of adding the DDP. There is me and 4 kids (1 would be an adult). I have 4 restaurants I REALLY want to do (Chef Mickeys, kids fav, Ohana dinner... Lilo and Stitch and Boma.) I could just pay OOP for these I guess.. so not really sure it would be worth it. Do I have to purchase 1 day tickets if I am staying in DVC or can just purchase the DDP? I guess I should price out WHERE I definitely HAVE to eat at (we wont be going back to Disney for a few years.. the kids really like cruising) so I want to treat myself (and them). And figure if it will be worth it. I think for 7n I am looking at $741 total? Also, we have a late flight in and an early flight out, so those are really wasted days.

 

[TDC Nala]

You can add the dining plan to your DVC reservation. It will not be free, you'll need to pay for it when you check in. The owner of the points must call Member Services and add it to the reservation no later than 2 days prior to check-in. You will not have to buy tickets.

Also, your dining credits are allotted per night you stay, not per day. If you stay 7 nights you will get 7 of each credit per person. You could probably figure out how to use all those up before your departure day.

 

[danielle782001]

As pp stated, you can add the dining plan to your reservation without purchasing park tickets...Have friend call MS to add dining plan to your reservation...You do not pay for it until you check-in...You do not need to buy tickets...

When you check-in you receive all of your dining credits at once...You can use them in any order you want...You do not lose them unless you do not use before midnight of the night you checked-out...You can use the credits after you check-out even though you do not actually pay for that day or get credit for that day...Use them in any order you want...So you will not lose a credit if you do not use them on any given day...You do not have to use them each day...So no worries....You can use the credits from the day you arrive on any other day up to the minute you leave Disney World...

We like to go to a nice breakfast or lunch on the day we leave...You can do something like that too.

 

[megnsamsgracie]

I have some ADRs since our original ressie was 9/20, so I have a few ressies that are still in place. So I guess if I can get ressies for the other nights, then I will go with DDP. If not, CS meals are fine with us and I will just do OOP for meals!