Educate me on the 2017 DDP with changes on snacks and desserts

[Little E]

Forgive me if this information has been posted elsewhere; I peeked at dining threads and I couldn't seem to find specific info about DDP changes. I just recently booked a June 2017 trip with the DDP, and I realized after booking that the DDP now has 1 TS meal, 1QS meal and 2 snacks per person per day. Am I reading this right? Also, am I to understand that desserts have been eliminated to sort of compensate for the 2 snacks per day part of the plan? If desserts have been eliminated, is that for both QS and TS meals? I'm confused, so any information would be terrific!

If I'm understanding this all correctly, I'm sort of excited about this! We don't always eat the desserts that come with DDP meals, but we are definitely a 2-snack-per-person-per-day kind of family! (We love the Mickey Eskimo pies and Mickey ice cream sandwiches...whoo hoo!)

Thank you so much for any info about this change in the DDP.

 

[jon18uk]

2016 Plan
Quick service plan
2x quick service meals, compromising of entree and drink & dessert (which can be switched for snack in the same transactions)
1x snack
1x mug

Regular DDP
1x quick service meal, compromising of entree and drink & dessert (which can be switched for snack in the same transactions)
1x table service meal, compromising of entree, dessert and drink
1x snack
1x mug

2017 plan
Quick service plan
2x quick service meals, compromising of entree and drink
2x snack
1x mug

Regular DDP
1x quick service meal, compromising of entree and drink
1x table service meal, compromising of entree, dessert and drink
2x snack
1x mug

So you lose dessert (or snack substitute) at the quick service meals and gain one snack. This means the regular plan is better as more flexible, but the amount of food remains the same.

But the QS plan loses one snack overall (as two desserts go but only one extra snack).

 

[Little E]

Thank you so much for the 2016 to 2017 comparison! This information is so helpful!!

 

[brockash]

Is this for everyone or just international guests.

 

[Little E]

I live in the US, so I never thought about the fact that there might be differences in plans??

 

[Woodmnky]

Is this for everyone or just international guests.

I live in the US, so I never thought about the fact that there might be differences in plans??

It is for everyone. It was first noticed in some of the International Brochures, but the PDF for the US has been released and it is the same.