Few DDP ?'s

[DG25]

ok, thought we would do a marathon to find what would work best when we come next time with a new baby. But now I realize my headache, I'm going to have.

1 adult, 1 child
Deluxe dining plan

So far so good.

June 4 to 7 wilderness villas
June 7 to 10 bay lake towers
June 10 to 12 boardwalk villa
June 12 to 15 animal kingdom jumbo villa
June 15 to 18 poly villa

Questions
Do I have to check in before DDP starts, or can we just go to the park on June 4th and start using the plan? I made a breakfast at 8:30 at arkershus on June 4th since we get in at 5:45 am. I think 3 hours is plenty of time, I think we are renting a car.

Second question, I think doing the meals are ok, but snacks especially if we use more some days and less other days, and we will have two each day. So the last day we check out of say wilderness do they use the oldest snacks first and then the newer ones? Any ideas of how to keep track of the credits?

 

[aaarcher86]

ok, thought we would do a marathon to find what would work best when we come next time with a new baby. But now I realize my headache, I'm going to have.

1 adult, 1 child
Deluxe dining plan

So far so good.

June 4 to 7 wilderness villas
June 7 to 10 bay lake towers
June 10 to 12 boardwalk villa
June 12 to 15 animal kingdom jumbo villa
June 15 to 18 poly villa

Questions
Do I have to check in before DDP starts, or can we just go to the park on June 4th and start using the plan? I made a breakfast at 8:30 at arkershus on June 4th since we get in at 5:45 am. I think 3 hours is plenty of time, I think we are renting a car.

Second question, I think doing the meals are ok, but snacks especially if we use more some days and less other days, and we will have two each day. So the last day we check out of say wilderness do they use the oldest snacks first and then the newer ones? Any ideas of how to keep track of the credits?

Credits are just a pool. There's no old and new. For 3 nights on the DDP for 2 people you'd have 12 snacks to use thought your stay.

The credits are printed at the bottom of each receipt.

 

[SunnieRN]

Just be careful to use them all by midnight the night you have checked out, so you don't lose them. Have a wonderful time!!!

 

[sharonabe]

You will have to check in before you can use your credits. You can either go by the resort on your way to the parks and check in or do online check in. You have plenty of time to run by the resort and you can leave your bags with bag check if you want.

Do you have the plan with all five reservations?? You will need to use all your credits before midnight of each check out day, but I would also stop by guest services at each resort as you check out and get a print out of exactly what you have left. If there is a mix up in using the wrong credits, at least you have a paper trail. Also, you cannot combine credits from any two stays to do a signature meal, so if you have a signature planned on a moving day, make sure you have 2 credits left or use 2 credits from the next stay.

 

[DG25]

Okay thanks, I think, still confused.

I counted and recounted, I have exactly the right amount of ressies for the plan I am buying. I went and checked none of my dinner shows or signature meals are on check in check out days.

So basically it is the snacks, which I have already assumed we would probably not use all anyway, but we do pay it forwards, if I have some extra, I will buy the person behind me and ice cream or two. I will just get a print out when we leave the resort so I know how many I have.

We already checked in online, so I guess we are good to go right to the parks. Thanks everyone.