Figuring out Budget ~ Help?

[Amunet]

We will have the Disney Dining Plan and will be at the World May 2nd - 5th
We have 3 table service credits and where we want to eat is a total of 4 restaurants

I know some of the restaurants have prices that go up seasonally, and we are going to be there at the very start of Summer.

Two Adults for all dining.

Ohana Dinner
May 2nd

Crystal Palace Breakfast
May 3rd

Akershus Breakfast
Tokyo Dining Dinner
May 4th

Which one would be best (cheapest) for OOP and which ones for DDP TS credit?
I do have ADRs for all of these.

Ohana DInner ~ Never done the dinner but it is very important we eat here for DH.
CP Breakfast ~ Eaten here many times, staple in our trips
Akershus ~ Never done but very excited
Tokyo Dining ~ Eaten dinner before. This reservation is for Illuminations time. We love Japanese food and end up ordering more than just on the Dining Plan menu.

What do you guys think?

 

[jb82]

I think crystal palace breakfast will be the cheapest oop. Dinners tend to be more expensive and you can order a dessert and drink with the ts credit without worrying about the cost (buffets are all is included). Akershus is more expensive than crystal palace.

I suppose it really depends what you eat from the dinner menus but generally crystal palace one should be cheapest.

 

[Belle61513]

http://allears.net/dining/at-a-glance/magic-kingdom

This chart/site has everything you need.

 

[BellsFam]

I like distripplanner.com...

I don't know how price accurate it really is, but it did give me a basic feeling of what food will cost, (we are OOP for all meals)...

 

[Belle61513]

distripplanner.com

Ohh, cool site!

 

[Amunet]

Thank you all for your help!

I'll use those websites So far Crystal Palace is looking like it, but I'll need to do more research

 

[Amunet]

I like distripplanner.com...

I don't know how price accurate it really is, but it did give me a basic feeling of what food will cost, (we are OOP for all meals)...

HOLY CRUD! That place is amazing!! o.o

Bookmarking that. Holy Moly o.o

 

[BellsFam]

HOLY CRUD! That place is amazing!! o.o

Bookmarking that. Holy Moly o.o

I like it!

I used for TS and QS and then compare it to what the buffet prices listed in the forums are... (We have a lot of buffets booked!) Then I round it up to whole numbers for over/under...

They are super close for totals, so it works for me!

 

[Amunet]

I like it!

I used for TS and QS and then compare it to what the buffet prices listed in the forums are... (We have a lot of buffets booked!) Then I round it up to whole numbers for over/under...

They are super close for totals, so it works for me!

Yeah! I think what really blew me away was you could see the details of the total. Plus, if you're clicking one of the dining plans, they suggest which ones to use on the plan and which ones to pay OOP! I think THAT is what really blew me away

 

[smiths02]

Pre this sticky. You can also call WDW Dining and ask what the price will be on that day
http://www.disboards.com/threads/buffet-character-shows-aycte-pricing-as-of-02-01-2015.3108466/
Ohana Dinner
May 2nd $40.46 per adult

Crystal Palace Breakfast $28.75 per adult
May 3rd

Akershus Breakfast $44.72 per adult
Tokyo Dining Dinner http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/diningdetail.cfm?restaurant.id=133 It looks like most entrees are going to be over $25 (unless you just wanted one sushi roll). Add in your drink and taxes and you have already topped Crystal Palace
May 4th

So Crystal Palace is probably the best bet OOP. It would also be the easiest to budget for OOP.

However, if it were me and DH. I would probably have one person do OOP at Crystal Palace and one person OOP at Tokyo (me). I would have DH order steak with sushi ($31.95), his soda ($2.95), and the dessert ($6.95)-using DDP credits. I would order water and Sushi Sampler ($12.95) [DH doesn't like sushi, so he would give me his, and I would have enough food.]