dj2
all my little ducks in a row...
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2003
long post - sorry.
okay, i need to preface this whole thing by saying that i feel really grateful and fortunate that we have a very wonderul vacation planned and are only trying to make it the best it can be. of all the problems that people can have, this one is really minor in the grand scheme of things.
i guess i'm trying to resolve two problems at the same time
--how do we get the most value for our dollar, and
--how do we get the most time on the rides and attractions.
i feel strange saying this, but i'm seriously considering dropping the free dining promotion we have and instead paying less for our room (since we won't have to pay rack rate anymore) and paying less for our admission tickets (since we won't have to buy from disney), then using those savings to pay OOP for all our food. i'm having trouble figuring out if this makes sense, so forgive me as i outline it all here, and maybe if will help me decide.
PLEASE help me with any suggestions you might have. Here's what's going on....
1. we have a 7 night reservation for 5, so 35 TS meals to use up. (i'm not worried about the CS meals at all, those will get used easily)
2. we're spending the first two days at universal, so it won't be convenient to use TS meals on those days. so we've got to use up 35 TS meals in 5 1/2 days.
3. i have so many food allergies that i usually just prefer to bring my own food on vacation, so the 35 meals will basically be split among only 4 people. that means almost two TS per day to use up, plus all the CS, too.
4. TS meals take so much time. what with spending 2 days at universal (harry potter, you know), we only have 5 days left for wdw, and that's really not enough! (sorry, i realize that sounds really spoiled ) ---eating 2 TS meals each day seems like it could seriously cut into our touring time.
5. also, even though we were just going to universal for 2 days, the 7 day pass was cheaper, and then mapleleaf tickets gave us a free upgrade to 14 days (wow!), so we actually have access to the US/IOA for our entire stay, and we might decide to go back there during the week, too, cutting back on wdw time even more.
so what should we do?
--TS credits can no longer be used at CS, right? or can they?
--should we ask wdw if they would downgrade us to free QS dining? do you think they would do that?
--are there any TS restaurants which allow you to use TS credits for take-out meals? (that seems faster than sit-down and also less OOP $ for tips)
--we're at POR. does POR have pizza delivery and does it allow pizza delivery for TS credits? we could order when we get back at the end of the day and put the pizza in the fridge for the next day's breakfast, lol. i'm not sure how pizza delivery works....if i read it right, 4 TS credits would get us 2 pizzas, 4 beverages and 4 desserts. Not quite the same $ value as 4 adult meals at Chef Mickeys, but at least it wouldn't be wasted.
please help me figure this all out.
thanks very much,
dj
okay, i need to preface this whole thing by saying that i feel really grateful and fortunate that we have a very wonderul vacation planned and are only trying to make it the best it can be. of all the problems that people can have, this one is really minor in the grand scheme of things.
i guess i'm trying to resolve two problems at the same time
--how do we get the most value for our dollar, and
--how do we get the most time on the rides and attractions.
i feel strange saying this, but i'm seriously considering dropping the free dining promotion we have and instead paying less for our room (since we won't have to pay rack rate anymore) and paying less for our admission tickets (since we won't have to buy from disney), then using those savings to pay OOP for all our food. i'm having trouble figuring out if this makes sense, so forgive me as i outline it all here, and maybe if will help me decide.
PLEASE help me with any suggestions you might have. Here's what's going on....
1. we have a 7 night reservation for 5, so 35 TS meals to use up. (i'm not worried about the CS meals at all, those will get used easily)
2. we're spending the first two days at universal, so it won't be convenient to use TS meals on those days. so we've got to use up 35 TS meals in 5 1/2 days.
3. i have so many food allergies that i usually just prefer to bring my own food on vacation, so the 35 meals will basically be split among only 4 people. that means almost two TS per day to use up, plus all the CS, too.
4. TS meals take so much time. what with spending 2 days at universal (harry potter, you know), we only have 5 days left for wdw, and that's really not enough! (sorry, i realize that sounds really spoiled ) ---eating 2 TS meals each day seems like it could seriously cut into our touring time.
5. also, even though we were just going to universal for 2 days, the 7 day pass was cheaper, and then mapleleaf tickets gave us a free upgrade to 14 days (wow!), so we actually have access to the US/IOA for our entire stay, and we might decide to go back there during the week, too, cutting back on wdw time even more.
so what should we do?
--TS credits can no longer be used at CS, right? or can they?
--should we ask wdw if they would downgrade us to free QS dining? do you think they would do that?
--are there any TS restaurants which allow you to use TS credits for take-out meals? (that seems faster than sit-down and also less OOP $ for tips)
--we're at POR. does POR have pizza delivery and does it allow pizza delivery for TS credits? we could order when we get back at the end of the day and put the pizza in the fridge for the next day's breakfast, lol. i'm not sure how pizza delivery works....if i read it right, 4 TS credits would get us 2 pizzas, 4 beverages and 4 desserts. Not quite the same $ value as 4 adult meals at Chef Mickeys, but at least it wouldn't be wasted.
please help me figure this all out.
thanks very much,
dj