free dining question

[welovespacemoutain]

We've never done the dining plan, let alone free dining but may try it next trip since we got the pin. If we book say a 10 day trip and DH has to leave a few days early, can he use up his 10 days of credits in say 7 days? He probably wouldn't use all the meals, but probably would use the snacks. Are they pooled for the whole family or per person?

 

[telephoneman66]

credits are pooled for the family, but they are tied to the room. So, it's based on the number of people per room, per night. I'm not sure how many credits you'll get if he's leaving early and they know that. If they don't know that he's leaving early, then you'll have a lot of extra credits.

 

[smitch425]

go onto you room key and you can use them whenever you like. For instance, if you have the quick service dining plan for 10 nights you would have 20 meals and 20 snacks per person per day. Your room key at check-in would be loaded with 40 meals and 40 snacks and if you run out of credits by day 6 then you would pay out of pocket for the rest of your food. The number of credits is determined by the number of nights you stay, not the number of days you stay. So keep that in mind. I am not sure if you will have kids with you, but there is no distinction on your card that lets you know how many adult or child credits you have remaining. Your receipt after an order will have the total remaining, just not the breakdown of which type they are. We have used the plan before and plan to use it again in October. Hope to get it free, but we will pay for it if we must. I hope this helped. Have a great trip!

 

[welovespacemoutain]

Thanks for the help! DS and DD are "disney adults" so we won't have to worry about tracking child credits. I'd prefer a room discount, but will take free dining. DH won't know until a week out (if that) if he has to leave early, so it is good to know we can have the package taken care of without knowing that.

 

[nicki.momof3]

My husband always leaves early or arrives late due to work. Since we are all on the same plan we always have extra credits.

I simply plan 2 meals (a breakfast and a late dinner) for the days he is there.