TIA
Really not fun at all.
Short stays and kids are two situations where it's much easier to get value, esp from the dlx plan. Several reasons include that you have a lot less risk if something happens since it's use or lose and that you can target the best value options for that portion pushing other options to the non plan portion if staying longer. You also get an extra day to use the credits potentially. I don't know your other choices but Tutto should be a good one to get value from the Dlx plan. My bet in that situation is that if you run the numbers and all of your choices are TS & single credit but not buffet, you'll get a paper value of around $150 to $160 per adult. A little less if the assumptions aren't completely correct with breakfasts or lunch buffet's. One consideration would be to concentrate on 2 dinners with either an early lunch or large breakfast on change day. You can even do a signature for one night if your dining habits don't require you order a full 3 course meal for every person every meal.Thank you....trying to figure out if DDP or TIW makes more sense is so complicated, even for a Disney vet. I was all set to do DXDDP for 1 night followed by TIW, then found out Tuttu gives a 15% discount to DVC members as well as 10% to the other 2 TS we have planned
Obviously no one size fits all but this general approach has worked well for us in many situations. Other than buffet's or similar (like Teppan Edo and V & A's), I've never felt any hesitations or any negative comments and we've shared at almost all of the Disney locations including all that are signature's except Brown Derby. We're not large eaters and usually have no issues finding choices that we're both happy with. Sometimes we add a salad or similar, often we don't. Even when one of us wants something the other doesn't, that's a good time to get a soup or salad, larger apply or just entree alone OOP. Our primary goal is not overeating but IF one is going to do the DP, it's foolish to do so and pay more than OOP. Actually, IMO, one needs a 20% of spread of savings or added value for the DP for most situations, esp in your case since you'll have the TIW anyway. For you it only makes sense if you're saving more than 20% assuming no blackout times for TIW. One thing I'd encourage and what we do in this situation, is upping our tip % a little. If we share and thus order less than we would otherwise, we up it 2-5% depending on specifics then use the same thought process we'd use for any other restaurant tipping situation of 15% for good, 18% for great and 20% exceptional (increased for sharing) and 15% for ETOH.
We haven't eaten there since they changed but my understanding was this was only limited to the pizza question. Do you have other information.
The TIW is good for 12 months but the expiration is often the end of the month (or next month if late in the month). I've heard some rumblings that this may have ceased or might be about to. There's no way to guarantee it regardless. Most people need to spend around $6-700 on discounted food to break even. 20% puts you at 500 but there are often other applicable discounts that you might get if you didn't have TIW such as AAA, Chase CC, DVC, & AP type passes.
We've never had an issue for portion sizes for TS options at WDW that I can recall but we're lightweights I'll admit. The steak and filet at Narcoossees is a full tail and around 6-7 oz filet. We normally get the cheese plate as the appy which is currently listed on their menu as a dessert as well though that option has been hit or miss at such places except at Artist Point IIRC. There are consistently no desserts at Narcoossee's that we enjoy, we find the cheesecake there horrible and generally like cheesecake. The other drink option, esp at signatures, is the pressed coffee. Sometimes we'll delay the drink until after dinner and use it for the pressed coffee or I'll get a strawberry smoothie if available (no refills).
I'm glad I could help as others have helped me over the years.
I don't have direct experience since they made this change but there are many reports they are good for 14 days no matter the LOS. I'm also betting they would expire at 14 days even for a longer stay and they'd need to input them again into the system at that point.I didn't think mugs were valid for 14 days, I thought they were just length of stay?? Interesting if it is.
We are staying 2 nights at BLT and getting deluxe plan for that and having 2 meals a day for the three days. Thats more than enough for us with 3 courses
