Help...did I just make a mistake with dining plan?

[jmiralles]

Help! We are new BLT owners and have a trip planned in October 2010. I tried to save us some money by buyng our 7 day hoppers from Undercover Tourist before the price increase. We have not bought our dining package yet...can I still get the dining plan since we did not buy our park tickets through Disney?

 

[HsvTeacher]

Help! We are new BLT owners and have a trip planned in October 2010. I tried to save us some money by buyng our 7 day hoppers from Undercover Tourist before the price increase. We have not bought our dining package yet...can I still get the dining plan since we did not buy our park tickets through Disney?

Yes! DVC members staying on points are not required to purchase park tickets to use the dining plan.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Help! We are new BLT owners and have a trip planned in October 2010. I tried to save us some money by buyng our 7 day hoppers from Undercover Tourist before the price increase. We have not bought our dining package yet...can I still get the dining plan since we did not buy our park tickets through Disney?

Yes, you can. But your problem is going to be getting ADRs for the time you are going. That could still be free dining and it will definitely still be F&W Festival, so getting an ADR could be hard. See what you can get before you decide on the dining plan.

 

[PHILCT]

Deb and Bill gave you great advice.

Make the reservations you would want first, actually reserve them.

If in the end you like what you found available and you calculate it will save you some money, then call up member services and add the dining plan within a few business days or sooner.

I always wrestle with this question to get the dining plan or not.
But I stopped choosing reservations based on what I thought was higher priced menus for 1 table service, or higher priced dinner time menus.

So now I pick where I truly desire to dine at, and then decide whether or not to use the Dining Plan or the Tables of Wonderland Discount.

This time we are going on more lower priced breakfast and lunch reservations, so we will probably not do the Dining Plan.


Good Luck,

Phil