How much $ per day on top of DDP

[xraydave]

We, (me, DW, DS-9 and DD-7) are using the dining plan for the first time this year. How much should I budget per day for the family on top of the DDP?
I usually budget around $100/day without the plan. That's about what we'll be spending on the plan but we'll eat at nicer places than we would without it.

 

[whogirl'smom]

Truly, the only food items that we paid for above the DDP were alcohol and specialty desserts (like Cinderella's slipper at Narcoossee's). I thought we would need to supplement for breakfast sometimes, or even snacks, but the DDP gave us plenty to eat all day. We even used a couple of snack credits for bottles of water one day. We brought cereal from home, but didn't need that. I think you'll stay plenty full!

 

[klinlin]

I agree. You won't need any extra $$ for food. We only spent money on adult beverages, and an extra tip when warrented.

 

[Princessbaby]

We hardly used any extra money as well. We thought it would be hard having only 1 snack credit per day but we ended up with 7 snack credits on the last day. You just get a lot of food with the plan and your not hungry for any extras!

 

[TMB1203]

We bought soda OOP last year. I didn't want to "waste" a snack credit on a bottle of soda. At most, for the 4 of us, we spent no more than $6.00 per day.

 

[xraydave]

Wow. That sounds great. I hope it works out that way. Thanks for the replies!

 

[mickeystoontown]

We've been on the DDP two years in a row and hardly spend any money out of pocket. Sometimes, when we wanted a hearty breakfast, I would purchase our breakfast out of pocket at our resort food court. Other than that, there really much else we had to buy.