If we want DDP, does everyone have to have it?

[fidelissemper]

We are going in December. My girlfriend's mother may be joining us. We are currently trying to decide whether or not we want to do the DDP, and if i do, girlfriend's mother will likely not want it. Can we get the plan for only 2 people?

 

[dzorn]

No everyone needs to be on the same plan or no plan at all.

Denise in MI

 

[Dean]

We are going in December. My girlfriend's mother may be joining us. We are currently trying to decide whether or not we want to do the DDP, and if i do, girlfriend's mother will likely not want it. Can we get the plan for only 2 people?

As noted, everyone has to have the dining plan. But you can get a lower plan and use all the credits yourself or work out some type of trade off system is she wants to use part but not all. It sounds like you're not sure if she's going, the plan must be added and paid for by 2 days out.

 

[collegejunkie]

sorry to hijack, but what do you mean by lower plan? are there special plans for DVC members?

 

[Sammie]

sorry to hijack, but what do you mean by lower plan? are there special plans for DVC members?

Nope, the only difference DVC members do not have to buy tickets. And the plan is not transferable to others.

 

[CarolMN]

sorry to hijack, but what do you mean by lower plan? are there special plans for DVC members?

The OP could have meant "DDP" to be either Disney's Dining Plan or the Deluxe Dining Plan (On the Restaurant Board, they use DxDP for the Deluxe Dining Plan to avoid the confusion).

My guess is that Dean interpreted the OP's "DDP" to mean the Deluxe Dining Plan. So he suggested that they might get the standard DP and just figure out a way to use the "extra" Mom credits when the Mom wasn't there.

 

[Dean]

sorry to hijack, but what do you mean by lower plan? are there special plans for DVC members?

Carol is partly correct. My reference was that you could get a lower plan than than intended, either the Quick Service or Basic DDP depending on the desired plan. Certainly the best situations to compare would be to get the Basic DDP instead of the Deluxe if one were looking at that. Ultimately it may not be worth it in this situation.