The CP dinner package is where you reserve and prepay for a dinner at Epcot at a special rate; there are 3 tiers of costs which vary per restaurant, i.e. top tier is Chef's De Frances, Le Cellier, etc., most expensive - bottom tier is, I think Germany, etc., I'm not sure - least expensive. Each of the three tiers offer an inclusive dinner cost (one price per person) Lobster cannot be ordered, but almost anything else can. This guarantees you a seat at that night's CP show. BUT, guaranteeing a seat means you still need to show up early and by a certain time because then the general public, the people who didn't purchase a CP dinner package, are then allowed in to take up any extra seats. You can either eat dinner before or after any of the three show offerings for that night. Only a certain amount of dinner packages are available and they do book up. New for this year is that if you are on the dining plan, you can use 1 TS credit for any of the restaurants, except for Coral Reef, which is 2 TS. That is an incredible deal because the top tier restaurant is about $50.00 each person when purchased without a dining credit. I highly recommend doing the CP dinner package. If you don't, you will have to line up easily an hour or two before the CP you want to see and then you still aren't guaranteed a seat. Whew, that was a handful to type.
I know they are going to freak when we tell them the day we are leaving where we are going. 
I love suprises.... 
