Magic Kingdom to begin test on Disney Dine on the Go

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

I personally wouldn't leave an 11 or 12 year old child to her own devices at Magic Kingdom, but that's just my personal preference.

Oh my gosh, my son is 21. I don't care what other parents do. This simply gives them another option. How is that a bad thing?

 

[prestoncaldwell]

Oh my gosh, my son is 21. I don't care what other parents do. This simply gives them another option. How is that a bad thing?

Here is the thread of this conversation. It might not all have been you responding (all paraphrased):

1. Why would anyone want this?
2. It would be good if you have a couple teens that want to roam the park alone.
3. Disney gift cards (can do that and not limit thier dining options-unsaid but implied)
4. Gift cards are like cash. They could spend it on something besides food.
5. Teens can learn the consequence of independent decisions. If they don't buy food with gift card, they go hungry.
6. I have a 21 year old kid, but I wouldn't expect an 11 year old to be responsible to buy food.
7. I wouldn't leave an 11 year old in the park alone.
8. Oh my gosh my kid is 21! don't tell me how to parent!!!
9.

 

[jormom1030]

I am not seeing anyone discuss that it says these may only be purchased at the theme park ticket window when you also buy your ticket. Are there really that many people who wait until they get there to buy tickets? That means no fast passes in advance.

 

[yulilin3]

I am not seeing anyone discuss that it says these may only be purchased at the theme park ticket window when you also buy your ticket. Are there really that many people who wait until they get there to buy tickets? That means no fast passes in advance.

No, it says that you can buy it at the ticket windows or guest relations, it doesn't say same day as you buy tickets
Basically they want you to know you cannot buy these at quick service

 

[jormom1030]

What does "purchase them with your ticket" and " meal tickets are not sold separately" mean?

 

[Roxyfire]

I personally wouldn't leave an 11 or 12 year old child to her own devices at Magic Kingdom, but that's just my personal preference.

Alone no, in a group of siblings, cousins, friends, or classmates? That's probably pretty normal. This would be a pretty easy way to make sure they eat a meal and keep things even. I don't see the value in it, but I can think of some situations where it would be sold easily. People don't always have the full information to know the value.

 

[danielocha30]

Pecos Bill would be the better value for this. Most expensive items is the taco burger at $15.99 drink at $3.29: that's $38.56 for both meals
Columbia Harbour House's Lobster Roll is $13.99 that would be $34.56 for both meals
Cosmic Ray's chicken/pulled pork combo is $15.99...I guess it depends what you eat

Not bad, specially because we do share all our meals, it means 2 adults and 2 kids will eat two meals each for less than $49 I'm planning still to order the free water and get whatever drink they'll offering on a bottle for later, every dollar counts

 

[yulilin3]

What does "purchase them with your ticket" and " meal tickets are not sold separately" mean?

That's just a way to remind people they can buy this. These slips of paper and ads will be displayed in the ridley windows.
Not sold separately means that you can't buy just lunch or dinner, you have to purchase both

 

[MoonFaerie]

I personally wouldn't leave an 11 or 12 year old child to her own devices at Magic Kingdom, but that's just my personal preference.

And I'd have no problem letting my 12 & 13 yr olds go off together for a couple of hours in the same park as me. They're responsible, well behaved, know their way around, and can call/text us if they need us.

 

[prestoncaldwell]

And I'd have no problem letting my 12 & 13 yr olds go off together for a couple of hours in the same park as me. They're responsible, well behaved, know their way around, and can call/text us if they need us.

Would you trust them to buy their own lunch with a Disney Gift Card it you gave it to them and told them to use it only for lunch?

btw I think 12/13 is a good age to let kids wander as long as I'm in the park.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

Here is the thread of this conversation. It might not all have been you responding (all paraphrased):

1. Why would anyone want this?
2. It would be good if you have a couple teens that want to roam the park alone.
3. Disney gift cards (can do that and not limit thier dining options-unsaid but implied)
4. Gift cards are like cash. They could spend it on something besides food.
5. Teens can learn the consequence of independent decisions. If they don't buy food with gift card, they go hungry.
6. I have a 21 year old kid, but I wouldn't expect an 11 year old to be responsible to buy food.
7. I wouldn't leave an 11 year old in the park alone.
8. Oh my gosh my kid is 21! don't tell me how to parent!!!
9.

It's interesting that you see the conversation that way.

 

[Jennasis]

Would you trust them to buy their own lunch with a Disney Gift Card it you gave it to them and told them to use it only for lunch?

btw I think 12/13 is a good age to let kids wander as long as I'm in the park.

My parents trusted my sister and I at that age to navigate the parks alone. Gave us their credit card to buy dinner wherever we wanted and made sure we had our FW room keys to go back to the room. They had to leave the park...dad had a massive asthma attack and had to be taken via ambulance from Epcot. We were left to enjoy the day. Perhaps unacceptable via today's parenting rules...but it worked for us.

 

[Nancyg56]

Would you trust them to buy their own lunch with a Disney Gift Card it you gave it to them and told them to use it only for lunch?

btw I think 12/13 is a good age to let kids wander as long as I'm in the park.

I'd trust my DGD. SHe has had access to a credit card since she was 13, and now is linked to her father's. She would never use it in a way that was not approved by her parents.

 

[MoonFaerie]

Would you trust them to buy their own lunch with a Disney Gift Card it you gave it to them and told them to use it only for lunch?

btw I think 12/13 is a good age to let kids wander as long as I'm in the park.

I would, but only if the 12 year old is in charge of it. The 13 year old has a bad track record of money falling out of his pocket. The 12 year old recently went on a several night school trip and came back with plenty of cash left over, even after her Starbucks purchases.

 

[yulilin3]

trying to get back on subject:
here's the DPB story https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...ampaign=Feed:+DisneyParks+(Disney+Parks+Blog)

 

[IrishNYC]

Would you trust them to buy their own lunch with a Disney Gift Card it you gave it to them and told them to use it only for lunch?

btw I think 12/13 is a good age to let kids wander as long as I'm in the park.

My kid would know it was the last time I trusted her with that kind of responsibility if she bought other than what I told her to. She'd also be very hungry because she'd be going without whatever meal I trusted her to buy, and if whatever she bought was returnable, it would be returned with not another treat to be purchased the rest of the trip. My child knows mama punishes swiftly and remorselessly and carries through on threats to do so.

 

[sharonabe]

You have to use the vouchers in the next 14 days of the date on them (they stamp the date when you buy them)

But do you think you have to use them both on the same day? If you buy lunch, you must buy dinner on the same day or lose it or could you save the dinner coupon for a day later in the week?

 

[yulilin3]

But do you think you have to use them both on the same day? If you buy lunch, you must buy dinner on the same day or lose it or could you save the dinner coupon for a day later in the week?

you buy the vouchers, there are 2 separate vouchers one for lunch and one for dinner with the date that you bought it stamped on each one. You can use each voucher within 14 days of date of purchase, you can do one day for one meal and the other meal another day, within 14 days of purchase

 

[Accident]

Without a discount, depending on what and where you want to eat (and what park as some have much higher counter). this isn't a horrible option but you better be ordering the priciest option and loving it.

 

[mikedoyleblogger]

Looks to me they're trying to create some sort of ad hoc deal plan action for offsite day guests--i.e. looking to pull profit from the margins of onsite dining--as well (as others have said) as locking people into beverage purchases. First timers might like this/be rooked by this. But I can't see anyone doing this more than once. It's also oddly similar to the special kind of awful that is the Disneyland Resort dining plan, which is also based on certificates that cost more than the food you're actually getting. In DL's case, the certificates are used like scrip in different monetary denominations and you don't get change back, ensuring you always overpay. That sounds a lot like what's going on here. Perhaps another of the George Kalogridis ideas brought over from Anaheim? (Although this, not a very good one?) Or--even worse--following the recent Six Flags overpriced, time-of-day meal plan model.