Magic Your Way Premium Package

[Owishingonastar]

Has anyone used this, and utilized all the extras you receive?

Do you feel it is worth the extra heap of cash?
What package do you feel fits best in your opinion.

 

[Becky2005]

We did this in 2005 when it was a little different (there was no Deluxe DDP, so Premium was the only way to get 3 meals/day & it included tips), plus ticket was still an Ultimate Hopper Pass which included everything. Now, with being able to choose the days you want for tickets & if you want the water park it might be a better deal.

It really was way too much for us and I kept track of all the reciepts, etc... IF we had done everything exactly the same and paid out of pocket, it would have cost us $500 less than going with the package.

We went parasailing & booked a private boat which normally is $500 -- hey it was included sure we will do it. My DD & myself were the only 2 who went as she was too light to do it otherwise so we had to go tandem. My older son chickened out but he just went in the boat with us.

We saw La Nouba

Everyone but the youngest & myself went Fishing

DD & DH went horseback riding

Myself and the older 2 took the Mickey's Magical Milestone tour

Myself and the 3 older ones took the Family Magic Tour

We ate at Cinderella's Breakfast, EPCOT Princess breakfast, Donald's Breakfast, Crystal Palace, Rainforest Cafe in Animal Kingdom, Fulton's, Chef Mickey's (several times), Tony's, Liberty Tree Tavern, Sci-Fi Dine-in, Yachtsman Steakhouse and several counter services.

DH wanted to take a speed boat out but didn't realize they were included. If he had done that, probably would have been closer to the cost.

My DD has still said she doesn't want to eat nearly as much as we did last time, seemed we were always running to another sit-down meal. We had our little guy who was under 3 at the time but I used my credits for him for the sit-downs so we never paid out of pocket.

It's one of those plans -- figure out what you plan on doing if you were actually paying out of pocket and then see if it makes sense. You really MUST do tons of activities to make it worthwhile and it also depends on ages, etc....

 

[Owishingonastar]

We did this in 2005 when it was a little different (there was no Deluxe DDP, so Premium was the only way to get 3 meals/day & it included tips), plus ticket was still an Ultimate Hopper Pass which included everything. Now, with being able to choose the days you want for tickets & if you want the water park it might be a better deal.

It really was way too much for us and I kept track of all the reciepts, etc... IF we had done everything exactly the same and paid out of pocket, it would have cost us $500 less than going with the package.

We went parasailing & booked a private boat which normally is $500 -- hey it was included sure we will do it. My DD & myself were the only 2 who went as she was too light to do it otherwise so we had to go tandem. My older son chickened out but he just went in the boat with us.

We saw La Nouba

Everyone but the youngest & myself went Fishing

DD & DH went horseback riding

Myself and the older 2 took the Mickey's Magical Milestone tour

Myself and the 3 older ones took the Family Magic Tour

We ate at Cinderella's Breakfast, EPCOT Princess breakfast, Donald's Breakfast, Crystal Palace, Rainforest Cafe in Animal Kingdom, Fulton's, Chef Mickey's (several times), Tony's, Liberty Tree Tavern, Sci-Fi Dine-in, Yachtsman Steakhouse and several counter services.

DH wanted to take a speed boat out but didn't realize they were included. If he had done that, probably would have been closer to the cost.

My DD has still said she doesn't want to eat nearly as much as we did last time, seemed we were always running to another sit-down meal. We had our little guy who was under 3 at the time but I used my credits for him for the sit-downs so we never paid out of pocket.

It's one of those plans -- figure out what you plan on doing if you were actually paying out of pocket and then see if it makes sense. You really MUST do tons of activities to make it worthwhile and it also depends on ages, etc....

Great post, i really appreciate the well detail

There is just me and my DH. No kids yet, he wanted to know about the premium package so i figured Disboards would be the best place to ask.
The cost just seems way to far out, and almost better for the lower dining plan and pay out of pocket for the other extras to enjoy.

 

[Faldred]

It all comes down to how you want to spend your vacation. Premium is what, about a $90 increase over DxDP, so you'd have to be getting better than $90/night benefit to make it worthwhile.

Now, there are some straight-up dining advantages over DxDP -- all meals cost 1 credit on Premium and more restaurants are added (Rainforest Cafe, Fulton's, etc.), but what Premium (and it's big cousin Platinum) is all about are the resort extras: golf, tennis, boating, etc. If you're doing a resort stay rather than a parks stay, it might make sense.

Even then, I rarely hear of anyone doing Premium or Platinum for more than a few nights, often either before or (less seldom) after a "regular" stay elsewhere.

 

[cricketgirl]

I'm curious about this as well. Saw a thread the other day but apparently didn't mark it.

I was thinking of doing a split stay and trying it for a couple days. DH would really prefer to just sit at ESPN and watch sports. but I want to do EVERYTHING.

Lori