We bought the all you can eat meal deal at Universal in California last year. We got lucky and were offered the all you can drink souvenir mug with our first meal. I think because it was such a slow time of the year, they were just giving them away.
We felt we got our money's worth even though the park closed early. We ate lunch at Louie's and dinner at Mel's. If we had paid for those meals separately, plus our drinks, we would easily have spent more than the $20.00 each.. not to mention the refill on the drinks throughout the day.
My guys (3 grown men) are not into fancy food.. prefer burgers, fries, chicken nuggets and pizza, so it was a great deal for us. They're all big eaters and they loved the freedom to get seconds if they wanted them.
Even if we have to buy the souvenir mugs separately, we'll just purchase two and share by getting a glass of free water and reusing the glasses throughout the day. Works for us.
Because we paid for the dining plan months ahead of our trip, it almost felt like we're getting our meals for free. It's a state of mind thing.
BTW: We've already purchased our "all you can eat" tickets for our 2 days in the parks this November. Yep.. we are fans!
