Our Disney Dining Plan Results

[mnasf]

Dining Plan for Aug. 5-14th
Dining Plan Cost $810
Actual Total Spent $1,742.01
Savings $932.01

Considerations: Had to buy 1 day tickets and our room cost $10 more a night to do Dining Plan which all cost around $290 so overall savings would be $642.01.

Table Service 36 credits for around $1,221.21
LeCellier (2X)
(1st time was 7pm seating getting out right before Illuminations with the food being a little better, 2nd time was 5:10 seating with more attention from server and more children eating. On our second visit we were told smoothies and shakes could be our drinks. Kids are allowed to choose an adult appetizer on both visits. Absolutely loved this restaurant!

1st visit $170.40 for 4 credits
2 chocolate milk
2 soft drinks
Tomato Stack
Cheese Plate
Cheese Soup
Beef Barley Soup
2 KM steak
Fillet with maple glaze
Surf & Turf
3 Chocolate Mousse
1 Canadian Club Cake

2nd visit cost about $166.17 for 4 credits
2 Diet Cokes
1 Vanilla Shake (child)
1 Chocolate Shake (child)
Cheese Appetizer
3 Cheese Soup
1 20 oz steak
1 Filet with the maple barbecue sauce
2 Kids spaghettis
1 Canadian Club cake
1 berry cobbler
2 chocolate mousse

Cinderella's Royal Table dinner (2X)
Loved this restaurant and atmosphere. It took awhile to be seated the first time. We sat by the window the second time.

1st time $147.41 for 4 credits
2 Sodas
Shrimp & Mussels
Prosciutto & Mozzarella
2 Beef Fillets
2 KM Veg & Cheese appetizers
1 KM Pretzel Dog
1 Km Chicken
2 KM Clay Castle
2 Slipper Desserts

2nd Time about $150 for 4 credits
2 sodas
2 KM fruit & cheese
prosciutto & mozzarella
shrimp & mussels
2 pretzel dogs
1 King sized Prime Rib
1 Fillet
2 slipper desserts
2 crown sundaes


Teppanyaki dinner $142.64 for 4 credits
The food was great and chef wonderful. It was a little hard with our one year old and the hot table.
2 Diet Coke
2 Coke
Garden Salad
Sushi Combo
1 Lg Filet
1 San Kai Dinner
1 Kids Chicken Dinner
1 Kids Shrimp Dinner
2 Chestnut Cake

Alfredo's dinner $113.09 for 4 credits
My kids were hoping fettuccine alfredo was on the kids menu. Everyone was friendly, but things were a little awkward.
2 Soft Drinks
2 chocolate milks
Fettuccine Alfredo App
Calamari App
Fettuccine Alfredo Dinner
Ossobuco
2 KM spaghettis
Tiramisu
Spuma Di Cioccolata
Chocolate Ice Cream


Nine Dragons dinner around $115 for 4 credits
Loved the food. Wish they had better desserts. Not as good as the service we received at other restaurants.
4 soft drinks
Pot Stickers
Shrimp Cocktail
Honey Sesame chicken
Seafood casserole
2 KM sweet n sour chicken
2 KM ice creams
2 adult desserts

Whispering Canyon dinner around $115 for 4 credits
Our waiter was being trained so things were a little awkward. I also think we were expecting more excitement then there really is.
4 bottomless milkshakes
2 skillets
1 KM skillets
1 KM drumsticks
1 smores cake
1 dustbowl
2 mud with worms

Sci Fi Dine-Inn dinner about $101.50 for 4 credits
I didn't like my steak, but loved the onion rings.
2 Diet Cokes
1 Onion Ring
1 Spinach Artichoke Dip
1 Salmon
1 Flat Iron Steak
Moon Pie
Apple Crisp
2 KM app Fruit & Cheese
KM chicken nugget
KM Pasta
2 KM desserts

Counter Service 36 credits for around $430.80
Pecos Bills $33.88 for 3 credits
I missed the cheese sauce that Cosmic Rays has on the fixing bar. Enjoyed the dessert as it was different than some of the others.
2 large soft drinks
1 KM chocolate milk
1KM franks n beans
1 BBQ sandwich only
1 bacon dbl cheeseburger basket
1 chili cheese fries
3 Peanut Butter brownies

Cosmic Rays
Always love this!
Trip 1 around $23.50 for 2 credits
2 small soft drinks
1 grilled chicken sandwich w/ chips
1 pork sandwich w/chips
brownie
carrot cake

Trip 2 $12.65 for 1 credit
1 large soft drink
1 dbl cheeseburger w/ ff
carrot cake

Pop Century Food Court breakfast/lunch/dinner
We were very pleased with the food court. We bought refillable mugs and enjoyed filling these and sometimes bringing drinks back to the room. The icee machine was only having trouble one night.

Trip 1 around $24.92 for 2 credits
bottled water
chocolate milk
dbl cheeseburger basket
KM mac n cheese
2 lunar cheesecakes

Trip 2 around $25.67 for 2 credits
bottled water
chocolate milk
chicken parmigean
KM penne pasta
chocolate cake
tie dye cheesecake

Trip 3 $14.99 for 1 credit
chili cheese dog w/ cheese fries
chocolate milk
chocolate croissant

Trip 4 $11.99 for 1 credit
1 bottle Coke
pepperoni pizza
Tie dye cheesecake

Trip 5 around $47 for 4 credits
2 chocolate milks
1 white milk
1 cranberry juice
2 KM Mickey Waffles
2 Waffles with meat
4 chocolate croissants

Trip 6 $46.93 for 4 credits
3 chocolate milks
1 cranberry juice
2 KM Mickey waffles
1 Waffle with meat
1 Waffle with fruit
4 chocolate croissants

Trip 7 $11.89 for 1 credit
1 bottle Diet Coke
1 waffle with meat
1 chocolate croissant

Trip 8 around $46.82 for 4 credits
bottled water
bottled soft drink
bottled lemonde
bottled powerade
chili cheesedog basket
2 KM penne pasta
meatball sub
chocolate cake
pudding
2 Tie Dye cheesecake

Blizzard Beach Lottawatta Lodge around $25 for 2 credits
2 regular soft drinks
1 fish chips basket
1 cheeseburger basket
2 frozen strawberry lemonades

Electric Umbrella
Trip 1 $33.87 for 3 credits
2 lg soft drinks
1 KM chocolate milk
2 dbl bacon cheeseburgers with fries
1 KM mac n cheese
2 strawberry cheesecake
1 chocolate chip cookie

Trip 2 around $26 for 2 credits
2 lg soft drinks
2 dbl bacon cheeseburger with fries
1 chocolate chip cookie
1 strawberry cheesecake

Saratoga Springs $45.69 for 4 credits
4 bottled drinks
caesar w/ shrimp
Pepperoni flatbread
KM hot dog
KM mac n cheese
key lime pie
chocolate cheesecake
2 cookies n cream ice creams


Snacks 36 credits (around $90)
Pop Century food court
7 Mickey Rice Krispy Treat
2 Mickey Premium bar
Cookie
3 Itzakadoozie
Crunch ice cream bar

Magic Kingdom snack carts
4 popcorns
2 bottles of soda

MGM snack carts (includes Fantasmic)
3 popcorns
2 Itzakadoozies
3 soft drink bottles
1 large water bottle

Animal Kingdom snack cart
2 soft drink bottles
1 large water bottle

Epcot snack cart
4 water bottles


We loved the Dining Plan. Normally we wouldn't eat at some of these restaurants or eat as much food. It was fun to go new places and try new things! We were obviously never hungry. We stayed at the Pop Century while on the Dining Plan and loved the resort. After that reservation we moved to the Wilderness Lodge where we were no longer on the dining plan and had an AP rate.

 

[Uncleromulus]

Excellent review and analysis of the Dining Plan savings.

 

[natalielongstaff]

great review, thanks

 

[abacobaby]

Great review, thanks! Could you tell me what the "adult desserts" at Nine Dragons were? Thanks!

 

[donaldtutter]

wow!! that was an awesome review of the dining plan!!!

 

[HayGan]

Thanks very much for your detailed reviews!

 

[jann1033]

thanks it's good to see an indepth report like that.hoping the plan is still in effect when we go

 

[highlander447]

Hi and thanks for the reviews really good to see the breakdown and your choices

 

[moopdog]

What the heck is itzakadoozie?? Also - great rundown of your dining experience. Thanks.

 

[KnoxDisney]

Why did you have to pay $10 more a night for the dining plan?

Great reviews and run down of your meal choices!! Very helpful.

Lori

 

[mnasf]

Great review, thanks! Could you tell me what the "adult desserts" at Nine Dragons were? Thanks!

We thought our appetizers and entrees were wonderful at the Nine Dragons. The kids didn't get apps here. The desserts were unusual. The kids got ice cream - maybe ginger flavor. They didn't like it. We had two different desserts brought to us and the waiter said here is one of each to try. We didn't really get to pick so my memory on this one isn't as great. My one year old was getting rough so we didn't fight it. One dessert was some kind of pastry layers with maybe some kind of mango mousse in between them. The other dessert was some kind of ginger cake. Maybe someone who just got back or who actually chose their desserts might remember better. He told us when he brought them, but we just can't remember. We didn't finish them. Again, sorry for our memory lapse. On our receipt it just said something like 2 adults MYW meals and 2 kids MYW meals.

 

[mnasf]

What the heck is itzakadoozie?? Also - great rundown of your dining experience. Thanks.

They are those long popsicles with different colors/flavors. It was so hot my kids enjoyed them - they had them at Fantasmic and the resort.

 

[mnasf]

Why did you have to pay $10 more a night for the dining plan?

Great reviews and run down of your meal choices!! Very helpful.

Lori

We had an Annual Pass rate that was $10 less than our AAA rate. We couldn't do the dining on the AP rate. Luckily, we did get a AAA rate with the dining package so we saved a little.

 

[JennInTN]

Alfredo's dinner $113.09 for 4 credits
My kids were hoping fettuccine alfredo was on the kids menu. Everyone was friendly, but things were a little awkward.

Hi, mnasf!
Wanted to checking in with you to see what was "awkward."

Thank you for the detailed review. Excellent run down. It sounds like you enjoyed many of the same places we'll be hitting in November.

 

[angel's momma]

Wonderful report, thank you!

Looks like the chocolate croissants at POP were a favorite.
We'll be staying there the end of Sept., so I'll be sure to try them.

 

[DW mouser]

My 13 year old grandaughter can't wait for another itzakadoozie! She was hoping they were still around! Great!!

 

[scrapperjill]

Great post....Were doing the dinning plan in Oct. and I've been looking for ideas of what kind of savings we'll see. This gives us a great idea....We have CRT for dinner The WCC and were staying at POP...so your post helped us or gave us some great info.

Thanks.

 

[mnasf]

Hi, mnasf!
Wanted to checking in with you to see what was "awkward."

Thank you for the detailed review. Excellent run down. It sounds like you enjoyed many of the same places we'll be hitting in November.

It was kind of an unusual dining experience. We were by the kitchen. Our server seemed new - not confident, not sure of the dining plan. She was very nice and we were never mad at her or anything because you knew she was trying. We had some communication problems. We couldn't understand her all of the time and she couldn't understand us. My six year old's food came after all of ours. We had to remind them. She had spaghetti no sauce and wanted parmesean on top. It came plain and we had to wait for parmesean. Things just seemed slow and awkward to us. The food was good and our server seemed like a sweet person. We felt she was trying hard. It was just an unusual meal. I hope I've explained what I meant.