PIN for free dining OR half of Hotel?

[cka]

Hi everyone! Long time lurker here and first time poster! My good friend works for Disney and gets us 40% off of a hotel every time we go. However, I have recieved a PIN in the mail for free dining (during the time we will be going this october). Question: do you think the free dining is worth it over the 40% off of the hotel? We usually stay at a value or moderate. Ive never done disney dining before because it is expensive however we are HUGE eaters when we go. Per person, (4; 25 year old girls) we usually spend around 350 each for food for 5 days. Thank you all for the advice! Go bruins!!!

 

[dhardawa]

If you stay in a value, your 40% discount is only about $52. In that case, I think free dining is better even if you have to pay to upgrade to something other than quick service. In a moderate, you're saving about $80 a night. So, really, either way, the free dining is probably a better deal.

 

[angierae]

I have found with four people, free dining is a better deal, especially if you are staying value. (Make that four adults)

 

[Shanna-like-Banana]

I would go with free dining

Do you mind sharing the dates of your PIN in October ?

 

[tinkgirl1984]

I've actually been crunching the numbers on this over and over the last few days for our upcoming Sept. trip. We have 4 adults, 2 kids under 3. The oop cost for the dining plan is $1145 for 4 adults. That comes out to $286.25 pp for 5 days. Keep in mind you have to upgrade from QSDP if you're staying at a value, unless you wanted QSDP and I would imagine you'll still need some extras oop. You'll just have to see what world best for you. In our case, we definitely come out cheaper with FD.