I am taking my son and GS (11) next month. We usually get the Dining Plan but I knew we were going to be "rushed" to get it all in this trip. We are going to do all 4 parks plus TL and BB. With a loose schedule I didn't want to be tied down to reservations. After pricing out the QS plan I realized that we were not saving any money and were actually loosing money. My DG is now charged as an adult. and while he will eats an adult meal--grandma usually doesn't. This worked fine when he was charged as a child but now the math doesn't add up. My advice would be to price out what you anticipate your meals to be and compare the cost of the dining plan to going out OOP for the trip.