Question about Dining Plan

[becca-becca]

We are coming to stay at AKV for 5 nights before our Dream cruise. My mom is flying in and will be arriving at MCO late Sunday night. We plan to do the dining plan for our family, however, with my mom coming in on Sunday late, can she be added to the reservation at that time? I don't want her to have to pay dining plan for the 3 nights she is not there and technically, Sunday is a waste too, since she won't even be arriving at the airport before 11:30 PM. She will be using ME to get to AKV.

How does this work? Any suggestions?

Thanks!!

 

[MrShiny]

I believe they can now split the reseravtion so you could have the DDP for just the people/nighhts you want. MS should be able to do that for you.

 

[AlwaysDreamofDisney]

You may still have to pay for Sunday since it goes by the # of nights. Perhaps to save you could say she's arriving on Monday?

 

[Deb & Bill]

If she is planning on taking ME, you'll have to add her to the reservation before she leaves from home. She can't use ME without being on the reservation.

 

[becca-becca]

Do you think I have to actually split my stay to add her? Or will she just all of the sudden appear on Sunday if tell them that is when she is arriving? We can just get a ton of rice krispy treats if she has leftover credits!!!! The extra day of dining won't be that big of a deal. It's probably a wash verses not being able to use ME.

 

[DenLo]

I believe you are right that you could add her the day she arrives to your room. However, she'll still need to get from the airport and she won't be eligible for ME.

You really only save money with a DDP if you eat all of the meals. Do you have APs? If so, maybe you should consider a TIW (Tables in Wonderland) card instead. You can get a 20% discount off of meals and drinks including alcohol for the entire party and most Disney restaurants are on the TIW list.

 

[briand1023]

This is not an answer to your question but more of an opinion of the dining plan...we have found that its not worth it...too constricted and last time we paid less becuase there were mornings we ate in the room and had a Mickey Bar for lunch. Just my .02