Service/experience due to Dining plan

[stoudt6]

I just returned from 9 days at WDW. becuase of staying at Dolphin(great internet rate) wasn't eligible for the dining plan. Besides 1 somewhat difficult experience(wrote about in different post) at O'hana everything else went ok. The one thing I did notice was what I felt was "bland/average " service and people being rushed in and out. When I'm at disney i expect and usually get/see superior service; however this trip It seemed like it wasn't. I'm not saying i had /saw bad service it just seemed to me that the servers "mailed it in" . What I mean is that they know the 18% gratuity was already in hand and there was really no need to go the extra mile to earn a good tip becuase they knew what they were getting. If anything I think they helped to rush many people through there meals so they could turn the table over and get the next dining plan 18% tip table in. With most TS places full/over booked due to dining plan I saw many people being like A CAR AT AN ASSEMBLY PLANT being pushed through /turned out as fast as possible by robot/servers.

 

[bicker]

I've experienced that sort of thing at WDW a few times over the last 10-15 years. It typically has to do with the specific CMs that I happened to get. Even at the same restaurant, during the same trip, I've noted one day would be superlative and the next would be blah. Sorry for you mediocre experience. Hopefully, next time you'll have better luck!

 

[minniekk]

We've experienced great services at all the wdw restaurants we've tried. We've been taken good care of even though all the servers knew we were on free dining plan and we left extra tips for the excellent service.

I talked with my husband that all the servers in our local restaurants should make a trip to wdw to learn..

 

[keliblue]

We've experienced great services at all the wdw restaurants we've tried. We've been taken good care of even though all the servers knew we were on free dining plan and we left extra tips for the excellent service.
I talked with my husband that all the servers in our local restaurants should make a trip to wdw to learn..

Amen !! we had wonderful service and not so wonderful.. All in all a great time was had... or should I say "Eaten"