share your dining plan day

[bem1962]

Thanks in advance,

we are going in October the 4 of us 2 parents one 9 and 17 year old, We never have had the dining plan until this trip. and want to maximize the plan and get the most out of it, would you please tell me what park you went to and what 3 meals / snacks you had,

thanks

 

[disneymom2twins]

Well, this is my itinerary for this Sept -Oct....

Saturday MK- arriving around noon (driving) lunch at McD's or something right before we check in

Saturday night - CS at Cosmic Rays (saving TS for another day and I think this is one of the nicest CS places to have at dinner)

Sunday - EPCOT breakfast in room (bringing cereal, pop-tarts, etc.)
CS lunch at Electric Umbrella (we usually go around 11:30 or so to avoid the crowds - that is why we do light breakfasts
Dinner at Le Cellier around 5:30

Monday - MK breakfast in room
CS lunch at Pecos Bills
Dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern

Tuesday - MGM Breakfast at Chef Mickey's
Lunch will be either small or snack credits
Dinner at Mama Melrose

Wednesday - AK breakfast in room
CS Lunch at Pizzafari
Dinner at Kona

Thursday - DTD/MK - breakfast in room
CS lunch at WPE
Dinner at Crystal Palace before MNSSHP

Friday - EPCOT breakfast in room and check out
CS lunch at Liberty Inn before leaving

Snacks will be used as needed or gift shop items will be brought home that use up credits (candy, etc.)

The biggest values are dinner (like Le Cellier, Coral Reef, etc.). Use snacks for food, not water and soda (like at Goofy's candy co or Main St Bakery). I never use CS for breakfast - don't feel like it is worth it, even if you do eat eggs and stuff every day.

Enjoy!!

 

[bem1962]

thanks,,,, would love to hear from others,, on their dining plans

 

[angiedora]

We did the DDP in 2005 and here's what we had.
Back then the use of snack credits were limited to the ice creams, water, sodas, lemonades, and chips and maybe a few other things.
We stayed at WL, It was Me, DH, DD9, DS8

Day1 Arrival Day
Boma 5:40pm
Then on to Chip and Dale's campfire and movie

Day2 Epcot Day
Breakfast at Roaring Forks
Lunch at Tangerine Cafe
Dinner at Le Cellier 7p

Day3 Animal Kingdom Day
Breakfast at Roaring Forks
Lunch at Tusker House
Dinner at Artist Point 7p

Day4 Magic Kingdom
Breakfast Leftover dessert in room
Lunch Cosmic Rays
Dinner O'hana's 7:30pm

Day5 Departure Day
Breakfast Chef Mickey's 7:30am
Lunch Wolfgang Express

 

[mrzrich]

Here's our plan as a party of 4 we get 16 CS, 16 TS and 16 Snacks

Arrive Sept 12 at dinner time
Share 3 CS

13 CS, 16TS, 16 Snacks

Sept 13

Breakfast Share 2CS at Main Street bakery (Each CS there is a savory and a sweet)
Lunch Share 3 CS
4 snacks
Dinner at Kona 4TS

Balance
8CS, 12 TS, 12 Snacks

Sept 14
Breakfast:Share 1 CS and 2 snacks (Bagels or something similar)
Lunch Share 3 CS
4 snacks
Dinner 4 TS at Chefs de France

4 CS, 8 TS, 6 Snacks

Sept 15
Breakfast:Share 1 CS and 2 snacks (Bagels or something similar)
Lunch Share 3 CS
4 snacks
Dinner 4TS at WGP Cafe

0 CS, 4 TS, 0 Snacks

Spt 16th
Breakfast 4 TS at Concourse
Time to go home
0 CS, 0 TS, 0 Snacks

I realize all the sharing is not for everyone, but its a lot of food. Do you normally eat desert at lunch time? We often order Double Cheese burgers and pay oop for an extra bun (70 cents!) Cosmic Rays and Tusker House has a half chicken that we often split too.

Breakfast snacks include pastries, yogurt parfaits and cereal.

I'm sure you heard you can get a whole box of enteman's doughnuts for one snack credit. I just don't like to eat doughnuts for breakfast.

 

[gower525]

We are checking into POP on July 22 for our first trip. My family eats very traditional American food. Here are our ADR's. (Me, DH, DS5, and DD2). I didn't pick any buffets because it feels like one of us is up the whole time getting food for someone. We want to relax.

Sunday:lunch- WP express
dinner - Hoop Dee Doo

Monday: lunch - pizza planet
dinner - Sci-Fi

Tuesday: lunch - Cosmic Rays??
dinner - O'Hana

Wed: lunch at Pop (this is a pool day)
dinner - Councourse

Thursday: lunch- Somewhere in MK
dinner - Whispering Canyon

Friday: lunch- Somewhere in Epcot
dinner - San Angel Inn

Saturday: lunch - Flame Tree
dinner - ?? no plans - Pop maybe.

 

[pooch]

We split most of our CS meals, sharing 1 CS between 2 of us for both breakfast and lunch. For example, the breakfast at Roaring Forks consisted of 2 eggs, home fries, 2 pancakes, bacon, a biscuit & a bottle of juice. DH and I easily split this. Then for lunch we would split a sandwich & the side. If you ask, you can get a large drink with it. Again, plenty for the 2 of us. Then we each had our own TS and mostly took the dessert back to the room for a midnight snack. We used Snack credits for frozen lemonades.

DS (16) and DD (22) aren't breakfast eaters so they'd use their CS for lunch and didn't really share to start but learned quickly that an entire CS meal each was too much food.

Hope this helps!

 

[cheapi86]

Checking in on the 4th, solo trip:

7/4-


dinner at Narcooses
7/5-

CS Lunch
dinner at Chefs de France

7/6-

CS-Lunch

dinner @ California Grill


7/7-

CS- Lunch or Breakfast
Dinner at Jikos


7/8-

CS-Lunch
750- Dinner at Yachtsman

7/9-

Check out

 

[mrzrich]

Checking in on the 4th, solo trip:

7/4-


dinner at Narcooses
7/5-

CS Lunch
dinner at Chefs de France

7/6-

CS-Lunch

dinner @ California Grill


7/7-

CS- Lunch or Breakfast
Dinner at Jikos


7/8-

CS-Lunch
750- Dinner at Yachtsman

7/9-

Check out

Your TS restaurants are all 2 credits a piece. Are you planning to pay for some OOP?

 

[beroh2253]

Arriving Sept. 21 @ POP
CS first day at Pacos Bills

Have ADR's for all of these, not sure of the CS, will wing that

Sept, 22 San Angle
Sept. 23 Captain Jack’s
Sept. 24 Coral Reef
Sept. 25 Le Cellier
Sept. 26 Ohana
Sept. 27 Rose & Crown
Sept, 28 Nine Dragons
Sept. 29 Boatrights
Sept 30 breakfast @ Boma then and leaving

 

[DisneyBaby2004]

Here's our plan as a party of 4 we get 16 CS, 16 TS and 16 Snacks

Arrive Sept 12 at dinner time
Share 3 CS

13 CS, 16TS, 16 Snacks

Sept 13

Breakfast Share 2CS at Main Street bakery (Each CS there is a savory and a sweet)
Lunch Share 3 CS
4 snacks
Dinner at Kona 4TS

Balance
8CS, 12 TS, 12 Snacks

Sept 14
Breakfast:Share 1 CS and 2 snacks (Bagels or something similar)
Lunch Share 3 CS
4 snacks
Dinner 4 TS at Chefs de France

4 CS, 8 TS, 6 Snacks

Sept 15
Breakfast:Share 1 CS and 2 snacks (Bagels or something similar)
Lunch Share 3 CS
4 snacks
Dinner 4TS at WGP Cafe

0 CS, 4 TS, 0 Snacks

Spt 16th
Breakfast 4 TS at Concourse
Time to go home
0 CS, 0 TS, 0 Snacks

I realize all the sharing is not for everyone, but its a lot of food. Do you normally eat desert at lunch time? We often order Double Cheese burgers and pay oop for an extra bun (70 cents!) Cosmic Rays and Tusker House has a half chicken that we often split too.

Breakfast snacks include pastries, yogurt parfaits and cereal.

I'm sure you heard you can get a whole box of enteman's doughnuts for one snack credit. I just don't like to eat doughnuts for breakfast.

Too funny!!! Different dates and different TS places but we are doing the exact same as you. We are 2A and 2C and we always share. We are all always full and most of the time have credits leftover to take additional snacks home. Gotta love those rice krispy treats Enjoy your trip.

 

[blanq]

I need to dig up my receipts from my January trip, and can maybe post that info later. But, I do have a rough plan for our upcoming October trip that I can share. We are staying for 9 nights/10 days. We will not have the DDP for the first 2 nights as we are staying at the Swan. We then move to AKV, on rented points, for 7 nights. Because of our resort plan, and because we will be using extra credits for a couple of signature meals, we will have some OOP meal expenses.

Sunday- Lunch: ? (OOP), Dinner: Beaches and Cream (OOP)
Monday- Breakfast: Boardwalk Bakery (OOP), Lunch/Dinner: eating our way around the F&W festival (OOP)
Tuesday- Lunch: Mara, Dinner: Crystal Palace
Wednesday- Breakfast: Boma (OOP), Dinner: Chefs de France
Thursday- Lunch: Y&Y (if open; OOP), Dinner: WGP Express
Friday- Lunch: Columbia Harbor House, Dinner: Citywalk/Universal (OOP)
Saturday- Lunch: Sunshine Seasons, Dinner: Narcoossees
Sunday- Lunch: Mara, Dinner: Boma
Monday- Lunch: Toy Story Pizza Planet; Dinner: Jiko
Tuesday- Breakfast: Mara or WGP Express

 

[cheapi86]

Your TS restaurants are all 2 credits a piece. Are you planning to pay for some OOP?

Yes I am. Although, Chefs De France is 1 credit

 

[probono]

Okay - not sure on anything but the dinners yet - my cousin is a Disney veteran, so she suggested some CS places that she loves. Any suggestions on Epcot and AK CS?

Arrival day:

CS: Columbia Harbor House
Dinner: Chef Mickey's

Day 2:

Need to look into CS at Epcot
Dinner: Le Cellier

Day 3:

CS: AK
Dinner: Ohana

Day 4:

CS: Back Lot Express
Dinner: Cape May Cafe

Day 5:

CS: Pinnochio's Village Haus at MK
Dinner: 1900 Park Fare

Mari

 

[marciagms]

What a Christmas we have planned! Flying into Orlando International Christmas night, this is our DD 8, DD 8 and DM surprise Christmas present. We are staying at Saratoga Springs on waitlist for WL.

Wed. 12/26 Magic Kingdom
B- Crystal Palace
L-
D- Ohana

Thursday 12/27 Epcot ( Candlelight Processional)
B- Artist's Palette
L- LeCellier (2:10 for 5:00 CP)
D-

Friday 12/28 Animal Kingdom
B & L - Flame Tree BQ
D-

Saturday 12/29 Hotel/MGM
B-
L-
D- Sci Fi

Sunday 12/30
B-
L-
D- Concourse

Monday 12/31 ( 1st NEW YEAR's EVE at WDW
B- Chef Mickey's
L-
D-

Tuesday 1/1/08
B-
L-
D- We had LeCellier planned for today but I was lucky and was able to get the Candlelight P for 12/27. Where should we eat now? What would you suggest?

 

[Praying Colonel]

Sunday 8/26 (Visiting MGM in morning, Epcot in evening):
Lunch at ABC Commissary
Dinner at Teppanyaki

Monday 8/27 (Visiting AK in morning, MK in evening):
Lunch at Flame Tree BBQ
Dinner at Kona Cafe

Tuesday 8/28 (Visiting Epcot in morning, MGM in evening):
Lunch at Sunshine Seasons
Dinner Backlot Express (OOP)

Wednesday 8/29 (Visiting MK in morning and evening):
Lunch at 1 of Pecos Bills/Columbia Harbor House/Cosmic Rays
Snack: Dole Whip at Aloha Isle
Dinner at Crystal Palace

Thursday 8/30 (Visiting MK in morning and evening):
Lunch at 1 of Pecos Bills/Columbia Harbor House/Cosmic Rays
Dinner at Narcoosee's

Friday 8/31 (Visiting Epcot in morning and evening):
Lunch at Tangerine Cafe
Snack: Schoolbread at Kringla Bakeri og Cafe
Dinner at LeCellier

Except for the schoolbread and the Dole Whip, we don't plan our snacks. Often we're so full from lunch and dinner that we don't use the snack credits, so we use them for breakfast--get a cinnamon roll or something like that.

 

[Irishhockey]

9/8 Arrival Day:
Dinner at Le Cellier

9/9 Magic Kingdom Day
Dinner at Crystal Palace

9/10 MGM Day
Dinner at Mama Melrose

9/11 Birthday and DTD
Breakfast at Cape May Cafe
Dinner at Planet Hollywood

9/12 Animal Kingdom Day
Breakfast at Donalds breakfastsauras (sp? lol)

9/13 Typhoon Lagoon Day
ESPN Club (OOP)

9/14 Epcot Day
Coral Reef

What we have decided to do, is to not "waste" CS credits on breakfast. It's just not "worth it" to us... plus all the breakfast plates are pretty reasonable and I can usually fill up on the kids menu offering. For like $4 I got 2 mickey waffles, sausage, apple sauce, and milk.

We'll use our CS credits for lunches in the park and the snack credits whenever we feel like. We planned our park days first, and then our ADRs... it worked out best and we got everything we were inerested in.

 

[BaBeeCee14]

9/5: Arriving around 11:30 pm

9/6: Dinner at Narcoossees

9/7: Lunch at Coral Reef

9/8: Dinner at Boma

9/9: Dinner at Tony's

Not sure exactly where we will be eating for our CS meals. It depends on which park we are in at the time. We do have our favorites though:
MK: Columbia Harbour House or Cosmic Rays
Epcot: Sunshine Seasons
AK: Flame Tree
MGM: We try to avoid eating at MGM because we don't really like the CS options that much.

 

[Vacation Lover]

We're 2 adults, 2 kids + 1 toddler, going during free dining, staying 6 nights.
Adult TS=12
Child TS=12

Adult CS=12
Child CS=12
Snacks=24

Day 1: Disney Quest
Breakfast: Chef Mickey’s *1TS x 4
Lunch: Planet Hollywood *1TS x 2kids + $15 Voucher
Dinner: Wolfgang Puck Express *1 CS x 4
Balance: Adult TS=10, child TS=8, Adult CS=10, child CS=10

Day 2: Disney MGM Studios
Breakfast: in room (Cereal, breakfast bars, etc.)
Lunch: Sci Fi Dine In *1 TS x 2 kids + OOP for adults
Dinner: Whispering Canyon *1 TS x 4
Balance: Adult TS=8, child TS=4, Adult CS=10, child CS=10

Day 3: Blizzard Beach
Breakfast: Food Court *1 CS x 4
Lunch: *1 CS x 4
Dinner: (2 adults) Narcoossee’s *2 TS x 2
Kids: Food Court *1 CS x 2
Balance: Adult TS=4, child TS=4, Adult CS=6, child CS=4

Day 4: Epcot
Breakfast: in room
Lunch: Akershus Royal Banquet (Princess lunch) *1 TS x 4
Dinner: *1 CS x 4
Balance: Adult TS=2, child TS=2, Adult CS=4, child CS=2


Day 5: Magic Kingdom
Breakfast: in room
Lunch: *1 CS x 4
Dinner: O’hana *1TS x 4
Balance: Adult TS=0, child TS=0, Adult CS=2, child CS=0


Day 6: Check out and drive home
Breakfast: Food Court: *1 CS x 2 + OOP for kids
Balance: Adult TS=0, child TS=0, Adult CS=0, child CS=0

 

[2BusyPlanning]

You asked for it! Here's another one:

Friday, September 21
Snack at the resort (CSR)
Dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern
MNSSHP at 7pm-12am

Saturday, September 22
Quick breakfast at the Main Street Bakery
Lunch at Pecos Bill's
Dinner at Crystal Palace

Sunday, September 23 (18th Anniversary)
Breakfast by room service
Lunch at the Flame Tree BBQ (or Tusker House)
Dinner to celebrate anniversary at Ohana
Stay and walk through Polynesian grounds with fire torches lit
Stay for Electrical Water Pageant and distant Wishes from MK

Monday, September 24
Lunch at the Flatbread Grill
Dinner at Mama Melrose’s Fantasmic package

Tuesday, September 25
Breakfast at Whispering Canyon Café
Lunch at Columbia Harbor House
Dinner at Pepper Market

Wednesday, September 26
Lunch at Sommerfest in Germany
Dinner at San Angel Inn

Thursday, September 27 (DHs 38th birthday)
Breakfast at Chef Mickey’s (It was DHs pick!)
Lunch at Toy Story’s Pizza Planet
Dinner at the Sci-Fi Dine-In (DHs favorite - loves cars!)

Friday, September 28
Lunch at the Cantina San Angel Inn
Dinner at Le Cellier

Saturday, September 29
Breakfast at Boma
Lunch ?
4:45pm flight home

Have a great time no matter where you choose!