Should I DxDDP it?

[theweave]

I have ten months to plan my trip and already have a room at Pop booked for the end of Feb 2010.

Now I am trying to figure out whether the DxDDP is right for me. I want to eat 3 meals a day in any combo that I choose. With the DDP I would only get 1 CS and 1 TS per day.

I know I want to do HDDR and the Poly show, which are 2 TS each.

I am also considering these:

Le Cellier
CRT
CM for breakfast or lunch
CP for breafast
Donalds Safari for breakfast
The place with TONGA TOAST (Boma's I think?)

That is my potential list so far. I am betting the prices won't go up too much, if at all, with the recession the way it is. So I am counting on $79 per day for the Deluxe. I am thinking that with the meals above, it is worth it already. Not to mention the CS ones that I can use too.

I am not a big eater, but found the few times I did eat at WDW last year, I was scanning menus looking for affordable stuff (not that much is!). This year I am staying on resort so I have the "luxury" of ordering what I want to try and not worrying about price!

I should also mention that I am a single guy and eat alone. So I am the only one on the plan in the room anyhow!

Is this a good idea? Thoughts?

 

[abbadabbadoo]

I think the DxDP is a good option especially if you are planning to do dinner shows and if you want to go to a signature dining restaraunt. I have heard that the DxDP is A LOT of food, but hey you can always use your snack credits for snacks to take home/on the plane, etc.

Donald's Safari Breakfast is fun! I highly recommended it. Great character interaction! I've heard Kona Cafe at the Polynesian has the yummy tonga toast you mentioned.

My family is going back this September on the free dining, I've considered upgrading to the DxDP too. These are the restaraunts we are hoping for:

-Cinderella's Royal Table (breakfast - cross your fingers for me!)
-Le Cellier (keeping fingers crossed!)
-Biergarten
-Ohana Breakfast
-Fantasmic dinner package with Mama Melrose's
-Crystal Palace
-1900 Park Fare
-Tokyo Dining or Teppan Edo
-Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

and possibly repeating Chef Mickey's and Donald's Safari Breakfast from last year. I don't want to overdo the character meals, but my DD loves them! Good luck planning your trip!

 

[theweave]

I think the DxDP is a good option especially if you are planning to do dinner shows and if you want to go to a signature dining restaraunt. I have heard that the DxDP is A LOT of food, but hey you can always use your snack credits for snacks to take home/on the plane, etc.

Donald's Safari Breakfast is fun! I highly recommended it. Great character interaction! I've heard Kona Cafe at the Polynesian has the yummy tonga toast you mentioned.

My family is going back this September on the free dining, I've considered upgrading to the DxDP too. These are the restaraunts we are hoping for:

-Cinderella's Royal Table (breakfast - cross your fingers for me!)
-Le Cellier (keeping fingers crossed!)
-Biergarten
-Ohana Breakfast
-Fantasmic dinner package with Mama Melrose's
-Crystal Palace
-1900 Park Fare
-Tokyo Dining or Teppan Edo
-Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

and possibly repeating Chef Mickey's and Donald's Safari Breakfast from last year. I don't want to overdo the character meals, but my DD loves them! Good luck planning your trip!

Well it sounds like you have a good list too!

I really the look of the Tonga Toast so it is my mission to get some!

I know the CRT and LeCellier are the hardest to get! I would take Cellier for lunch even if I have to but CRT has to be 8 to 8:10! I want RD that day! Fortunately, I have a TA that is already salivating at hammering WDD at 7:00 am the day my window opens! *LOL*

It is a lot of food but you know what, this way I can try new stuff and not pass out at the prices! Plus I can pack desserts and take them to the room and eat them later on!

I figure every meal will be at WDW this time, it is my first time on resort! Why not DO IT!

P.S. Good luck with all your ressies too if you are doing them by yourself!

 

[Colleen27]

Now I am trying to figure out whether the DxDDP is right for me. I want to eat 3 meals a day in any combo that I choose. With the DDP I would only get 1 CS and 1 TS per day.

I know I want to do HDDR and the Poly show, which are 2 TS each.

I am also considering these:

Le Cellier
CRT
CM for breakfast or lunch
CP for breafast
Donalds Safari for breakfast
The place with TONGA TOAST (Boma's I think?)

It sounds like the DxDDP would be a good fit for you. Generally speaking, the breakeven point is around 2/3 of credits used for table service. I have a spreadsheet in the link in my signature if you want to do the math for yourself.

We've done the deluxe plan once already and will be using it again on our next trip. I really like the flexibility and the all-inclusive feel of the plan and it has been a great deal for us.

 

[food4me]

It sounds like the DxDDP is a good fit for you. You plan to eat TS meals for most of your stay and it sounds like you won't be planning on cereal in your room or anything like that. That way, you won't have to worry about credits or anything, you can just eat where you want, as many times as you want.

 

[theweave]

I don't go on a vacation to eat cereal in my room! *LOL* I can barely do that at home let alone on vacation!!! *LOL*

I am leaning heavily towards the plan though, it will depend if they jack up the price for 2010 or not! I am hoping they don't!

 

[MinnieMommy07]

I have been researching for a year now for my 2011 All Star Music Vacation. It will be me, husband and four year old daughter. We are three meal a day eaters already so it's funny seeing that there are dining plans with only two meals per day! I guess it really depends on the size of the snacks and how filling they are to really think that the regular dining plan would get you anywhere.... There was a thread about the snacks and they seem pretty good but I haven't seen the size. I must sound like a real pig! I want to eat good on my vacation- no cereal in my room!

 

[abbadabbadoo]

I don't go on a vacation to eat cereal in my room! *LOL* I can barely do that at home let alone on vacation!!! *LOL*

I am leaning heavily towards the plan though, it will depend if they jack up the price for 2010 or not! I am hoping they don't!

Lol, I know! I don't go on vacation to eat cereal either!

Yeah, we do have a pretty varied dining list this year - I'm crossing my fingers to get those ressies. I am going to try to get them myself, hope I'm not making a mistake there. I am just a huge planner and kinda like having the control to call them myself LOL.

Last yr at the end of our trip we still had 4 counter service meals and 3 snacks left. I went to the food court at the Pop and picked up princess Pez dispensers to put in my DD's stocking. And I got breakfast for she and I, so we only had 2 CS that we didn't use.

 

[kelleigh1]

Our next trip won't be until 2011 or 2012, and if the DxDDP stays reasonably close to what it is now, we're really leaning towards it for that trip. It may be a little more food than we'd normally eat, but there are some 2TS places that I know we want to try, so I think this is the best way to do that.

Based on what you have planned already, sounds like the best option for you too.