Splitting Up Your Dining Plan Questions...

[kristenrice]

Now that Disney is allowing us to add a dining plan to specific nights of our reservation, I was thinking about doing it with the DxDDP.

Here's my plan:

Saturday: Arrival
Sunday: DXDDP
Monday: nothing
Tuesday: DxDDP
Wednesday: nothing
Thursday: DxDDP
Friday: nothing
Saturday: Departure

In total, I want to add the DxDDP to three nights of my reservation. So my question is....am I going to come home with THREE mugs per person? Is this what they are allowing with the "new system"? I know that you have to book the reservation in segments, so am I better off waiting until 11-months from our departure date, or calling day-by-day to piece it all together? We're planning on OKW in June in (2) 2BR's so I don't think that waiting 7 days into the 11-month window will produce an availability issue. I just don't think we want to have an additional checked bag to take home 42 mugs!

 

[DenLo]

You could just use the mugs from your first DxDP night.

I would think that this year is an experiment for allowing the DP for a portion of a DVC member's stay. It might be in the future that only one mug will be given per visit. But currently you are entitled to get a mug for each period you purchase the DxDP and for each member of your party.

 

[lilpooh108]

Sounds like a great plan, however, we experienced major problems with segmenting our DDP during Christmas. Just FYI...I think if you search the threads you'll see other posts on the same topic. We talked to member satisfaction, and the CM said that they're having implementation/training issues. In short. alot of servers did not know how to use the new segmented DVC DDP to pay for our meals. We ended up having to get charges taken off our room bill EVERY NIGHT. It was a major pain.

I would not segment again until reports come back here saying that the new issues have been worked out. YMMV. I hope your segments work out for you If it does, the DxDP will definitely go a long way.

 

[kristenrice]

Sounds like a great plan, however, we experienced major problems with segmenting our DDP during Christmas. Just FYI...I think if you search the threads you'll see other posts on the same topic. We talked to member satisfaction, and the CM said that they're having implementation/training issues. In short. alot of servers did not know how to use the new segmented DVC DDP to pay for our meals. We ended up having to get charges taken off our room bill EVERY NIGHT. It was a major pain.

I would not segment again until reports come back here saying that the new issues have been worked out. YMMV. I hope your segments work out for you If it does, the DxDP will definitely go a long way.

ITA!

I'm planning ahead for our 2012 trip so I'd hope that the kinks have been worked out by then. I just wanted to make sure that I understood it correctly, as it stands now.

 

[fdwang]

What does DxDP stand for?

 

[MrShiny]

Deluxe Dining Plan - 3 table service (or counter if you want) meals a day.