stay play dine offer

[rockingrollercoaster]

assuming this offer comes out for jan feb march
our dates are very flexible but we are hoping for late late feb or march
we are 5 adults, paying child prices for DLX dining and tickets...might be more a savings than FD, anyone had any experience with this offer?

 

[rockingrollercoaster]

so, if we were to be on the DLX dining plan, all adults would pay kids prices for the DLX plan?
and adults would pay kids prices for our tickets too?

 

[Michigan_Minnie]

The way I understand it is that if you upgrade to deluxe dining you pay the difference between the adult price of regular to deluxe. If you get just straight QS or DDP you get the child's price. If you want to upgrade you pay the difference between the two in the adult price.

 

[aaarcher86]

The way I understand it is that if you upgrade to deluxe dining you pay the difference between the adult price of regular to deluxe. If you get just straight QS or DDP you get the child's price. If you want to upgrade you pay the difference between the two in the adult price.

Yes, this is correct.

OP, you will pay the child price for whatever DDP is given for your resort tier. You will pay the difference in cost between the adult prices for any upgrades.

Essentially, the cost to upgrade is the same as it would be with FD, but you're paying the child's price for the original DDP instead of getting it free.

 

[rockingrollercoaster]

what do you mean by tier for resort?

so, if we are staying at POR, what will we pay for the DLX dining as an adult?
thanks in advance

 

[aaarcher86]

what do you mean by tier for resort?

so, if we are staying at POR, what will we pay for the DLX dining as an adult?
thanks in advance

With SPD you would pay the child price for the DDP plus the DIFFERENCE in price between the adult DDP and DXDP which (off the top,of my head) is about $45 per night for an adult. Children would pay the child rate difference between the 2 plans.

Resort tier = value, mod, deluxe

Value = QSDP at child price

Mod/deluxe = DDP at child price

 

[momof3littles]

I am a newbie, so please bear with my questions if you will

We are currently booked at POR for early Feb, and have three children. My eldest will be a few days shy of 10 while we are staying, so right now he's booked as a 9yo. We've been planning to pay OOP for meals. If a RO rate comes up, that would be fabulous. We are currently booked in a preferred room at POR, so I am not sure if that will impact our ability to apply a RO discount if it comes out.

If we can't apply a RO discount to a preferred room, s/p/d would be nice, even though we originally thought about OOP for meals. However, my plan all along was to have my children share adult entrees sometimes (obviously not at buffets, prix fixe, etc.), eat an appetizer as a meal, or just pay OOP for my 9/almost 10 year old to just eat an adult entree. Under stay, play, dine, it sounds like we would be able to upgrade him to an adult for dining at no cost, or am I misunderstanding? I wouldn't love it, but I would even pay to upgrade him and figure it was partially offset by the savings my husband and I are getting.

But then what's to stop someone from upgrading their other kids to adult dining? I'm sure there is a catch to what they will do for that? Frankly, my 7 yo would be happier eating off the adult menu as well. They like sushi, steaks, salmon, that type of thing and will be bored out of their minds with a kid menu. My 3 yo would probably enjoy the kid entrees for a day or two and then be ready to move on.

I am dense and new to all of this, so please gently explain to me what I"m missing? Should I likely expect to still have to pay to upgrade my almost 10 yo to an adult under stay, play, dine, or will that be easy and still at child prices? And if so, could I upgrade my 7 yo, or they'll balk at that? This is why I'd love to just have RO discount and then pay OOP for dining.

 

[aaarcher86]

I am a newbie, so please bear with my questions if you will

We are currently booked at POR for early Feb, and have three children. My eldest will be a few days shy of 10 while we are staying, so right now he's booked as a 9yo. We've been planning to pay OOP for meals. If a RO rate comes up, that would be fabulous. We are currently booked in a preferred room at POR, so I am not sure if that will impact our ability to apply a RO discount if it comes out.

If we can't apply a RO discount to a preferred room, s/p/d would be nice, even though we originally thought about OOP for meals. However, my plan all along was to have my children share adult entrees sometimes (obviously not at buffets, prix fixe, etc.), eat an appetizer as a meal, or just pay OOP for my 9/almost 10 year old to just eat an adult entree. Under stay, play, dine, it sounds like we would be able to upgrade him to an adult for dining at no cost, or am I misunderstanding? I wouldn't love it, but I would even pay to upgrade him and figure it was partially offset by the savings my husband and I are getting.

But then what's to stop someone from upgrading their other kids to adult dining? I'm sure there is a catch to what they will do for that? Frankly, my 7 yo would be happier eating off the adult menu as well. They like sushi, steaks, salmon, that type of thing and will be bored out of their minds with a kid menu. My 3 yo would probably enjoy the kid entrees for a day or two and then be ready to move on.

I am dense and new to all of this, so please gently explain to me what I"m missing? Should I likely expect to still have to pay to upgrade my almost 10 yo to an adult under stay, play, dine, or will that be easy and still at child prices? And if so, could I upgrade my 7 yo, or they'll balk at that? This is why I'd love to just have RO discount and then pay OOP for dining.

Yes, you could upgrade all your kids to an adult if you wanted to. Nothing stops you from doing it, and Disney doesn't care that you do everyone will be child priced so there is no additional cost.

 

[su_A_ve]

Yes, you could upgrade all your kids to an adult if you wanted to. Nothing stops you from doing it, and Disney doesn't care that you do everyone will be child priced so there is no additional cost.

You would have to change the birthdays on file for the kids so they are over 10. Otherwise, they will still be flagged as kids and hence will only get kids meals. If they are marked as adult (even if they pay kids prices under S/D/P) they will get adult meals. Not an issue on quick service as an adult can go and get two adult meals twice. But for sit down meals, the kids must pick from kids meals - all it's based on how is listed on the account.

 

[aaarcher86]

You would have to change the birthdays on file for the kids so they are over 10. Otherwise, they will still be flagged as kids and hence will only get kids meals. If they are marked as adult (even if they pay kids prices under S/D/P) they will get adult meals. Not an issue on quick service as an adult can go and get two adult meals twice. But for sit down meals, the kids must pick from kids meals - all it's based on how is listed on the account.

I know.... ? Hence the upgrading them to an adult (10+)

 

[JessicaW1234]

I have tried to review other posts, but I haven't been able to calculate this, can someone help?

I have 2 adults, 2 child, 7 nights, POFQ
What would this cost under p/s/d?

And then what numbers do I use for ticket prices for 7 day base ticket, no hopping? Do I search a room only POFQ for 7 nights and then add these two to what I think we would eat OOP?

I already have UT tickets; is this deal worth not using those? what is the minimum park ticket I could buy? If I did that would that mess us FP+?

Thanks for any help you can give me!

 

[pittsburghmom]

I have tried to review other posts, but I haven't been able to calculate this, can someone help?

I have 2 adults, 2 child, 7 nights, POFQ
What would this cost under p/s/d?

And then what numbers do I use for ticket prices for 7 day base ticket, no hopping? Do I search a room only POFQ for 7 nights and then add these two to what I think we would eat OOP?

I already have UT tickets; is this deal worth not using those? what is the minimum park ticket I could buy? If I did that would that mess us FP+?

Thanks for any help you can give me!

Go to the disney website and price out a room only reservation for your dates. Then add price of a child's 7 day base ticket and child's price DP x 4 people. That is how you figure the cost of s/p/d. For example:

7 nights POFQ rack rate: $1,400 ?
+$1,235.40 ($290.00 each child's price 7 day base tickets x 4 +tax)
+$528.64 ($18.88 each child's price DP x 4 people x 7 nights)
=$3164.04


As far as I know, you would have to purchase at least a 2 day ticket to qualify for the s/p/d which in your case would be $732.72 if you went that route.

 

[mariamouse]

Go to the disney website and price out a room only reservation for your dates. Then add price of a child's 7 day base ticket and child's price DP x 4 people. That is how you figure the cost of s/p/d. For example: 7 nights POFQ rack rate: $1,400 ? +$1,235.40 ($290.00 each child's price 7 day base tickets x 4 +tax) +$528.64 ($18.88 each child's price DP x 4 people x 7 nights) =$3164.04 As far as I know, you would have to purchase at least a 2 day ticket to qualify for the s/p/d which in your case would be $732.72 if you went that route.

Does every guest have to buy the exact same ticket with S/P/D (i.e. one guest with a 4 day hopper and another with a 2 day non-hopper or do they all have to be identical)? If it has to be the same, is it possible to upgrade only some of the tickets while still taking advantage of the child pricing?

 

[aaarcher86]

Does every guest have to buy the exact same ticket with S/P/D (i.e. one guest with a 4 day hopper and another with a 2 day non-hopper or do they all have to be identical)? If it has to be the same, is it possible to upgrade only some of the tickets while still taking advantage of the child pricing?

Everyone has to have the same package components. I don't think you'd be able to upgrade after check in with child pricing, but if you use the ticket once before you go to upgrade it will bridge the price of the ticket to the current value. The difference between an adult and child ticket is only about $20. If you bridge the ticket first you'd still have that savings.

ETA: I don't know if you'd HAVE to bridge the price because the tickets are direct from Disney, but Id still use it once JIC.

 

[mariamouse]

Everyone has to have the same package components. I don't think you'd be able to upgrade after check in with child pricing, but if you use the ticket once before you go to upgrade it will bridge the price of the ticket to the current value. The difference between an adult and child ticket is only about $20. If you bridge the ticket first you'd still have that savings. ETA: I don't know if you'd HAVE to bridge the price because the tickets are direct from Disney, but Id still use it once JIC.

Interesting. Sounds like we could make it work somehow. Just wouldn't be able to book FP+ for all of our days in advance, though.