Think I just had an epiphany - Can you please confirm my thoughts?

[petrymom]

Okay - Here it is! My DD15 and I are going to WDW from 8-17 to 8-23. We are booked with the free memory maker and quick service dining plan.

BUT - I was able to book a dinner reservation for CRT (we've never been there before) for 8-20 which is my birthday. The reservation is prepaid for $150ish dollars.

I am looking online at all the other neat dining options and I start to think. MAYBE I should upgrade to the regular dining option!!! It is just a hair over $200 more, BUT my dinner at CRT would be paid for. That's like $75 difference for the option to eat at another sit down restaurant 4 more times!!!!!

Am I thinking correctly??? Am I a fool NOT to upgrade to regular dining for the extra $75??? Any thoughts???

 

[jenninaustin]

sounds like it's worth considering for sure. We were going to do OOP until I scheduled a couple of meals like that. That made the DDP worth it. It's awesome you got CRT! Bear in mind (you probably know this) that it is 2 TS credits per person - not 1. But it's worth it.

 

[petrymom]

sounds like it's worth considering for sure. We were going to do OOP until I scheduled a couple of meals like that. That made the DDP worth it. It's awesome you got CRT! Bear in mind (you probably know this) that it is 2 TS credits per person - not 1. But it's worth it.

Thanks!!! That's what I was thinking. Even for the 2 TS I think it would totally be worth it!!!

 

[supersnoop]

You need to do the math on the entire cost, not just the upgrade. The dining plan is about $60/day, and CRT rakes two credits.

 

[Mommy Poppins]

Also, tips are not included so make sure you factor that into your cost as well! But, either way, enjoy!

 

[HeidiAnna]

It really depends on how you eat... I added up everything I could think of including some alcohol for our trip coming in two weeks cheer2 and including air port meals and snacks I could only add up $700 in dining expenses for the 3 of us for 5 days. That's me, dh and ds who is 10. The dining plan would be a little over $900 and includes no breakfasts, airport food or alcohol. And in actuality we are a family that splits meals a lot so I was estimating high. I will how ever keep EVERY receipt we spend on food from the moment we leave so I will do a post when we get back. Our ADR's include Ohana, Sci Fi, Via and Raglan Road. Sci Fi and Ohana are new to us and Via and Raglan are favorites from our last trip!

Either way have an awesome trip and a magical birthday in the World!!

 

[ibela]

Def depends on how you like to eat. I don't mind making ADRs and have small children so always include character meals, for me the dining plan always saves me $ (at least for now). I'd definitely pay the upgrade from free QS if I was already going to CRT, and book a few other more places - 4 TS meals for 2 will definitely exceed $75 at any other time unless maybe if your TS are all places like Sci Fi or Plaza or a la carte breakfast meals.

 

[Mommymarie]

If you are going to pay OOP for CRT, I would upgrade....get the extra meals and enjoy