Value for Credit/Disney Dining plan

[Shasta]

I can't remember where who posted this but it's there is a great bit of information in here. I'm linking to it below but first my question.

Is there a version of this that covers snack credits?

http://personalpages.tds.net/~rb/DIS/MYW Dining/DisneyDiningRanking.htm

 

[kaytieeldr]

No - probably because there are only a few "official" snacks, as detailed in all printed and online information about the Disney Dining Plan. Pretty much, the more expensive the snack (under the apparent $4 ceiling) the better the value.
For example, a $.75 or $1.00 piece of fruit is a relatively poor value (although, if that's the item you're craving, it becomes a much better value ), while a $3.99 smoothie is an excellent use of a snack credit.

 

[salmoneous]

Pretty much, the more expensive the snack (under the apparent $4 ceiling) the better the value.

There are many of us who feel the value of food on the dining plan is based on how much you appreciate the food; not based on how much you aren't paying for it.

A snack that perfectly satiates your needs that doesn't cost you $2 is a lot more valuable than a less-than-perfect snack that doesn't cost $3.99.

Personally, I find the focus of prices takes away one of best things about the dining plan - not having to worry about how much things costs (I do understand the fun people can have trying to maximize their savings - it's just not for me). The only time I worry about prices is when I'm getting more food than is covered by the plan and need to pay for the cheapest OOP.

 

[skipperkim]

This doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the spreadsheet, at least it's a list. Notice at Pizzasafari it possible to have an actual lunch (salad, breadsticks with sauce and a drink). Unless you want to save your snack credits as gifts for others when you come back.

MK
Main Street Bakery:
Frozen strawberry smoothie
Bag of grapes
Fruit Salad $2.99
Box of 2 donuts
Cinnamon rolls
Choc.chip ice cream sandwich
french toast loaf
Blueberry muffin
Cheese danish
Chocolate chip muffin
Apple Charlotte
Strawberry Shortcake
Key Lime Cheesecake
Carrot Cake
Frozen Lattes

Main Street Ice Cream Shop
All ice cream except the Waffle Bowl

Main Street Confectionery (not listed in brochure)
Chocolate covered strawberries
Fudge
Taffy
Minnie's bake shop cookies
smore's
Chocolatears (choc.covered caramels) $4.00
caramels
Large lollipops
Caramel apples (only plain)
Pecan Pattie $3.95
Almond Turtle w/choc. Mickey Mouse $3.95
Box of Minnie Mouse cookies;peanut butter,white choc macadamia nut,
chocolate chunk
Cotton Candy
Mix-your-own bag of jellybeans

Enchanted Cove/Fantasyland:
Strawberry Swirl $3.09
Lemonade Slush $3.29
Raspberry Lemonade Slush $3.29

Prarie Outpost
Cotton Candy $3.00

Scuttles Landing:
Sweet Cream Cheese Pretzel $3.29
Assorted Chips $2.39
Chocolate Chunk Cookie $1.59
Bottle Water - $1.25 & $2.00
Coffee - Regular or Decaffeinated $1.69 & $1.89
Hot Chocolate and Hot Tea $1.69
Soft Drinks - Coca Cola, Diete Coke, Sprite, Orange - $2.09 and $2.39
Orange or Apple Juice - $2.39
Lemonade $1.89
Frozen Carbonated Beverages - $3.29
Sand Castle Coca Cola
Cherry Breeze
Ocean Blue Raspberry

Sunshine Tree Terrace:
Citrus Swirl - frozen orange and vanilla soft-serve $3.09
Soft-Serve Ice Cream Cup or Cone - vanilla, chocolate or vanilla chocolate swirl soft-serve $2.89
Floats - vanilla or chocolate or swirl soft-serve with Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke, Sprite or Barq's root beer $3.69
Orange Slush - frozen orange juice $3.29
Raspberry Lemonade Slush $3.29
Orange Juice - $2.39
Apple Juice - $2.39
Nescafe Coffee - $1.69 & $1.89
Assorted Chips - $2.39
Chocolate Chunk Cookie $1.59
Cappuccino - $3.19
Iced Cappuccino - $2.79
Espresso - $2.69
Cafe Mocha - $3.69
Cappuccino Float - $3.99

Mrs. Potts:
Sundae $3.09
Fudge Brownie Sundae $3.59
Milkshakes $2.99
Strawberry shortcake $3.59
Soft serve ice cream $2.89
Chocolate chunk cookie $1.59
Float $3.19

Village Fry Shoppe
McDonald Fries (both sizes) lg. $2.69 reg. $1.99
Carrot cake $2.49
Jello $.89

Caseys:
chili $1.79
French fries $1.89
Cracker jacks $0.99

Aloha Isle:
Dole Whip Soft Serve (pineapple, vanilla, chocolate, or swirl) $2.89
Pineapple Float $3.49
Coke or Rootbeer Float $3.19

Auntie Gravity's:
Soft serve ice cream $2.89
Floats $3.19
Sundaes $3.09
Fruit Smoothies $3.49
Frozen Cappuccino

Aunt Polly's:
Rootbeer Float $3.19
Apple Pie Sundae $3.99\

Lunching Pad:
Spicy Cheese Pretzel $3.79
Cream Cheese Pretzel $3.79
Cherry Icee

Liberty Square Market
Corn on the Cob $2.00
Baked Potato $3.49

Sleepy Hollow
Funnel cakes $3.29
*Strawberry funnel cake & caramel corn bucket not a snack option
Cappuccino Float

Pinocchio Village Haus
Figaro Fries $3.19
Milkshake $2.99
Chocolate Cake $2.49
Cannoli $2.49
Rice Crisp Treat $2.49
Salad $2.19
Fries $1.89

Carts:
cinnamon almonds & salted cashews
Pork, Shrimp & Vegetable eggrolls/Adventureland $2.00
Vegetable Curry Samosas/Adventureland $1.60
pretzels/Frontierland
churros/Frontierland

EPCOT:

England:
It has been posted on this thread as "all food items under $5.00" but I do not know of any specific items.

Fountainview Cafe:
Chocolate Croissant $2.79
Cinnamon Pecan Croissant $2.79
Croissant $2.29
Bagel w/Cream Cheese $ 2.29
Fruit Pastry $2.79
Cheese Pastry $2.79
Muffin $1.79
Chocolate Chip Cookie $1.49
Chocolate Truffle Cake $3.99
Soarin' Orange Creme Brulee $3.29
Chocolate Mousse $2.79
Fresh Fruit Croissant $3.29
Fresh Fruit Cup $2.59
Coconut Flan $3.29
Fruit Tulip $3.99
Boston Cream $2.79
Cheesecake $2.79
Nestle Butterfinger Cheesecake $3.29
No Sugar Added Cheesecake $2.79
No Sugar Added Brownie $2.89
Chef's Specialty Cake $3.99
Ice Cream Cake $3.29
Cappuccino $3.19
Cafe Latte $3.19
Espresso $3.69
Caf� Mocha $3.69
Coffee and Decaf $1.89
Hot Cocoa $1.89
Hot Tea $1.89
Milk, 1% $1.29
Chocolate Milk $1.29/$1.99
Apple or Orange Juice $1.49
Bottled Water $1.25/$2.00
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Lemonade $2.09/$2.39
Specialty Smoothies (Strawberry or Cappuccino) $3.79
Butterfinger Cheesecake $3.29
Chocolate Truffle cake $3.99
Strawberry Smoothie $3.79
Cafe Latte $3.19
Mocha Cappuccino $3.19

Germany/Sommerfest:
Soft Pretzel - $3.39
Apple Strudel with vanilla sauce - $3.59
Black Forest Cake - $3.59
Germany gift shop: It has been posted as "all food items under $5.00" but I do not know of what specific items.

Japan/Kaki Gori:
Kaki Gori $2.25
strawberry, honeydew melon, tangerine, or rainbow (all three flavors)

Norway/Kringla:
school bread $2.49
creme horns $3.09
danish $1.99
cinnamon roll $2.79
sweet pretzels $3.79
Double Chocolate Cake $3.49
Berry Tart $3.99
Kringla - sweet pretzel $3.79
Lefse - $1.99
Waffle - topped with strawberry preserves $2.49
Strawberry Cake $3.49
Raspberry Cheesecake $3.79
Rice Cream $2.29
Veiled Maiden - applesauce and whipped cream with cinnamon $2.29
No Sugar Added Chocolate Mousse $3.09
Viking Helmet Cookie $1.49
Chocolate Chunk Cookie $1.49
Bear Claw $2.29

Refreshment Port:
Mcdonalds french fries-large
McFlurry $3.99

Sunshine Seasons:
Fruit Tulips
Worms & Dirt
Cold salads
Fruits
Sun chips
All breakfast pastries

MouseGears:
Box chocolate chunk cookies $4.00
Bag cheese popcorn $3.00
Disney candy bar $1.25
Large chocolate dipped rice crispie treat (prepackaged) $3.29
Small Mickey shaped choc. dipped rice crispie treat
Mickey mints

Carts:
nuts
soft pretzels

AK:
Asia Slush Cart
Pretzel
Frozen Lemonade

Dino-bite Snacks
Churros $2.29
Cookies $1.59
Chips $2.29
Yogurt $1.99

Flame Tree:
Onion Rings $3.79
French Fries $3.49

Harambe Fruit Market
Fruit Cup $2.99
Watermelon $2.29
Bowl of Grapes $3.29
Bowl of Pineapple $3.99
Soft Pretzel $3.29

Tamu Tamu Cafe:
waffle cones $3.79
Soda Floats $3.59
Hot Fudge or Strawberry Sundae $3.79
Soft Serve cup $2.89
Yogurt Smoothies;
Strawberry&banana, Tropical Fruit or Cappuccino $3.79

Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery:
Assorted pastries, muffins, cakes & cookies $1.59-$3.99
Espresso $2.69
Double Espresso $3.69
Cappuccino $3.19

Safari 12:
Frozen Orange juice bars $2.50
Powerades

Carts:
Mcdonald french fries $2.39

Pizzasafari:
side salad $1.49
breadsticks & sauce $3.99
Frozen Lemonade $2.99
Frozen Strawberry Lemonade $2.99

Chip & Dale's Cookie Cabin:
Root Beer Float $3.59

MGM:
Beverly Sunset:
Island Chillers (slushies) $3.00
Caramel Apples $3.00
Brownies $2.50
Caramel apple w/nuts
prepackaged kettle corn
Island Chiller drink
6 pieces of Fudge
English Toffee Slab
Mint Smoothie (candy, not drink)
Mammoth Pecan Pattie
Pecan Caramel Roll
Peanut Butter Heaven
Mammoth Cashew Pattie

Starring Rolls
Cappuccino or Latte $3.19
Cafe Mocha $3.69
Espresso $2.69
Cinnamon Roll
Double Chocolate Muffin
Chocolate Croissant

Gerties:
waffle cones $3.79

Herbies:
steamed pork buns $1.99
Large soft pretzels$3.29
Banana Frozen Cooler $3.29
Blue Raspberry Cooler $3.29

Min & Bill's Dockside
Spicy Cheese Stuffed Pretzel $3.79
Apple Cinnamon Stuffed Dessert Pretzel $3.79
Pretzel $3.29
Vanilla or Chocolate shake $2.89
Frozen Lemonade $3.29
Chips $2.39
Cookie $1.79

Sunset Ranch Market
Grapes
Frozen lemonade

Teens & Tweens
Orange Pineapple smoothie

KRNR
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Barq's Root Beer $2.09
Chips $2.39
Hot Chocolate $1.89
Minute Maid Orange $2.39
Apple Juice $1.69
Nescafe Coffee Regular or Decaf $1.89
Chocolate Chip Cookie $1.89
Dasani Bottled Water $1.25/$2.00
Smoothies (made with non-fat yogurt) - Strawberry, banana, strawberry/banana, orange pineapple, cappuccino $3.79

Fairfax Fries:
Large fries

Writer's Stop:
100% Arabica or Columbian House Blend or Decaf - $1.50/ $1.98
Cappuccino / Cafe Latte - $2.97
Espresso / Americano - $1.51
Mochacino / Mocha Latte - $3.47
Mickey's Hot Chocolate (Seasonal) - $2.40
Steamers $2.52
Cafe Cooler / Fruit Cooler - $3.20
Iced Cappuccino / Iced Latte - $2.97
Iced Mochacino / Iced Mocha Latte - $3.47
Powerade $2.50

 

[Shasta]

Skipperkim, that is exactly what I wanted!!

Salmoneous, I think you misread my intentions. I wasn't trying to bet the most bag for my bucks as much as find a good list of what snacks qualify in each park. I found the information in my link regarding value to be very helpful mainly because I learned about resturants that were on the DDP that I wouldn't have known about like WGP and Raglin Road. I also hadn't head of Big River Grill untill seeing it on that list. Being a homebrewer, I'm always looking for a good pint.

 

[allyphoe]

I wasn't trying to bet the most bag for my bucks as much as find a good list of what snacks qualify in each park.

You mean like this thread: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1109080, which is a sticky at the top of the DDP board to keep it handy for anyone who might need such a list?