I figured as much but I appreciate the responses-
Yes, we have one "child" and 6 "adults" - He eats like the rest of us and I figured I could share or my 10 yerar old could share when portions are large but for the most part I have planned all of our meals where he could get some "variety" close to what our meals would be- We will be having Chef Mickey's at 9 PM that day so I figured a mid day "lunch" to hold over with maybe a snack early evening...
If we go to DTD (Wolfgang Puck Express) I just wonder howmuch time it would take away from other things- We are planning a midday break from parks each day-
I am thinking now if we start out a bit later for the park- drop in DTD first and explore- have lunch and then head to the park- OR get to park at rope drop and then at around 2 PM head to DTD and then the resort until about 7 PM and then back to MK for Wishes and then to Contempo for ADR- >>> Is that too much "running"- We will have our own transportation but I also wanted to experience park transportation even though it may mean longer wait times... Well, I guess part of the "Magic" is not knowing what to expect and not having it all perfect! LOL Thx again!
The travel time is what's going to kill you--there is no direct transportation from any park to DTD (because parking is free at DTD, I assume Disney is trying to make it difficult for those trying to get around the parking fee at the parks). I would never leave a park to go to DTD to eat, then try to return--you'd spend half the day on or waiting for busses (and boats and monorails). If you went with plan B, and went to DTD first, it wouldn't be so bad, and you could make it more fun by either taking the boat to POFQ and catching a bus to the MK from there (you could even stop in their food court and use a snack credit for an order of 6 beignets--mmm), or by taking a bus to one of the MK resorts (GF, Poly, the Contemporary or the Wilderness Lodge) and taking a monorail (GF, Poly or CR--I think the monorail is closest to the bus stop at Poly) or boat (GF, Poly, CR or WL) across Bay Lake to the MK.
But before you decide to dine outside the MK, keep in mind that with 7 people, you're going to have a boatload of food at a CS meal, even if you only order 6 adult meals. Remember, you'll have 6 entrees/combos, plus 6 drinks (you can large if you request them) and 6 desserts (many places will allow a side item instead of a dessert). We're a family of 3A/1C (kids are 11 and 5), and we nearly always just order 3 adult meals and share. Where we can, I like to get an extra side or fruit instead of one of the desserts--2 desserts are plenty for us to share. By sharing, the kids are hungry enough to want to use up some of those snack credits later, and I don't mind them having an ice cream because they didn't stuff themselves with an entire pizza or cheeseburger and fries along with a huge slab of chocolate cake.
Cosmic Ray's is good because it has so many choices, and some are huge, like the chicken and ribs combo. My favorite is Columbia Harbor House--you can get a fish and chips and chicken combo that includes both fish and chicken nuggets along with fries or apple slices. One of these is plenty for my kids to share (and then some). In the past, they've let me substitute a bowl of clam chowder or vegetarian chili for the dessert, which could stretch the meal even further.
Good luck!
