Which one?

[babesboo99]

I'm trying to decide should I get QSD or DDP. Which one do you prefer and why?

 

[kanerf]

DDP. I like have a TS meal every night or the option of using two for a fancier place.

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

That would depend on if you want mostly quick service meals or several table service meals.

I've had both the DDP and QSDP in the past and personally I no longer find as much value in them.

I've also discovered that I prefer to only have one table service meal per trip.

I pay out of pocket and works better for me in the long run.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Neither?
We really preferred the earlier variant of the Deluxe Dining Plan ( app, entree, dessert, don’t recall if a drink was included or not) and since that’s no more, am opting out of the plans to get what we want a different way and actually spend less: buy Disney gift cards at a 5% discount and utilize the 10% AP discount at restaurants.

 

[Disneylover99]

I’ve done both and prefer the quick service plan. We like to eat on the go wherever we happen to be.

 

[babesboo99]

Thank you. We have always done the DxDP before the shutdown and we have been going without it since. I was trying to see since I have an AP now would it be better to use the discount. We have our favorite TS but we will be there for 2 weeks and we didn't want to have a TS everyday.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Thank you. We have always done the DxDP before the shutdown and we have been going without it since. I was trying to see since I have an AP now would it be better to use the discount. We have our favorite TS but we will be there for 2 weeks and we didn't want to have a TS everyday.

I visited WDW for the first time since the pandemic this past 4th of July. Stayed 5 nights and averaged $100.00 per person per dinner. Ordered groceries and had yogurt, fresh fruit and granola available (we aren’t big breakfast or lunch eaters).
Had one lunch on a whim to see what the new Beaches and Cream is like; I can continue bypassing it. Burger alright but the ice cream was lower end supermarket quality with a pretty high markup. Based on my RT figures paying out of pocket will be almost 15% less than the dining plan.

Still, if a person is traveling with more paying children than adults it might be a good idea to stick with the prepaid plan. Kids cost..about 75% less than adults.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Unless we get a FD package we pay out of pocket for food. Neither the QSDP or DDP is worth paying for for our family.

We travelled for 10+ years getting FD and I was convinced we ‘needed’ a DP.

Post Covid we visited 3 times without a DP and didn’t miss it at all.

Going back next month and have FD again. Will use it but if I had to pay for it, I wouldn’t.

But to answer your question - 5 park days or less QSDP. 6 park days or more DDP.

ADRs take a good amount of time. With a shorter trip I don’t want to miss the park time. For a longer trip, the break is nice.