We've been to WDW several times and I like getting the DDP because I have 2 kids under 10 and like to do a lot of character meals since I won't stand in long lines for pics. That said, this trip we're arriving in the evening and leaving late morning so we only have 7 full days but paying for 8 nights.
I went through all the menus assuming what we'd order to compare the cost. I included 30 snacks (at $5 each) and 3 resort mugs. My end result was OOP would be $70 less than the DDP for this trip. Caveat being that OOP we'd drink water with our CS and TS meals and have very few desserts (which 3 of 4 of us do enjoy when included but it's unnecessary).
On the one hand, it's only a difference of $70 for 8 nights and we'd get extra drinks, desserts, another mug, and additional credits to use towards breakfast CS if we wanted. On the other hand, why spend an extra $70 for food and credits we don't really need?
I feel kinda dumb even questioning an extra $70 when paying for a 8night trip to Disney but then that can be used towards ears or something. Thoughts?
Here's my TS places:
TS: O'hana dinner, Coral Reef lunch, La Hacienda dinner, 1900 PF dinner, Tusker House lunch, T-Rex dinner, Be our Guest dinner, Raglan Road dinner, Kona breakfast (OOP regardless)
I went through all the menus assuming what we'd order to compare the cost. I included 30 snacks (at $5 each) and 3 resort mugs. My end result was OOP would be $70 less than the DDP for this trip. Caveat being that OOP we'd drink water with our CS and TS meals and have very few desserts (which 3 of 4 of us do enjoy when included but it's unnecessary).
On the one hand, it's only a difference of $70 for 8 nights and we'd get extra drinks, desserts, another mug, and additional credits to use towards breakfast CS if we wanted. On the other hand, why spend an extra $70 for food and credits we don't really need?
I feel kinda dumb even questioning an extra $70 when paying for a 8night trip to Disney but then that can be used towards ears or something. Thoughts?
Here's my TS places:
TS: O'hana dinner, Coral Reef lunch, La Hacienda dinner, 1900 PF dinner, Tusker House lunch, T-Rex dinner, Be our Guest dinner, Raglan Road dinner, Kona breakfast (OOP regardless)