DVC Members Can Now Add the Disney Dining Plan Online

[Sandisw]

Not a big fan of adding the alcoholic beverage to the meal plan. We will probably only use it for one drink, so it's kind of wasteful for us. Our last trip in June quite a few restaurants gave us 20% off. So, we may not add it to our next trip or maybe just the QS.

June had the increased AP discount to 20% as a special and they may have given it to DVC Y owners as well…but just so you know it’s back to 10%.

 

[DVCsloth]

June had the increased AP discount to 20% as a special and they may have given it to DVC Y owners as well…but just so you know it’s back to 10%.

Yes, it was 20% for the AP, forgot to mention. Our server at Toppolino's was awesome and reminded us the AP was a better discount at the time.

 

[Sandisw]

Yes, it was 20% for the AP, forgot to mention. Our server at Toppolino's was awesome and reminded us the AP was a better discount at the time.

Last year they did it in December too so hoping for it again when we go!

 

[dvc lover 1970]

I hate the added alcohol to the dining plan. We don't drink so it has turned us off the dining plan. I am not paying extra for something we will not use. disney has lost our money on dining. We now enjoy many restaurants local to the area.

 

[Epcot Forever Forever]

Not sure I understand why you think the alcohol option is a waste for you.

Adults 21+ can order alcohol as their DDP drink but get a choice of tea, coffee or a soft drink instead if they prefer.

When they added the alcohol they added like $10 per TS meal to the price. If you don’t drink it that’s wasteful.

 

[Epcot Forever Forever]

We now enjoy many restaurants local to the area.

The Texas Roadhouse on Irlo Bronson has my highest recommendation

 

[gavvy]

DDP too much stress. I'd rather just spend what I want where I want and not get stressed over getting value for credits.
I've found I'm eating less and less in the parks and more at springs and off property. The value just isn't there now

 

[Hubalorian]

Just added it for an upcoming trip, was kinda lame I had to call in to use a gift card

 

[dvc lover 1970]

We ate light tonight at Little Greek in Celebration. Fed three of us for under $50.00. Hubby said it was one of the best meals he has had on disney (excluding boathouse, narcossees, citircos, boma).

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

We tend to nickel-and-dime ourselves out of what we really want to eat when paying OOP. Somehow, OOP triggers frugality in us and makes ordering much less enjoyable because we feel we ought not order the most expensive dishes. On the Deluxe, we feel freer to order what appeals most, since it's already paid for.

This describes my wife to a "T." We used the TS dining plan once (quite a few years ago). It was "free" QS dining with paid upgrade to TS plan. We got our money's worth because we ate at a lot of expensive restaurants that we never would have gone to in the first place, much less ordered expensive menu items.

But in the years since, I've crunched the numbers and always determined that we would come out ahead by just paying OOP and having the flexibility to eat what we want and not worry about what was covered by the plan.

Even though we can now afford to eat at more expensive places that we couldn't in years past, I still find myself having to force my wife to order what she wants off the menu, because that frugality/guilt kicks in. She still talks about how she liked having the dining plan because she didn't feel "guilty" ordering expensive items (despite my efforts to show her the math proving that we would be spending more for the dining plan).

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

Ok - so now we need to research to see if this new version is worth it?

It is not worth it. You will always save money by just paying cash.

 

[kilik64]

Adults? Not really worth it, break even at best and thats if you drink alcohol.

kids? Definitely could be worth it if you do a decent amount of character meals. Literally pay less than cost of the character meal and essentially get qs and snack for free on the table service plan. Only a few character meals are 2 ts credits.

with 3 kids and the fact we like character meals, gonna do it on our next trip in may. Will be only time though as oldest will be 10 on trip after and blows the whole thing up.

 

[Tigger2ntinkerbell]

Is this a blue card only perk?

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[Mle8308]

I was wondering the same thing.

No. If you have a Disney reservation, you can add it for a stay starting on January 9, 2024.

 

[dfisher9]

I was wondering the same thing.

General rule of thumb: If it costs Disney money - Blue card only
If it makes Disney money - open to everyone

 

[BeachMouse1]

Can it only be added at the time of booking? And what if you add it then decide against it prior to your trip can you cancel and get refunded

 

[Narcoossee11]

Can it only be added at the time of booking? And what if you add it then decide against it prior to your trip can you cancel and get refunded

I would add/remove atleast 48 hours ahead of check in date.

 

[disneydreamer781]

Okay, starting Jan 9.

 

[StevieB81]

It was always hard to get the dining plan to make financial sense and the new version seems nearly impossible. The Tables in Wonderland card on the other hand...
Man, I wish they'd bring that back. That was easy to justify.

 

[Aussie RJ]

The biggest problem with the price is age Disney considers a visitor an adult. My 10 year old does not eat adult portions. But to second this, they won’t even let me have her adult drink and pay cash for her drink.