Universal Dining Plan

[Ghostdog]

Our go to vacation is WDW but since the kids are now teenagers and we were at WDW last year we decided to try something diffferent. We've booked a trip to Universal Orlando the last week of August as an end of the summer playcation with the kids before school starts.

We're staying at Cabana Bay Beach Resort in a poolside room. We have an explorer ticket, which gives us access to all three parks during our length of stay. We're quite excited about this trip; the last time we were to Universal the kids were both in elementary school, now they're in High school.

I did not add the dining option to our trip, but was wondering how this compares to the WDW dining plan or is out of pocket a better choice?

 

[JoeCamel]

Our go to vacation is WDW but since the kids are now teenagers and we were at WDW last year we decided to try something diffferent. We've booked a trip to Universal Orlando the last week of August as an end of the summer playcation with the kids before school starts.

We're staying at Cabana Bay Beach Resort in a poolside room. We have an explorer ticket, which gives us access to all three parks during our length of stay. We're quite excited about this trip; the last time we were to Universal the kids were both in elementary school, now they're in High school.

I did not add the dining option to our trip, but was wondering how this compares to the WDW dining plan or is out of pocket a better choice?

If you like chicken and ribs you can make it pay but if not then don't get it. For more go here;
https://orlandoinformer.com/universal/dining-plan

 

[Ghostdog]

Thanks for the reply. We figured OOP would work best. In the heat of summer in FL, we don't typically have a huge appetite, so we figured we could get away with splitting meals or if we eat at CityWalk we could possibly do a bunch of different appetizers, etc.

 

[JoeCamel]

Thanks for the reply. We figured OOP would work best. In the heat of summer in FL, we don't typically have a huge appetite, so we figured we could get away with splitting meals or if we eat at CityWalk we could possibly do a bunch of different appetizers, etc.

I prefer it that way. I am not a fan of chicken and ribs

 

[danpam1024]

We like to get a bunch of apps and share, CW has great food options....like WDW used to before the DDP made their food all taste the same. BTW, I have always crunched the numbers and no dining plan is ever a "deal", just more of a budgeting tool (if you don't mind being told what you can eat).

 

[Ghostdog]

Thanks, I agree. Disney has been switching up the dining plan so much. I remember the days when the tip and an appetizer were included in the dining plan...now that was a bargain.