disneytopdog
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If you stay off property can you purchase the Dining Plan? Or is that an exclusive plan for on property resort guests?
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- Thread starter disneytopdog
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Thanks...Here is what I am trying to do. I want to do Disney(4 days) and universal(2 days). Would we have to make 2 seperate reservations? One being for the 4 disney days staying on property and using the dining plan. Then the other to stay on disney property for 2 nights but go to universal no dining plan
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lilclerk
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You could do that. Or you could book the DDP for your whole stay, buy 4 day tickets for Disney, and use your extra table service credits for a couple of the two-credit signature dining experiences. Then you could be flexible in what days you go to what park. For example, we stayed on Disney property for 7 nights, and went to Universal one day in the middle, then went to Downtown Disney that night to see Cirque du Soleil.
Or you could do Disney for 4 days in their resort, then move to a resort closer to Universal (or vice versa. I'd personally end with Disney
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sbkline
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If I were you (and I WILL be you next year, LOL), I would stay on Disney property the whole time and do one of two things: either get a 4 day pass, or pay a little extra and get a 5 or 6 day pass and go into a Disney park on the evening of each of your Universal days. Because, to be honest, even though I enjoyed Universal and look forward to doing it again next year, there isn't enough there to keep you very late in the evening. In my opinion, of course. But we were done with both parks by 3 or 4 PM.
So here is what I would do (and what I AM doing since I am doing a Universal day and a Sea World day next year):
Stay at Disney the entire time. On the days that you go to Universal, plan a sit down meal back at Disney that night, because you will surely be out by 5 or 6. So enjoy your Disney resort that evening, have a nice dinner. Possibly play some mini-golf, or go to Downtown Disney for the evening. Maybe schedule one of your meals for a resort on the monorail loop and watch Wishes from the resort. Maybe just lounge around your resort grounds and swim in the pool. Or, if you get a 5 or 6 day pass, go into one of the parks for supper, then enjoy the park the rest of the night. There are many things you can do of an evening on Disney property.
That's what I suggest you do.
So here is what I would do (and what I AM doing since I am doing a Universal day and a Sea World day next year):
Stay at Disney the entire time. On the days that you go to Universal, plan a sit down meal back at Disney that night, because you will surely be out by 5 or 6. So enjoy your Disney resort that evening, have a nice dinner. Possibly play some mini-golf, or go to Downtown Disney for the evening. Maybe schedule one of your meals for a resort on the monorail loop and watch Wishes from the resort. Maybe just lounge around your resort grounds and swim in the pool. Or, if you get a 5 or 6 day pass, go into one of the parks for supper, then enjoy the park the rest of the night. There are many things you can do of an evening on Disney property.
That's what I suggest you do.
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slappy magoo
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Soooo...you're planning on staying at a Disney resort your entire trip? You're just not planning to hit Disney parks every day? Is that right?
If so, then you can get the dining plan for your entire length of stay. Someone else might correct me if I'm wrong, but your WDW "package" could concivably consist of a 6 night stay at a Disney resort and only a one-day MYW base ticket, and you can still get the dining plan.
But if I'm wrong, the difference between a 4-day ticket and a six-day ticket is less than 8 dollars! (It's between 25 & 30 if you get the No Expiration option). You could pay for a six-day ticket, get the dining plan, and still make out all right.
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Thanks...I think I understand. To recap, I can stay all nights at Disney and get the dining plan for all nights. Do Universal & Islands of Adventure during the day and eat at Disney resorts on the nights that I dont have tickets to get in the Disney parks. Though it does not cost that much more to get that 5 & 6 day added to a MYW ticket. You guys are awesome!!!! This helps out!!! Normally I just do Disney but this group of friends "JUST HAS TO GO TO UNIVERSAL"
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lilclerk
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Normally I just do Disney but this group of friends "JUST HAS TO GO TO UNIVERSAL"
:lol: I was sort of sad planning our Universal day, but my friend just wanted to go SO bad. It was fun. Just not the same, and definitely not worth a full day for me. I will probably only go back there for Harry Potter though.
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sbkline
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Thanks...I think I understand. To recap, I can stay all nights at Disney and get the dining plan for all nights. Do Universal & Islands of Adventure during the day and eat at Disney resorts on the nights that I dont have tickets to get in the Disney parks. Though it does not cost that much more to get that 5 & 6 day added to a MYW ticket. You guys are awesome!!!! This helps out!!! Normally I just do Disney but this group of friends "JUST HAS TO GO TO UNIVERSAL"
Nothing wrong with Universal. I think you'll enjoy it. I did, anyway. I certainly don't want to discourage you from going, but just know that you'll probably be out of there in plenty of time to have a good evening back at the WDW resort...whether you enter the parks or not.
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