Figgy1
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You may want to go to Disney's web page and take a look at the menus, they have prices to see what works for youHey,
No -- I just figured that if $2000 was enough for my husband and I to eat. (I am new at this)
You may want to go to Disney's web page and take a look at the menus, they have prices to see what works for youHey,
No -- I just figured that if $2000 was enough for my husband and I to eat. (I am new at this)
You are only going to eat two meals per day and one snack per day and nothing else?Hi there,
How exactly is it parting me from my money? - My original OOP budget for food for 1 week for 2 people was $2000.00. Based on the Standard DDP pricing of $95 pp/per day is actually cheaper than my OOP budget. - so where is the negative? (remember, I have NEVER been to Disney so I cannot rate past experiences personally)
I know all about needing to maximize credits by getting "the most expensive" dish that's eligible etc.. but how is this bad? - I drink, my husband drinks, no kids are travelling with us, and were HUGE foodies.. how is the DDP bad?
Just to give you an idea, I had some some work analyzed costs vs price of DDP - here are two sample days, one at AK where you do the character meal and a QS and get an adult beverage at each meal, and then a day at DHS where you do a TS (with a shake) and QS (with a beer)Hi There.
So according to every single updated communication I have read on the standard DDP - each person in the reservation per day gets 1 QS meal (call that a lunch in the parks or whatever) 1 TS meal (call that a buffet breakfast or a dinner of some kind) and you get 1 snack / beverage also. --so if we eat a small breakfast at our resort (that we get from a grocery store) and then use the QS meal as lunch and the TS meal as a dinner, then yes we should be fine.
We will be bringing some of our own easy to eat snacks/water, etc..
I am just trying to understand why everyone hates the DDP so much..
Well we would have breakfast in our room before going to the parks. and yes probably do a QS meal for lunch and then the TS meal for dinner and then a snack in between all that (plus we will have our own little snacks on hand) - yea that should be okay. (i think? --- am i wrong?)You are only going to eat two meals per day and one snack per day and nothing else?
I would suggest taking a look at menus and prices then figuring out how much you might actually spend. You are likely to spend a lot less than you are expecting. Or you might want more snacks or other alcoholic beverages outside of meals.Hey,
No -- I just figured that if $2000 was enough for my husband and I to eat. (I am new at this)
Hi There.
So according to every single updated communication I have read on the standard DDP - each person in the reservation per day gets 1 QS meal (call that a lunch in the parks or whatever) 1 TS meal (call that a buffet breakfast or a dinner of some kind) and you get 1 snack / beverage also. --so if we eat a small breakfast at our resort (that we get from a grocery store) and then use the QS meal as lunch and the TS meal as a dinner, then yes we should be fine.
We will be bringing some of our own easy to eat snacks/water, etc..
I am just trying to understand why everyone hates the DDP so much..
BOG is 2 credits which throws the math off even fartherI would suggest taking a look at menus and prices then figuring out how much you might actually spend. You are likely to spend a lot less than you are expecting. Or you might want more snacks or other alcoholic beverages outside of meals.
Allears.net is a good site for menus.
For example at the Magic Kingdom, Be Our Guest is $67, a burger and soda from Cosmic Rays is $17 and a sundae as a snack is $8. Total spend is $92 that day although could be higher if you choose to have alcohol at be our guest. But go to liberty tree tavern instead of be our guest and it’s only $39 for dinner, plus $9 for a beer so that would total $73 for the day, $22 less than the DDP.
Thank you sooooooo much.The hate you sense about the DPP comes from people's personal experience when trying to make the DDP work for their family. Generally speaking, we don't want to overpay for our meals simply because we prepay for them. So what the system does, is make guests do homework on what their family would eat (in the future) and compare that cost to the daily price of the DDP.
Most guests find it difficult to predict what their family will want to eat in 2024 after a long day in the parks. It is easy to say, 'hey if I get the steak for every meal, I will come out ahead of the cost of the DDP,' but it is a whole other thing to eat steak everyday after having walked 10 miles in the parks.
So the value proposition is what makes most people turn away from the DDP. You have to make sure that the value is there for your family. If it is, great! For a lot of people in the comments, there are concerns about the price value.
You mentioned that you budgeted $2,000 for a week's stay for two people. If you had that budget set aside, in cash, there is a good possibility that you would come home with some of that money. If you buy the DDP, then what you pay is a sunk cost, and you could find yourself just coming home with some overpriced rice crispy treats and bananas because you didn't use all your snacks and you wanted to spend them before you left.
It is just hard to forecast what families will actually spend on food during their vacation. I know from personal experience that when I goto WDW, I can/will eat at one QS and one TS restaurant everyday, and order exactly what I want to eat, and still not pay $95.00.
Then is it actually possible to have a QS and a TS meal in the Magic Kingdom and break even on the DDP? Maybe if you went outside to Ohana instead, but at $59 that still doesn’t bump it up enough even if you add another $10 for alcohol it’s barely break even.BOG is 2 credits which throws the math off even farther
Thank you sooooooo much.
THIS was wat I needed to hear! (LOL)
Looks like I definitely have more research and homework to do on this. thank you everyone for your advice, i truly appreciate it!
you'll be absolutely fine. My family is kind of weird in that for some reason we don't eat on vacation like we normally do. We usually go to wdw in september and it's still pretty hot. so we tend to only want one big meal a trip.Well we would have breakfast in our room before going to the parks. and yes probably do a QS meal for lunch and then the TS meal for dinner and then a snack in between all that (plus we will have our own little snacks on hand) - yea that should be okay. (i think? --- am i wrong?)
Hi there,
How exactly is it parting me from my money? - My original OOP budget for food for 1 week for 2 people was $2000.00. Based on the Standard DDP pricing of $95 pp/per day is actually cheaper than my OOP budget. - so where is the negative? (remember, I have NEVER been to Disney so I cannot rate past experiences personally)
I know all about needing to maximize credits by getting "the most expensive" dish that's eligible etc.. but how is this bad? - I drink, my husband drinks, no kids are travelling with us, and were HUGE foodies.. how is the DDP bad?
And.... they're paused again. Lol, what a day. I'm just trying to book a last minute trip in two weeks and I can't because of this garbage.
My family of 4 (all "adults" for DDP purposes) barely spends that much for food in a week, and that's with the majority of our lunch/dinner meals at TS (table service) restaurants, including some signatures/fireworks packages (in other words, more TS meals than the DDP would cover), the rest of our lunches and dinners at CS (counter service) restaurants, plus a couple of lounge visits and some snacks. We order whatever we want -- including appetizers that the DDP wouldn't include -- and still typically spend less than $300/day for four people.Hi there,
How exactly is it parting me from my money? - My original OOP budget for food for 1 week for 2 people was $2000.00. Based on the Standard DDP pricing of $95 pp/per day is actually cheaper than my OOP budget. - so where is the negative? (remember, I have NEVER been to Disney so I cannot rate past experiences personally)
Then is it actually possible to have a QS and a TS meal in the Magic Kingdom and break even on the DDP? Maybe if you went outside to Ohana instead, but at $59 that still doesn’t bump it up enough even if you add another $10 for alcohol it’s barely break even.
At the other parks you could get alcohol with the quick service meal which ups the costs by another $5 or so but I wouldn’t want to anyway!
This is a fantastic example! - Thanks for sharing!Well, fun to do a puzzle, let's see
Dinner at Skipper's Canteen:
- hanger steak: $38
- kingaloosh dessert: $9
- margarita: $16.50
Lunch at Columbia Harbor House
- lobster roll: $16.99
- happy haunts milk shake: $7.99
Snack:
- Mickey Bar: $6.25
Total: $94.73 - just about break even
That hate may be true for some people, but our hate is different. I have spoken with several managers in the past (prior to COVID, obviously) and without exception, they had to find ways to cut costs since the DDP did NOT pay them what their food was costing them to buy. So instead of that good Angus or choice steak, they had to buy select or even commercial grade to cover their cost. Not what you want at a signature restaurant. In addition, because people were able to get that top tier item for no extra cost, the better restaurants, such as Narcoossee's, Citricos, Flying Fish, etc. had hard to find ADRs for them, when prior to the DDP and now, getting in when you want is fairly easy to most of them. And then of course there is the price. In order to make the DDP look better, Disney has raised the prices to ridiculous levels just to make it look like a good deal. That hurts those of us that dine differently and still have to pay cash. So our hate is on multiple levels. Less availability at our favorite TS restaurants, lower food quality and higher prices for us.The hate you sense about the DPP comes from people's personal experience when trying to make the DDP work for their family. Generally speaking, we don't want to overpay for our meals simply because we prepay for them. So what the system does, is make guests do homework on what their family would eat (in the future) and compare that cost to the daily price of the DDP.
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