MadderAdder
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I would rather have Magical Express… 
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News Disney Dining Plan Returns in 2024
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Vegas Disney Fan
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We always compare offers but it seems lately we haven’t been getting any discounts.
French Quarter is our favorite resort and it’s very hard to get discounts there since they’re often sold out even at rack rate.
networkpro
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- In the Parks
- Yes
Smoke and mirrors before the great labor war of 2024 kicks off. Insufficient response to the new Universal parks.
Florida tap - sulfur smell at no additional charge
Epcot82Guy
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I believe you mean the magical mineral nasal activation.
That sounds like an extra cost option after all.
Coaster Lover
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- In the Parks
- No
But how much would you be willing to pay for it? (Because there's no way it's coming back "free").I would rather have Magical Express…
seabreezept813
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We did free dining two or free times and used the dining plan once or twice for the ability to pay ahead. We could break even because my husband and SD are big into eating on vaca. Now that we have trained to just buy gift cards ahead and save more money we’re not interested. Unless it’s free dining, then bring it on because we’re at the character meal age so that would actually be a solid deal for us! But I’m thinking maybe people have learned to save more without it and it won’t be as popular.
MadderAdder
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I guess a $15-25 per person add on for the whole trip. Idk. Like an Uber/car share but.. with Disney.
ToTBellHop
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I always assumed that was due to a gator being sucked in and…blended.
Protein is important in the Florida heat.
Aries1975
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Tables in Wonderland, please. Then, it does not matter who orders what or who chooses to imbibe.
On the dining plan, you will not want another cupcake/brownie/cookie, because by day 3, the novelty is completely gone. Many quick service locations will allow a yogurt, a fruit cup, or an actual piece of fruit. It never hurts to ask nicely.
On the dining plan, you will not want another cupcake/brownie/cookie, because by day 3, the novelty is completely gone. Many quick service locations will allow a yogurt, a fruit cup, or an actual piece of fruit. It never hurts to ask nicely.
JD80
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20-30% off a moderate or value resort was always a savings of $40-90 a day and a free Quick Service plan for a family was always a better value.
Brian
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It would really depend on the time of year. Rack rate varies dramatically throughout the year.
You'd also have to factor in tickets, as you generally have to pay retail price for them as part of the "free dining" package as well, whereas some alternative packages may have a discounted ticket component, as well as having a room rate discount, in many cases.
JD80
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It really depended because towards the end of free dining they were forcing you to buy hoppers if I remember correctly.
That being said - a value/moderate resort was going to cost you between $150 to $400 a night. That's anywhere from $30-$100 a night savings if you assume 15-25% off rack rates. The quick service plan for a family of 5 was $176.34 a day. So even the most expensive nights it worked out. Typically for a moderate, I was paying $280-340 rack rate.
Obviously the less people in the room, the better the room discount was, but even then in 2019 the QS Plan was $52 for an adult and with a party of 2, you still made out than a 20% off CBR which was around $60 a night savings maybe.
Tom P.
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Being from the UK we used to get free DDP on selected dates if you stayed for 14 days, I have checked the week before costs without the free DDP and they were about the same, there used to be 5 of us so did make it worth having but I don't think I would buy it as an add on at full price.
dmw
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- In the Parks
- No
"Meals and snacks are nontransferable between party members."
Has this rule always been part of the dining plan? I don't recall seeing that before and when we have ordered food it was never associated with any specific member of our party. All of the credits were lumped into one bucket for the room, IIRC.
Has this rule always been part of the dining plan? I don't recall seeing that before and when we have ordered food it was never associated with any specific member of our party. All of the credits were lumped into one bucket for the room, IIRC.