Hi folks, looking for some input. After 2017 (Riverside without dining pan) and 2018 (Caribbean with QS plan) both of which we loved, it's now time (after sadly having to skip 2019) to begin planning for summer 2020! W00t W00t!
As the title suggests, we're looking for a bit of feedback from Disney experts in deciding between Pop Century and Coronado.
We have the usual "free" dining options available (breakfast for Pop and QS for Coronado) and, using our previous visits as a yardstick to account for what we expect to spend, considering the respective dining plans, Coronado actually comes out slightly cheaper (granted, the figures are based on a slightly over-indulgent 2017!). Is this a no-brainer since Coronado is a moderate level resort?
Our "plus" column for Pop lists the location (more central), the Skyliner connection (which we are really excited about!) and having more flexibility with the breakfast dining plan, not feeling obliged to use up so many credits etc (we are not huge eaters).
The only real minuses for Coronado are the location (close to AK but farther from the rest) and the fact that we spend hardly any time at all at the resort (which seems to be negated by the fact that the QS dining plan calculation actually makes it comparable to Pop in terms of cost.)
The wild card is that we are both vegan, so without having the QS dining and snack credits to use up, we could probably eat more "conservatively" during the day and splash out more on the table service restaurants in the evenings. The snack and, to an extent, QS credits can be challenging to use up on vegan friendly items without getting the same thing all the time. Our staples are Diet Coke, Starbucks coffees, Pretzels, Tofutti shakes and ice cream and the various vegan burgers they have started to introduce around the parks.
Also, there are at least a few QS locations we love that, infuriatingly, don't accept the dining plan. Sleepy Hollow for example, who will do a non-dairy version of their waffles that we love but can't use a credit for!
Table service restaurants seem to be a lot more vegan friendly, with chefs often happy to prepare something special!
The other side of that argument is that even the snack and QS options for vegans seem to be improving year on year... who knows what to expect in 2020!?
Any thoughts? Thanks! And double thanks if you made it through this rather rambling, disjointed post!
As the title suggests, we're looking for a bit of feedback from Disney experts in deciding between Pop Century and Coronado.
We have the usual "free" dining options available (breakfast for Pop and QS for Coronado) and, using our previous visits as a yardstick to account for what we expect to spend, considering the respective dining plans, Coronado actually comes out slightly cheaper (granted, the figures are based on a slightly over-indulgent 2017!). Is this a no-brainer since Coronado is a moderate level resort?
Our "plus" column for Pop lists the location (more central), the Skyliner connection (which we are really excited about!) and having more flexibility with the breakfast dining plan, not feeling obliged to use up so many credits etc (we are not huge eaters).
The only real minuses for Coronado are the location (close to AK but farther from the rest) and the fact that we spend hardly any time at all at the resort (which seems to be negated by the fact that the QS dining plan calculation actually makes it comparable to Pop in terms of cost.)
The wild card is that we are both vegan, so without having the QS dining and snack credits to use up, we could probably eat more "conservatively" during the day and splash out more on the table service restaurants in the evenings. The snack and, to an extent, QS credits can be challenging to use up on vegan friendly items without getting the same thing all the time. Our staples are Diet Coke, Starbucks coffees, Pretzels, Tofutti shakes and ice cream and the various vegan burgers they have started to introduce around the parks.
Also, there are at least a few QS locations we love that, infuriatingly, don't accept the dining plan. Sleepy Hollow for example, who will do a non-dairy version of their waffles that we love but can't use a credit for!
Table service restaurants seem to be a lot more vegan friendly, with chefs often happy to prepare something special!
The other side of that argument is that even the snack and QS options for vegans seem to be improving year on year... who knows what to expect in 2020!?
Any thoughts? Thanks! And double thanks if you made it through this rather rambling, disjointed post!
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