I purchased it last year and was happy with it. This trip we had a lot of reservations and plans that didn't accept it, so didn't make sense..especially combined with the AP discount at our hotel restaurants where we are the most.
Yeah, the AP discounts are pretty sweet this year. We prefer an adult beverage with most TS meals, and visit several lounges during our trips, so the TiW really helps with those adult beverage costs as well. If we didn't drink, then just the AP would work fine.
Is there anywhere else?
Because I'm not complaining about $5 Mickey Bars and if they will impact my ability to take a WDW vacation. I did downgrade my room bc it made more financial sense to me...even though I wanted the more expensive one.
And we have a winner!!!
Do you get a discount on alcohol at Trader Sam's and at the resort pools? That alone would be worth it for me.
That has nothing to do with what you were saying in terms of a child not needing to have souvenirs, character dinners, etc to be happy. In the last few days, you have posted about several of those very same extras you paid for on your recent trip. Cabana, JBJM, and one or two other up charge events that you and your child attended plus souvenirs such as the "stupid" necklace. It just seems hypocritical for you to prattle about a child not needing those things, yet your child is exempt due to the fact that your not "complaining".
Well that stinks.
I know, we always make several stops at Trader Sams...would be nice if the TIW discounts applied...
If anyone could figure out the answer to this question, and create something that would keep this from happening, they would be very wealthy, popular, or both.
I don't know... I get it in theory, but I'm not sure it makes sense in practice. Anyone who does enough research to know in advance of their trip that a premium bar is $5 is probably also savvy enough to research the value of the dining plan. I don't see this tricking anyone into purchasing the DDP that wouldn't otherwise.
I would not say it really tricks anyone, it just helps to make the math work out in favor of it.
Word of mouth is important to many people when planning a Disney vacation. One person may think the DDP was worth it for their trip and tell their friends/family that they should definitely do it. That family is likely going to listen to their friends because it's someone they trust rather than random people on the internet. Even though the DDP might be an awful choice for the family, they do it because a friend raves about how much easier it made their trip. Happens more often than you would expect.
All of that nonsense has nothing to do with your prior statement about a child not needing to have souvenirs, desert parties, snacks, etc to have a fun trip. If you truly believed that then you would have had no need to purchase those very same things for your own child, regardless of disposable income. If they don't need it, then why Did You buy them?
There's a difference between "needs" and "wants." When it's a "want," you do what's in your budget only after all of your needs are satisfied.
