SSR in October - Dining Plan or not?

[Hammymrm]

We exchanged into SSR for October. Does it make sense to purchase the Disney Dining Plan if we plan on eating some (at least breakfast) in the room?

 

[DisneyJoe]

It depends on your eating habits.

Will you be eating at least one table service meal for each night of your stay, or some signature dining experiences?

 

[Hammymrm]

Yes - I would plan on a table meal each night. One other thing is....my 8 year old usually eats an adult size meal. Under the plan he would be considered a child. I'm worried he would want more. ???? And probably two character meals.

 

[hhhmickey]

My family used the DDP on our trip last year and loved it. Our kids are still young enough where they love the character meals. We also had a great table service meal in Italy for the Candlelight Processional at Epcot. The new plan isn't quite as good, but if you plan to eat a daily talbe service and/or counter service, I think you will still save $ in the end. The 8yo would have to order off of the child's menu. Hope this helps.

 

[stormer]

It is still worth it if you do a CS for lunch and a nice TS for dinner. That works for us. By dinner time, we are ready to relax and have a nice meal.

 

[Master Yoda]

Yes - I would plan on a table meal each night. One other thing is....my 8 year old usually eats an adult size meal. Under the plan he would be considered a child. I'm worried he would want more. ???? And probably two character meals.

If I am not mistaken you can buy a child an adult DDP and then he/she can order off of either menu.

It is still worth it if you do a CS for lunch and a nice TS for dinner. That works for us. By dinner time, we are ready to relax and have a nice meal.

That is really the ideal pattern to get the most value out of DDP.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I would say 'Yes', it's worth it. You get two meals per day with the DDP, and eating breakfast in your room, IMHO, gives you some flexibility - you could have a light breakfast and book an early lunch/early dinner, or eat a full breakfast and schedule a later lunch/later dinner. Those are usually the best bets on dining times.

 

[tasha99]

If I am not mistaken you can buy a child an adult DDP and then he/she can order off of either menu.

Hi everyone.

I up-aged my son last year from 9 to 10 during free dining, so it can be done. I asked the person making the reservations if I could do that since DS would probably want more variety, and she said it was no problem as long as I paid for the more expensive park tickets etc. I thought it was worth it--he ate off the kids menu most meals, but he also got to try some other stuff on a couple of nights when he was feeling more adventurous. (Now that I think of it, maybe that wasn't too cost effective, but it was nice knowing he could have whatever he wanted and there would be no additional charge)