WDW to Raise All Buffet Prices By Almost 50%?

[ford91exploder]

You obviously never did the dining plan 10 years ago. You could easily come out ahead without trying hard at all.

Exactly and you did not even NEED to order the most expensive items and it was CONVENIENT and the value proposition was evenly balanced between the guest and Disney.

Being long term DVC i've never had 'Free' Dining I've always paid for it.

 

[ford91exploder]

Annnnnnnd you just lost all credibility.

Up here in the frozen north Outback is not bad for a low priced steakhouse it's not gourmet just solid middle of the road steaks, Though I generally avoid their pasta dishes which are not great but their salads are decent. Is it different in Orlando?

 

[hopemax]

Yes, those were the days when it was in its infancy. Appetizer, meal, dessert, AND 18% gratuity all built into the DDP. And it was like $35/adult/day for one table, one quick, and one snack. And pretty much all the good restaurants but a few were 1 table service.

The funny thing is, at that time, people thought character buffets were a bad use of 1 credit! The buffets were about $25, which was less than the cost of an appetizer, entree and dessert at many restaurants. It was "smarter" to pay OOP for your character meal, and then you could use that saved credit on another night, giving you two, which then you could use for a signature dining option.

To imagine, that a decade later we are talking about character buffets becoming 2-credit meals, with a price point to justify it...Madness.

 

[asianway]

The funny thing is, at that time, people thought character buffets were a bad use of 1 credit! The buffets were about $25, which was less than the cost of an appetizer, entree and dessert at many restaurants. It was "smarter" to pay OOP for your character meal, and then you could use that saved credit on another night, giving you two, which then you could use for a signature dining option.

To imagine, that a decade later we are talking about character buffets becoming 2-credit meals, with a price point to justify it...Madness.

Back then, they were a horrible use of credits. QS at Pepper Market baby!

 

[GeneralZod]

Up here in the frozen north Outback is not bad for a low priced steakhouse it's not gourmet just solid middle of the road steaks, Though I generally avoid their pasta dishes which are not great but their salads are decent. Is it different in Orlando?

No clue in orlando, but here in the midwest Outback is a bit of a joke. Interesting to see the perspective from other regions.

 

[ford91exploder]

No clue in orlando, but here in the midwest Outback is a bit of a joke. Interesting to see the perspective from other regions.

Of course in the midwest you guys have great LOCAL steakhouses which blow away places like Outback, When I'm in Texas there are so many great hole in the wall steakhouses, Murphy's in Winchester TX immediately comes to mind. Sodalak's in College Station is pretty good too.

In the northeast we have great dairy products and seafood, Of course we have the abomination known as 'Red Lobster' up here which most of us mock because the local seafood houses are so much better and use fresher products.

 

[Lirael]

Are they really raising prices by 50% or is this just a bunch of noise from Twitter?

Currently it's just noise, fueled by the glitch that showed certain restaurants with raised DDP credits

 

[ToTBellHop]

Currently it's just noise, fueled by the glitch that showed certain restaurants with raised DDP credits

"Glitch"? Maybe they didn't intend to make the change just yet, but I cannot imagine the buffets magically flipping to 2 cr. by accident. Someone made the change.

 

[Lirael]

Maybe the glitch wasnt the sign of a significant price raise, but a tired system for using DDP?

Example: restaurant X is usually worth 1 table credit, but form now on if you buy the dining package of restaurant X + show Y, you'll have to use 2 table credits on it.

 

[Lirael]

"Glitch"? Maybe they didn't intend to make the change just yet, but I cannot imagine the buffets magically flipping to 2 cr. by accident. Someone made the change.

The glitch to me was that it was revealed to the public. I agree that the computer didnt magically change them, someone did

 

[gmajew]

Is the rumor the actual price is going up or just the dining plan making this worth two points?

 

[Rteetz]

Is the rumor the actual price is going up or just the dining plan making this worth two points?

They are two seperate rumors

 

[ford91exploder]

Is the rumor the actual price is going up or just the dining plan making this worth two points?

Rumor #1 - Character Dining Buffets will now be 2 TS credits

Rumor #2 - All buffets will increase in price 1 October 2016 to 59.99 for Adults, 39.99 Children.

A pox on Disney's house if either or both turn out to be true.

 

[GhostHost1000]

To be honest Disney does need to do something about crowd control. I have been coming for over 15 years and I'm here right now and it seems like every time I go it gets worse. So does the fun unfortunately with the new trends

 

[Pixie VaVoom]

guess hubby and I will stick with "Boston Lobster Feast Buffet" off campus, near Celebration - everything you can stuff for $45.

 

[asianway]

guess hubby and I will stick with "Boston Lobster Feast Buffet" off campus, near Celebration - everything you can stuff for $45.

Once upon a time it was great. I stopped going when they started using fake Krab

 

[Pixie VaVoom]

OoooH - I avoid fake "krab" - i am allergic to the red dye. The "Boston's" lobsters, chowder, and steak are nice though !!

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Exactly. Why do I even bother coming on news and rumors? Time for yoga.

to complain?

 

[lebeau]

To be honest Disney does need to do something about crowd control. I have been coming for over 15 years and I'm here right now and it seems like every time I go it gets worse. So does the fun unfortunately with the new trends

Option #1: Raise prices and cut costs until only the rich and people foolish enough to overpay are still going.

Option #2: Increase capacity

Disney under Iger seems to prefer option #1.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Rumor #1 - Character Dining Buffets will now be 2 TS credits

Rumor #2 - All buffets will increase in price 1 October 2016 to 59.99 for Adults, 39.99 Children.

A pox on Disney's house if either or both turn out to be true.

My daughter can't eat $5 worth of food and it's not worth $34.99 more for a few seconds of interaction with characters I can see elsewhere for general admission

For the most part buffets food are not all that great (exceptions of course).

I'm curious what will occur if EITHER of these rumors are true.