[quote=gcbdad]Okay. So our trip is a few months off and I do not have any ADR's yet.
Mostly because I am still trying to figure out if we should use the DDP or our DDE card. I know I can make ADR's anyway but it has been weighing on my mind.
On the trip will be 4 adults one 11 year old and 3 kids.(3, 9 & 9). We are going to be missing the Free Dining Plan this year but as DVC members we are able to purchase it if we want too.
If my calculations are correct, the DDP will cost us $911.68 for 4 nights. It looks like a good deal but part of me is not sure. With the DDE we get 20% off of all sitdown meals.
Help!!!!!
This might take some time but I would try to figure out where you would like to eat at each day. I always look at allears.net, you can see places to eat and the menus, also prices. This is where the time comes into the plan, try to figure out what you think each person would order. Don't forget appetizer, entree, desert, tip and tax. Add this up and see what that all comes to. We added about $4.00 a day for snacks(for the each of us, there are 3 of us), around $30.00 for lunch each day, and a sit down meal. I did all of this before we went, just to see if we come out better. We were there for 7 nights. We saved around $400.00 doing the DP. The only thing is that I don't know if we would have ordered appetizer and desert each time, but it was nice having this already paid for. We also ordered stuff we wouldn't have ordered, just about each time it was the most expersive thing on the menu.
The only drawback is that there is not much on the childs menu. Usually what kids like, but it's the same everywhere you go. I hope this helps some. For us it was worth it! Sorry this is so long, and I hope it makes sense.
Have fun planning!
