[trailblazer]

My granddaughter and I were on the dining plan the first week in June. It worked out great. We never had a problem at counter service or sit down service. If she was with others she just used her room card. The rest of the group of either 9-15 sat down at a meal and they were on the Disney Dining Experience ($65) and you have to have annual passholder tickets. (10 people can eat off one card) You get a 20% discount on meals. It didn't matter where we ate we would say we were on the Disney Dining Plan and they were on DDE. They all excepted it and we ate at 6 sit down meals.