[DisneyBride94]

Originally Posted by tigger03

We did the adjoing rooms and pop last time and it was so nice to spread out. Families of 5 have to stay at a moderate or get 2 rooms at the values unless the youngest is 2 or under. Again welcome. GO STATE

Actually it's if your youngest is 3 or under...not 2... (2 is for the airlines to fly free or half price)... Of course a 3 year old may not be keen on sleepign in a Pack-In-Play porta-crib...but sometimes the youngest has to take one for the team. :) Under 3's are also free in the parks...and are "Mickey's Guests" at buffet-style meals... At non-buffet character meals they may provide a free meal such as pasta... Our youngest is still under 3...

[Erin]

Originally Posted by DisneyBride94

Ooh...be careful you don't get caught doing that...it is seriously frowned upon. Usually they check the list to see if you have an ADR...

Gosh, I've felt bad going to the parks after legitimately eating at Chef Mickey's and then heading over to the parks for a few hours...

I do this, but I actually have an ADR at the resort we go to. I always tell the security guard my plan, and he always lets me in. However, I do NOT do it at peak times :c)

[Erin]

Originally Posted by spawn51

I just removed the TIP. And i just got it back in.
No Offense But just to say,you cant get C A U G H T because you are driving like everybody else around you and Disney removed all there checkpoints i was just trying to help people save some $$,that you know you spend a lot there and some on a budget.

Ok, smartysmart pants. There is no need for sarcasm!

[alicefan]

Originally Posted by Erin

Ok, smartysmart pants. There is no need for sarcasm!

yeah, seriously - chill out!

[pumouse]

Originally Posted by DisneyBride94

Actually it's if your youngest is 3 or under...not 2... (2 is for the airlines to fly free or half price)... Of course a 3 year old may not be keen on sleepign in a Pack-In-Play porta-crib...but sometimes the youngest has to take one for the team. :) Under 3's are also free in the parks...and are "Mickey's Guests" at buffet-style meals... At non-buffet character meals they may provide a free meal such as pasta... Our youngest is still under 3...

Haha! Take one for the team!! I don't know why that's so funny, I must be super tired!

[Goofy3230]

Originally Posted by Erin

I do this, but I actually have an ADR at the resort we go to. I always tell the security guard my plan, and he always lets me in. However, I do NOT do it at peak times :c)

We've used this before, but I think they've changed their policies on ADR's. I believe now they give you like a 3 hr time limit, so you may want to be careful about parking at resorts.

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[mickaholic4077]

Originally Posted by Goofy3230

We've used this before, but I think they've changed their policies on ADR's. I believe now they give you like a 3 hr time limit, so you may want to be careful about parking at resorts.

That's why I valet park at the deluxe resorts,because then you don't have to worry about the 3 hour limit.(Free with DDE).

[gingles]

Originally Posted by DisneyBride94

Well...here's a weird one where we caught on to something that just shouldn't be and we remedied it and make no apologies for doing so...

We stayed at Corondao Springs last year and had the dining plan... We ate at the Pepper Market for counter service a lot--which is many steps above your usual counter service eatery... you can get some seriously good food here. But there was one drawback...

At the Pepper Market...your party is seated by a host...and s/he takes your drink orders... Then you take a "ticket" and go up to the food stations and have your ticket stamped for the foods you take... The beverage is stamped by the host/server... Wel... we were informed the first day that we could only get WHITE MILK cartons for our kids...that CHOCOLATE MILK was NOT included on the dining plan... Well...are kids aren't all that fond of plain old milk...so we paid the extra for the chocolate milk out of pocket... but on our third visit to the Pepper Market I wisened up... there is a beverage station that you can visit self service and get what you want...and they have choc. milk cartons right there next to the plain milk cartons...and they are the same exact price... no difference...and when they stamp your ticket... it just says "milk." So the next time the server came around I told her we didn't want a drink for the kids... and I went over and got them myselves and had the CM at the beverage station stamp my ticket... It seemed ridiculous that I could pay the same for choc. milk or plain milk--but could not get choc. milk on the meal plan...so we just found a loop hole that felt completely righteous to us... I didn't feel like we pulled one over on Disney--I wouldn't do THAT...but I didn't feel right that we were paying twice for that milk... I don't want Disney pulling one over on me either!

This seems very strange. The DDP brochure says you get a non-alcoholic beverage for each member of the party and it doesn't set any limits on which one! For Pete's sake, if you're in a table-service you would get unlimited refills on any non-alcoholic beverage! I think this CS is off-base.

[gingles]

I have to admit. Last trip we had an ADR at LeCellier and wanted to park in back of Epcot (Boardwalk) so we didn't have to walk all the way from the front parking lot. So I just made a "faux" ADR at Spoodles and we parked at Boardwalk and walked into Epcot. (I feel so ashamed!)

[mickaholic4077]

No reason that you should feel ashamed. Next time say you are meeting friends at Big River Grille,which takes no ADR's.

[mickaholic4077]

Or,if you want to park at Beach Club,say that you are meeting friends at Beaches and Cream.

[slist]

Originally Posted by mickaholic4077

When I go on my day trips to Disney,I put 6 to 8 cans of soda in my backpack. I am so used to doing that that i don't feel the weight anymore. Also,I re-use my refillable mugs from stay to stay. I don't consider it cheating Disney to do so as long as they have the soda fountain outside the area where you pay for food.

I bring my refillable mug from year to year but I heard that they refurbished the roaring fork at WL so I am not sure if that mean a new mug or not.

[slist]

Originally Posted by mickaholic4077

Or,if you want to park at Beach Club,say that you are meeting friends at Beaches and Cream.

Great idea...your the best mickaholic thanks

[Erin]

You can park at the Boardwalk, to visit the boardwalk. I tell them every time, I'm here to enjoy the Boardwalk, and they point me to a big parking lot.


As far as the ADR thing - I valet. They don't give me a time limit. I am not trying to get something for free, I just don't want to park in the TTC. :c)