Dining Plan Usage

Klcm · 05-23-2006

If the four of us (2 adults and 2 children) are at a sit down restaurant, do we have to use fur of our table-service-meal credits? Or could we just use, say, one adult meal and one child's meal, and share everything? My kids are very light eaters, and since the meals all come with appetizers and desserts, it sounds like there will be plenty of food. Can you mix your order, say use one table-service credit, plus add an extra entree, etc. that we would pay out of pocket? There must be some provision for mixed orders, since alcoholic drinks would have to be billed separately from dining credits...

hanwill · 05-23-2006

Yes, you can use them any way that you want. Just be sure to ask before you order. You will get a TON of food on the dining plan...

**mickey** · 05-23-2006

Yes, you can. Just explain what you want to do to your server, they will work with you. Please remember that you now can no longer use a child's meal to pay for an adult.

My experience is that you have plenty of food, no need to try to save up for later in the trip. The kids meals are not big, and with my kids, even the ones that don't eat much, they would never be able to share. I think you will find after tying this once, you will just want to go ahead and use the meals as they are meant to be used.

Oh, and welcome to DisneyCentral!

**Dana** · 05-23-2006

I don't have anything to add. I just wanted to welcome you to Disney Central. I hope you get all your questions answered here.

alicefan · 05-23-2006

Welcome to DC! I agree with Mickey....there is so much food on the meal plan. You almost never wind up feeling like you need to "save" something. For our family it is just the opposite.

Pooh Fan · 05-23-2006

When did they change it so that the credits are different so that you can't use a chid's credit on an adult meal? We were planning on going to one table service restauraunt that needed two credits by paying for some of the kids meals out of pocket so that we would have enough credits.

gingles · 05-23-2006

A most DC welcome!

Allyson · 05-23-2006

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Originally Posted by Pooh Fan

When did they change it so that the credits are different so that you can't use a chid's credit on an adult meal? We were planning on going to one table service restauraunt that needed two credits by paying for some of the kids meals out of pocket so that we would have enough credits.

This is exactly my question too...I didn't realize they'd changed it. Last year we paid for three of DS's meals out of pocket so that we'd have three extra TS credits for Hoop Dee Doo. So, you're saying they've changed the coding on the card so that we can't do this now? I'm so glad to know this in advance if that's the case.

alicefan · 05-23-2006

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Originally Posted by Allyson

This is exactly my question too...I didn't realize they'd changed it. Last year we paid for three of DS's meals out of pocket so that we'd have three extra TS credits for Hoop Dee Doo. So, you're saying they've changed the coding on the card so that we can't do this now? I'm so glad to know this in advance if that's the case.

Allyson - when we were there just about a week and a half ago there was no differentiation between adult meals and child meals. My son slept through dinner at O'Hana's and insisted he wanted to eat nothing at one other sit down so we wound up with 2 extra table service meals. We used it to treat our freinds to a meal and they are 2 adults....so I don;t know when they plan on changing the rules but as of just about 10 or so days ago it was the same....

Allyson · 05-24-2006

Thank you, alicefan. That's great to know!

leslieh · 05-24-2006

Another question- is there a card or something (room key) that has your meal plan credits recorded? If you still have meals left in your "account" at the end of the week, can you save them for a future trip?

**mickey** · 05-24-2006

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Originally Posted by leslieh

Another question- is there a card or something (room key) that has your meal plan credits recorded? If you still have meals left in your "account" at the end of the week, can you save them for a future trip?

When you check in, all dining credits are applied to your room key. Doesn't matter who's key in your party you use, it still deducts from the same "pile" of credits. The dining credits expire at midnight the day you check out, so no saving them.

Soundgod · 05-24-2006

As for knowing how many you have left, every meal receipt has a running total of how many "food coupons" you have left. The number of credits is an aggregate total of all guest/days per room or account in the case of multiple rooms on one reservation.

MickeyRon · 05-24-2006

It was our experience that the Dining Credits were not differitiated by Adult/Child... We explained everytime what we were doing and the Dining plan saved us tons of money!! The CM's were helpful and very accomodating!! Both our DD's eat like birds so we did not want two kids meals each time... and we were not forced to use our credits... We did not set out to have the savings we did, but we paid approx 500 for the dining plan and ate 1000.00 worth of food!! Crazy!

**llama** · 05-24-2006

We're going to use the Dining Plan for the first time on our next visit - but reading about all the dos and don'ts of it is truly making me nervous - and confused. Is it as complicated as it seems?

Oh - and welcome to DC Klcm!

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Klcm Baby MouseBuzzer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1	Dining Plan Usage If the four of us (2 adults and 2 children) are at a sit down restaurant, do we have to use fur of our table-service-meal credits? Or could we just use, say, one adult meal and one child's meal, and share everything? My kids are very light eaters, and since the meals all come with appetizers and desserts, it sounds like there will be plenty of food. Can you mix your order, say use one table-service credit, plus add an extra entree, etc. that we would pay out of pocket? There must be some provision for mixed orders, since alcoholic drinks would have to be billed separately from dining credits...

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hanwill Mouse Meister Join Date: May 2004 Location: Metro Atlanta Posts: 1,116	Re: Dining Plan Usage Yes, you can use them any way that you want. Just be sure to ask before you order. You will get a TON of food on the dining plan... __________________ HANWILL Countdown - not soon enough!June 2009

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mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	Re: Dining Plan Usage Yes, you can. Just explain what you want to do to your server, they will work with you. Please remember that you now can no longer use a child's meal to pay for an adult. My experience is that you have plenty of food, no need to try to save up for later in the trip. The kids meals are not big, and with my kids, even the ones that don't eat much, they would never be able to share. I think you will find after tying this once, you will just want to go ahead and use the meals as they are meant to be used. Oh, and welcome to DisneyCentral! __________________ Frank Costanza: You can drop a grand in Disney World, like that.

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 23,782	Re: Dining Plan Usage I don't have anything to add. I just wanted to welcome you to Disney Central. I hope you get all your questions answered here. __________________ ~82 off-site~91 off-site~97 ASMusic~ ~00 ASMovies~02 Wilderness Lodge~04 Animal Kingdom Lodge~ ~05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian~ ~05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West~ ~07 Port Orleans French Quarter~08 Old Key West~ ~09 Saratoga Springs~10 Port Orleans Fench Quarter~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day do all or die trying trip. 269 days 20 hours 11 minutes

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alicefan Salagadoola Mechickaboola Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Down the Jersey Shore Posts: 4,034	Re: Dining Plan Usage Welcome to DC! I agree with Mickey....there is so much food on the meal plan. You almost never wind up feeling like you need to "save" something. For our family it is just the opposite. __________________ Paula alicefanaramanalinglongdanga, aliceFANNY, aliceFANARAMA, aliceFANTASMIC, aliceFANBELT, aliceFANDANGO, aliceFANCYPANTS, alicefANCHOVY, alicefANDROID, AliceFANARANAMAMANANANNA, alicefANAESTHESIA, aliceFANMAIL, AliceFANNYBANANY, Alicefanaramabanakamalapamawawasamadamadingdaralar linglongbingo

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Pooh Fan Sweeter than hunny Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,068	Re: Dining Plan Usage When did they change it so that the credits are different so that you can't use a chid's credit on an adult meal? We were planning on going to one table service restauraunt that needed two credits by paying for some of the kids meals out of pocket so that we would have enough credits. __________________ 1976 Disney World Offsite as a kid 1995 Disney Land Offsite 2002 Contemporary Resort 2004 All Star Movies Resort and Royal Pacific Resort at Universal 2005 All Star Movies and Hard Rock Hotel 2006 Beach Club and Hard Rock Hotel 2007 Beach Club and Hard Rock Hotel 2008 AKL Savannah View Concierge and Royal Pacific Resort Kid Suite 2009 Beach Club and Portofino Bay Hotel Portofino Suite My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Counting down to our Christmas trip. Disney, Universal, and the beach here we come! 22 days 13 hours 11 minutes

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gingles Phantom of the MB Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Baton Rouge...where Tigers bite Posts: 2,249	Re: Dining Plan Usage A most DC welcome! __________________ Can You Twitter? Facebook DD#1 is Southern Belle and DD#2 is LSUTigerLily! GEAUX LSU FOOTBALL TIGERS!!! FLORIDA MAY BE THE PRESEASON NO. 1 BUT WAIT 'TIL YOU COME TO OUR HOUSE... My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Back to WDW for Free Dining Toto, is this Kansas?

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Allyson MB's Gigglebox Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,027	Re: Dining Plan Usage Thank you, alicefan. That's great to know! __________________ Been going as a family since 2004! Nine trips and counting! Three MNSSHPs and one MVMCP under our belt. Resorts = CSR, ASMo, POP, ASSports, POR, CBR, OKW & POFQ Mom to two precious boys!! The ONLY MBer I've met...KingOMiami!! (Even though Kip and I are practically neighbors!! ) (I really KNOW MICKEYMom - not just from MB!!)

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leslieh Drawing a blank here... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Not close enough to WDW Posts: 1,904	Re: Dining Plan Usage Another question- is there a card or something (room key) that has your meal plan credits recorded? If you still have meals left in your "account" at the end of the week, can you save them for a future trip? __________________ Leslie Avatar: The royal toilet in Cinderella Castle Suite (really!) 1974,1998,1999,2000- offsite 2001- offsite, CBR 2002- offsite, POR 2003- offsite, CSR 2004- PC, FW Cabins, POFQ 2005- off-site 2006- PC, offsite, PC 2007- WL, FW, offsite, WL 2008- PC, AKL, BW, offsite, Poly, FW Cabins, BCV 2009- Beach Club Villas, AKV Concierge, SSR, Beach Club Villas, Bay Lake Tower My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our first stay at our newest DVC home- BLT! 24 days 8 hours 41 minutes

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Soundgod Squirrel! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Laughing on the Laughing Floor Posts: 8,805	Re: Dining Plan Usage As for knowing how many you have left, every meal receipt has a running total of how many "food coupons" you have left. The number of credits is an aggregate total of all guest/days per room or account in the case of multiple rooms on one reservation. __________________ Do you live to eat or do you eat to live? My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Instant Single Digit Dance 5 days 8 hours 11 minutes

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MickeyRon Grand Sorcerer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,353	Re: Dining Plan Usage It was our experience that the Dining Credits were not differitiated by Adult/Child... We explained everytime what we were doing and the Dining plan saved us tons of money!! The CM's were helpful and very accomodating!! Both our DD's eat like birds so we did not want two kids meals each time... and we were not forced to use our credits... We did not set out to have the savings we did, but we paid approx 500 for the dining plan and ate 1000.00 worth of food!! Crazy! __________________ Mickey Fan! Planned Nov/Dec 2007... BWV, Shareton Safari, SSR... 2007... WLV (Rented Points!!) 2006... ASMOV and RENTING DVC POINTS @ SSR 2004... ASMOV -- ON SITE!!! FIRST TIME! 2003... Silver Lake Resort (off property) 1982... Epcot Only Trip (off property) I forgot about this trip! 1976... Camping somewhere in Orlando (off property) Last edited by MickeyRon; 05-24-2006 at 06:18 PM.

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llama Practically Perfect Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Slurpee Capital of the World Posts: 7,379	Re: Dining Plan Usage We're going to use the Dining Plan for the first time on our next visit - but reading about all the dos and don'ts of it is truly making me nervous - and confused. Is it as complicated as it seems? Oh - and welcome to DC Klcm! __________________ Your Moderately Moderate Moderator A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BAD KITTY CLUB "Meowany Are Called, Mew Are Chosen" eleven-twenty-ten My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Christmas in Florida 30 days 7 hours 11 minutes

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