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I will try to keep it short: I keep going back and forth on buying DDE vs deluxe DDP. The prices are too close to call! Using the passporter averages for the restaurants we will hopefully be eating in, plus the cost of DDE my estimate comes to $2725 for cash oop. This does NOT include snacks, or purchasing the mugs, but includes tips.
Cost for Deluxe DDP would be $2449.65 Plus tips (Guesstimating around $440.00) for a total of $2889.65 (less than a $200.00 difference, which I think we would spend on snacks and mugs)
What I am considering:
1. Neither option includes an occasional alcoholic beverage, so that's a wash.
2. We may actually spend more OR less cash depending on what we actually eat
3. We will NOT use ALL of our credits (is that a waste of money?)
4. I am more likely to book Brown Derby if we are on DDP and Hollywood & Vine if paying oop, to use up some extra credits.
5. Return trip in May 09 could use the DDE again which will have paid for itself during August trip.
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Sorry that I'm not more help, but you may have to cost out the meals for your second trip (since that might help justify your getting the DDE) and see if it works out for savings over the two trips.
If I remember correctly, most people say that DDP is most cost effective for BIG eaters or those that get more TS meals.
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I've been looking at which way to go for my trip in May. I have used the DDP before and it was great for me, but with my plans for my next trip it looks pretty close. Right now I'm leaning towards just using the DDE. I think it will give me more flexibility. I probably won't eat as much (not a bad thing ). One other thing to note - you do get the 20% discount on alcoholic beverages at TS locations using the DDE. That might help sway you.
I've been looking at which way to go for my trip in May. I have used the DDP before and it was great for me, but with my plans for my next trip it looks pretty close. Right now I'm leaning towards just using the DDE. I think it will give me more flexibility. I probably won't eat as much (not a bad thing ). One other thing to note - you do get the 20% discount on alcoholic beverages at TS locations using the DDE. That might help sway you.
I've been looking at which way to go for my trip in May. I have used the DDP before and it was great for me, but with my plans for my next trip it looks pretty close. Right now I'm leaning towards just using the DDE. I think it will give me more flexibility. I probably won't eat as much (not a bad thing ). One other thing to note - you do get the 20% discount on alcoholic beverages at TS locations using the DDE. That might help sway you.
That's the stage I'm at as well for our October trip and I keep leaning back towards our DDE discount.
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I totally know how you feel. I think I posted two threads to get help on this very topic. We have used the DDP the for our last two trips and loved it, but I didn't like the changes they instated. So in the end, we went with the DDE. We also will have at least two trips to use it, plus I won't have to worry about maximizing the DDP to get my money's worth (I am cuckoo like that! ) If we decide to change our minds and not eat someplace, we won't lose money, plus with the gratuity no longer included I still have to plan to pay for some of the DDP out of pocket. All that and alcohol discounts got my vote
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). One other thing to note - you do get the 20% discount on alcoholic beverages at TS locations using the DDE. That might help sway you.
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) If we decide to change our minds and not eat someplace, we won't lose money, plus with the gratuity no longer included I still have to plan to pay for some of the DDP out of pocket. All that and alcohol discounts got my vote 
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