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I purchased a package for hotel and air on Expedia. We will be staying at the POP for 6 nights/7 days. Is is possible to add on a dinning plan and can you tell me where I can get pricing for the different plans. Thanks a million!
I purchased a package for hotel and air on Expedia. We will be staying at the POP for 6 nights/7 days. Is is possible to add on a dinning plan and can you tell me where I can get pricing for the different plans. Thanks a million!
Unfortunately, no. The package with the dining plan is something that is exclusive through Walt Disney Travel Company. People working with a TA that get the entire package (dining plan included) have a TA that books them directly through WDTC.
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It will process the card to be sure you would have enough to pay, but they will not actually charge it to your card unless you do not chow up and do not call to cancel your ADR.
So which plan is best I always do the basic one counter one table service ,this package I booked it free counter service included.But they say i can up grade for 19.00 a day for adule and 3.00 for my child ? Is it worth that forx eight days ?
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Personally, I would say that upgrading to the basic plan from the quick service is worth the money. That way you have a sit down meal each day as well as a counter service meal. With the sit down meal you can enjoy a character meal or just a nice relaxing sit down meal.
I believe the cost to upgrade from the QSDP to the regular DDP during the Free Dining promotion is just $10 a day per person... (QSDP is $31.99 per adult per night; children 3-9 $9.99 per night and the Regulard Dining Plan is $41.99 per night per adult; children 3-9 $11.99 per night.) If you are traveling during the "holiday pricing," you can see totals here: http://allears.net/pl/packages10a.htm
Okay... hit return too soon. Title should be: USING MY PARENT'S DDP CREDITS. lol My parents are traveling with us, and have also bought the DDP. However, they will be staying at my uncle's for a couple of days and will not be using their crediets. Can we use them?
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Not sure if this is the right place for this question....I thought I finally got the dining plan down and figured out But.....
We're doing a split stay in April -
BLT from Aug 18 to Aug 21
BCV from Aug 21 to Aug 24
When does my dining plan from BLT end? With dinner on the 20th or does it carry through to the 21st? We're trying not to go over on our meals since we always have to pay for one or two each time we go
Not sure if this is the right place for this question....I thought I finally got the dining plan down and figured out But.....
We're doing a split stay in April -
BLT from Aug 18 to Aug 21
BCV from Aug 21 to Aug 24
When does my dining plan from BLT end? With dinner on the 20th or does it carry through to the 21st? We're trying not to go over on our meals since we always have to pay for one or two each time we go
Your credits for Aug 21 will be good until midnight that night. When you check in you will get the credits for the NIGHT of Aug 21 in addition to the credits for the NIGHTS of Aug 22 and 23.
Okay... hit return too soon. Title should be: USING MY PARENT'S DDP CREDITS. lol My parents are traveling with us, and have also bought the DDP. However, they will be staying at my uncle's for a couple of days and will not be using their crediets. Can we use them?
Technically, this is Disney's policy:
Q. Can I use my Disney Dining Plan to redeem meals for friends or family members who are not included in my reservation or have not purchased a Disney dining plan?
A. Sorry, you may not use your Disney Dining Plan to redeem meals for friends or family members who are not included in your reservation or have not purchased a Disney dining plan.
Your credits for Aug 21 will be good until midnight that night. When you check in you will get the credits for the NIGHT of Aug 21 in addition to the credits for the NIGHTS of Aug 22 and 23.
So does that mean I get a table meal for my dining plan from BLT as well as a table meal from BCV on the 21st?
Not sure if this is the right place for this question....I thought I finally got the dining plan down and figured out But.....
We're doing a split stay in April -
BLT from Aug 18 to Aug 21;
BCV from Aug 21 to Aug 24
When does my dining plan from BLT end? With dinner on the 20th or does it carry through to the 21st? We're trying not to go over on our meals since we always have to pay for one or two each time we go
Here is how it breaks down:
Aug 18 (Night 1) - 1 TS credit
Aug 19 (Night 2) - 1 TS credit
Aug 20 (Night 3) - 1 TS credit (This is good until Midnight on Aug 21 when you check out of BLT)
Aug 21 (Night 4) -1 TS credit
Aug 22 (Night 5) - 1 TS credit
Aug 23 (Night 5) - 1 TS credit (This is good until Midnight on Aug 24 when you check out of BCV)
So you have a TOTAL of 6 Table Service credits to work with. (I am assuming you have the basic dining plan.) You will also have a total of 6 counter service and 6 snack credits on the basic plan.
Somewhere I thought I read that Disney is working on allowing people in the same group to purchase different dining plans. For instance, my sis-in-law always gets the Deluxe Plan and is telling my other sis-in-law it's such a better deal than the Basic Plan. So one sis-in-law wants to get the Deluxe Plan, she's the one paying for the trip for both families, but the other sis-in-law only wants the Basic. Can they get different plans for their families if the whole trip is booked under the one name? - they're DVC members so not package is being purchased.
If the are in separate rooms, they can have different dining plans. If they are in the same room -- and, therefore, under the exact same reservation number -- they cannot currently get different dining plans.
I hadn't heard that they were considering offering multiple flavors of DDPs in the same reservation... I wonder how they'd work tracking the credits...
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Title should be: USING MY PARENT'S DDP CREDITS. lol My parents are traveling with us, and have also bought the DDP. However, they will be staying at my uncle's for a couple of days and will not be using their crediets. Can we use them?
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