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We have a 4 day trip planned for WDW this November.
How much do think we should expect to spend per person?
We don't do breakfast. A big lunch and a light dinner.
Impossible to say as we don't know what sorts of restaurants you prefer, how many in your family, their ages, etc.
I suggest having a "where shall we eat and what would you each order there" party using the All Ears menus as a basis. That should give you an estimate from which to budget.
My DD and I go together and tend to be light eaters. I don't budget money for food. I am on vacation and I wouldn't be taking it if I didn't have enough money in my checking account to pay for whatever we wanted to eat. I know we have easily spent less than $100./day for the two of us on a short trip. ON short trips we tend to eat primarily counter serve as table service takes to be a chunk out of park time when you only have one day in each park.
This link is a great resource for budgeting meals. If you eat no breakfast, and your lunch and dinner are both quick service meals you would probably spend around $30 per person per day ($15 per meal pp).
One thing to consider is that you can often find more variety and get bigger meals at resort QS than at the QS in the parks. For one thing, resort QS may offer full-meal platters rather than the sandwich or burger and fries you'll typically find at the park QS. That's not to say that this is always so, but resort QS offer things like a create your own pasta dish which gives you more choices.
Resort QS also offers you a break from the excitement of the park atmosphere. We often find ourselves getting tired of how intense the parks can be with so much going on. It can be really nice to leave for a meal at a resort and then return to the park.
Another reason to look at the Quick Service menus at the resorts as well as those in the parks.
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At counter service you can easily split a meal as the servings are huge. That way there is more budget and calories available for the amazing snacks Disney has.
I agree with the others that have directed you to www.allears.net/dining. I also agree that QS portions are large and very sharable. that being said plan on about $15/qs/person and $50/TS/Person. So if you truly only each eat two full meals a day then I would budget not less than $65/day/person. And this doesn't includes snacks or drinks outside of meals.
I guess when I said budget I wasn't clear. We will spend what ever we want say we are on vacation and eating is our fun. Lol. We don't drink!
So I was just thinking of how much we would spend not how to keep the cost down.
I did go to allears and add up what I think we would order. Most days came to $125 for the two of us. Doing a big lunch and a lighter dinner.m
It was fun to do it!
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I budget $60 pp per day for meals and snacks. Some days we spend more some days we spend less, so it balances out.
We buy baked goods, fruit and milk/juice/water for a light breakfast in the room. We eat QS at least 1 meal a day (sometimes 2 meal) and get a few character dining experiences in as well...we LOVE to snack!
I'll share what I budget. I travel solo so it's just me, don't eat dessert with meals, don't eat breakfast, have one or two snacks per day, and usually drink water with meals. I budget $50 per day for days I know that will be all counter service and $75 per day for days I know I'll be having a table service meal. I always end up with money leftover but I'd rather have money leftover than have to worry about how much I'm spending on food. I've actually started budgeting $75 per day every day just to simplify the budget.
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