My family doesn't get it, but most of us eat rather small.
If your family loves to eat, and wants snacks all day, by all means get it. If your family eats to survive, and doesn't go "oooh, Mickey bars!" everytime you pass the ice cream truck, then save your money.
You will hear many differing opinions on this subject. Personally, I like the dining plan, if only for the convenience of it. It's nice to have most of your trip (including meals) paid in full before you go. That said, I do not even consider whether it is a good value. I probably should, but I usually only get it when free dining is offered, and I am willing to pay a little more for the convenience anyway.
This is so true! Opinions are just that.
It is amazing how so many people do Disney so many different ways. And not one of them is wrong.
Each person needs to figure out what they want to do.
I find the Dining Plan works for me but financially only during the Fall Free Dining promotion. Even then, I crunch the numbers carefully each year to decide if it's really financially worthwhile. Worth means different things to different people. For me, the numbers have to work for me to justify it. Others enjoy knowing their food is pre-paid & that's the draw. If you are considering the Dining Plan in terms of whether it is a deal, you really need to put in the time to figure out how much your family spends on food, etc. It is definitely not a deal for everyone and does not fit well or play well with all families.
My family doesn't get it, but most of us eat rather small.
If your family loves to eat, and wants snacks all day, by all means get it. If your family eats to survive, and doesn't go "oooh, Mickey bars!" everytime you pass the ice cream truck, then save your money.
It is amazing how so many people do Disney so many different ways. And not one of them is wrong.
Each person needs to figure out what they want to do.
Disney World releases this promo for booking in the Spring (so months in advance for Fall dates) & it is very popular. If you are using a Travel Agent, you should definitely check to see if there are any WDW hotel rooms left for this promotion. If you are booking yourself, perhaps call Disney to find out availability before booking online. My strong guess would be that there would not be many rooms left at this date. The trade off is usually you must pay full rack rate for your hotel room to get the Fall free dining promo. This does not work well for all families esp if you are looking at some Moderate hotels and esp Deluxe hotels. Do check out some of the Fall free dining threads on the Boards for more details.This is our first time going. So I'm sorry not all familiar with everything in the fall you can get it for free?
Well .......... sort of free. There is a promotion where you get the dining plan for free if you buy a package including hopper park tickets. However, you pay rack rate for the room so that's why I say it's not completely free. This deal came out in April with limited availability so unlikely you'd be able to get it for this year. You can check it out on the Disney website under "special offers".This is our first time going. So I'm sorry not all familiar with everything in the fall you can get it for free?