Decisions Decisions. The Deluxe plan intrigues me but I can't justify spending $70 for my 10y DD to eat per day. It is just too much. I love the idea of all the meals being included though and being able to do some 2TS meals without having to then pay OOP because I'm out of credits.
I just sat down and wrote out where we want to eat on our March trip:
Boma (D)
Le Cellier (D)
Crystal Palace (B)
Ohana (D)
Sci Fi (D)
Cali Grill (D, 2TS)
Coral Reef (D)
We are travelling with my parents but they are paying their own way. I am responsible for myself, DD10, DD8 and DS5.
As it stands we have 8TS credits above and will only have 6TS with the regular package.
I figured out if I paid OOP for Crystal Palace and Sci Fi, and I calculated what I would spend on appies at each dinner (I do enjoy an appy) plus I would buy 2 refillable mugs so I added that in too and came up with just over $200.
*I didn't calcuate tip at all because I will have to pay that seperate regardless if I choose Regular
DDP or Deluxe DDP
When I calculated our package price on Disney.com for with the Regular DDP vs the Deluxe DDP the one with the Deluxe came out roughly $500 more.
So even if my $200 OOP estimate is low it is still quite a bit lower than what the Deluxe plan would cost me.
I just think for us this time the regular DDP is the way to go. There is no way the extras we'll have to pay OOP on add up to the $500 difference to the Deluxe plan.
I still think the Deluxe is a neat package but just not for us this trip.
Allyson