I don't understand. We are also DDP, but my mother is Deluxe, so we use my adult credits for buffets & hers for restaurants where we get an appetizer, then I pay for her QS. From what we saw, it was actually easier for the servers than splitting the bills. We won't be able to do that anymore?
Right now it looks like you may not. Is your mother alone in her room? If so, she'll only be able to "purchase" one meal instead of purchasing for the whole table.
Is that written into the rules somewhere for 2019? Doesn't make sense for her to pay to upgrade if we can't pool credits. We'd probably drop Signature meals then.
@diskids2 - Could you walk us through exactly what happened at 50s PT?
You sit. They ask if you’re on a dining plan. You say yes. They scan your band. They see 3 people in a room but 5 people at the table. What is said after that? How many meals did you order? How did you end up paying?
I hate to bug you with so many questions but you are the only one that’s actually been told no so I’m interested in seeing the full story.
Thanks!
Following- we leave in 2.5 weeks. DVC. DxDP on 1 room for 3 people, 2nd room has 6 people with no plan. Both rooms have a mix of adults and kids. I have planned out our credits sharing meals and spent so much time on this... I will be extremely disappointed if this doesn’t work out, and I’m not sure how we will spend all 81 credits if we are only allowed to use 3 credits (the number of people in the room with DxDP) at each ADR for 9 people (if I’m interpreting these reports correctly). I feel like there should be some lead time if Disney is making such a big change that affects people’s plans so drastically, and I am not up for changing our entire plan 2 weeks out. Also, my extended family cannot afford these meals without sharing the DxDP... ie if the restaurants limits us to 3 credits, my extended family will likely leave the restaurant and do quick service rather than paying OOP for these expensive TS meals. Does anyone have any words of reassurance? I have Boma, Ohana, Tusker House ROL, Mama Melrose F!, 1900 Park Fare, Akershus, Raglan Road, Rose and Crown, Jungle Navigation Co Skipper Canteen, Sanaa, Bob Voyage Breakfast at Trattoria. Very worried...
I know this is not ideal, but there MAY be a work around for you (and anyone else). See if you can break up your party into groups of 3 and make 3 separate ADRs. At this late date, I'm sure it won't be easy, but it's worth a try. You sit at 3 different tables and just make sure each table has a band (and the pin) from the room with the plan. You would then have 3 people using 3 credits, just like we're now being told is the only way to "share" the plan.