From my viewpoint, however, if they eliminate the tip, I would still tip 20% of the
meal price (which is probably about $50 for an average TS meal). So I would get nothing more from DDP, but would pay $10 per adult meal more in tip. Everybody's math is different, but that's more than enough to send me offsite for virtually all meals.
That is the point. It will drive repeat visitors offsite. If there isn't a value factor, only convenience, many repeat visitors will reconsider. I also think it will leave first timers with a bad taste in their mouth. If I do the math for our family the DDP is 170 add in "at least" 50$ in tips and it becomes cost prohibitive. Then add in how our family has seen a decrease in quality, portions and selections ( ie Smores at PTC we would split this with the girls is now half the size and the same cost) I can really justify going offsite for some meals. Plus no worries about the "convenience"
factor of the ADRs.
We have done the DDP in the past and the real benefit for us was not trying to split up checks and figure out who owes what. Now if we have to deal with paying a tip I might as well go back to the old fasion way.