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Yay!I also think that TS locations will see a drop in reservations, as most are full because of the dining plan.
I would love for that to be the case!
Yay!I also think that TS locations will see a drop in reservations, as most are full because of the dining plan.
I wish that DVC members could purchase the DDE card without having to have an AP! That would be the best plan for DH and I. A fellow Dis'er and DVC member pointed that out to us this past May, on our trip.
I also think that TS locations will see a drop in reservations, as most are full because of the dining plan.
Our trip is booked the same way, spanning 2007 and into 2008. The confirmation that I receveiced was that the dining plan would not change mid-trip. The "old" plan would remain on the reservation since it is a 2007 reservation. Yea!
I don't think so. I think they really have three aims with the elimination of the appetizer: 1) a very modest cost savings, 2) elimination of an entire course greatly speeds up turnover in the restaurants = more diners per shift = higher profit, and 3) elimination of the appetizer does a lot to stop people sharing to stretch one TS into two and thereby get more meals on DDP than Disney intended. Of those effects, obviously 2 and 3 are the ones with the greatest benefit to Disney.While the DDP has never been of value for me...I'm willing to bet that the servers will be allowed to substitute some appetizers for desserts, but there may be a limit as to which locations allow this, and/or which appetizers are allowed.
The tip is HUGE. It amounts to raising the price of the plan by 15-20% depending upon the amount people tip. However, perhaps this will improve what had been perceived by many as declining service. Now the servers will again need to work for their tips. So it might be a benefit overall, whether you're on the plan or not.
The appetizer per person was a lot of food. However, what should have been done here was to change it to either an appetizer or a dessert per person. We thought during our last trip using the dining plan that such a plan would be perfectly sufficient. We would be happy sharing one appetizer and one dessert between two of us. But the current change, with only dessert but not appetizer is not nearly as customer friendly as the choice of either would be. What about diabetics and those who don't care much for sweets? We have one of each in our family, who'd much rather have a salad, soup, etc. before dinner than a big gooey dessert afterwards. Now if it turns out they'll substitute an appy for a sweet, then we may still be interested on that count.
Lowering the cost $1. Well, it's not much, but at least they threw us a bone lol. And that's all it is. A bone.
The net result for our family would be $5 less per day for the plan and at least $20 more per day in tips, so a net increase of $15 per day, minimum. The reduction in amount of food doesn't bother me as much as taking away my choice to get a healthier alternative (ie; salad - on menus where salad counts as a starter, instead of dessert).
I really don't know... I'll have to run some numbers and give it some thought to see if it seems worthwhile or not. My gut reaction though, is that it won't be for us anymore.
The deluxe plan? Holy moly, that would be a ton of food!
I agree too. I could live without the appy, but taking the gratuity out is a huge price increase and our family was right on the borderline anyway.I agree, it would be nice to see the OPTION of dessert or App-that does bother me a lot actually. We probably won't do the plan when it gets changed, without the tip it just doesn't seem worth it.
I agree too. I could live without the appy, but taking the gratuity out is a huge price increase and our family was right on the borderline anyway.
Everybody's math will vary depending on the composition of their family and their eating habits, but the gratuity sealed it for us. The new DDP costs us more than we will spend without it.