so im a bit confused
we get 3 sit down meals a day yeh ?
so each person gets 3 sit down credits per day ?
however charecter meals cost 2 credits ?
so for example if we did 3 character meals we would still have to buy 3 other meals ?
its all very confusing
You get three dining credits a day, so you can use them for sit down (TS restaurants, includes buffets and menu restaurants) or the counter service (CS) restaurants that are like food courts or fast food places. You would get better value by eating at as many TS restaurants as you can to certainly get your money's worth
I think you also get the refillable mugs on the Deluxe dining plan. They can be used for free refills of soft drink, tea and coffee and hot chocolate at your resort only (you can walk around the parks with them, but can only refill them at your resort), for the whole time you are at WDW
Travelmum is correct. The only character meal that is two dining credits is Cinderellas Royal Table (CRT) in the castle. There are other meals that are two credits and they are the signature restaurants at various resorts. Also there are other two credit meals... Spirit of Aloha luau at the Polynesian (this is a fantastic show!), Hoop de doo review (dinner and show), Mickey's Backyard BBQ.
Yes Pizza (and other room service) is two dining credits. And I think you would have a heart attack at the size of the american pizzas! They are MASSIVE. Like one piece of pizza there is often the size of one of our regular pizzas here. My son (DS) had a pizza at Via Napoli, one of the italian restaurants in Epcot (which was just fabulous by the way, can recommend it) and his child pizza was the size of a regular pizza here!
Oh I forgot to mention. When you get your dining credits, they will be calculated out as three dining credits per person for each night you have booked. Now you don't have to use just three a day. You could use say two each for a breakfast at Cinderellas Royal Table, then one for lunch somewhere, then do a dinner show at night for two credits each, so use 5 credits each in one day (you will just have not as many another day).
So your credits are given to you in one big lump when you check in. If you are there for 7 nights for example, you will get 21 dining credits each for your 7 night stay. Those 21 credits can be used any time during your stay, not just three a day.
You also get two snack credits a day, which can be used for so many things! Drinks, popcorn, fairyfloss, fruit, the list goes on, when you go to a snack stand or a CS restaurant you will see the little dining snack credit symbol beside that item, that means you can use a snack credit to buy that item. Again even though you are given two each per night, you can use 10 each in one day if you wish.