This should be the case (no differentiation), but someone posted recently that a CM at BOG said no-go and made them change their order at check in.Actually, yes. At a QS eatery there is no differentiation between adult and child credits. That said, even the adult entrees at BOG don't qualify as large. But yes, your grandson can use a child QS dining credit on his breakfast and order anything.
Weird. I don't even know how they'd know unless you somehow made a point of it. My kids both wandered off while I paid.This should be the case (no differentiation), but someone posted recently that a CM at BOG said no-go and made them change their order at check in.
The CM was wrong to do that. There is no differentiation. None.This should be the case (no differentiation), but someone posted recently that a CM at BOG said no-go and made them change their order at check in.
The dining plan rule has always been, and still is, that children must order off the children's menu. Enforcement seemed to relax last year. Or, maybe word just got out to more people about the loophole. I wouldn't be surprised if Disney started enforcing it again.It is possible they changed the rules (or the enforcement of the rules?) in 2017, but I am certain that it was allowed last year
So it may be kind of like the situation where the table service menus say something like "For our guests 9 and under" and yet they allow anyone to order off the child's menu (I haven't tried to do this myself, but I have seen a number of threads where people have attested to adults being able to order off the child's menu).The dining plan rule has always been, and still is, that children must order off the children's menu. Enforcement seemed to relax last year. Or, maybe word just got out to more people about the loophole. I wouldn't be surprised if Disney started enforcing it again.
Before 2016, they'd simply restrict you to the makeup of your party. If you had 2 adults and 2 children, they wouldn't allow you to order 3 adult meals. People would cheat the system by standing in line twice and ordering two adult meals each time. When some blogs reported that you could now order for people in your party who weren't on your plan (which, by the way, was never officially confirmed by Disney), people just started ordering more adult meals. The kids meal restriction was never removed from the rule, but the apparent change in policy busted the loophole wide open. People started ordering more adult meals than they hadn't adults on the plan. Enforcement has always been left up to the CM, and, if it's obvious that you're ordering for a child, they should still be enforcing it.So it may be kind of like the situation where the table service menus say something like "For our guests 9 and under" and yet they allow anyone to order off the child's menu (I haven't tried to do this myself, but I have seen a number of threads where people have attested to adults being able to order off the child's menu).
Maybe it's a technical rule that is not enforced- more like an encouragement.
Could be that they become more strict with enforcement as more guests take advantage of it, but I think it will be hard for Disney to enforce it until their internal dining plan system (the credits) differentiates between child and adult quick service.
Before 2016, they'd simply restrict you to the makeup of your party. If you had 2 adults and 2 children, they wouldn't allow you to order 3 adult meals. People would cheat the system by standing in line twice and ordering two adult meals each time. When some blogs reported that you could now order for people in your party who weren't on your plan (which, by the way, was never officially confirmed by Disney), people just started ordering more adult meals. The kids meal restriction was never removed from the rule, but the apparent change in policy busted the loophole wide open. People started ordering more adult meals than they hadn't adults on the plan. Enforcement has always been left up to the CM, and, if it's obvious that you're ordering for a child, they should still be enforcing it.
Per the plan, kids can order from the regular menu when a children's menu isn't available. That seems to be the technical limitation; they have to allow a kids credit to be used in that scenario. They'd have to roll out some sort of kids meal option and train staff to handle it. I guess it was easier to just keep everything in one bucket.Yes the Key cards were clearly printed XA and XC so the CMs knew how many adults and children. I saw them numerous times restricting guests. I honestly don't understand why the system isn't set up with the number of adult meals and number of child meals. Not doing this creates many loopholes and creates loss of income. It's not hard to do. Even our Six Flags is programmed that if you don't scan to enter the park (they do finger scans as well) then your Dining Plan and coupons associated with your AP can not be used.