DDP and tipping, do you leave "extra" tip?

[texasthree]

We are going on our first disney trip with the DDP in May. The DDP includes the tip but does anyone leave extra tip money?

 

[RIDisneyFan]

We used the dining plan last September. At 2 restaurants (Chef Mickeys and Concourse Steakhouse) we tipped and extra 10% for excellent service.

 

[mrssmh]

We used it last April and with one exception, tipped extra everywhere. We had wonderful service (and I was a server for many years through school so I tend to "overtip" anyway).

 

[estnh]

Remember, the gratuity your server is receiving from the plan is 18%, which ain't bad. When we used the plan last trip, we left an additional amount only twice--both times our server had gone above and beyond the call of duty.
But don't feel obligated, because 18% is probably more than most non dining plan people leave.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

if you think they're worth more than 18% sure, leave some more. If you don't, then don't.

Keep in mind that at some of the non-disney places, they get 18% of what Disney pays the place rather than 18% of your bill. If you think that's enough, then don't leave any more. If you'd like to leave more, leave more.


I personally bumped one server up. The rest I didn't. And I wouldn't even think of bumping someone up at a buffet. 18% is more than sufficient for semi-service.

 

[Letsbgoofy]

We used the DP last August and had some great service - which we tipped extra for as I would normally for great service. The average service got nothing extra.

Keep in mind that at some of the non-disney places, they get 18% of what Disney pays the place rather than 18% of your bill.

Where did you get this information? If it's accurate, I will have to rethink my tipping policy. If servers are only getting tipped on a small portion of the bill, this doesn't seem very fair to them.

 

[iluvepcot]

I thought it was 15%. That is what we were told last year on free dining. A CM also stated they had to wait weeks for this tip. Maybe he mislead us...

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I thought it was 15%. That is what we were told last year on free dining. A CM also stated they had to wait weeks for this tip. Maybe he mislead us...

It's 18% this year from what I've gathered here on this site.

Where did you get this information? If it's accurate, I will have to rethink my tipping policy. If servers are only getting tipped on a small portion of the bill, this doesn't seem very fair to them.

From threads around here actuallly. I'm not even sure which ones it is. I Think someone said they get 22-25 bux from Disney. That would be about a 4-4.50 tip per adult assuming that's accurate.