FLYNZ4
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 19, 2004
We recently completed another vacation... this time it was a total of 14 nights. DD2 was there for the first 11 nights... and the rest of us were there for the last 13 nights. We were a party of 4... myself, DW, DD1 (age 25), and DD2 (age 23).
I have been doing a DDP vs DDE comparison after each trip. Usually the cost to us comes out fairly close... but usually DDE is a bit cheaper. Furthermore... we like going to mostly sit down restaurants, which lends itself to favor DDE. This time the results strongly favored DDE.
Here are the results:
Lunches: Coral Reef, Trails End Buffeteria, Tuskar House, Prime Time Cafe, Germany Beirgarten, China Nine Dragons, MGM Sci Fi, Beaches and Cream, Marrakesh, Rose and Crown
Dinners: Spoodles/Big River, Bistro D' Paris, ESPN, Jiko, Brown Derby, Whispering Canyon, Cape May Cafe, Boma, Raglan Road, Spoodles Pizza Window, Bongos, Le Chefs De France
According to my calculations:
Total TS meals (including doubles) = 77
Total CS meals = 6
Total Meals = 83
Cost of DDP would have been $2183.44
Number of TS allowed under dining plan would only have been = 56
Total cost under DDE = $1436.98
Cost savings of DDE vs DDP = $746.46
Number of extra TS meals under DDE = 21
When we went out, we almost never had a lot to eat, usually only ordering a entrée. Sometimes we would order less... for example, at the Brown Derby, 3 people had entrées, but I only had the Cobb salad (an appetizer for 2).
Not surprisingly... when we went to the five buffets (Trails End, Whispering Canyon, Germany, Boma, Cape May) we ate more... and afterwards we felt worse. I think there is a natural tendency to over at buffets, and sadly we are not immune. The rest of the time... we really enjoyed the standard menu items and we did not overeat. We only ordered dessert a couple of times... and even then we usually shared.
All 14 days we ate breakfast in our condo. Each person was on their own. I made bacon and eggs every morning for myself, and sometimes for DW. The kids ate various items... sometimes yogurt, fruit, cereal, and frozen breakfast sandwiches.
For us, we plan to continue to use the DDE. We spend more time at TS restaurants which is what we enjoy, we avoid CS restaurants which we do not care for, we feel better, and we spend less money.
/Jim
I have been doing a DDP vs DDE comparison after each trip. Usually the cost to us comes out fairly close... but usually DDE is a bit cheaper. Furthermore... we like going to mostly sit down restaurants, which lends itself to favor DDE. This time the results strongly favored DDE.
Here are the results:
Lunches: Coral Reef, Trails End Buffeteria, Tuskar House, Prime Time Cafe, Germany Beirgarten, China Nine Dragons, MGM Sci Fi, Beaches and Cream, Marrakesh, Rose and Crown
Dinners: Spoodles/Big River, Bistro D' Paris, ESPN, Jiko, Brown Derby, Whispering Canyon, Cape May Cafe, Boma, Raglan Road, Spoodles Pizza Window, Bongos, Le Chefs De France
According to my calculations:
Total TS meals (including doubles) = 77
Total CS meals = 6
Total Meals = 83
Cost of DDP would have been $2183.44
Number of TS allowed under dining plan would only have been = 56
Total cost under DDE = $1436.98
Cost savings of DDE vs DDP = $746.46
Number of extra TS meals under DDE = 21
When we went out, we almost never had a lot to eat, usually only ordering a entrée. Sometimes we would order less... for example, at the Brown Derby, 3 people had entrées, but I only had the Cobb salad (an appetizer for 2).
Not surprisingly... when we went to the five buffets (Trails End, Whispering Canyon, Germany, Boma, Cape May) we ate more... and afterwards we felt worse. I think there is a natural tendency to over at buffets, and sadly we are not immune. The rest of the time... we really enjoyed the standard menu items and we did not overeat. We only ordered dessert a couple of times... and even then we usually shared.
All 14 days we ate breakfast in our condo. Each person was on their own. I made bacon and eggs every morning for myself, and sometimes for DW. The kids ate various items... sometimes yogurt, fruit, cereal, and frozen breakfast sandwiches.
For us, we plan to continue to use the DDE. We spend more time at TS restaurants which is what we enjoy, we avoid CS restaurants which we do not care for, we feel better, and we spend less money.
/Jim