DisneyMom93
DisneyMom
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- Jul 2, 2012
Well, the topic did come up... But have any of you tried the dining cost calculator? It compares the cost of OOP vs Dining Plan. Since we didn't get free dining we wanted to make sure the DP was worth purchasing. Turns out for us it wasn't.
You do have to plan your restaurants and look at menu prices and enter them, but when we saw how much we would really spend OOP vs DP, it was worth the time. Since appetizers and alchoholic drinks aren't included in the plan I didn't include that. Also, for the most part we drink water, but I did include soft drinks because I love Coke or Pepsi on vacation, my husband might order an iced tea, and my kids will once in a while order a lemonade.
I think there are a few websites that have calculators, but I liked the Excel spreadsheet one because I was able to save it. Our savings were anywhere from $400-900 depending on a few menu choices.
I used the calculators on this website:
http://www.dadsguidetowdw.com/walt-disney-world-dining-plan.html