The solution we found was the Disney Dining Plan. While we have heard of the plan in the past we had never really looked into it. Our first decision was which plan to use Disney Dining Plan (1 Table Service, 1 Counter Service, 2 snacks per person, per night stay) or Disney Deluxe Dining Plan (3 Table Service, 2 snacks per person, per night stay). In looking at our reservations we had initially had four sit-down or table service setup. We really did not want to eliminate one, nor did we want to pay any additional money for meals. So we opted for the Deluxe Plan. It was more money and a bit more than what we budgeted, but we figured to get our money's worth. So we ended up with nine table-service meals. An added bonus was getting four resort mugs with free refills during our stay.
In getting the nine table service meals we were able to visit all of our favorite places to dine in WDW. We ate at Chef Mickey's, 1900 Park Fare, Boma, Crystal Palace, Tony's Town Square, Teppan Edo (Epcot Japan). We also visited the Wave at The Contemporary Resort for the first time. The great thing about dining at Disney, plan or not, is the great variety you get.
One piece of advice I have is to make your dining reservations early. You can make dining reservations 180 days out for most people, 190 days out if you have resort reservations in place. A nice new service from Disney is the ability to make reservations online at http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/reservations/dining/ or call 407-WDW-DINE.
I have to say after this year's vacation we will be using this plan again for the great variety and peace of mind.
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