Ok so I just planned our dining for an upcoming trip in 2018, family of 3. We are not drinkers so I never even looked at the drink prices but for a 4 night 5 day stay the difference for paying out of pocket and the deluxe dining plan was going to be $165 more than oop. Then I calculated the refillable mugs and snacks to be a $150 value, and we would have 7 additional dining credits to utilize while onsite (we will have some others joining us for some of the time so we can pay for a meal and utilize the credits). If we utilize 5 of those credits at whispering canyon like we are currently considering that meal will be about $237. Now that is a majority of character meals, but my point is just do the math. Pick where you want to eat then check the price comparison at that point don't try to justify eating more than you would just because its a better value justify with actual numbers for me I also like its already paid for so there is less stress when we are at the parks.
| Out of pocket | $924.80 |
| Deluxe Dining | $1,090.00 |
| Difference | $165.20 |
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| Refillable Mugs (3) | $53.97 |
| Snacks ($4 each) | $96.00 |
| Extra Credits Value (7) | $245.00 |
| Total Value | $394.97 |
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| 3 Adults and 1 Child |
