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Old 3 Jul 20, 06:30 AM  
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If it helps at all I kept (nearly) full records of our QSDP "spending" in November. As adults we ended up spending an average of $21.71 per QS meal and $6.22 per snack including tax.

We usually picked the more expensive items on the menu, not for the sake of it but because we liked the food. The vast majority of the meals did not include alcohol, but non-alcoholic specialty drinks if available, or fountain drinks/water if there wasn't a specialty drink we liked. We never left food on the table so to speak, so if we didn't fancy a drink at the time we got a bottle of something to go. When eating at a resort we used our refillable mugs and got a snack instead of the drink included on the plan. So we certainly "spent" more than we would have without the QSDP.

The most expensive QS meal was Be Our Guest breakfast at $42.60 per person including tax (one of the exceptions where we did have a mimosa). Not counting credits spent on snacks on checkout day (you likely wouldn't buy these OOP) the cheapest QS credit was $13.50 for 3 items at the Hawaii booth at Food & Wine. If you only drink free water or bring your own then QS meals should average out to about $16 or so, even if you sometimes pick the most expensive item on the menu (e.g. ribs at the Polite Pig).

The most expensive snack was $10.65 for Caramel-Apple popcorn in Canada during Food & Wine and the cheapest snack was a Pongu Lumpia in Pandora in AK for $3.51. I would say our average of $6.22 is fairly representative of what you would spend on a typical snack. The Pongu Lumpia is exceptionally cheap by Disney standards.

If you're planning to buy what you like without looking at the price then I would budget about $2-3 more for QS meals and $1-1.50 more per snack for 2021 compared to my averages for 2019.
If you think paying OOP will make you more budget conscious then $21.71 and $6.22 may already be too high for you. When on a super low budget trip by myself I only spent $15-25 on food on a park day, so it can be done if you look for cheap meals and only eat when you're hungry.

If you really want to or have to make $50/day work then it's certainly possible, but it very much depends on how you plan to eat. If you want to indulge in everything that looks appealing without looking at the price then it might be a little low, but if you're sensible and weigh your options then it shouldn't be a problem imo.
So buying a QS meal not using the dining plan still includes a drink?
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Originally Posted by aprilshack View Post
So buying a QS meal not using the dining plan still includes a drink?
No you have to buy separately
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Old 3 Jul 20, 07:27 AM  
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So will $50 per day pay for 2 meals, snacks & drinks? Or is that too little? Don't want to budget too little.
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From a personal point of view, as a single traveller, before I took a dining plan, I used to budget $75 a day. Some days didn't spend that and simply added it to the following day's total.
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Exactly what teachx says. I tend to budget $75 a day and that then covers it (although I probably do 2 meals a snack and drinks rather than 2 snacks most days. You can use menus like those on allears.net to work out roughly what you might be spending if that helps.

Originally Posted by CosmicGirl View Post
If it helps at all I kept (nearly) full records of our QSDP "spending" in November. As adults we ended up spending an average of $21.71 per QS meal and $6.22 per snack including tax.

We usually picked the more expensive items on the menu, not for the sake of it but because we liked the food. The vast majority of the meals did not include alcohol, but non-alcoholic specialty drinks if available, or fountain drinks/water if there wasn't a specialty drink we liked. We never left food on the table so to speak, so if we didn't fancy a drink at the time we got a bottle of something to go. When eating at a resort we used our refillable mugs and got a snack instead of the drink included on the plan. So we certainly "spent" more than we would have without the QSDP.

The most expensive QS meal was Be Our Guest breakfast at $42.60 per person including tax (one of the exceptions where we did have a mimosa). Not counting credits spent on snacks on checkout day (you likely wouldn't buy these OOP) the cheapest QS credit was $13.50 for 3 items at the Hawaii booth at Food & Wine. If you only drink free water or bring your own then QS meals should average out to about $16 or so, even if you sometimes pick the most expensive item on the menu (e.g. ribs at the Polite Pig).

The most expensive snack was $10.65 for Caramel-Apple popcorn in Canada during Food & Wine and the cheapest snack was a Pongu Lumpia in Pandora in AK for $3.51. I would say our average of $6.22 is fairly representative of what you would spend on a typical snack. The Pongu Lumpia is exceptionally cheap by Disney standards.

If you're planning to buy what you like without looking at the price then I would budget about $2-3 more for QS meals and $1-1.50 more per snack for 2021 compared to my averages for 2019.
If you think paying OOP will make you more budget conscious then $21.71 and $6.22 may already be too high for you. When on a super low budget trip by myself I only spent $15-25 on food on a park day, so it can be done if you look for cheap meals and only eat when you're hungry.

If you really want to or have to make $50/day work then it's certainly possible, but it very much depends on how you plan to eat. If you want to indulge in everything that looks appealing without looking at the price then it might be a little low, but if you're sensible and weigh your options then it shouldn't be a problem imo.
Great info!

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So buying a QS meal not using the dining plan still includes a drink?
Not generally although some of the packages or more expensive meals do - for example the Burger & Sundae's meal at Restaurantosarus does and the Be Our Guest Breakfast (Although this is gone now I believe).
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My paid dining is still showing on my manage my booking but cannot see it on my MDE so assuming its gone

Does anyone know if I am able to roll it to 2022 - and then add free dining if it comes?

I have only paid the deposit on it so far so not the end of the world, massively frustrating though
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Wondering if Disney are looking at the infection rate in Florida right now and are being REALLY cautious. Or are they coming up with something new? Hopefully if it is still capacity based next year, those with a cancelled DP will get first dibs.

I'm wondering why cancel DDP's for after September 26th as I am assuming only a small amount of
bookings they will have will be from the UK? So why cancel those even though they may be on limited park capacity? Qsdp locations will still be used? Am I missing something?

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Old 3 Jul 20, 09:57 AM  
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Originally Posted by aprilshack View Post
So buying a QS meal not using the dining plan still includes a drink?
With the exception of a handful of "package" QS meals, no, drinks are not included without a dining plan. That's why I wrote that $21.71 was our average for a meal including a (mostly non-alcoholic) drink, but if you don't buy drinks then it would probably average out to about $16 per meal.
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Old 4 Jul 20, 05:03 PM  
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I got an email from WDTC yesterday saying my paid DDP for May 2021 was still valid currently

I wish it would just be a decision one way or the other, so many people being told different things currently
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Mine has now been removed from my Disney experience for September 2021
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Old 4 Jul 20, 11:57 PM  
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I got an email from WDTC yesterday saying my paid DDP for May 2021 was still valid currently

I wish it would just be a decision one way or the other, so many people being told different things currently
I wouldn't listen to them tbh. There is so much conflicting info about a lot of things recently.
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Ours is still showing on MDE and MMB

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