Budget when on dining plan?

[Jnmt]

Hi there

I'm new to the dibb ( but a long time lurker)
I first went to Florida 2 years ago and we stayed offsite in a villa.
Last week we booked June and we are staying onsite. 12 nights Animal Kingdom. 2 nights cabana bay.
I am beyond excited!

I just wondered for all of you seasoned travellers how much spending money you usually take when on the dining plan.
We obviously will have to eat when we aren't staying in Disney and we like to have a few drinks of an evening.
We will do a little bit of shopping and are 3 adults and 1 child.

[parkgirl]

We do $100 per day for 4 of us on qsdp. I would also take a couple of hundred for dining plan tips.

[DJSwitch]

Originally Posted by parkgirl

We do $100 per day for 4 of us on qsdp. I would also take a couple of hundred for dining plan tips.

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Do you tip on the quick service plan or are you just meaning for any extra table service meals? Thanks

[dotty]

Hi, we do mixed stays
Whilst using the plan you need to plan for tips plus any shopping purchases, off site when we were at cabana we got an Uber to ihop or the big pink famous doughnut in universal, after the park we walked to Applebee’s 2 dine for 25 dollars with a shared starter and 1 dollar special rainbow punches, then burred back. If you stay around city walk prices vary one day we ate in Panda Express under 30 dollars all in another day cowfish 100 for a family of 4.
Hope that helps

[parkgirl]

Originally Posted by DJSwitch

Do you tip on the quick service plan or are you just meaning for any extra table service meals? Thanks

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No I meant I would take extra for tips for your TS meal.

[VikkS]

I've done regular dining plan for my last 3 trips and always take $100 per day for just myself. I find this more than enough for tips and some shopping.
I will say I also spend money on Uber which is linking to my paypal so that doesnt come out of my dollars.

[Jnmt]

Thanks folks.

I've decided I am going to take around $200 per day ( and my credit card &#128521
I'll use my Disney gift card on tips for as long as it lasts... but from what I've read it'll be around 3 days haha!

[Spike1911]

We are on DDP for 2 of us and will probably look to spend around £2000 ish.

[scoobydooby]

I have take lots of money and spent big in the malls and very little when on the dining plan. I always work out approximate must spends as part of the budget, add 20% and then anything else is about how flush we are at the time of the trip. Must spends for us with the regular dining plan are.
20% tip per TS meal. I pick our most expensive TS meal, pretend we’ve eaten the most expensive items on the menu to now include most expensive alcoholic drink and x by the number of people in our party. Then x that number by 14.
Assume $200 for bottles of wine. Never spend that much though.
Mousekeeping tips $4 a day- Optional.
$40 random tips (bell services, airport bag carriers etc).
Uber $400 budget but usually spend nearer to $200.

Then the rest of for any shopping. I don’t do much after so m au trips but the kids like to clothes shop!

The gift card always goes to the kids too so I never see that!

On the QS plan you could spend next to nothing if you are disciplined to be honest.

[Mazbar]

It all depends what you want to do, just remember 2 light sabre and two droids and two drinks in galaxy edge could set you back $650 plus tax.