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Glad it was helpful for you! Enjoy your trip!

So glad you enjoyed it!

These rooms are 40 square feet larger than the standard rooms at Portofino (although they are the same size as the deluxe rooms). You can see the full food spread in the full length video on my channel.

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I don’t think it’s worth it for everyone but I do think there are a lot of people who still get their money’s worth out of it. Check out my side by side cost comparison vs. paying out of pocket if you’re interested! I tried to base it in what my family of 4 would realistically eat in the parks and we came out on top with the Disney Dining Plan. We would have lost money with the quick service plan.

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Very limited USB ports in this room. Come prepared with wall blocks or a charging hub.

Thanks for watching! I agree: such a cute and fun experience. This is definitely added to our list of favorites.

A few do, many don’t. For the purposes of this video I chose options that cost 1 TS credit.

That is great to know! Is there a list available anywhere that shows character dining that only costs 1 TS credit?

@@RoBear477 There isn't a static list because it's subject to change at any time, but you can view each character meal individually on the website and click on "dining plan" and it will tell you if it takes 1 or 2 credits.

All meds have to be in the original packaging.

My kids are very similar in age to your kids and, for our family, the table service plan is usually a better value than the quick service plan because we do love character meals (which are great uses of table service credits). With the quick service plan you can do really well if you use a lot of your snack credits at the Epcot festivals and/or if you like a specialty or alcoholic beverage with each meal. The greatest factor of any dining plan, in my opinion, is the convenience factor. I like having it all prepaid so I don't have to keep track or think about how much we're spending on food. I enjoy the vacation better that way. But, depending on your dining style, the quick service meal plan may not be a big money saver for you guys. However, it will still have the convenience factor.

Thanks so much! It has been so much fun helping you @adelemiranda7722

Thanks! It’s been an absolute pleasure working with you @michealalspaugh7111

Often but not always. There are many times when Epcot has a festival and my husband and I might use a snack credit on a food booth (and those tend to be pricier on average than the standard snacks shown here) but for the purposes of the video it was easier to keep it the same and show snacks available year round to compare value for people not attending during a festival.

Great question! And I agree that it is nice to be able to let the kids order whatever they want. We do tend to purchase bottled water in the parks because I don't like having to carry around my refillable bottles. I prefer to have something I can throw away.

Glad you found us and that the video was helpful!

Thank you! 🤗

Awww! Thank you so much Sara! It has been an honor to work with you on your trips.

You're so welcome!

Yes, everyone in the same vacation package has to have identical components so it's all or nothing for the dining plan.

@@GingerMMT Gotcha. We will figure something out. Mayb his eating habits will b better by time of trip

Glad you enjoyed it!

I rarely ever eat 3 full meals on a park day. We usually do a late morning and early evening meal and with snacks we are good to go.

Thanks for watching! I love that Disney hasn’t started to require purchase of an all inclusive package so guests are free to pay out of pocket if that makes more sense for their eating habits.

Yes! We do this sometimes with our QS credits. Some snacks are even large enough to share so you can stretch those credits even further.

I agree! Thanks for watching!

I love a good spreadsheet! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! In cases like yours it may not make sense, so I'm happy that Disney doesn't require the purchase of an all-inclusive package and gives guests the freedom to pay out of pocket for meals if that's what works best for them.

I calculated based on what I would realistically order at restaurants I frequent on every trip and saved over $130 in this sample experience. On other trips I’ve saved more. For some people it is definitely worth it.

I feel the opposite. If I'm paying as I go I'm going to get very caught up in the cost and I won't order things I want because I'll keep thinking it cost too much money. The dining plan makes for a much more fun and relaxing experience because I don't worry about the cost since it's already paid for. I'd also say no to shakes and smoothies for the kids and skip cocktails and both of those make a trip more fun.

It is so you do not come home to a huge credit card bill for just food.

Thank you so much for watching! Glad you found it helpful.

Thanks for watching! You're correct that DVC and AP are not a market that I am able to work in, so I can't speak to how the dining plan works vs. their discounts. It may not make as much financial sense for DVC or AP. I work with clients who are purchasing a room and ticket package, so I looked at the value from that perspective.

Thanks for watching! The specialty beverages definitely add to the value for adults, but I personally don't drink for health reasons and still found that we save money even with 2 adults and a kid over 10. Only our youngest gets to pay the child pricing.

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!