How much money should you budget for Food at Disney World?
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2019
- How to budget at Disney World is complicated but in today's video I am making it a bit easier by considering the food costs and how much to budget for that!
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It is amazing how much everyone seems to eat while at Disney.
We just got back from a 5 day trip and spent (between 2 people) $300. And it was only that high because we went to Garden Grill for lunch ($121).
We usually only eat a bigger lunch. Then snack a little during the day treats like a dole whip or Cinnamon bread, etc
I would need a wheel barrow to cart my belly around if I ate as much food as Michael talks about in this video... In a single day.
Yikes!
I usually plan about $20 per adult quick service meal (sometimes I want water, sometimes I want a drink) and $50 per person for table service (unless it's a specific amount for, say, a buffet) as well as $10 per snack. On average, that would be about $60/day. Some of the portions are quite large so splitting a QS meal (like the bounty platter for breakfast) definitely helps to cut costs. And that way, too, I don't have to plan exactly what I want to eat and when- I can just go by what I'm in the mood for!
If you want table service only and a no holds bars culinary experience, I would say around 100 a day per person. If you are going to be very frugal then I would say 50 a day per person.Finally if you are going to be extra frugal, for example splitting a meal,drinking water only,and providing your own breakfast. I would say about 30 a day per person. This would give you the chance to share lunch,a snack and dinner at quick service locations.These are just good kinda general starting pints in addition to Michaels great video.
I did one day for lunch at Magic Kingdom a big turkey leg and brought my mickey water bottle so helped to save some money on drinks.
I haven't been to Disney since fall 2014 and we had dining plan (free)included with our room at Yacht Club. I found it helpful to know I could order what I wanted without worrying about cost. Best vacation ever wish I was physically able to travel again. That's why I enjoy your channel so much for I feel like I am traveling with you. Thanks again Michael.
Michael, very good tips and clues regarding dining. Thanks for sharing.
Always love your videos thanks!
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I used the disney dining calculator on google... really was quite spot on. We didn't do meal plan and we enjoy eating... we came within 45 dollars on a 6 day vacation.
Great work, Michael! You even had our young ones paying attention to your numbers! (and meal suggestions)
Started back in the 70s taking PBJ in mom's purse to Disney on those one-day Magic Kingdom-the-only-park days.
By 2000, with Disney's huge growth in restaurants (especially sit-down), managed to get the whole extended family into trying them out. We've used the meal plan off and on since it debuted. After years of getting the table service option, with three small ones in tow we realized we'd probably be happier sticking to Quick Service, and yes, we often go during Free Dining promotion periods, as we did last September. But we always sneak in a few reservations, too, to pay for out-of-pocket. And we use our Disney Visa Rewards earned over the year to cover those meals.
That said, the meal plan works for us, eliminates headaches, and lets us know the base of what we're paying each day (if anyone uses it--keep in mind it doesn't pay to use your meal plan on breakfasts--the cheapest meals in-park and at-resort), and there are great hacks, like being able to use all your vacation's snacks during Food and Wine at the kiosks.
Even without the out-of-pocket for those few reservations we make, we easily spend in excess of the Quick Service cost of $52.50/adult and $23.78/child age 3-9* in our party when snacks and drinks with each meal are taken into consideration. [I say this, meaning OVERALL. We may under-use that $52.50 some days, but go beyond it others, so a meal-by-meal comparison might not entirely balance out. But over the life of the vacation it would, especially with the large disparity between snack pricing in-park.]
Disney food and restaurant experiences are a giant part of our enjoyment of vacation.
*How I wish this age was raised--my 9-12 year olds DON'T eat or need as much food as Disney gives for adult portions.
Love your meal breakdown. Can get overwhelming trying to do it on the fly. That’s why we love the meal plan. If it’s worth it or not it’s up to you. Peace of mind on our vacation is the cost I look at. Keep up your great tips.👍
Hey Michael! When Dad & I went last year we tried to stick to appetizers, sides & kids’ meals at the where we could mainly because the regular menu portions are bigger & we don’t eat that much. Also, it helped save some money. I got the kids Mac n cheese with applesauce & a drink for about $8 at Pinocchio Village Haus in MK. Breakfast at Whispering Canyon ran us about $20 or so between the 2 of us. Meals at Roaring Fork were about the same between the 2 of us. Electric Umbrella probably ran us $10-15 a piece.
We usually do the dining plan, so it's all paid for ahead of time. The regular dining plan works best so we can have one table service, one counter service and our snacks.
What a great video idea! I needed this.
Your so smart and have great tips. Another great vlog. 😀🙏🏻❤️
Great video! $75 a day is accurate. I go when I get the free dining plan and upgrade to the regular dining plan. I love the idea that all my food is prepaid and I can book my restaurants 180 days out. The food at Disney is Incredible and the 2 snack credits a day are great for food and Wine Festival
Awesome video. We are doing the $5 challenge. Every time when you pay with cash and you get a five dollar bill you put it way. We are using this for extra snacks on our up coming trip this year. Average that each snack costs about five dollars, so by doing this in advance you can save for those yummy treats. Have a sweet magical day.
I always eat more on vacation! But if we think about it and plan, my wife and I can often share a meal since they are usually huge dinner meals! We try to do some sort of meal plan on each trip. It always works out to be a better deal, even the counter service plan for our family of 4. It just varies so much per person per day that there is no blanket $ we can put on it. But you have a great base to start with on this video!
I usually go on the premium dining plan, just because of how much I dine in table service and signature. I calculate if I saved or lost money everyday and almost everyday I save, so if you are a fine diner definitely go premium plan
Thank you for sharing. I really liked this video showing how you can keep it on the low $$$$
I get the quick service plan and use my Disney Rewards for a few table service meals. 🤓
This channel is great, keep making great videos!
Currently planning our first trip to WDW and had budgeted $70pp/day so I'm glad to hear that I got it pretty close to your recommendation.
Crazy how those numbers add up. If a family of 4 was just $5 off budget per day on a five day trip, they went over by $100.
Hoping everything works well for you and you have a great trip!
Great video! This was a big help!
I love your channel and the excitement u bring. It always gets me excited. Im about to book another magical vacation to WDW. Would love to meet u. Im going for my longest vacation. My last 3 vacations were solo and were 7 days/ 6 nights. This time Im going for 8 days and 7 nights. Right now I plan to book for Oct 16-23. I always use the dinning plan. Twice I got free dinning. This time I missed it because my sister and brother in law want to join me for parts of 3 days. They havent been in 20-25 years so it should be fun. Because I am missing it they agreed to pay for $500 of my dining plan ( about half so equals free dining still for me). The dining plan helps me with planing and relieving stress, but its not for everyone. If you are on the fence about it do the dining plan. It will help plan your budget.
Thanks Michael! Sometimes to save , I order a kids meal. I don’t usually eat the much and it’s just the right amount of food / plus kids meals come with drinks . Not to say I always do this , but sometimes I will. Also - character dining usually hovers around $60 per adult - which can really inflate your budget for that particular day .
Great video topic - it’s such a variable but glad to hear a realistic idea!
Janelle Elizabeth glad you found it helpful
Very interesting!
We do the dining package with the family, just so it's already paid for and has worked out for us, thanks for the great video
Kevin Knox that’s a super smart call!
We pay out of pocket (dining plan doesn't work for us). We are a family of 3, one child. We always budget $1200 for food. Sometimes we are under, but mostly dead on. (For 7 days, 6 nights AND water and snacks sent from Amazon :)
We do usually one sit down, and a quick service. Snacks on the go GALORE usually.
I think it's fair price (pay the same in Philly). And we do the more $$ sitdowns like Cinderella's and Be Our Guest.
We have had times of something so bad we had to toss and repurchase something. Or still hunger after and eat more. My husband is 6'2,220 lbs, so a tiny meal that might come out won't cut it. It's just all how someone eats.
A BIG money saver was sending water from Amazon. First trip I totalled water bottles at $200! (My husband and son can't do Florida water they give free). Amazon it's maybe $6 ha
Extremely helpful, really good variety of options. I appreciate your balance budget at the end, this is what we do as well. Great channel, a real service to us all. Disney should hire you, but they get these videos for free, why buy the cow :) Thank you!!!
I budget about $80 per adult per day. That does include tips but not alcoholic drinks. That will cover two sit down meals, a light breakfast such as a bowl of oatmeal and a banana, and a snack, and drinks such as bottled water, soda, teas, or coffee.
Disney food is the best.💯
We are a family of 4 and go once a year. We spend a crazy amount on food, over $1000 for 6 days in the park. But we don't try to budget it or skimp. We enjoy lots of reservations and snacks as well as counter service meals. Part of the fun of Disney is the food.
Great topic!! I always go to my fave website for the menu and food cost (allears.net) then decide what its likely we will eat at which place figuring cost in for tax and tips and then how much the dining plan will cost.. this trip it worked out the the quick plan was our best bet and pay out of pocket for 2 table meals.
Hi Michael how much do you tip at WDW? That is. Second can you bring in closed pop or water bottles in the parks? Thanks as always!
Thanks, Michael! Food can be quite pricey at Disney World 🍔
Liz Cashman it sure can be. Glad it helped
I think $70 per day per person is more than reasonable if you don’t do table service every day. If you bring water bottles and buy muffins/danish for breakfast you can save even more. Getting the resort mugs is another way to save money.
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I do $65 per day as an average...this way I can do cheap days and some more expensive days
I think your average is right on. That's why it is important to know what you will be eating like before you purchase a dining plan. If you are good with eating $35 worth of food, the Disney dining plan is probably not right for you. I have found that I eat less on vacation because I'm so excited to do things so actually I eat less than usual (but maybe more snacks 😉).
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we traditionally budget 150 per day for us as a couple. Almost always come under even with some nice sit down meals. ... Rarely have alcohol and usually do in room breakfast or quick service Always get food sent via Amazon to resort room ( not included in 150)
Going to w.d.w. in April and it's the first time I've been in over 15 years so I'm making the most of it and not holding back on anything..!! Lol especially food because the eats are one of the things I'm looking forward to the most even though I'm on a quick service dinning plan I'm still gonna put back around 70-85 for foods I have a few table service reservations and I want to be able to go all in and try the best of the best on the menu's . Can't believe this trip is almost here the other day I realized omg I go next month lol
consider the regular dining plan..you may save some money
liveand learn I agree with you, quick service plan is usually never worth it. I do the premium plan, but only because I love signature restaurants
@@wassupmypeeps69 thanks for the info and can I still change it ? I'm almost to my 30 days mark
@@benb6478 yes this trip will be a big learning trip for me because I'm gonna start going once a year and making Disney my new hobby I spend so much on other hobbies but I'm getting older and it's more about experiences and traveling that I'm into these days . So yep I'm sure I will learn a lot from this trip and next year when I go I will be more prepared
None of your options include purchasing 4-6 slushies a day ;). Thanks for the tips!
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Being more vintage and not having kids in tow, we do NOT budget for food. We eat what we want, when we want and where we can.
We are DVC, so we have a kitchen. We almost always eat breakfast in our room, unless we have a character breakfast.
We have several must go to restaurants.
Budgeting is important, but when I'm on vacation I want to escape as best as I can and not think too much of the 'real world'. I say budget $200 a day on food. You won't have to calculate so much and you'll probably have lots of money left over.
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We often is the dining plan because we've found we often come out much better. We enjoy table services at least once a day usually...just to get a comfortable chair that has great service and food ..to get away from the crowds. If frees up what you order because you can order whatever you want. I think $50/person/day is going on a budget and it's hard to do it for less than that when eating on property.
I always budget $50/person per day for my family of four. Then make a separate budget of $200-300 for a table service meal per meal. If we go for 3 days one table service, 5 days 2 table service, 7 days 3 table service. It is more important to my family to eat the seasonal offerings than to sit down to a meal and eat.
Because we are walking a lot, by dinner we are pretty hungry. If I eat sweet stuff and burgers, my energy level just isn't there; or my stomach isn't agreeing with whatever. So for dinner we try to go table service. Sometimes we skip a breakfast or a lunch-so yes, it's hard to budget this stuff. I just know for us we need one meal a day that has lots of veggies, a good meat, and usually a dessert. Just to keep our energy level up for the rest of the day. At the parks, I can't do lots of breads like hamburger on a bun or pizza or flatbread, my stomach just gets to me like--it's telling me go get some veggies. I know there are some really good quick services but those might suffice for a lunch-dinner again, we usually do table service. However, I have to add we've never stayed at a value resort---I bet those places have good options for a dinner that might be more quick.
None of us ever have breakfast and we all want counter servive and maybe two sit down restaurants so I'm thinking about 40 to 50 dollars a day.
or you could be like me who gets the deluxe dining plan and never worries even when i get a counter service when i couldve had a table meal....
I'm more of a single main meal and snacks throughout the day person. I budget $50 per day for myself.
Not even gonna lie, I hardly look at the prices of food when I'm at Disney. I know what I want in the moment! Unfortunately Disney knows this and can raise prices...but hey, I'm not there to save money hahahaha
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Hi it is Capri we mete at Disney
Not much we get the dining plan!!!
$60 average for me for park food day.
Budget? What is a budget? :)
An Arm.....& if you want desert......a leg .
The whole thing is a Rip-off
You: "Let's budget and make that dollar stretch"...
Me: Watches him order every item that is the MOST expensive items on the menus...
What kinda budget is this 😂🤣😭
I always eat more than I eat at home on vacation! I feel like I run around more and I need more food to sustain myself. I often bring food for breakfast from home but do one or two breakfast a trip usually one character meal. Usually I do a counter-service meal and a full-service meal a day. I like to splurge on vacation! I don't think I forgot and snacks there's always those! Thanks for sharing some awesome tips!