Originally Posted By elene I'm already pretty frustrated by the selection of food for kids. Are there kid-specific desserts at the Counter service places or will he get to choose any of the desserts to go with his meal?
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl Even though I'm single and childless, that's one of the objections I have to DDP: while the situation seems to have improved a bit, there are far too many Disney restaurants in which the kids' menu seems to be based not on the idea of offering the "less-challenging" adult entrees in child-size portions with child-friendly vegetables, but on the idea of "fast food as comfort food," and no apparent option to make the adult menu available to kids under the DDP. Fast food was never my idea of comfort food, as a child, and the fact that it is today for so many kids is not only a sad commentary on parenting today, and on the power of not-terribly-ethical marketing, but also a major contributing factor to the epidemic of childhood malnutrition and obesity. Of course, that's all moot, because (1) with my eating habits, there's not one variation on the DDP that doesn't work out to be a terrible deal for me, and (2) I'm, as I said, a single, childless, virgin.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 There are usually kid-menu specific desserts, but some places use the same ones as adults. How old s your child? The kids meals are designed for ages 3-9, but we went when my son was 9 and I ended up just sharing all of my food with him, partly because the kids meal food is just like chicken nuggets or macaroni and cheese and not any of the good food from the menus, and partly because there is no way those meals are enough food for a 9 year old boy who has been walking all over the parks all day. I am really glad that when we go this summer he will be on the adult plan.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Way back when my kid was 9 and we did DDP it still included an appetizer with meal and dessert. That was usually too much food for me, so rather than order 1 adult and 1 child meal we usually split 1 adult meal. At counter service places I would often take the child meal and get an adult meal for my son as he didn't like most of the things on the kid menu. IIRC the counter service places offered the same dessert for both adults and children, usually cake or rice crispy treats and the like.
Originally Posted By JeffG In most cases, the child's dining plan only requires that you get a child's meal at table service/buffet restaurants. It is usually fine to use the counter service credits for either adult or child entrees. -Jeff
Originally Posted By danyoung >I'm, as I said, a single, childless, virgin.< Maybe a little bit TMI???
