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Originally Posted By juicer I just amended my vacation reservation!! Its nice saving hundreds of dollars!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Didn't they say several years ago that they were going to end free dining?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Didn't they say several years ago that they were going to end free dining? << Read my lips " there will be no more discounts".
Originally Posted By Bolna I wonder why they include the free Photopass photo book - I just checked that it costs normally $80. Is Photopass not doing so well that they need the promotion?
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt Photopass is VERY expensive IMO! For the Year Of A million Dreams promo , we won Pin Lanyards, then we spent over $100 for more pins. HHHMMMM.. Disney may be trying to sell more PP.
Originally Posted By Bolna That's what I have been thinking: give the people the book so they will start getting pictures taken and then they will end up ordering more prints, other products or even the expensive CD with all their pictures.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I'm doing the expensive CD. I pre ordered it and it is $100. My DD and I split the cost. Not a bad price when each photo is $15. I'll and dthe extra cd with all the pictures from the parks when we get back. That is $40.
Originally Posted By Bolna The pre-order deal makes it better, but $100 is still a lot of money and I think many people will be hesitant to pay for it in advance. And I wonder how many people just don't bother getting their pictures taken. So this photobook will get them in front of those cameras so they have something that they can buy. But I also think that for some families it can be a really nice addition to their package to get this book as well.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt We took some really good photos infront of the Castle & the Photographer told us when we looked on line I would be holding Tink... Really Cute shot! The boys got Simba.
Originally Posted By Bolna There are quite a few magic shots they can do, I love the ones with the characters "soarin" over you, this website has a good overview: <a href="http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disneysphotopass/#magic" target="_blank">http://www.stitchkingdom.com/d...s/#magic</a>
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 What a shock ... or not. I'm just wondering who exactly eats at WDW these days ... I used to. Planned trips around it. Now, my best WDW 'meal' was a Chicago-style hot dog at Casey's (truly the best theme park dog I've ever had, but at $11 with fries and a Coke, a good $3-4 too high). Thought about going to Artist Point last week (a longtime favorite that I haven't dined at since 2007 or 2008). The filet was $43 ... a la carte, naturally. The mushroom soup would have added $9. Instead wound up eating at Mythos where I got an incredible filet for $15.95 and added a cup of mushroom soup for another $2.99 ... then got 25% off on top of that because was dining with a UNI pal (although an AP or AAA Card will save you between 10-20% too). Now, do you think Mythos is a loss leader? Or do you think it is very profitable? Oh, and I was able to get a ressie about two hours prior to dining too. Sorry to my pals here who insist on giving The Mouse all or most of their dining $$$, but I think they're a bit nuts. O-Town isn't NY ... or Chicago ... or Paris ... or you get the idea. The price points are absurd. I guess that's why in 90 minutes of sitting (and, yes Pierce, drinking) at the Territory Lounge I watched six whole parties enter the restaurant (from 5:30 to 7 p.m.) The DDE and offering it for 'free' has been a near deathknell for WDW dining. Someone was telling me they ate at Tutto Italia last week and spent $390 for three adults and two kids ... for pasta ... at a theme park restaurant ... yes, they had numerous appetizers, desserts and a bottle of wine ... but seriously ... that's nuts.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I know you'll say I'm crazy but I do all my dinning at WDW. It's my vacation and I love to spoil myself and not have to run around o-town for the best price. I like to just go to the park and stay and eat here. I only go every other year and that is my way of spoiling myself. I don't fret for those who want to eat elswhere, it's just for me and my family. No for this trip I don't get to get the DDP. I am a cast member so on some of my table services I get my discount. But I never buget for that. I'm all for deals if I can get them though.
