Today I want to talk about the Quick Service credits. I am going to do a similar breakdown as I did with the Snack credits. I am going to tell you what I ordered and if I "saved" money or not.
The dollar amount threshold for Quick Service credits is $18 (in terms of what you'd need to hit price-wise to at least even out on the dining plan) and so I am going to use that for the information below.
With Quick Service credits, you get a meal and a drink if it's breakfast, or if it's lunch and dinner you get a drink, your entree and a dessert item.
So without further ado - here is what I got.
This was DELICIOUS and as you can see, lots of food. I got the Vegetarian platter which features hummus, tabouleh, lentils, falafel and olives served with fresh bread. I also got a bottle of water, and baklava which if I remember is your only choice there for a dessert item.
But when in Rome, right? Who would go to Morocco and not get baklava?!
Here is the price breakdown:
$18 if paying cash
Quick service credit on dining plan
$18 cash price - $18 quick service credit allowance = $0 break even
* Sunshine Seasons - Land pavilion, Epcot
My next quick service meal was probably my favorite of this vacation. I haven't been to Sunshine Seasons in a year or so, and so I was looking forward to it. This meal was wonderful and did not disappoint.
The best part? They have Perrier there and you can use it as your beverage credit on the dining plan! SCORE. That alone will make me choose it again and again. As someone who doesn't drink pop, I get a little bored with bottled water for the quick service meals so this was a nice alternative.
Here is what I ordered (and sorry, I don't have a picture; I took a video but no picture.) I got the spicy fish tacos, a Perrier and a key lime pie tart. Which was wonderful!
$19.29 if paying cash
Quick service credit on dining plan
$19.29 cash price - $18 quick service credit allowance = $1.29 in extra value
This is one of the newest food offerings at Disney Springs. It's a walk-up kiosk where you can get all sorts of varieties of poutine (fries with gravy or sauce and toppings).
It's hard to tell from the picture, but you get a very large bowl which is nice. They don't have a dedicated quick service menu per se, but they told me I could get two beverages as they don't have a dessert option (one as my beverage credit, and another as my dessert credit). I chose the All Day Breakfast Poutine.
You guys. It was INCREDIBLE. Oh my gosh, so good. It featured tator tots (instead of fries) and sausage gravy, cheese curds and a fried egg on top.
This was an unconventional choice for the quick service credit but I had been wanting to try it, and I just wasn't feeling Earl of Sandwich, which is my usual go-to.
So here are the numbers:
$14.50 if paying cash
Quick service credit on dining plan
$14.50 cash price - $18 quick service credit allowance = -$3.50 in value
So clearly, this is not the best use of a credit; as the poutine on its own was about $9, I would in the future just pay cash for it out of pocket. But it is large enough to share and would be a great little pick-me-up to share with a friend.
CHH is one of my favorite Quick Service locations at Walt Disney World. The food is always good, there is plenty of seating inside and it's a nice place to sit and take a load off while you're touring Magic Kingdom.
We ate here the night of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, around 6PM. I chose the Anchors Aweigh Sandwich with chips (which is a tuna salad sandwich), a bottled water and a seasonal cobbler which was blueberry.
I love getting this sandwich because it's not too much mayo; I love a tuna sandwich but often when you get them at restaurants they are too full of mayo and that's not something I like. But this is PERFECT.
Here are the details:
$17.50 if paying cash
Quick service credit on dining plan
$17.50 cash price - $18 quick service credit allowance = -$.50 in value
So what was the final verdict?
$18 quick service allowance x 4 credits = $72 in quick service allowances
$69.29 had I paid for the meals in cash
Difference of -$2.71
If I had it to do over again, I would have not had the poutine as my credit, although it was very very good. It just wasn't a good value for the credit and thus skewed my overall savings to the negative. However, as I said in the snack post - I prefer doing the dining plan mostly because I am pre-paying for my meals and in that of course, it was a success.
Coming soon - the Table Service credits!
Have a great day!
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