This is great thread for me right now as I'm planning our first trip as DVC owners. We (me, DH, DS14, DS10, DS10) will be staying at SSR in a two bedroom for 9 nights at the end of August. One of the big questions my DH and I are trying answer is, will we do the DDP this time. We did it twice last year, first time for a 5 night stay, then an 8 night stay. The twins were only 9 then, so it was really was a great value for us. Also, Disney had not yet changed the kids meals to what they are today. Our little ones are very healthy eaters, they love vegtables and salads so we really don't need to encourage them to do any more than they already do on their own.
Now, the big question is whether the DDP will still be a value for us as we have to pay for the 5 of us as adults and, the twins are not big eaters. I do like an earlier suggestion of using 2 TS credits for a few meals so we don't lock ourselves into big meals every night. That said, we as a family try to have a sit-down meal as we appreciate the break.
Now, how many Moms/Dads really want to have to cook/prepare and clean-up for meals while on vacation??
I think the fact that I will be
while we are there is enough, after all a Mom needs a vacation too!
So, after all that, I'm still leaning towards the DDP, while my DH is on the fence.