and we're using it again when we go down on April 8. I have an AP and the DDE and even with the discount I could have gotten, I decided that I would save more with the dining plan. I have 2 children still paying the kids rate.
We enjoy at least 1 TS per day and with the DDE, I save the equivalent of the tax, which does not make up, at least for me, the savings that I get by purchasing the dining plan. Even though I had to buy 1 day passes for all of us, we don't intend for this to be our last trip and we never know when we will choose to not renew the APs, so having those single day passes will give us another day in the parks in the future.
It's definitely a matter of choice and money. I like being prepaid and knowing I can go to any of the wonderful restaurants and order any entree I want to try, without worrying if it's the most expensive on the menu. DH has a tendency to "eat large" so this way, I let him have whatever he wants without a second's hesitation.