Teri:
Hold off on upgrading to the Deluxe Dining Plan until your two "growing" boys get grown into football players!!
Seriously, the Deluxe Dining Plan, in my opinion. is serious overkill for families with children! With 3 sit-down table service meals a day, it's a lot of food. But for a family with children, it also means time out of the parks--approximately 1 1/2 hours on average for my family--per meal. And that's just not what kids want at Disney.
However, if you're being enticed by the Deluxe Plan because you're wanting extra table credits for the special meals (like Hoop Dee Do Revue) that cost 2 credits, book one of these special meals near the end of your vacation, when you're typically full and can skip a meal.
Here are some tips I gave another guest to our Mom's Panel on how to make the most of the plan and make skipping that meal to gain a credit a breeze.
Wishing y'all a magical vacation!
Whitney