Hi Jenny,
Adding the
Walt Disney Dining Plan to your Walt Disney World Resort vacation is a great way to pre-pay one of your larger expenses-meals.
We generally do not purchase the dining plan because we are Disney Vacation Club members and stay in a room with a kitchen. This eliminates one or two meals a day to purchase.
If your girls eat at least two meals a day, I recommend you get the Disney Dining Plan as you will come out ahead for them. The basic dining plan gives you one counter service meal, one table service meal and a snack each day for each person. For guests under 9, you only are paying for one meal and a snack and the other meal is almost free.
If you girls have more sophisticated palates or are not big eaters, you may be better off paying on your own. I recommend looking at the restaurants you would eat at and figuring out what a meal would cost. This will then give you an idea if you should go with the plan or not.
Wishing you a magical vacation!
Beth