Sharing an All Day Dining Pass

My question really pertains to Kings Dominion, but I noticed Cedar Point (Cedar Fair owns both parks) offers the same deal too, so I thought I would ask here..

Can you share an All Day Dining Pass (the $29.99 deal)?

On the terms, it doesn't mention anything about it. It just says there is a 90 minute interval between meals, price does not include tax or park admission, and drinks are not included.

I was just curious because if you can split up the meals (they are huge) and go every 90 minutes, it seems worth it to me. Otherwise, I'd only get like 3 meals max during the day, and I'd just be breaking even on the "deal".

Yes, you can certainly share the meals from the All Day Dining Plan.

Can you also share your dining plan if you have a seasonal plan?

Once you have your food, it's yours to do what you want with it. They aren't auditing you.

Whenever I'm at an amusement park I usually end up sharing my food. It doesn't matter if I pay cash directly at the food stand or if I use the meal plan. I just don't like to eat full meals especially when it is really hot.

I've used the All Day Dining Plan at both Cedar Point and Kings Island and shared the food with my daughter. I think the meals on the list are usually around $14-$15 so I figured that I need to use it at least three times in order for the plan to be worthwhile. Even when sharing I don't think I've ever had more than three meals on a given day in the park. If someone wanted to though they could probably get, what, something like 9 or 10 meals in a 14 hour day if they timed it just right? The 90 minute interval is kind of bizarre to me.

My brother and I just did this at Kings Dominion. When he bought the plan, they asked if we were going to Soak City since the wristband is not waterproof. He said we were and they just handed him the wristband. It has a barcode that gets scanned whenever you purchase a meal and did not need to be on a wrist. He took it 3 times and I did once and we never had a problem.

jsmith7300 said:

I think the meals on the list are usually around $14-$15

Nope.. They're more like $7-$11, since you don't get a drink with the dining plans.

I've done this a couple times this year. My daughter and I share the food. I get something late at night and take it back to the hotel. I've spent a lot less money on food this way than I have in the past. I used to spend around $100 on food there, but now it's more like $50-$60.

^^ Nope. Even without a drink the 2 entree meal at Panda Express is more than that. So are the chicken fingers and fries at the Dragon's Inn. Subway might fit in that range but not on the low side.

I'll knock a couple bucks off my original post but for what and where we normally eat in the park it still takes at least 3 meals to make the plan worthwhile.

I said more like, meaning less than the $14-15 posted price. What exactly are you disagreeing with? The posted prices include drinks that don't come with the dining plans.

I think you may have misunderstood my first post. When I listed that price range I wasn't thinking about a posted price for a meal with a drink. I was thinking of the amounts that I remember paying on previous visits for the items / meals on the dining plan, which I conceded was a bit too high.

Nope. If you're doing math to determine if the $30 is worth it, then you need to figure closer to $10/meal rather than $15/meal. That's 3+ meals rather than 2+ to break even. :)

The point isn't to break even. The point is to make using the plan worthwhile. Using the plan limits where, what, and when you can eat. If all you're doing is breaking even then it's not really worth going to the park with those restrictions. The plan becomes worthwhile when you get more value than you would if you purchased the meals individually.

Let's set aside the cost of the individual meals since they have varying prices. The plan might be worthwhile to one person at 3 meals and another person at 4 based upon what they eat. All that's really important is that you obtain more than $29.99 ($33 with tax) in food.

I think both of you are thinking the same thing. Whereas the menu price of an combo may be $15, that includes a drink, thus the price with All Day Dining is really closer to $10.

That.. That was my point..

If you don't even break even, it's really not worth it.

If you only just break even, it's not worth it other than for "convenience".

If you break even *and then continue to redeem meals*, it's worth it.

You have to find the break-even point to determine what the better deal is - All-Day Dining or purchasing individual meals. $10 is being used as an average as more precise numbers do not significantly sway this.

Also, if you would be eating less without the dining plan, then you really should be comparing that against the $30.