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golf, tennis, fishing excursions, and water sports; select theme park tours; Cirque du
Soleil show tickets; unlimited use of child-care facilities—everything you can think
of except for alcoholic beverages. The Premium Package costs $194 for adults and
$144 for kids ages 3-9 (tax included) in addition to the cost of the standard Magic
Your Way package.
Note:
A minimum three-night stay at Walt Disney World is re-
quired in order to book the Premium Package.
MAGIC YOUR WAY PLATINUM PACKAGE
The favorite of high rollers who want to pre-
pay for everything they might desire while at Walt Disney World, the Platinum Pack-
age gets you lodging; Base Tickets; breakfast, lunch, and dinner in full-service res-
taurants; unlimited golf, tennis, boating, and recreation; unlimited dinner shows and
character breakfasts; primo Cirque du Soleil seats; private in-room child care; un-
limited use of child-care facilities; personalized itinerary planning; the Richard Petty
Ride-Along Experience; a ride on the Characters in Flight balloon at Disney Springs;
a spa treatment; a fireworks cruise; admission to select tours; reserved seating for
Fantasmic!
; and (here's the kicker) nightly turndown service! Everything you can
think of, in other words, except alcoholic beverages. Per diem prices (including tax)
for the Platinum Package are $254 for adults and $184 for kids in addition to the cost
of a standard Magic Your Way package—but anyone who buys this package doesn't
give a Goofy fart what the prices are anyway. As with the Premium Package, a min-
imum three-night stay is required.
Things to Consider When Evaluating the Plus Dining Plan
If you prefer to always eat at counter-service restaurants, you'll be better off with the
Quick-Service plan. Other poor candidates for the Plus plan include finicky eaters,
light eaters, families who can't agree on restaurants, and those who can't get reser-
vations at their first- or second-choice sit-down restaurants. It's usually not cost-ef-
fective during the holidays or summer either. In addition, if you have children age 10
and older, be sure that they can eat an adult-size dinner at a sit-down restaurant every
night; if not, you'd probably come out ahead just paying for everyone's meals without
the plan.
If you opt for the plan, skipping one full-service meal during a visit of five or
fewer days can mean the difference between saving and losing money. In our exper-
ience, having a scheduled sit-down meal for every day of a weeklong vacation can
