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Anyone purchase the Dining pass for 2015 yet? I went ahead and renewed gold for my family and got dining passes. I'm not sure about the quantity or quality of food under this plan but it was cheap enough I figured I would roll the dice. I don't normally eat at Carowinds--I live less than 4 miles from the park so I visit very frequently (about 25 visits this year so far). I figured even if it's just a drink for everyone and something small, I will still get my money's worth over the course of the season. I wanted to see if many other folks are going to go with the dining plan as well as opinions on this option.

[saxrokinhomo]

If the food they served at the announcement was any indication, as they said it would be, I would say it would be worth it.

[chknwing]

gonna wait and get the platinum payment plan over the winter.

[MarkD]

I just bought my Platinum Pass with the Dinning option.

As I always eat in the park(s) it will save me quite a bit of money. I usually get something like fries and a drink but with the new options I can eat a little bit more.

[intaminboy]

I got mine with my gold pass. Are the dining pass restaurants going to be the same ones that are on the single day dining plan?

[lanigan911]

Just get the chicken tenders and fries at HH. It's enough to feed 4, and really tasty to boot.

[Tawny71]

The food they served at the announcement sealed the deal for me. That was some good stuff! I haven't ordered my pass yet, but will definitely go for the dining option.

Will it include drinks? I always get the refillable cups, but I could see myself just bringing a water bottle and drinking sofa just with meals if they're included.

[jeffdavis]

Any idea how meals it would take to "pay back" the cost of the dining plan?

Coming from 80 minutes away, we don't make a lot of visits but we are planning on getting Gold passes for 2015. I've always eaten outside the park so I'm trying to decide if this is worthwhile?

[dabrian]

Most meals in the park are $14.95 plus tax not taking into account the 10% discount for gold pass members so your looking at six meals breaking even if drinks are included in the meal plan.

[saxrokinhomo]

Basically if you visit the park enough to get the value and extra from the gold pass and eat both meals a day you will get the value and extra from the meal plan.

[coasterbruh]

Hey...i'm contemplating buying a platinum pass with the dining plan but the website doesn't make it clear its food at ALL the parks. Does anyone know a solid answer???

[Tawny71]

http://cpfoodblog.com/2015-platinum-pas ... air-parks/

That blog post makes it seem like it was definitively announced by CF that it would cover all parks. But I don't know how reliable that source is.

What is the cost difference for platinum vs platinum with dining? I bought the gold pass with dining, but may do platinum with dining next year and try to get a few new parks in.

[ohiocoasterman]

Yes it should be ALL Cedar Fair parks this year. Tony Clark of Cedar Point has said that.

[coasterbruh]

http://cpfoodblog.com/2015-platinum-pass-dining-good-cedar-fair-parks/

That blog post makes it seem like it was definitively announced by CF that it would cover all parks. But I don't know how reliable that source is.

What is the cost difference for platinum vs platinum with dining? I bought the gold pass with dining, but may do platinum with dining next year and try to get a few new parks in.

The difference is 114. I had no pass last year and found myself at 4 parks (carowinds, kings island, cedar point and knotts) last year lol...so I think im gonna go ahead and get one and the food option...

[pproteinc]

Well I've been a platinum pass holder well over 5yrs and added the season dining plan because I eat a lot in parks, like Coasterbruh, I to always find myself at multi parks just last year I ended up at Carowinds, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Knotts Berry, Dorney Park, and ValleyFair. The last three of which were surprise trips lol. I did the same with 6Flags this year. I just got the membership pass and added the dining on it as well.