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    My mother and stepfather are joining us for most of our dining so I had to make the ADRs for 6 people. This puts us at the automatic 18% tip.

    But she plans to get a separate check for them each time. Does the 18% still apply?
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    Yep. They just apply the 18% to both checks.
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    That was my experience on our last trip in 2011. My parents were with us but had their own DDP. We had 18% for each meal they were with us.
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    Yep, that is how it is handled ... 18% on each of the separate checks.

    Although, even with the automatic tip (either in the early DDP days, or as part of a group), I've still had great service, so I don't even worry about it anymore.
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    See now when I made the ADRs, I was told I had to count our DS2 (who is only 1 and is not on the dining plan). But if we aren't paying for him, does our group count as 5 instead?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ANG View Post
    See now when I made the ADRs, I was told I had to count our DS2 (who is only 1 and is not on the dining plan). But if we aren't paying for him, does our group count as 5 instead?
    Negative ghost rider... You count heads at the table, regardless of if they are eating. Even a little one takes up floor space.

    18% of what the 5 of you eat will be added to the bill, split any way you Ike it, but it will be there...

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    We went in March with my parents, and our boys were 5 months and 2 at the time, and even though only 4 of us ate, our boys bumped us up to the table of 6 category and the 18% tip.

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    I was going to answer yes, that the 18% counts, then saw about the 2 yr old ??? I didn't know that Disney would count the non-eater as part of the tip percentage. WOW !! I never mind paying a GREAT tip for GREAT service, but the bar goes down as the service goes down. I don't like being held to a standard rate. However at Disney I have no problems, so far, as (for the most part) I have had great food, service and atmosphere....so paying a big tip is ok !!!
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    The tip doesn't get bigger when there are more poepl, it's just automatically added, like a surcharge.

    Imagine 4 adults and two 6 month olds go to a restaurant. The kids don't order anything, the adults order food that costs EXACTLY $25 each.

    18% of $100 is $18. So, the bill is $118.

    Now, same 4 adults go to the same place and eat the same meal (imagine they leave the kids in the room to watch TV). Bill is $100, most people tip 18% and so, the bill again is $118. No difference.

    Well, there's a little difference for me, I will usually tip much better than 18%. And the surcharge causes me to NOT pay more than that on principle. So, I actually save money when a surcharge is applied. But, generally speaking, there's no difference in the bill other than one is a surcharge and the other is actually a gratuity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ANG View Post
    See now when I made the ADRs, I was told I had to count our DS2 (who is only 1 and is not on the dining plan). But if we aren't paying for him, does our group count as 5 instead?
    1) Three weeks ago, WDW was going to do a trial.
    2) They would not count an under-3 in a party of six.
    3) This would eliminate the 18% auto-tip.
    4) Since this would cut the servers' tip, the union protested.
    5) WDW had to back-off, as this was a direct union contract violation.

    NOTE: MANY, MANY people think the servers make too much in tips and tables of 5-6 would just "drop a twenty" on the table and think it was an adequate tip. At character meals and signature eateries, this could be a $12-40 tip drop for the server PER TABLE.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DizneyRox View Post

    Well, there's a little difference for me, I will usually tip much better than 18%. And the surcharge causes me to NOT pay more than that on principle. So, I actually save money when a surcharge is applied. But, generally speaking, there's no difference in the bill other than one is a surcharge and the other is actually a gratuity.
    Yep, that sounds like me. I make it a habit to tip generously but hate being "forced" to, as then it doesn't feel like a real reward for good service.

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    Doesn't Disney expects you to tip at least 18% whether you are in a big group or dine alone? I always just considered when they automatically add it to a bill with 6 or more guests, that they were just saving me the hassle of dealing with the math.

    Having a 6th person there that doesn't eat won't add to the cost. The tip is a percentage of the total bill. A 2 year old eats free, so 18% of 0 is 0.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mom2morgan View Post
    hate being "forced" to, as then it doesn't feel like a real reward for good service.
    How I feel exactly.
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