So since I have a friend working in a restaurant at WDW now, I asked her what she knew about the new DDP for next year. She confirmed a few things that she's 100% sure of (of course, it's coming second hand, so none of this is guaranteed):
- as of January 1st, everyone on the DDP will get an alcoholic beverage included with their meal, whether they are on the 2017 plan or the 2018.
- alcoholic drinks will be for those over 21, and it will be one per person; if you get a second alcoholic drink, you can't use someone else's drink to cover it, you need to pay OOP for that drink. Similarly, if you have two adults on the plan over 21 and two adults on the plan under 21, those under 21 cannot order alcohol for the parents to drink (does that make sense?) She's been advised that this extends to soft drinks too: if mom and dad each get a beer, and the two kids (adults on the plan) get water and mom then orders a Coke, she'll have to pay OOP for it.
- the drinks with glow clip lights won't be included in the plan (the Tinkerbell/Ariel/Buzz ones) but cocktails that include a glow cube will be.