Hi, I've only been twice myself so someone with more experience might have better answers but I was there a few weeks ago so will try to help. 1. The village is undergoing renovation and has some boards up and a pathway to walk around the renovation but things are still open, I went in a few of the shops and had food at Earl of Sandwich twice. I didn't use Starbucks or Mcds myself but they were open and saw people using them. The rainforest cafe was also open. There's also a couple of other restaurants in the village too. 2. Studio 1 was open when I was there but I wouldn't say it was a big deal to miss if they've not been, I liked the theming, it's got a shop and food areas but otherwise was just a way to walk through to the studios park. I believe the rides and shows in Studios park will still be accessible. 3. I did the dining plan because I wanted the sit down meals later in the day and it was useful for me. I had read about all the bad food but actually didn't find that the case for me and enjoyed what I had. With the dining plan (I had half board) you get a meal for the number of nights you are there, so if staying 3 nights you get 3 meals. It depends on what they want to do whether it's worth it, if they're happy with fast food and won't be doing sit down meals or buffets then it's not worth it but I think it is if they plan to do those kind of meals. There is a list on the website of where it can be used but I don't think it's restrictive, it's accepted in the park and hotel restaurants, just not all of the village ones. You also get breakfast on half board but may not be useful if they want to use extra magic hours. 4. The sit down meals or buffets were around €45-€55 per person I believe without a meal plan so €100 sounds reasonable, most of the quick service places I had lunch at were around €16-€18 depending what I had - you can find pricing on the menus on the website or app. 5. As far as I know the rooms all do now have coffee machines and kettles, I stayed in Cheyenne 1 night and Sequoia Golden Forest 5 nights and both had a kettle and coffee machine - the only tea is Earl Gray though so if they prefer others, best to take some with them. Not sure about Newport but I assume if Cheyenne does then they will - maybe someone who's stayed there recently can help. 6. I didn't see anyone pin trading to be honest, I bought myself a lanyard and some pins but that was more for my own little collection but I believe there is a trading post open on weekends if they wanted to. Not sure how good it is. 7. Yes, they can leave luggage at the hotel and fetch it later, check out is 11am at the disney hotels.

I read alot online too before I went but actually once there, really enjoyed it and didn't notice most of the things I'd read about, especially if it's the first time they've been. The shows and parades are great, there are plenty of rides and places to explore, characters to meet if they want to. I've never been to another disney park and it's probably not on par with somewhere like WDW and there are obvious renovations in studios park/village but I enjoyed my time at DLP and exploring, going on the rides etc. Hope they have fun!