general public fall FD info/release dates ANNOUNCED

[FINFAN]

I rec'd the following email today...so looks like Monday is the target date...Mods, if I am wrong in posting please delete!

Walt Disney World has announced an extension of the the “Free Dining” promotion for 2009. Currently, the discount is only available to Disney VISA cardholders, though it will be released to the general public starting on Monday, July 27, 2009. With the “Free Dining” promotion, Disney resort guests who book a Magic Your Way package that includes both your Disney resort room and your Magic Your Way park passes, will receive the Disney Dining plan add-on for free for all guest three and older in their party. There are a few requirements:

You must book at least a three night stay, and your stay cannot be longer than 10 nights
You must include at least a one day Magic Your Way base ticket
You must pay your $200 per room deposit at time of booking with your Disney VISA card, you cannot “hold” a reservation
There is one small change with this promotion, from past free dining offers.

Book a three night stay at at Disney Value resort, and receive the Quick Service dining plan included for free with your stay.
Book a three night or longer stay at a Disney Moderate, Deluxe or Villa resort, and receive the Disney Dining plan included for free with your stay.
As it was in the past, this year Disney World guests will also be able to book the “Free Dining”, and upgrade to the Disney Deluxe Dining for the normal price difference, which is $32 for adults and $10 for children three to nine. The Wine and Dine option is also available at full price to add onto either the Basic or Deluxe dining plans. If you book your stay at a Disney Value resort, you have the option to upgrade to the Disney Dining plan by paying the difference, which is $10 for adults and $2 for children three to nine.

Availability is extremely limited, and must be booked by September 26, 2009. It appears that all suites have been excluded from this offer, though all resorts, including value resorts are included. To receive the Disney VISA cardholder discount, you must pay your deposit at time of booking with your Disney VISA, and you must pay the balance with your Disney VISA card as well, when due. As a reminder, this exact discount will be released on July 27 to the general public without the Disney VISA requirements.

One thing to note that while the last date of travel is December 17, the free dining will extend past that date, as long as you check in December 17 or before. As usual, this is subject to availability.

To book this special Disney VISA “Free Dining” vacation package, please contact our great sponsor Mouseketrips.


sorry if info is out there already, just trying to let folks know.


Pam

[lisa-upnorth]

I got this today too!

[dwsandy]

Do you if the codes will be the same as the Disney Visa Cardholder codes or will they change when it opens to the general public?

[rt2dz]

Do you if the codes will be the same as the Disney Visa Cardholder codes or will they change when it opens to the general public?

They'll change. It will be a different allotment of rooms.

[BrookeTx]

Did you notice the sentence.

To receive the Disney VISA cardholder discount, you must pay your deposit at time of booking with your Disney VISA, and you must pay the balance with your Disney VISA card as well, when due.

[Mommytobree]

Yay! So excited! I already have my package booked so hoping I can just apply the free dining to it and get the price dropped down!:thumbsup2

[kmcford]

Did you notice the sentence.

To receive the Disney VISA cardholder discount, you must pay your deposit at time of booking with your Disney VISA, and you must pay the balance with your Disney VISA card as well, when due.

I asked about this today when I called and the cm said I only had to pay the $200 for it.

[jpaxton1118]

YOu don't have to pay the $200 deposit with a disney visa for the general public code, right?

[dizneydiva2005]

YOu don't have to pay the $200 deposit with a disney visa for the general public code, right?

no... I mean right... you don't have to use the disney visa for a GP code.

[Katems]

Can these packages still be cancelled at least 45 days before the trip for a full refund, including the $200 deposit?

And where should we look to find the code when booking? Will it show up on the official Disney website so we can book it online without even having to do anything special, or will we have to phone it in with a code?

[carmie3377]

Did you notice the sentence.

To receive the Disney VISA cardholder discount, you must pay your deposit at time of booking with your Disney VISA, and you must pay the balance with your Disney VISA card as well, when due.

I switched a PIN offer (adults eat and play at kids prices) to the Disney Visa offer today. I had paid my deposit on my Disney Visa but had applied a $500 Amex payment on it with some points I had. I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to apply the new code today but the CM assured me that I was okay with that Amex payment on it.

[B&WMickey]

Does anyone know if the room rates are discounted from the normal rack rates along with the FD promotion?

[raider97]

Does anyone know if the room rates are discounted from the normal rack rates along with the FD promotion?

Doesn't look like it. I had the free dining visa code applied to my reservation and my parents and it took off exactly the dining amount.

HTH!

Stephanie

[TheRatPack]

Wow, I didn't realize that about making all the payments with the VISA.....never had that issue before. I guess I could always take the debit/cash and pay off the VISA everytime I make a payment....seems like a lot of extra work though.

[IlliniMouse]

Wow, I didn't realize that about making all the payments with the VISA.....never had that issue before. I guess I could always take the debit/cash and pay off the VISA everytime I make a payment....seems like a lot of extra work though.

Hmmm...does this mean I can't use my Disney Rewards to pay towards my trip? I have almost $400 I was going to use to pay towards it. I certainly hope I can!

[floridascgirl]

Does anyone know if the room rates are discounted from the normal rack rates along with the FD promotion?

No, they are the normal rack rate which is why we did not book the "free dining" offer. We had a 30% pin code that we were using for our room at AKL. After doing the math, we kept what we had because the savings came to only $9 each off the price of the regular dining plan. My DH is one of those rare people who doesn't care for the DP. Now if it worked out to be truly "free" for us, I'm sure I could convince him.

For those of you who are experts, how does it actually work out to be "free dining" for some? I'm guessing it depends on where you are staying...is that correct?

[floridascgirl]

Feel free to ignore my question about the free dining. I posted it on another thread last night and I now see that someone explained it to me. :)

[Katems]

Does anyone know if you can apply free dining to a AAA rate?

[Not so Dumbo]

Does anyone know if you can apply free dining to a AAA rate?

No. DH called AAA and tried that yesterday and it is one or the other.

[onelilspark]

Anyone know if they'll release a room only discount to the general public or will it stick with the free dining?

[disneyjunkie]

If you book a value room, can you upgrade to the deluxe dining package?

[andrea1213]

Hi guys,

If we have a 14 day stay booked, with it split between 2 resorts, can we get the free dining added to both of the stays, even though our total stay is longer than 10 days?

Thanks,
Andrea

[Mommytobree]

So when should I be able to call and apply the free dining to my exisiting reservation? Sunday or Monday?

[keywestbride]

If you book a value room, can you upgrade to the deluxe dining package?


Yes, you can.

[keywestbride]

Hi guys,

If we have a 14 day stay booked, with it split between 2 resorts, can we get the free dining added to both of the stays, even though our total stay is longer than 10 days?

Thanks,
Andrea

I'm just guessing here, but I would think if you booked it as 2 trips, it wouldn't matter, but then you'd end up spending more on tickets. I thought someone said somewhere that you could book for up to 14 days though.

[keywestbride]

So when should I be able to call and apply the free dining to my exisiting reservation? Sunday or Monday?

The current rumor seems to be Monday. The email that's been posted in a couple of places says Monday, so I'm inclined to believe that, but I'll definitely be checking tomorrow morning just to be safe.

[PalmettoPrincess]

Awww... this is making me want to go in December now! FD is great for us because the DBF loves to eat! :laughing: It would be the perfect opportunity to see the decorations and MVMCP! Now if I can only convince the DBF................... :rolleyes1

[jpaxton1118]

So what time does everyone start to call in. They open at 7 am right? So can you call earlier and get put on hold?

[Mom loves Disney]

So what time does everyone start to call in. They open at 7 am right? So can you call earlier and get put on hold?

You can't call in early. They open the phone lines at 7 am. Good luck!!

[Mom loves Disney]

Hi guys,

If we have a 14 day stay booked, with it split between 2 resorts, can we get the free dining added to both of the stays, even though our total stay is longer than 10 days?

Thanks,
Andrea

Like pp said, you would have to book two packages to get free dining for both stays. That would not be a good deal since you would have to purchase two sets of tickets. If you could stay at the same resort you could book for a max of 14 days Hope that helps.:upsidedow

[scottmel]

Don't be SO sure that FD is the only thing being offered. Heard it from a pretty good source - there is more....:love:

[pewfamily]

Is it possible to book the FD online tomorrow or Monday? If so, do you need to wait until 7am or do they open the online reservations sooner?

[madge]

Don't be SO sure that FD is the only thing being offered. Heard it from a pretty good source - there is more....:love:

room only? I'd love that!

[princessmom29]

Don't be SO sure that FD is the only thing being offered. Heard it from a pretty good source - there is more....:love:

More as in in addition to free dining, or as in a seperate promo??? Do tell.... we promise not to push for your source:lovestruc

[dwsandy]

Don't be SO sure that FD is the only thing being offered. Heard it from a pretty good source - there is more....:love:

OOOOOHHHHH now I'm dying!!!! What is it??? Can u give us a hint??? :goodvibes

[Piglet'sPal]

Don't be SO sure that FD is the only thing being offered. Heard it from a pretty good source - there is more....:love:

Please, please, please let it be a discount that goes beyond the 17th!!:worship: I am not arriving until the 18th, so the current FD offer does not apply to me...

[DJNOWICK]

I read a rumor about a new 7 for 4 on Touringplans.com; no idea if this is what OP referred to or not...

http://blog.touringplans.com/2009/07/14/rumor-roundup/

[scottmel]

If I knew much more I would say. It was told to me that another discount code would be happening soon. I didn't push too hard for the exact details - this person is a "friend/business associate" of DH and is quite reliable in the past. He simply stated to him "what is coming around the bend real soon should make your wife happy. I know she wasn't real excited about Free Dining". Whether that is something for AP, VISA, or GP, I don't know...Was thinking GP but since I am both AP and VISA now I am not so sure.... We are going the first week of December so to me it is late fall/winter discount. So my ears take this to mean a room discount or pkg - I don't know. That is all I have. I hope he/me are right. I am all excited now b/c I keep thinking "YES I can justify CL!!" I keep wanting that 35% off CL back!!!. As that is what I really want but who knows..there is always a first time for someone to be wrong. :guilty:

[scottmel]

One other thing I did ask as in "soon" as like end of August soon? And was told no - much earlier than that - as in REAL SOON. I take that to be July - but that is my interpretation of it! But again I don't know the audience for the code - I guess I just assumed public....but???

[disneykris2001]

If you book a value room, can you upgrade to the deluxe dining package?

I was actually booked at ASMo (preferred room) from 10/25 - 11/1 with DDDP. I received the email and called immediately. I was told that I would be saving $700. WOO HOO!!! I was excited but my DH was ecstatic. Is it October yet?!? :banana: :cool1:

[reedycreek]

My prediction is the same FD promo that Disney Visa cardholders got will go to the general public on Monday. I then predict that a few weeks later (2-3), a discount on rack rates (similar to the AP discount) will happen depending on how the booking increase with the FD.

Although 7/4 would be incredibly awesome for us personally, I'm not totally convinced it would happen again, unless bookings are way down for 2010 Q1.

[dwsandy]

Just wondering if anyone knows if the code will be on the WDW website and if so, will that info be released at 7am or midnight?

[Goofy22]

Just wondering if anyone knows if the code will be on the WDW website and if so, will that info be released at 7am or midnight?

Usually the codes are out after Midnight so it's kind of a wait n see type thing!:thumbsup2

[Mermaid2sea]

If your staying at a value resort for more than 3 nights do you get the Quick Service Package only then?

[Mercenary]

Looks like FD to public is only til 11/24...

Get a taste of real vacation value with a package that rolls a Disney Resort hotel room, theme park tickets and a FREE dining plan into one wonderful package for stays most nights October 2 through November 24, 2009. Choose from 2 delicious deal options:

[lustergirl]

Looks like FD to public is only til 11/24...

Actually I thought too but one post on the disney website says until December. If you go and price out your package it will take it into december. I already did mine for December 10th at the POP- second solo trip and momma needs a break!!!

[keywestbride]

Looks like FD to public is only til 11/24...

Nope, those dates are wrong! It's a mistake on that part of the site. It runs through 12/17.

[Mom loves Disney]

No, check again it's till Dec. 17. the site is up now.

[CMG1]

Ya hoo! I got FREE DINING!!:cool1: My dates are 12/6/09-12/15/09. Wait time was about 5mins.

[Mercenary]

Congratz all!