So, I am new to all of this, and it's my first time visiting Disney (as an adult, with my own little family). We made a reservation for August 25th - 30th and have been hoping to be one of the lucky recipients of a PIN code for Free Dining. I just called to see if we had one and the CM explained to me that they are only being offered to
returning customers. Being a new visitor, we do not qualify. We can only get the Room Only discount.
So very sad.
(And forgive me if this is something that was already common knowledge - I had been holding out hope, not realizing that we had no chance).
Back to scrimping and saving to pay for food out-of-pocket. Sigh.