October 2013 Code Watch?!

Two years ago, we went to Disney the first week of Oct, leaving the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend. Looking back, I had a public room discount booked by the end of January and free dining was also later offered for that period.

Now we are booking for the same time period (Oct 5-12, so leaving the Sat of Columbus Day weekend)and it has been awfully quiet. Worried that we won't get any discount offers this time... :confused3

Same here...same dates and I really thought those dates were perfect for a discount:confused3 Guess we will have to cross our fingers for some pixie dustpixiedust: and hope for the best! See you in October:)
 
Two years ago, we went to Disney the first week of Oct, leaving the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend. Looking back, I had a public room discount booked by the end of January and free dining was also later offered for that period.

Now we are booking for the same time period (Oct 5-12, so leaving the Sat of Columbus Day weekend)and it has been awfully quiet. Worried that we won't get any discount offers this time... :confused3

We are in the same boat with the exact same days. Based on all my research I figured we would be covered by some promo. Getting worried we will wind up paying full price for everything.

We are in the same boat - hoping something happens to help whether its FD or room discount--- but at the end of it all we are still going to Disneyworld so how bad can it be!?

Once we are on the plane I will have forgotten whether I was able to get FD or not and will just be so excited to get there!

Same here...same dates and I really thought those dates were perfect for a discount:confused3 Guess we will have to cross our fingers for some pixie dustpixiedust: and hope for the best! See you in October:)

Add us to that boat! :rotfl:
Thought the week would be prime for discount, not looking too promising, but thrilled to be going! On the other hand, at this point, if we do get some sort of discount it will be just that much more "magical" since we don't expect it!
 
Add us to that boat! :rotfl:
Thought the week would be prime for discount, not looking too promising, but thrilled to be going! On the other hand, at this point, if we do get some sort of discount it will be just that much more "magical" since we don't expect it!


Here's hoping we all get to ride on the magic boat together!!
 


:grouphug:
Hey friends,
Need some help either explaining or understanding this free dinning plan stuff. DH is under impression it applies to anyone if offered at the same time you book and no one needs a pin. I was thinking we were all hoping for some pixiedust: that we would get a Pin for the offer..Am I thinking wrong? Any clarification would be most appreciated..Thanks friends
:goodvibes
Kim
 
:grouphug:
Hey friends,
Need some help either explaining or understanding this free dinning plan stuff. DH is under impression it applies to anyone if offered at the same time you book and no one needs a pin. I was thinking we were all hoping for some pixiedust: that we would get a Pin for the offer..Am I thinking wrong? Any clarification would be most appreciated..Thanks friends
:goodvibes
Kim

There are many times throughout the year where WDW will offer a "free" dining promotion or a room only discount to the general public - no pin required.

If you elect the "free" dining offer, you pay rack rate for your room, and you have to purchase a MYW ticket (most recently at least a 2 day MYW ticket). Also, if you stay at a value, the "free" dining plan is the QSR plan. Moderate and deluxe get the regular DDP with one TS, one QS and a snack. My understanding is you can pay the difference to upgrade your dining plan.

You should do the math to see which discount is better for you before being overwhelmed by the "free" dining hype on these boards. If you are staying in a value, the $$$ savings over paying for the dining plan, and maybe paying OOP for food, is likely to be better than a room discount. If you are staying at a moderate or deluxe, you may spend less money taking the room discount and either paying for the dining plan separately, or paying for your food OOP.

When you are running the numbers, the question to ask yourself is: What would you really eat if you didn't have the dining plan? You shouldn't calculate your savings based on what you "save" by not paying for the plan, you should calculate based on what you would really spend on food if you didn't have the plan, add that to your hotel with the discount, then figure out if paying rack rate for the room and getting "free" dining is a better deal. Don't forget the plan doesn't cover gratuities, so you have to add that in if you are doing TS meals. It may very well be less to take the room discount and pay OOP for food than what you would save taking "free" dining.
 
I learned the hard way that I should have done this. I waited until I made room reservations to make dining ones and that caused me to miss out on CRT which I really wanted for my daughter. I was able to get the princess breakfast in Norway though so she'll still be happy. Now I know that next time I need to take the 180 days for reservations more seriously and that just over four months is not enough time. :thumbsup2

I think you will love Akershus! It was a hidden gem for us last year. We would definitely do it again!
 


There are many times throughout the year where WDW will offer a "free" dining promotion or a room only discount to the general public - no pin required.

If you elect the "free" dining offer, you pay rack rate for your room, and you have to purchase a MYW ticket (most recently at least a 2 day MYW ticket). Also, if you stay at a value, the "free" dining plan is the QSR plan. Moderate and deluxe get the regular DDP with one TS, one QS and a snack. My understanding is you can pay the difference to upgrade your dining plan.

You should do the math to see which discount is better for you before being overwhelmed by the "free" dining hype on these boards. If you are staying in a value, the $$$ savings over paying for the dining plan, and maybe paying OOP for food, is likely to be better than a room discount. If you are staying at a moderate or deluxe, you may spend less money taking the room discount and either paying for the dining plan separately, or paying for your food OOP.

When you are running the numbers, the question to ask yourself is: What would you really eat if you didn't have the dining plan? You shouldn't calculate your savings based on what you "save" by not paying for the plan, you should calculate based on what you would really spend on food if you didn't have the plan, add that to your hotel with the discount, then figure out if paying rack rate for the room and getting "free" dining is a better deal. Don't forget the plan doesn't cover gratuities, so you have to add that in if you are doing TS meals. It may very well be less to take the room discount and pay OOP for food than what you would save taking "free" dining.

Thanks Stinky Pete, I think we both understand now, I was not understanding that you would pay for the rest of the dinning out of pocket. Thank you so much for your information. :thanks:
 
Just saw that Peter Pan is going to be closed all of October for refurbishment. Our last day is Oct 30, maybe it'll open back up early. :(
 
That's a real bummer about PP. All 3 of my kids voted for it to be the first ride of our upcoming trip. My little boy will be devastated, it was BY FAR his favorite ride.
 
Say it isn't so! I was so looking forward to that ride! Maybe it will be open during MNSSHP? Or maybe a little bit early? (A day or so?) Or, is that really unlikely?
 

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