Free Dining Fall 2015? (and a whole lot more)

donp said:

Where in MDE do you see this? If I go under "my reservations," I see no option to modify or cancel. Is it somewhere else?

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RejoyceoverDisney said:

Why am I thinking when you make reservations you have to pay a deposit? Of is it that they just need a credit card # to hold the reservation so if you are a no show they can charge a fee to your card?
I got on here before going to bed so that I would not have 10 pages in the morning to file through, but based on the number of alerts popping up as I type......I suspect a lot of pages as the lurkers are coming out of hiding. The funny part is I'm not sure we are getting FD at this point as it being only 2 of us and we prefer the freedom to not have preplanned times for eating...........but I don't want to leave because I'm hoping to hear RO discounts come out at the same time so I can figure this out of what works best.
Honestly I'm afraid....I'll be gone all afternoon....OMy gosh what will happen here.

Pixie dust to all.

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22Tink said:

Not sure if this has been asked, I couldn't find it if it has...if April 30 or May 1 is in fact 'the day', will it possibly be announced prior to that or do we just call or go online that day and hope the FD is being offered? The 6am online opening time is early for us westerners (3am!!) so it would be nice if we knew before!

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Just Love Disney said:

The first year we went as a family when our kids were 12 and 9, we kept it a surprise. We told them we were going on vacation but to a local mountain town. It snowed and snowed and snowed a few days before we were supposed to be "there" (mountains). The kids were all packed with hats, gloves,...all the winter garb. I had to repack their suitcases with shorts, swimsuits, etc. while they were at school and then we gave them an envelope on the way to the airport that had the Disney luggage tags. They FREAKED out. It was the best surprise for them but it was soooo difficult to hold onto the secret. In every year since then, we tell them we are going but always have surprises planned (ie. where we are going for dinner at Disney) as well as other things along the way such as swimming with the dolphins at Discovery (not a Disney property), trips to the ocean, etc.

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Aubrav said:

From what I can tell, it will just show up online, I don't remember anyone saying it was announced in advance. Also, there's still a chance that they *could* bypass the visa early release and just do a public release on Monday, but that's still complete speculation.

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DisMom829 said:

Happy Birthday Smitch!

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22Tink said:

All this hyper planning is going to kill me!! Lol! I guess I'll set my alarm for 3am, check the site, and hope I can go back to sleep if the FD isn't there. Disney sure doesn't make it easy on us...good thing it's all worth it once we get there!

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22Tink said:

I guess I'll set my alarm for 3am, check the site, and hope I can go back to sleep if the FD isn't there. Disney sure doesn't make it easy on us...good thing it's all worth it once we get there!

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choover2576 said:

3am? I'm on the west coast and was planning on getting up at 4ish. Do the lines open at 6 or 7 Eastern time>

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PirateD said:

I'm running some numbers now for a possible split stay. We might be able to save some money by switching resorts if they cut off free dining in December using teacher discounts at the Dolphin, renting DVC points, or special pricing. I have never done a split stay before. If we purchased the package with our first three night stay, can we buy 9-day tickets? If we link both reservations together, will we have any issues with FP+ or ADR's?

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Just Love Disney said:

I am an insomniac but it does come in 'handy' when planning a Disney trip. I am ALWAYS wide awake between 2:00 and 5:00 a.m. MDT which typically coincides with Disney releases at some point but completely sucks for the other, um 360 days of the year....

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choover2576 said:

3am? I'm on the west coast and was planning on getting up at 4ish. Do the lines open at 6 or 7 Eastern time>

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Just Love Disney said:

I am an insomniac but it does come in 'handy' when planning a Disney trip. I am ALWAYS wide awake between 2:00 and 5:00 a.m. MDT which typically coincides with Disney releases at some point but completely sucks for the other, um 360 days of the year....

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choover2576 said:

well that stinks, but yes good for Monday

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22Tink said:

That would suck. I'm usually awake by 6am my time (PST) but 3am might be pushing it!! I'll do it for Disney, though!! Hence why my family thinks I'm crazy. Lol!

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ELSA711 said:

As each hour passes I wonder if the FD offer goes straight to GP and skips DV card holders pre bookings all together

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TriciaTurnerRN said:

I've been thinking this too! So if Monday ends up being a GP release instead of a DV offer what time will the website reflect this sale?? Anybody know?

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