Not sure who has been following the discount threads or the facebook page but I think part of the reason for no FD discount in late August is due to two events happening at WDW during the last two weekends.
August 23rd-25th there is a martial arts competition at WWoS. August 30-Sept 1 there is a Mustang convention that is staying at Coronado Springs.
My guess is that the week leading up to each of those events probably has enough people to keep the rooms partially filled so the need for a promotion isn't really needed. That plus the BB offer and those that were expecting FD for the last week of August probably has filled the need already.
Now that the promotion has been announced I'm curious as to how many folks will cancel knowing that they aren't getting a discount. This may cause Disney to add back in a RO discount (for select days of course) that starts after the existing RO discount ends.
With school starting and it typically being a slow season I would expect *something* but I'm not holding my breath.
Just for giggles I sent off a request to *** for a YC quote. We'll see what they come back with and how it compares to what we have booked direct. I think that the value room will still come back cheaper, but the upgrade might be worth it.
We'll see.