Hi I'm on the same boat and missed the free dining deadline. In the past Disney have continued the free dining (I'm not sure how much later it was re-posted after the original deadline). Last year my parents bought the free dining in November but there has been no work so far and there is no guarantee that they will continue it this year
Thanks 2Tiggies,
I am sure you are right and it will be back later, so time to stop stressing and start planning (well still to early to plan but never to early to read the DIS boards)
We just missed it too - wanted to book for sep/oct 2013 but as others have said it has been repeated in previous years so i don't see why it wouldn't be this year too.