Nothing to do with this year's release, but I was a free dining stalker last May and I remember that CM's were letting cardholders book free dining a day before they were supposed to and so for a few hours that morning people were booking the package, then Disney pulled the brakes and the rest of us had to wait patiently for the official cardholder release the following morning. It was such a mess!! I was up super early the next morning waiting for the exact hour to call and also watching a forum on the boards with others counting down the minutes. I called a minute too early and then hung up and called a second time and got through....and waited on hold for 2 solid hours that morning. I agree it was a ridiculous time to waste holding in a queue for a discount, but it was also an experience. I think it helped that a lot of us were chatting back and forth while we were waiting and listening to the same queue music, then one of us would get though and there was that excitement, and then someone else would post that they got disconnected after forever and then had a busy signal when they tried to call back and that was a bit heartbreaking. I remember thinking, oh please don't let me get disconnected! Thankfully I was able to get through but it was intense....but it was also an experience and something I will never forget! I just feel so bad for everyone who did not get though and book their trip with the discount. Hopefully Disney will see the light and make the changes they need to, and put their focus back into the guest experience. And I do have faith that they will at some point....until then we will continue to go, if we can, as often as we can, and try not to sweat the small stuff. I think your attitude can totally make or break your experience and Disney still remains our happy place!!