2009 free dining - the answer?

[disneyholic family]

as you may know, free dining is offered to disney's UK visitors much earlier than to everyone else...

the free dining offer for 2009 has just gone up on the disney world UK website. http://wdtc.disneyinternational.com/Special-Offers.asp?ID=7

This seems to answer the question as to whether disney would switch to the quick service dining plan for free dining in 2009.
At least for Brits, disney is offering the quick service plan for free dining if you stay at the moderates, and the regular plan (with table service) for free dining if you stay at a deluxe resort.

The following is from the disney UK website:

Stay at a Disney Resort and eat for FREE!
Enjoy a Disney Dining Plan at no cost for your 2009 holiday!
Book now - offer ends 4th November!

Book five nights or more at a selected Disney Resort for arrivals between 2nd August - 3rd October 2009, and you'll receive free dining for the duration of your stay for everyone in your party.

- Opt for a Disney Moderate Resort and receive a Disney Quick (Counter) Service Dining Plan for FREE
- Opt for a Disney Deluxe Resort and receive a Disney Dining Service Plan for FREE

This fantastic offer is only available for bookings made on or before 4th November 2008.

what's also interesting is that it's for a very long period - from august 2 to october 3rd....much longer than what they usually offer.

so this may be the answer - then again, what they offer in the UK isn't necessarily what they'll offer in the US (e.g., in the UK they never offer the value resorts for free dining - while in the US they do)...
but it gives an idea of what the US offer might be....i'm guessing they'll offer counter service for free with the values and moderates and maybe the regular plan with the deluxes (or maybe they won't offer that at all - just the quick service).

i suppose we'll have to wait for next april to find out what they have in mind for the rest of us...

 

[meryll83]

Last year was the first UK year that values didn't get the free dining at all.
We booked in 2006 for 2007 and got the full TS dining plan staying at Pop. Booking in 2007 for 2008 got you full TS dining plan at a mod or deluxe, and now booking for 09 you get CS plan at mods and TS at deluxes only.

This years US free dining still offered the full TS plan at values, so I'm hoping that they continue to do so, as here in the UK it gets meaner every year!!

I suppose we should be thankful they give us anything for free at all, but when you get used to it it's a shame!!

 

[disneyholic family]

Last year was the first UK year that values didn't get the free dining at all.
We booked in 2006 for 2007 and got the full TS dining plan staying at Pop. Booking in 2007 for 2008 got you full TS dining plan at a mod or deluxe, and now booking for 09 you get CS plan at mods and TS at deluxes only.

This years US free dining still offered the full TS plan at values, so I'm hoping that they continue to do so, as here in the UK it gets meaner every year!!

I suppose we should be thankful they give us anything for free at all, but when you get used to it it's a shame!!

but i've been checking the deluxe rates at the UK disney site and they're really good.....i checked for the YC and for AKL and they're very good...
and that's even if you don't take free dining into account...with the free TS dining, they're really good...
i'm on the phone with them right now...that is, i'm waiting on the phone to speak with someone...
i have a few questions...if the answers are what i'm hoping, i'll book for next summer....

 

[meryll83]

but i've been checking the deluxe rates at the UK disney site and they're really good.....i checked for the YC and for AKL and they're very good...
and that's even if you don't take free dining into account...with the free TS dining, they're really good...
i'm on the phone with them right now...that is, i'm waiting on the phone to speak with someone...
i have a few questions...if the answers are what i'm hoping, i'll book for next summer....

Hope you get the answers you are seeking!!