2015 FREE DINING THREAD _ All Questions HERE!!

[themommy]

Anyone else had complete silence from the beginning? I never was prompted to enter any info. Have I waited an hour and ten minutes stupidly...ugh

It took all of my info and then went silent on me.

 

[Just Love Disney]

They are going to do a referb on the pirate rooms. I can't remember if it is supposed to be completed by Aug or Oct though. Don't know if the beds will grow like the other other referbs they did though.

Thanks for the update. I thought they had finished renovations already. At any rate, for us the pirates are still too far from the food court. We enjoy our mug refills many times a day and that's just too far to walk after a long day in the park. Yes, we know there are internal buses but we think POP will be a better fit as far as proximity to the amenities. Oh, and I did read that the food court at AoA is amazing. That'll be fun to check out! Looking for the silver lining

 

[Cambribec]

The Disney site is not working at.all. this morning. So frustrating.

 

[NHTikiBeckie]

Oh my word...I give up. What a hassle!

 

[Ahodgson923]

I ended up just booking Pop Century, upgraded the dining plan and saved ~$300 vs. our estimate for Standard View CSR. Very bad business model by Disney to not release more Standard Rooms at the Mods.

How do you figure? If they are filling at rack rate, how would it be a GOOD business model to offer them at a discount?

 

[Bella749]

It took all of my info and then went silent on me.

Don't hang up. I had silence for 25 minutes than a CM came on.

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

My son will be 10 when we go, but right now he's listed on the dining plan as a kid because his birthday is next month. Will they change it to adult by the time we go?

My daughter is currently 9, but will also turn 10 by the time we go. She is listed as a 10 year old on our reservation. I don't think they will change his dining plan category automatically. You'll probably have to correct that prior to paying your package in full.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

How do you figure? If they are filling at rack rate, how would it be a GOOD business model to offer them at a discount?

Exactly.
The person I talked to said a lot of people at the call center were surprised they even offered free dining because there were so many bookings for the rest of the year. She said availability was very limited.

 

[rey_rey]

can someone please tell me what number i should be calling. i can't even get into a hold queue

 

[Cambribec]

What are the wait times like over the phone right now? Online it appears to be working until you go to select a resort, then it kicks you back to the resort page that lists them all. It doesn't let you select anything.

 

[Elffriend]

It took all of my info and then went silent on me.

I was never prompted to enter any info. After a couple of minutes of silence I was told my estimated waited time was 54 minutes. After an hour and a half of silence I got a real, live person.

 

[disneydoll87]

my MDE is still blank, says it cant connect with reservations...OH NO

Mine is doing the same thing! I am trying to remain calm lol. If I click on my itinerary I can see my plans there but when I click on Reservations and Tickets it says the same thing. My thinking is just that the server is extremely busy. I was able to get in this morning with the modify button I wish I just clicked it then and there, but silly me thought I would have no problem calling Disney directly (WRONG!)

Let me know when yours starts working again!

 

[themommy]

Don't hang up. I had silence for 25 minutes than a CM came on.

It's been an hour and 20 minutes now. LOL

 

[Just Love Disney]

My friend has been on hold for almost 2 hours and in silence lol She's like its a Disney nightmare

I actually prefer the silence over the music that is always crackly and fades in and out

 

[LouFapp]

Wow. Up a 4:15 trying to book and getting nothing but errors until i give up at 6:45. Dreading the 7:00 am call hold because I had to be in the hotel conference room by 8. Call right at 7 and more problems. Ahhhhhh. And then the automated system finally answers around 5 after. Great, going to be on hold until I have to leave. 5 minutes later a CM!!!!!!!!! Off the phone by 7:25 with a room at Old Key West for my desired dates. Just when you are about to give up on Disney, they renew your faith in Magic!

 

[crb60]

How do you figure? If they are filling at rack rate, how would it be a GOOD business model to offer them at a discount?

I'm figuring that some people who would have booked Moderates are now booking Values (I have seen more than myself say they did this as well) and lost atleast $300 in revenue.

 

[CCdisney]

Ok sorry for the newbie question but I'm confused. I think that I read that if I have a 6 night stay then the park hopper is not required, is this true? Thanks!

 

[lizzytizzy]

I just booked free Dining at Coronado and print out at time said regular dining plan - 1 TS, 1QS, 1 snack. But now the confirmation email says Quick Service! What! And I can't get through on the phones now.

I have the same problem and called first thing this morning. They showed that I have Disney Dining Plan!

 

[themommy]

I was never prompted to enter any info. After a couple of minutes of silence I was told my estimated waited time was 54 minutes. After an hour and a half of silence I got a real, live person.

That does not bode well for me then. It told me 90 minutes.

 

[vicarrieous]

Wow. Up a 4:15 trying to book and getting nothing but errors until i give up at 6:45. Dreading the 7:00 am call hold because I had to be in the hotel conference room by 8. Call right at 7 and more problems. Ahhhhhh. And then the automated system finally answers around 5 after. Great, going to be on hold until I have to leave. 5 minutes later a CM!!!!!!!!! Off the phone by 7:25 with a room at Old Key West for my desired dates. Just when you are about to give up on Disney, they renew your faith in Magic!

Glad you got what you wanted @LouFapp !