2016 Free Dining Watch ~ Part 2

[LovingDisney2012]

Just glanced at the clock, and the adrenaline has kicked in! Drop it like it's hot Disney!

 

[archdandy]

T-minus two minutes!

 

[sahm2two]

still at 9 special offers for me... and the sad little storm trooper all alone up top

 

[CaraMiaBelle]

OMG it says 0 special offers!!!

I'm still seeing them...

 

[nickieluv]

Hi everyone! I've been reading on the forums for a couple of years now, but I have never registered or posted until tonight. We had free dining once, several years ago, but usually it is not offered for dates that we are going. We might have a shot this year in August, and I have an opinion question for you all.

We have been to Disney 5 times already. We've not done everything, of course, but we are familiar with what is there. This trip is only being considered because we'd like to see all of the new things - the Star Wars fireworks, Frozen ride, new Soarin' - and a few old favorites. We have little ones but we get around the parks in good time.

I was just playing around with booking, looking at options of ticket length etc., and I had a thought. If we get 5 day tickets with water park, it is almost the same price as getting 2 day tickets with water park and upgrading to deluxe dining. We would stay 6 nights. Would this in any possible way be worth it? We would do a half day in each park, hitting the highlights. We would have three free days to go to the water parks and enjoy our hotel pool and Disney Springs. We would have all kinds of dining credits, which we would use to splurge on as many 2 credit meals as possible. We are a family of 6, so a dinner show costs us at least $200, making the approximately $1000 deluxe upgrade still less expensive than paying out of pocket for the non-covered meals on the regular dining plan, if I am figuring right - although of course we wouldn't book so many reservations if we didn't have deluxe dining, but I could drive myself crazy with all the permutations.

Anyway - would any of you ever do that? Sacrifice park time for more of a freewheeling experience and go nuts on trying new restaurants that would traditionally be way too expensive for us?

 

[ThisMommyLovesMickey]

Everyone remember to sign in to MDE ahead of time to save time!

 

[kellyjeanie]

still at 9 special offers for me... and the sad little storm trooper all alone up top

He's hungry. He needs free dining.

 

[SJSloan]

Command + R

Thank you! That's what I was doing but wasn't sure if it was that "non-cached" thing.

 

[elle325]

T minus 60 seconds...or not.

 

[VACamm]

Here's a tidbit to keep ya'll busy.

Wait... is that for free dining? or for only a percentage discount off for room only?

 

[archdandy]

Everyone remember to sign in to MDE ahead of time to save time!

Very important!

 

[Dancerwife]

Silly question....when do the waterparks close? We are thinking late November but aren't they closed then?

They only close one at a time for refurbishment. Typhoon Lagoon should be open in November .

 

[KT0191]

Nothing on my end.

 

[LovingDisney2012]

Nothing yet.

 

[nicynot]

or not

 

[hdh23]

Ummm.....this is frustrating! So, if we have to end up calling in the morning... the lines open at 7am Florida time right?

 

[archdandy]

Nadda!

 

[1sttimedisneymama]

Nothing showing for me

 

[VACamm]

And..... I still am showing the same 9 offers at Midnight.

 

[sweetcarolinamoma]

y'all, my heart is about to beat out of my chest....