2018 Free Dining Watch Thread V3

[mamamelody2]

Okay, finally able to get on and report on my experience.

Went to bed last night at 12:15, set alarm for 2, then 3:15, then 4:30, then 5:50 (when I had to get up and get going).
Got up at 5:50, refreshed once, nothing. Refreshed again and there it was. I was able to modify my Sports standard room reservation for 8/30-9/8 no problem. No glitches or issues. Yay!! So excited!!
Loooonnnggg day at work though, LOL. So tired!

 

[KingdomBound]

So did everyone get what they wanted?

Yes!! Thank you for your info!

 

[jjjones325]

Trying to help a friend with a family of 5. They have a reservation just outside of the window in December, and it's at POR. Trying to see if I can help them switch, but the only thing I can find is the Cabins at WL for 12/8 - 12/14. Is that's all that's available already?

 

[mamamelody2]

So did everyone get what they wanted?

Yes! Thanks so much for your help!

 

[disneyjr77]

So did everyone get what they wanted?

Yup! There were a few glitches trying to modify, so after trying that twice I just booked another ressie.

Thanks for the info!

 

[scrappinginontario]

So did everyone get what they wanted?

Thanks for all your help!!

We got our Plan B dates....which have become our new Plan A!

Does anyone know if POP ever has more rooms open up later? I booked it fine around 10am, but booked standard. There was still pool view available, but I was in a rush so decided to modify later. Bad plan. Now it's booked to capacity. Any chance I'll get to change that before we leave?

Keep trying. I know I have some stuff I'm trying to cancel eventually but need to call and try to update something so until then keeping what I have.

If it helps at all, we have 20+ stays at Pop and much prefer Standard rooms over the others, especially the 60's section overlooking the lake!

 

[teller80]

Anyone need Pop from 12/8 - 12/16 with free dining? I booked this morning but we can't go. I'm going to cancel it but would be willing to coordinate my cancellation with someone booking to see if they can get my offer. PM me.

 

[HopperFan]

Glad a CM helped you. Were you able to secure FD at Pop for your dates? I've tried and tried without success so we're going in December. Booked flights this morning so guess the decision is officially made for us...lol...I think!!

Thought of you. I tried to price out my September trip with FD, and was surprised it offered me Aug 2 on. Then when I clicked through on my dates it said I needed Canadian Credit Card and address. Then Disney sent an email stating my profile had changed and to call if it wasn't me. So I called, IT can't figure it out, said everything looks good .............. but told me to shut all down and reboot so we'll see. All I can see is it keeps changing my US English to Canadian English ... is it that different?

 

[Disney Ron]

My pleasure everyone. BTW at 4:19 this morning my source texted me to call him. I did not see his text until 5:15 and called him and he gave me all the resort info I was waiting for. So I quickly come to this thread to let everyone know my new info and realized FD has dropped 20 minutes earlier so there was no need for me to post the info.

Oh well I'm really happy for everyone.

 

[Mamaof6]

I believe AOA Suites are excluded

I did manage to book an art of animation suite the cars one from December 19 through the 24th and I did get free dining six people it was about 5400

 

[lelew]

I just plugged my numbers and free dining is $600 more than my original package because I only wanted 2 day park hopper plus water park not 4 day that seems to be offered with free dining. With my package I booked before free dining came out is at the cabin with the regular dining plan and 2 park days with water parks for 3 kids and 2 adults was 3600. For free dining with two extra park day that I don't need is 4,200.

 

[sharonabe]

Trying to help a friend with a family of 5. They have a reservation just outside of the window in December, and it's at POR. Trying to see if I can help them switch, but the only thing I can find is the Cabins at WL for 12/8 - 12/14. Is that's all that's available already?

For a family of 5, it very well could be all that's left. There just aren't that many rooms in the value/mod category that fit 5 people to begin with.

Thought of you. I tried to price out my September trip with FD, and was surprised it offered me Aug 2 on. Then when I clicked through on my dates it said I needed Canadian Credit Card and address. Then Disney sent an email stating my profile had changed and to call if it wasn't me. So I called, IT can't figure it out, said everything looks good .............. but told me to shut all down and reboot so we'll see. All I can see is it keeps changing my US English to Canadian English ... is it that different?

Funny. I don't even have anything booked, and haven't since our trip last November, but today (using Chrome) every time I go to the website and start to price out something, it has defaulted to the Canadian version. It's easy to change it, but it is strange.

 

[JenniferYoung44]

Anyone need Pop from 12/8 - 12/16 with free dining? I booked this morning but we can't go. I'm going to cancel it but would be willing to coordinate my cancellation with someone booking to see if they can get my offer. PM me.

Doesn’t really work like that. It’s not like an ADR when you release a FD ressie it goes back into the general inventory, not the FD inventory. Then at sometime in the future if Disney still needs to sell that room they may choose to put it back into the promo inventory, but there’s guarantee when or if that will happen.

 

[Malificient Tater]

So did everyone get what they wanted?

Yes and THANK YOU so very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

Trying to help a friend with a family of 5. They have a reservation just outside of the window in December, and it's at POR. Trying to see if I can help them switch, but the only thing I can find is the Cabins at WL for 12/8 - 12/14. Is that's all that's available already?

Most likely that is all, but that is because a family of 5 is very restricted on where they can stay as far as mods. CBR was showing up available this morning. The cabins at FW are a lot of fun, we stayed there 2 years ago and brought our golf cart down, it was a blast!

 

[JessHH]

Could not get FD for our original Beach Club reservation, but we were able to switch over to Yacht Club (looks nice) for the earlier week....stinks to pay parking, but the savings will far outweigh the parking costs. The Disney person I talked to on the phone said beach club was almost impossible unless you were willing to upgrade to the more expensive rooms, so kudos to those who were able to make it happen. We tried immediately online when it dropped last night and nothing, not even RO discount was available. Oh well...same awesome pool, food and wine festival, a few more steps to Epcot to burn those calories and we are going back to Disney!

 

[dmbucsfan]

Anyone need Pop from 12/8 - 12/16 with free dining? I booked this morning but we can't go. I'm going to cancel it but would be willing to coordinate my cancellation with someone booking to see if they can get my offer. PM me.

PM'ed you!

 

[jjjones325]

Most likely that is all, but that is because a family of 5 is very restricted on where they can stay as far as mods. CBR was showing up available this morning. The cabins at FW are a lot of fun, we stayed there 2 years ago and brought our golf cart down, it was a blast!

Yes, I'm trying to convince them it's a great place. But, their whole trip would increase $100 due to room cost difference and they only have base tickets currently. Not sure they want to spend extra money after I told them I saved $1075 at POP for September.

 

[Jadeey]

No, unfortunately we couldn’t get free dining. (Nov 25th - Dec 7th at Pop) Couldn’t modify and then when I tried to find another resort there were no values with that date range available. I’m hoping perhaps something will open up over the next few days/weeks.

We were always planning to go anyway so I just have to remind myself it isn’t the end of the world, at least we are going to Disney!

I do have a question. Our 3 year old eats hardly anything (not picky, just not a big eater). Obviously at buffets we have to pay for her, but at other table service can just my husband and I buy meals and then share ours with her? Or if she’s at the table will they want her to order something?

 

[HopperFan]

Trying to help a friend with a family of 5. They have a reservation just outside of the window in December, and it's at POR. Trying to see if I can help them switch, but the only thing I can find is the Cabins at WL for 12/8 - 12/14. Is that's all that's available already?

Just in case ..... the Cabins are NOT at WL, and you can not use the amenities at WL if you are in the Cabins. They are in the campground. Just in case you didn't know that, because that would be a deal breaker for me.