40% Discount or Free Dining

[Mermaid2sea]

We are currently holding a 40% Discount at the Pop if an offer comes up for Free Dining for our dates should we opt for the Free Dining.

There will be 4 of us travelling 2 Adults and 2 Children aged 14 and 12.

Thanks

 

[TarzansKat]

We are currently holding a 40% Discount at the Pop if an offer comes up for Free Dining for our dates should we opt for the Free Dining.

There will be 4 of us travelling 2 Adults and 2 Children aged 14 and 12.

Thanks

Last year, when I pulled numbers for us as a family of three, the 40% off was a better deal. May I ask how many nights, etc, you'll be staying?

 

[Sandisw]

The dining plan is $39.99 per day, per person so it saves your family $160.00 per day, more than the 40% discount per day you are getting at the Pop.

If it comes out, go with that!

 

[TarzansKat]

Sandisw, you're right. I was totally forgetting that the op's kids would be charged as adults.

 

[Mermaid2sea]

Last year, when I pulled numbers for us as a family of three, the 40% off was a better deal. May I ask how many nights, etc, you'll be staying?

Thank you

We will be going to for 14 nights....

 

[missmun52]

For your fam. free dining is a much better deal.

It all depends on the amount of people, and the resort. I have a split ressie at POP and ALk so if free dining comes out I will apply it to my pop ressie ony and pay oop for the days I am at AKL.

 

[Mermaid2sea]

For your fam. free dining is a much better deal.

It all depends on the amount of people, and the resort. I have a split ressie at POP and ALk so if free dining comes out I will apply it to my pop ressie ony and pay oop for the days I am at AKL.

If we decide to go for Free Dining then that means we will need to get atleast one day's worth of tickets? right??

 

[YesMickey]

If we decide to go for Free Dining then that means we will need to get atleast one day's worth of tickets? right??

Well, I am pretty sure you will have to get a Magic Your Way plus dining package for as many days you will want to have free dining. IE; you can not get a one day park pass and get 5 days of free dining because you are staying 5 nights at a resort. That defeats the whole purpose of what disney is doing. They want you to go to the park 5 days and then give you 5 days of free dining. I could be wrong, but I think Disney is smarter than that. I have never gotten free dining so I really am not 100% positive.

 

[smithmom]

Actually, I believe you're right. You only need to buy tickets for one day. At least that's how it worked a few years ago. Book within the time restriction at a Disney resort and you'll get the free dining for the length of your stay. Call to be sure, but that's how it used to be.

 

[Momto3Girls&Max]

In the past, only a 1 day park ticket has been required to qualify for free dining. The same was true for the bounceback offered in August/Setpember, 2008.

 

[Disneychix]

If you want to stay at POP go with free dining. If you're thinking of upgrading resorts the 40% will be a better option.

 

[pixietwin]

I asked this question about a week ago and stated that I didn't know what free dining entails so please give details - wasn't offered much back. Nobody said it was for $40 a day per adult. Would have been nice to have known that. I also asked if there was a FAQ for free dining..nobody posted :-( One nice person posted a good deal of info about the points - but I also wanted to know the daily value..so if it's just me and DH, we'd be allowed $80 a day total?

 

[missmun52]

First let me say that in the past you only need one day park tickets for everyone in the room over 3 and if you already have a annual pass or something you can always save that one day ticket and use it towards another one.

I asked this question about a week ago and stated that I didn't know what free dining entails so please give details - wasn't offered much back. Nobody said it was for $40 a day per adult. Would have been nice to have known that. I also asked if there was a FAQ for free dining..nobody posted :-( One nice person posted a good deal of info about the points - but I also wanted to know the daily value..so if it's just me and DH, we'd be allowed $80 a day total?

Now the dining plan is about 39.99 per day per adult, and I think around 11.99for children. So for just you and your DH you would be paying about $80 for the plan per night. You get one table service, one counter service and one snack each per day. You can spend more than $80, just depends on how much your meals come out to be.

In the past me and my DH have spent aound $100 for dinner alone, not including our lunch wich averaged around $25, and snacks about $7, so its a great deal.

Now in the OPs case pop only costs about $80 per night and with the 40% off it comes to be about $49 or so. Because her kids all need the adult plan it would cost about $160 per day. Now a $160 savings from the dining plan is far better than a 30-40$ savings per night with the 40% code at a value.

 

[pixietwin]

We're staying at CSR and with the 40% off, it comes to about $100 a night for each 7 nights and we're paying regular value for the other 3 ($170 per night).

I'm assuming based on what you guys have said, that the free dining for me and DH for 9 nights would be a savings of approx. $766 when you add the 6.5% FL food tax. With the 40% Pin rate, we're saving $490 for the base resort rate - plus saving the tax on top of that for a total savings right now of $551 *since hotel rates are at the 12.5 percent tax rate* Does that look correct?

Hope to see free dining. If we have the 40% pin rate, can you get free dining if they offer it to Disney Visa card holders added. I read that only one discount, but it would be a Disney Visa discount so I hoped it could be added to a Pin discount.

 

[missmun52]

We're staying at CSR and with the 40% off, it comes to about $100 a night for each 7 nights and we're paying regular value for the other 3 ($170 per night).

I'm assuming based on what you guys have said, that the free dining for me and DH for 9 days would be a savings of approx. $383 when you add the 6.5% FL food tax. With the 40% Pin rate, we're saving $490 for the base resort rate - plus saving the tax on top of that for a total savings right now of $551 *since hotel rates are at the 12.5 percent tax rate* Does that look correct?

If I can get a free dining plan of over $550 it would be better - but only if it's more than what I'm saving for the 40% pin rate. I guess it's unlikely that a 9 day free dining plan for two adults would come to that amount, right?

Free dining for 8 nights (it goes by night not day)would save you $640 for the two of you, so its a better deal.

For 10 nights it would save you $800

 

[pixietwin]

Yep, see my corrected post..I was figuring up for one person I guess = Oh, and I added a question about the Disney Visa free dining as well.

 

[disneynuts777]

I asked this question about a week ago and stated that I didn't know what free dining entails so please give details - wasn't offered much back. Nobody said it was for $40 a day per adult. Would have been nice to have known that. I also asked if there was a FAQ for free dining..nobody posted :-( One nice person posted a good deal of info about the points - but I also wanted to know the daily value..so if it's just me and DH, we'd be allowed $80 a day total?

There is no daily value placed on the dining plan. $39.99 per adult per night is what disney charges you to participate in the DDP. This entitles you to one snack, one counter service and one table service per night.
Snack= one individual serving of an item. (ice cream bar, popcorn etc....)
CS= 1 drink, 1 burger/fries, 1 dessert
TS= 1 drink, 1 entree, 1 dessert
Depending on what you order will decide on whether or not you actually spend the $40.00 you shelled out for the DDP. In most cases you at least break even.
So for example:

Snack= 1 mickey head ice cream $2.50

1 CS= Cosmic Rays -1 bottle water $2.50, Burger w/fries 7.59, choc cake $3.59. Total Approx $13.00

1 TS=Tony Town Square- 1 drink $2.50, Pork Tenderloin Entree $18.99, Lemon Cake $5.49. Total Approx $27.00

Total for Day approx= $2.50+ 13.00+ 27.00= $43.00

Hopes this helps a little.

 

[THEVACATIONFAMILY]

We are currently holding a 40% Discount at the Pop if an offer comes up for Free Dining for our dates should we opt for the Free Dining.

There will be 4 of us travelling 2 Adults and 2 Children aged 14 and 12.

Thanks

I would take the 40% code and use it on the dining plan, it will save you alot...Could you tell me when and where you got the code and could I get one to use for February...Thanks

 

[Mermaid2sea]

I would take the 40% code and use it on the dining plan, it will save you alot...Could you tell me when and where you got the code and could I get one to use for February...Thanks

I used it with our airline employee discount earlier this week for 2 weeks in August.

 

[vleeth]

If we have the 40% pin rate, can you get free dining if they offer it to Disney Visa card holders added. I read that only one discount, but it would be a Disney Visa discount so I hoped it could be added to a Pin discount.

No, you can still only use one or the other. That would be nice if they would let us do that.