About to make reservation..wait for Aug 3rd?

[pradamom]

I was about to call and make last minute reservation for Oct 10-15. However, I read that free dining is about to "happen". If I make the call on Aug, 3rd and rearrange our dates to begin on Oct. 8th-will I have free dining until the 13th?

 

[milmore104]

I was about to call and make last minute reservation for Oct 10-15. However, I read that free dining is about to "happen". If I make the call on Aug, 3rd and rearrange our dates to begin on Oct. 8th-will I have free dining until the 13th?

Yes as long as you check in the last day of the promotion you get the FD for your entire stay.

 

[Bete]

For one, there may be restrictions on which rooms will have the offer. Some of the time they restrict which resort rooms get the code. For example, there have been times where family suites where excluded from the deal. There can be other restrictions, too.

Second, it becomes a hassle changing your reservation and modifying it for the promo; since, you booked without the promo. It's not a simple change.

Also, there are limits to how many rooms in each category is available for the free dining; it's not endless.

The most important reason is you have a catch. No one knows yet if you start your trip on a good date for the promo that you can continue onto blackout dates. I tried calling about this and all 3 CMs (I tried more than once) said it can go either way with a code. Sometimes Disney gets very strict about it. Obviously, the CMs would not verify any code being available when I called; they spoke from their experiences with past promos.

 

[LookinUp]

I would be inclined to make the reservation online, since the new day "begins" an hour earlier than for the CRO phone lines. So on August 3, be online by 6am EDT.

Also, for any TS dining, I'd go ahead and make those ADRs right away, ahead of the crowd. And look for new times for popular ones like Chef Mickey's and Cindy's. They'll often add lunches during peak FD periods.