Changed from Free Dining code to ZJZ and it was less$$!!

[cheshirekitty]

I will be staying at the Wilderness Resort bunkbed woodland view 4 nights.2 adults 2 children 5 day hopper pass and dining for $1585. using this new code. Our original reservation was for POFQ standard room free dining for 1550. I am so happy to be at the WL for only 35 dollars more. AAA was not able to figure the best code though.

I don't understand how this is possible. We are two adults staying at a mod and the quote with the disc and dining for WL is almost $1000 more. I just priced out a mod using the code with dining and it is about $300 more than the free dining package we have now. Am I missing something or doing something wrong?

 

[MBELSANTI]

I had reservations at the Poly from 8/24 to 8/26 with one day one park tickets and then from 8/26 until 9/2 with 8 day park hoppers (that part with free dining) for 2 adults, a 10 year old and 2 younger kids.

I just switched my reservation to one continuous one with the ZJZ code from 8/24 through 9/2 with 10 day park hoppers plus water fun and dining and am saving $60. I'm thrilled that I only have one reservation now, rather than having to check in and check out again, and that we have 10 day park hoppers rather than only one day one park tickets in the beginning.

Thanks to everyone here for all the great information!

That's great! I was happy to have only one ressie also. I was stressing about having to check in again after one night. I had planned to hit the parks early that morning and I was thinking I would be stuck at guest services hoping that they wouldn't need to move me to another room!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

I don't understand how this is possible. We are two adults staying at a mod and the quote with the disc and dining for WL is almost $1000 more. I just priced out a mod using the code with dining and it is about $300 more than the free dining package we have now. Am I missing something or doing something wrong?

Try pricing it at a deluxe other than WL or AKL (as their standard rooms are the lowest priced deluxes)...I think you will see that the discount makes a much bigger difference at somewhere like the Poly or GF. If there's only two of you going and you're staying at a mod, then free DDP is the best way to go.

 

[cheshirekitty]

Try pricing it at a deluxe other than WL or AKL (as their standard rooms are the lowest priced deluxes)...I think you will see that the discount makes a much bigger difference at somewhere like the Poly or GF. If there's only two of you going and you're staying at a mod, then free DDP is the best way to go.

Thanks, that is what I figured.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

a friend at work is going to wdw in dec. 15-21, 2007. she is looking for free dining for her family for those dates. where do i go to see if free dining is available for these dates.
thank you in advance,
daniel475

Free dining is offered Aug/Sept only. It became a way to entice guests to visit WDW during the hurricane season after the couple of years with very bad hurricanes and guests not wanting to travel during those times. It became a great thing for Disney/guests and so has been offered again.

Really, it is only a good deal with a large family or for guests who do a sit down every day as the room is rack rate and good room only discounts are usually available for August/September.

Your friend would save the most by watching here for a December code(which should be released in a few weeks) - using a great Disney Specialist TA, book now and the TA will do their best when the code comes out to get the rate adjusted - or watch here and be ready to call the morning the code is released to get the rate changed. Always better to have a reservation so the rate can be adjusted, rather than trying to snag a room during a very busy season.

Hope it all works out great for your friend!

 

[jcemom]

Originally Posted by kimcomeau
I will be staying at the Wilderness Resort bunkbed woodland view 4 nights.2 adults 2 children 5 day hopper pass and dining for $1585. using this new code. Our original reservation was for POFQ standard room free dining for 1550. I am so happy to be at the WL for only 35 dollars more. AAA was not able to figure the best code though.

I don't understand how this is possible. We are two adults staying at a mod and the quote with the disc and dining for WL is almost $1000 more. I just priced out a mod using the code with dining and it is about $300 more than the free dining package we have now. Am I missing something or doing something wrong?

I was wondering the same thing. I didn't think the discount with the code was that good, not better than free DDP for more than a couple of people in the room. WL is going for $140/night, standard view, according to Mouse Savers.

I'm paying $145/night at POFQ with free DDP, so $10 more than that WL room. However, with two adults and one child it would cost me the extra $10 per night for WL, plus another $89/night for DDP... $104/night total to upgrade with the code.

 

[klj27]

How are you using a code on your room rate and purchasing dining. We were told that you could only add dining if you were paying rack rate for your room.

 

[mrzrich]

a friend at work is going to wdw in dec. 15-21, 2007. she is looking for free dining for her family for those dates. where do i go to see if free dining is available for these dates.
thank you in advance,
daniel475

Its not. Free dining was a promotion offered for the end of August thru Sept. And It had to be purchased b June 24th.

 

[MAGICX2]

My Mom has a ressie at POR for 9/19 departing 9/24 with 5 day Park hoppers, no extras and it expires. She also got the free dining. The total for the package for two people is $1341.88 or $268.38 per night. Would they be better off going with the ZJZ discount and adding there dining?

 

[kelscross]

I just tried the Poly for our dates and there is no availability, so I don't know if it would be a savings. We could switch to a different resort, but we want to stay at the Poly so we'll take our free dining and live with it. There would have to be over a $1200 savings in order to beat the free dining for us. We have always paid out of pocket for food (no dining plan free or not). So, even if we are paying rack rate, our food bill for the week comes to approx $1200...so I think the free dining would give us a better deal.

Or at least I'm trying to convince myself of that so I won't be tempted to change. (deep breaths, deep breaths...we're staying at the Poly...don't look anywhere else)

 

[jcemom]

My Mom has a ressie at POR for 9/19 departing 9/24 with 5 day Park hoppers, no extras and it expires. She also got the free dining. The total for the package for two people is $1341.88 or $268.38 per night. Would they be better off going with the ZJZ discount and adding there dining?

For two people they'd be better off with free dining. The new discount was only giving about $40 off per night at Mods from what I figured.

 

[madenon]

Another one who changed here! The CM applied the ZJZ for me looking into CBR. I had ASMo booked, but wanted to upgrade to CBR. Turns out using the ZJZ to book CBR is $57.12 cheaper than upgrading my free dining reservation from ASMo to CBR. This is a package for one person, so even for those travelling solo and staying at a mod this code would save money over the free dining.


KLJ; when you book online, first book the room only code. (the BUL-action). Than you can simply add the ticket. Afterwards; change the package (last on the page before the totall amount) to MYW with dining. That way you can see the totall price. It is possible online and by phone, I just did it myself. We started out with the BUL, which the CM found out couldn't ad the dining, so she changed to ZJZ and was succesfull without a problem.

 

[torinsmom]

What dates are these codes for? ANd where do you put the code if you're booking online? I don't see a spot

Marsha

 

[madenon]

Marsha, if you are on the homepage;

- scroll down. All the way down on the right, you'll see "great resort offers". Click on that
- you'll get a list of the rules etc. about the BUL-code. The dates are stated there; Available most nights July 29 - August 2, August 5 - 9, August 12 - 29 and September 2 - 29, 2007 in a standard room.
- about half way down, you'll see the button "get started". Click on there.
- fill in your traveldates and partysize
- choose the resort you'ld like
- you'll now get a quote for a room only.
- pick your desired view
-Scroll down to ticket options and open the screen. NOT on the right (that doesn't seem to work all the times), but on the left big blocks on the main part.
- the last option before the totall amount stated is "packages". Open that if you want to add dining. Add dining.
- You'll now see a totall quote for the ZJZ-code. (the site will apply it by itself if you went through that "great resort offers".
- you can dubble check, because above the quote it'll have a blue block in which it states; special rate.

Good luck!

 

[torinsmom]

Marsha, if you are on the homepage;

- scroll down. All the way down on the right, you'll see "great resort offers". Click on that
- you'll get a list of the rules etc. about the BUL-code. The dates are stated there; Available most nights July 29 - August 2, August 5 - 9, August 12 - 29 and September 2 - 29, 2007 in a standard room.
- about half way down, you'll see the button "get started". Click on there.
- fill in your traveldates and partysize
- choose the resort you'ld like
- you'll now get a quote for a room only.
- pick your desired view
-Scroll down to ticket options and open the screen. NOT on the right (that doesn't seem to work all the times), but on the left big blocks on the main part.
- the last option before the totall amount stated is "packages". Open that if you want to add dining. Add dining.
- You'll now see a totall quote for the ZJZ-code. (the site will apply it by itself if you went through that "great resort offers".
- you can dubble check, because above the quote it'll have a blue block in which it states; special rate.

Good luck!

Thanks for the step by step, I really appreciate it! Unfortunately, we are going in October, so the code wouldn't help me anyway. Are there ever any codes for October? It used to be value season, but seems like they've decided its regular season now.

Marsha

 

[Dopey's twin Dippy]

im not trying to be nosy, well i guess i am.......but what price per night did you get for cbr. im going to call later. we got the 59.00 postcard though. thanks.

 

[madenon]

No prob, Dopey. This is what I payed;

$311,- for a 9 day MYW ticket + park hopper and water park & fun
$ 311.92 for the DDP
$ 937.15 for the room
which makes a grand totall of $ 1560.07 or $104,- excl tax for the room per night. Which should be the rate you'ld get at any mod (standard room) with this code. Value is $69,- for standard and $169 for SSR.

By the way, you can get a great insight in the costs (incl. per night) if you follow the steps I posted earlier. (and yes, CBR is still available for this code online)


Marsha, sorry to hear you can't benefit. Hopefully something will come up for october also!

 

[Dopey's twin Dippy]

oh thank you so much..............im going to call in a little . see my dh wanted to go on his b.day, which is halloween...........but with the postcard iwas hoping we could go in sept. of course withall the free dining, it prob. will be pretty packed.ohwell.............i will call...thanks again.

 

[madenon]

You're welcome. Keeping fingers crossed you'll get what you want.

The free dining is a definate hit. But on the other hand; all possible views are still open for booking -well that is, for my date anyway- with the BUL/BUK and ZJZ and without any code. So there must be enough vacancy left yet.

 

[tcp0421]

Ok, am I paying a lot or what? Reading threw everyones posts I feel I am paying more for some reason. Does this seem right. We paid $2,935 8 nights at POR. No hoppers, no water parks, just base tickets. It does include our flight though which was almost $200/person.