DIS/DISUnplugged/Dreams December Event Info DISapalooza

[katscradle]

Hi Guy's!
This whole thing about the dining has me confused.
If you are staying at a DVC on points, and you do not have a Disney Visa, b/c you are not a resident of the US.
Are you eligible for this dining thing or not?

 

[spaddy]

Hi Guy's!
This whole thing about the dining has me confused.
If you are staying at a DVC on points, and you do not have a Disney Visa, b/c you are not a resident of the US.
Are you eligible for this dining thing or not?

You have to pay rack rate on the room to get free dining. If you are staying on points you can't get free dining.

 

[katscradle]

You have to pay rack rate on the room to get free dining. If you are staying on points you can't get free dining.

Thank you!

 

[maroo]

Thank you!

actually...

check back Monday....they say that the Free Dining offer will be extended to the public on Monday.

 

[tickledtink33]

You have to pay rack rate on the room to get free dining. If you are staying on points you can't get free dining.

actually...

check back Monday....they say that the Free Dining offer will be extended to the public on Monday.

Anne is correct. It doesn't matter if free dining is extended to the public. If you are staying on DVC points you are not eligible for free dining.

 

[baby1disney]

gOOd mORNINg pEOPLe!!!!

I jUSt tHOUGHt iT wOULd bE fUN tO dO tHIs!!!! OK...sO iT's nOt!!!!

Ok.....Now...that I'm sleep typing...hi everyone!!!

 

[kathrna]

Good Monday morning to all!

 

[jeanigor]

Morning all!!!! I hope everyone that wanted to was able to grab a piece of the free dining offer.

That reminds me. We went to Wendy's for dinner on Friday, the same one we went to two weeks ago. They had a sign on the door offering something. I am sure it was one the manager printed up in the back. It said something something something dinning something something. DP wouldn't let me take a photo. But I thought my DIS friends might enjoy that. (Maybe the manager is a DISer....aren't we the only people that spell dining with three n's?)

Oh yeah. And whoever stole my sleep time over the weekend, you owe me.

Couple months friends, couple months!!!!

 

[tiggerbell]

Oh yeah. And whoever stole my sleep time over the weekend, you owe me.

Oops, sorry - that was me! I took a 1 1/2 hour nap that felt like a full night's sleep Saturday AND didn't interfere with Saturday night's sleep! AWESOME!

 

[shellyminnie]

Oops, sorry - that was me! I took a 1 1/2 hour nap that felt like a full night's sleep Saturday AND didn't interfere with Saturday night's sleep! AWESOME!

Jaime, do you have a new ticker or am I seeing things??

 

[baby1disney]

Oops, sorry - that was me! I took a 1 1/2 hour nap that felt like a full night's sleep Saturday AND didn't interfere with Saturday night's sleep! AWESOME!

I wish I could do that......ugh!!!!

 

[tiggerbell]

Jaime, do you have a new ticker or am I seeing things??

Sandy let us know last month that she wants to spend her 65th birthday in Disney with Rhonda, Cheryl, and me.

I suppose I should tell Cheryl at some point, huh?

 

[shellyminnie]

Sandy let us know last month that she wants to spend her 65th birthday in Disney with Rhonda, Cheryl, and me.

I suppose I should tell Cheryl at some point, huh?

Nah, just pack her up and throw her on the plane.

 

[deide71]

Okay guys I need some advice:

I booked our Disapalooza package through DU. When the AP rates came out I emailed for a change. She took a while to get back to me, and when she did my first choice of resort was not available. No problem, I thought, but the next morning sure enough, the room was available again...so I email her back. This time she makes the change. All is good, although I feel as if I am doing most of the work here, I am happy.

So then Disney Visa free dining rolls around. I send her an email requesting a change to this promotion, and mention that my current package was paid for with my Disney Visa. Unfortunately I also decide to downgrade to a different resort to save money. I clearly list my dates, 1st and second resort choices, dining plan, ticket need etc. She responds 4 hours later telling me she is confused. I send her another email listing exactly what I want like this:

12/10-12/13
Pop Century standard view
basic dining plan
1 day magic your way tickets
Disney visa free dining promotion

She sends me another email telling me this promotion is only for Disney visa card holders. I had already told her I was currently booked through her with a Disney Visa. I finally got frustrated and told her to just cancel, I'll just book it myself. She has not responded since Friday.


I don't want to make a big deal out of this. I really want to book through DU. I've booked a cruise through them with no trouble before, but I am afraid I will miss out on a good promotion. Is it possible to switch to a different DU TA?

Sorry for the long post but I need some advice.

 

[aspen37]

Okay guys I need some advice:

I booked our Disapalooza package through DU. When the AP rates came out I emailed for a change. She took a while to get back to me, and when she did my first choice of resort was not available. No problem, I thought, but the next morning sure enough, the room was available again...so I email her back. This time she makes the change. All is good, although I feel as if I am doing most of the work here, I am happy.

So then Disney Visa free dining rolls around. I send her an email requesting a change to this promotion, and mention that my current package was paid for with my Disney Visa. Unfortunately I also decide to downgrade to a different resort to save money. I clearly list my dates, 1st and second resort choices, dining plan, ticket need etc. She responds 4 hours later telling me she is confused. I send her another email listing exactly what I want like this:

12/10-12/13
Pop Century standard view
basic dining plan
1 day magic your way tickets
Disney visa free dining promotion

She sends me another email telling me this promotion is only for Disney visa card holders. I had already told her I was currently booked through her with a Disney Visa. I finally got frustrated and told her to just cancel, I'll just book it myself. She has not responded since Friday.


I don't want to make a big deal out of this. I really want to book through DU. I've booked a cruise through them with no trouble before, but I am afraid I will miss out on a good promotion. Is it possible to switch to a different DU TA?

Sorry for the long post but I need some advice.

Sorry you're having such a problem. I would PM John about it. He will take care of it I'm sure.

 

[deide71]

Sorry you're having such a problem. I would PM John about it. He will take care of it I'm sure.

Thanks for the advice, but I hate to bother someone over a $500 package. I just booked it myself online, she still has not responded to my email from Friday. I really wanted to book through DU though. I guess if she gets back to me with the reservation adjusted I will just cancel the one I made online. Next time I will use Mindy! I see she's a Dreams agent now.

 

[baby1disney]

Hey...has anyone heard of a rumor that pretty much for the next 3-5 years from now...Disney is going to do the free dining plan from September-December?!?!?

I just had a client walk in and ask me about that....everyone here knows I'm a Disney freak and they figured that I would know!!!

I told them that I personally have not heard about that...but I knew just where to go for that information!!!

SOOO...if someone has..please do tell!!!

If this is true,that would be SOOOO freakin AWESOME!!!

 

[firsttimemom]

Hey...has anyone heard of a rumor that pretty much for the next 3-5 years from now...Disney is going to do the free dining plan from September-December?!?!?

I don't think there's ever a guarantee as far as future WDW promotions go. If bookings are slow and they need to fill rooms, they'll offer some sort of promotion. But I don't think anyone should *count* on free dining for the next 3-5 years.

 

[aspen37]

I don't think there's ever a guarantee as far as future WDW promotions go. If bookings are slow and they need to fill rooms, they'll offer some sort of promotion. But I don't think anyone should *count* on free dining for the next 3-5 years.

I agree 100%.

 

[maroo]

I personally think the FD offer will be available during the Aug/Sept Value Season/Hurricane Season most years...I think it is a successful promotion...

I think Disney is pretty smart...offering Free Dining and getting many of us that would normally book "room only" packages to book Free Dining packages...we pay for those 45 days in advance and if a Hurricane does come along, they still have their money.

My December room only ressie (AP rate - WL/AKL) can be canceled the week before with no problems and I don't have to buy insurance to cover it.

But that is just my thought on Free Dining...I have nothing to base it on!


Deide71 - I also canceled a DU ressie...simply because I could not reach my agent and when the AP rates came out, I snagged one of the last rooms available in the room type I wanted at the resort I wanted. I didn't know about Tracy and Mindy when I made my DU ressie, so I had another agent. I was not prepared for the AP rates...I thought it was going to be Free Dining and I already had that booked at the POP. So I was in a hurry that morning to pick up the phone and book my room!

I just hope I am still able to participate in the Disney Institute and Party when those details comes out.