Exact dates of '06 Free Dining

[wifeofjack]

Does anyone remember the EXACT dates that the free dining started in 2006?
Hubby and I took advantage of the plan over the Labor Day weekend and the week that followed, but I need to know the exact time in August that it started. I have to schedule my vacation time at work very soon and this will be a factor in determining when we make another trip to WDW.
We have reservations at Fort Wilderness for the week of Aug. 19, but we have to cancel those. We crunched the numbers and the addition expense of towing the camper there is just too much for our budget at this time. Some of our friends will be camping there, so if the dates work our for us, we might just book a value resort and then go over to the Fort to visit with them.
Any info on this will be appreciated.
And if this subject is a repeat, I am sorry, I must have missed it before.

 

[HB2K]

While it's not a guarantee that they'll run the promo again at the same time (if at all), if memory serves the promotion was for travel between 15-Aug-06 through 30-Sept-06.

 

[bicker]

Also, note that the dates that free dining will be offered for 2007 have been made public, though they're not necessarily definitive. From the Disney Dining Plan FAQ:

What is "free dining"? Will they offer free dining this year?
During the heart of Hurricane Season, Disney has offered a free dining promotion to help encourage reluctant guests to visit during this normally very quiet time of the year. The free dining promotion requires guests to book a Disney MYW package, paying for the hotel at the rack rate, and in return offers the Dining Plan as a free add-on to the package. For the UK/European residents offer, the free dining promotion had to be booked between August 25 and November 6, 2006. The free dining promotion has also been offered to guests while on-site at WDW if staying at Disney resort hotels during December 2006. The free dining promotion applies for arrivals starting August 5 (for the bounce-back offer) or August 12 (for the UK/European offer), through September 29, 2007. There is no indication, one way or another, whether free dining will be offered to other targeted groups and/or to the general public.

Emphasis added.