FD - We've got your dates RIGHT HERE (here's my guesstimate dates - they were close)

[enchantingodin]

Yes! FD ended on the 20th last year - we checked in on the 19th.

 

[mommyof3grlz]

I am anxiously waiting as well!

 

[orangecats2]

My question is - How will we know when it does come out? Where would I go to see if it is offered?

 

[MariaEllerºoº]

orangecats...just stay tuned to this site, mousesavers as well as Disney's own website! In previous years it was announced the first part of April.

 

[Cupmom]

My 2 cents...I think it will be released for Disney Visa card members the first Monday of April which is 4/6 and then to the GP 4/9. I am so anxious to get this thing booked. I wish it would hurry up already. Also, I wonder why no rumors regarding a release date have broken by now. It makes me nervous!

I agree it making me nervous too. Back in 2007 we already had leaks from people who saw adds or early travel agent reports.

 

[RMAMom]

I am hoping they keep rule of checking in before the last day you get it for the length of your stay! We are arriving on Sept 25th for 10 days. If free dining ends on the 26th we would qualify!

We are planning on using the 40% off for Military but free dining would save me so much more!

 

[enchantingodin]

I am hoping they keep rule of checking in before the last day you get it for the length of your stay! We are arriving on Sept 25th for 10 days. If free dining ends on the 26th we would qualify!

We are planning on using the 40% off for Military but free dining would save me so much more!

I don't see them changing this. When you book the dining plan normally you have to book it for your entire stay. So it stands to reason that they will contiune to do the same with free dining.

 

[disjest8]

We currently have the Military 40% off rate and will be using the Military ticket special. I'm not sure that free dining would provide a better savings since you have to buy a 1 day park ticket to qualify. We are a family of 4; 2 adults & 2 kids under 8 and we are staying at Pop Century for 6 nights. Has anyone done the math?

 

[DWFan4Life]

How I wish that we could go on that dates but DH decided to celebrated DS birthday and we are going on December. I can't wait til that day comes.

 

[Goddessrobin]

I have a question about how the free dining works. My family has tickets from last May with 8 no expiration, park hopper days left on them. We stayed on property last May for the 1st time and loved it! We usually go to Disney every Sept., but don't usually stay on property. If I booked a week long package when free dining was offered, but only got 1 day park tickets (since I have 8 days already), would I get free dining based on the number of days I was staying or based on the number of days tickets I purchase with the package? For those of you who are familiar with the free dining program, this question might sound so stupid, but I have honestly been wondering this for quite a while!

 

[karentan]

i think you just need to buy a one day base ticket to get the free dining.

 

[antmaril]

I have a question about how the free dining works. My family has tickets from last May with 8 no expiration, park hopper days left on them. We stayed on property last May for the 1st time and loved it! We usually go to Disney every Sept., but don't usually stay on property. If I booked a week long package when free dining was offered, but only got 1 day park tickets (since I have 8 days already), would I get free dining based on the number of days I was staying or based on the number of days tickets I purchase with the package? For those of you who are familiar with the free dining program, this question might sound so stupid, but I have honestly been wondering this for quite a while!

Free Dining is based on the number of nights you are staying. You only need to buy a one day base ticket for each person in your party to qualify for free dining.

 

[PrincessTiffany]

We currently have the Military 40% off rate and will be using the Military ticket special. I'm not sure that free dining would provide a better savings since you have to buy a 1 day park ticket to qualify. We are a family of 4; 2 adults & 2 kids under 8 and we are staying at Pop Century for 6 nights. Has anyone done the math?

Well, the DP would cost your family about $100.00 per day X 6 nights, would be a savings of about $600.00 off with the FD code.

 

[jcemom]

I have a question about how the free dining works. My family has tickets from last May with 8 no expiration, park hopper days left on them. We stayed on property last May for the 1st time and loved it! We usually go to Disney every Sept., but don't usually stay on property. If I booked a week long package when free dining was offered, but only got 1 day park tickets (since I have 8 days already), would I get free dining based on the number of days I was staying or based on the number of days tickets I purchase with the package? For those of you who are familiar with the free dining program, this question might sound so stupid, but I have honestly been wondering this for quite a while!

Dining is based on the number of nights you stay. So if you stayed 7 nights with one day base tickets you'd get 7 nights worth of dining credits. The one day tickets never expire so you could save them for a future trip.

 

[4Jays]

I got a pin for free dining in Feb that had to be booked by Feb 26. The dates for the free dining with the pin were Aug 16 to Oct 1. I would imagine that these could be the dates that they will offer to the public for free dining.

 

[PrincessTiffany]

I got a pin for free dining in Feb that had to be booked by Feb 26. The dates for the free dining with the pin were Aug 16 to Oct 1. I would imagine that these could be the dates that they will offer to the public for free dining.

And the bounceback dates were for August 23 - October 6. Usually the general public dates have a smaller booking window than the pin codes or the bounceback dates.

 

[enchantingodin]

If I booked a week long package when free dining was offered, but only got 1 day park tickets (since I have 8 days already), would I get free dining based on the number of days I was staying or based on the number of days tickets I purchase with the package? For those of you who are familiar with the free dining program, this question might sound so stupid, but I have honestly been wondering this for quite a while!

It's not a stupid question.

You get the number of NIGHTS you stay as others have alreay said. So if you go for 7days/6nights you get 6TS, 6CS, and 6SC. Those credits can be used in any order. They are good from the time you check in until midnight of the day you check out.

 

[islandtimect]

Subscribing. We just booked flight for week of Aug 24.

 

[islandtimect]

So folks can use the 40% military discount and still get free dining?? Can DVC owners book with our 25% discount and get free dining?

 

[mickekmania]

Would it be possible Disney would offer free dining plus 7/4 or would Disney just run one promotion Thoughts