I think sometimes the more we know the more we stress out. The DIS should come with a disclaimer 
From mousemiser discussion
On 03.31.08 Terry said:
I hope those dates are going to be accurate. The first year we went we were able to get the dining plan during the food and wine festival, which just makes Epcot so much fun. It looks like they have shrunk back the dates each year since then. Howevere it looks like if the above dates are true, then it will overlap for the first 2 days of the Food&Wine. So my question is, since a plan I am formulating is to overlap the free dining with the 2 days it looks available during the Food and wine. lets say I planned a 7 night vaca, with 5 of it being on the meal plan, 23rd through the 29th. I imagine I will only get the free dining until the 27th, (since I read they are compartmentalizing each day now instead of in the past where you could get the same rate on your first day, locked in for your whole stay, same I miagine with dining plan?) If I get the 5 free days worth of meal tickets, do I have to use them all before the 28th? Or since I will have them could I use them any day? Not sure if the free ones would exprire when the offer does.
On 03.31.08 Keith said:
Terry
While Disney has changed the pricing based on the nightly cost of the room, they have not done that with the discounts, so as long as you check in by the last day it is offered, you will get the discount for your entire stay. Since the dining plan is based on the number of nights you stay, there is no way for Disney to break up the dining plan, and only give it to you for a portion of your stay. If you are staying 7 nights, you will get 7 nights worth of dining plan. Please do not let the end date of the promotion make any difference in your planning, as long as you check in on that date or before, you will be fine for your entire stay.
Hope springs eternal.
We have our ressies all set, 9/17-9/27. We are booked at a moderate I was able to get the 40% off discount. I have booked all our dining ressies, we will go regardless if the free dining is offered. I have done the math and I will save about $80.00 if the Free DDP plan is offered (assuming they wont give us the 40% off discount). If it is not offered we will still get the dining for the simple fact we got such a good discount it almost is like Free dining.
My question I have the Disney Visa so if offered I may see the offer before the general public, if I wanted to take advantage of the offer would I have to re-book using by Disney card? I didn't use it initially. And if so since I booked 2 rooms will I be able to use the code for both rooms. Also will I have to re-do all our dining ressies at that point?
So much planning and then the vacation flies by way too fast!
We have our ressies all set, 9/17-9/27. We are booked at a moderate I was able to get the 40% off discount. I have booked all our dining ressies, we will go regardless if the free dining is offered. I have done the math and I will save about $80.00 if the Free DDP plan is offered (assuming they wont give us the 40% off discount). If it is not offered we will still get the dining for the simple fact we got such a good discount it almost is like Free dining.
My question I have the Disney Visa so if offered I may see the offer before the general public, if I wanted to take advantage of the offer would I have to re-book using by Disney card? I didn't use it initially. And if so since I booked 2 rooms will I be able to use the code for both rooms. Also will I have to re-do all our dining ressies at that point?
So much planning and then the vacation flies by way too fast!
