Free Dining 2013

[monorailrabbit]

Done, got free dining, POR garden view. Saved about $1300. The lovely CM I talked too was also able to add free dining to my friend's reservation for me as well. Very excited. I waited about 50 minutes and when I finally got through I got the dining line. She told me I should hang up and call back but I asked her to transfer me and I waited barely any time at all then. Good luck everyone who's still waiting. Don't give up.

AWESOME!!! Hooray for you!!!!

 

[jessiegirl84]

I did that this morning... and then I called to cancel the previous one.

It was no problem at all... they're just refunding our original payment... and when we get it, we will just send it back to them for the new ressie.

Ohh thankyou!!! I was going to ring to cancel, but think I might wait a few days or so, until the hype dies down and doesn't take as long to get through.

Now I wish I hadn't of waited on the phone and probably now rung up a huge phone bill. Ohh well not to worry, at least I got the free dinning!


Thank you

 

[arielmomma]

I did mine this morning before 6am. 9/21-9/29 at ASMo with an upgrade to plus dining. Yay!

Fortunately, I made all my ADRs about 2 weeks ago and got everything we wanted. Hurray!

So now I just need to wait for the phone lines to die down so that we can adjust our November reservation a bit. It was cheaper to book 2 separate vacations than to do the one 2 week trip and pay for all of the food in November, even if they offer any discounts since we are camping at FW.

Aaaaah, the wonders of free dining!

 

[monorailrabbit]

I am going to try and catch a few more Z's before work today. SO happy for everyone who got through! And good luck to those of you still on hold!! Will catch up with you guys in a few hours!

 

[EAWildman]

Gee, I am glad I was able to call in yesterday afternoon and grab a POP FD reservation with 0 minute wait on the phone. I knew that Disney Visa card was worth something!

We got 6 nights at POP and upgraded to the full dining plan. Could have gone up to a moderate resort but decided to save the money...we have always loved POP and it's even better being within walking distance of AoA.

 

[black562]

Oh thank you!!! I am so excited I could cry! It saved us just short of $500!!! Now I'm just waiting for the email! I'm not sure where to find it in MDE website... my DH wanted to see it lol. Guess he has to wait for the the email!

You're going to Disney World...You're going to DisneyWorld....you're going to Disney World....

 

[DebbiePMN]

Walking the dog first thing in the AM has never been more enjoyable. I cannot thank you all enough for the help and suggestions. I booked POP 9/23-9/27 with QS dining.

Can anyone tell me there thoughts on the next level of dining? My husband is a meat and potato guy and it's quite likely we would eat at a steak restaurant like Yachtsmen steakhouse 3 of the 4 nights. Because of this I'm thinking that I should upgrade the dining plan. In doing so, it'd be approximately $18 per person, per day correct? Thoughts, opinions?

Hi, I sure think it's worth it to upgrade to table service. The character dining alone was worth it to me. Look at the menus and see where you want to eat and the prices, if you want to eat at a steak restaurant it's going to be more that $18 per person a day.....
Enjoy!!

 

[cherokeemamma]

I have been on hold for over an hour now! uuggghhh Enjoying the music but reeeaaalllllllly hope they answer soon.

 

[Mariannekay]

I have been on hold for over an hour now! uuggghhh Enjoying the music but reeeaaalllllllly hope they answer soon.

Me too! One hour and 12 minutes for me

 

[DebbiePMN]

Called right at 7 - was on hold for 1 minute. Awesome CM - very friendly and full of laughs! Our family of 4 are all set to go September 14-21!!!!! I was able to make the call before hubby went to work...this is one happy family today!

Congrats!!!! That's the same week we are going to be there!

 

[Blessedwith3boys]

I hope I get to talk to someone before 720 am CST. I have to drive my DD to school and I can't be on the phone in a school zone.

Stick with it guys!! I booked Monday morning..... Got what I wanted but my kids were 20 minutes late to school! Priorities, right? As soon as I walked my kids into school my son announced we were late because " mom was on the phone with disney " Lol

 

[black562]

Alright, so I'm sticking with my estimate I made earlier. The hold times only seem to be long when they're having problems, while many have got through relatively quickly. This is still miles away better than it has been in the past. I can remember an hour and a half without breaking a sweat and that was calling right at 7am.

I think crowds wont bad at all come September and we are all in for a great time.

 

[Malibustyle23]

Just received my reservation email!

Do we get two *free* Disney quest admission tickets with our MYW package now?

 

[2 Little Mermaids]

Kept getting the "all circuits are busy" message. When online booked 3 rooms at POFQ gardenview in 15 mins all done. Tried to call again still got "all circuits are busy". Relief is so sweet. Now count down to September. Good luck everyone.

 

[CJHussey924]

Can anyone point me to a place where I could find out park hours for 9/23-9/27? This is our first trip as adults and I'm trying to figure out dinner etc options.

I find this Disney thing to be so overwhelming and I feel helpless with all of my annoying questions.

 

[mjmpoohfamily]

Finally all done and booked the pirated league... YEAH soooooo excited!!!

 

[Mariannekay]

80 minutes on hold...

 

[pxedst21]

As far as ADR's, we picked 3 new restaurants this time. Akershus (breakfast), 1900 Park Fare (breakfast) and Tony's (dinner). Has anyone done these--is the food any good? The 2 character ones are for DD, and DH has always wanted to try Tony's. Thanks for any feedback

 

[TheDisney411]

An hour or 2!!!!! That is crazy. I wonder if I should just book a Cars Suite online and then just call later and see if they have Lion King available

Crazy, but not unheard of.

 

[MackenzieFL]

Can anyone point me to a place where I could find out park hours for 9/23-9/27? This is our first trip as adults and I'm trying to figure out dinner etc options.

I find this Disney thing to be so overwhelming and I feel helpless with all of my annoying questions.

We are going that week (22-29) and I found park hours here: http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/hours/sep13.cfm

We've already planned our itinerary to make ADRs around EMH, MNSSHP, F&WF... very cool.