Free Dining 8/26-9/22-Anyone Else Hear This?

[MickeyT]

I GOT A LETTER FROM THE DISNEY CARD TODAY!

I ripped open the envelope hoping for some news about free dining....

It was a letter saying my credit limit was increased!

What a let down!

I got one about 'Meet the Robinsons'. Same feeling.

 

[num1tigerfan]

I got one about 'Meet the Robinsons'. Same feeling.

I know.....I got the same mail "Meet the Robinson's".....bummer, but atleast we will have a family movie showing to go see. That's not always the case!

 

[brooke1]

You guys may have already read this, but here is another offical unoffical sourse that says we may have free dining....


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1401499

lets keep the drean alive

 

[mking624]

Getting a credit limit increase. Some of us are not as fortunate in that department due to financial circumstances. It's like complaining about your good luck??

As far as the hopes dashed, that may be a bit premature. Just because PP got a piece of mail about something else doesn't mean it isn't going to happen. S/he could get another letter today. And no doubt if there is a Disney VISA promotion, it will be all over these boards in about 3.4 seconds flat. S/he won't miss out on it.

Look, it was a joke. That's what I do. Sorry to have offended anybody.

I never got from it that there was a complaint about a credit limit increase. But rather they were hoping for something regarding free dining and that wasn't it. When you're hoping for a particular thing and what you get isn't it, it can be a disappointment. That's not to say that for all eternity all hopes are dashed. It means on that day, someone was hoping that the mail from Disney Visa would be something that it wound up not being. A very simplistic example would be with drinks. I like fruit punch and I like lemonade. But if I get order a lemonade and am given fruit punch and I take a drink expecting lemonade to come into my mouth, the taste is going to seem somewhat "bad" or "off" because it was not what I was expecting. That's not to say the fruit punch is bad or that I'm complaining about it, just that it wasn't what I was hoping for.

No need to turn it into anything more than that.

 

[macraven]

Ok, last question. What if I want to arrive on the 25th? Will I need two different reservations. One for the 25th and then one for the 26th thru the 2nd? I'm thinking yes. In that case we can stay at a value one night and then switch?

i have done split ressies before. started in regular season and went thru value season. to get the cheaper rate, i checked in on one ressie for 2 days.
then i had another ressie for the next 8 nights at the value rate.

i set up two ressies. checked into the resort on the first ressie.
on the morning of day 3, went to the lobby at 7am and checked out on that ressie and signed papers to check back in on the new, cheaper ressie.

i didn't have to change rooms. it was all in paper work.

when i first arrived, i told the cm that i had two ressies and did not want to move rooms during my stay. she noted that in the files and i stayed in the same room all the nights.

do 2 ressies but tell the cm you want to stay in the same room when you check out on one ressie to the other to the other check in ressie.

 

[crazy_for_the_dis]

Silmarg,

I had to laugh at your post, since we got the same letter on Wednesday! I was all excited because the envelope was obviously from Chase Disney, and it said in big letters around the envelope "this is something big" or something like that. I was so sure too that it was about free dining! I was also very disappointed to read that it was only a credit limit increase. Oh well, it doesn't appear free dining will work for our dates anyway (early August) so we might need the extra room on the card (just kidding, we never charge vacations).

 

[mickey2000]

With all us booking ahead looking for the free dining Disney has NO REASON to offer it as the parks are going to be booked at a higher level. Maybe we fell for thier marketing ploy and they are smart

 

[kdzgon]

With all us booking ahead looking for the free dining Disney has NO REASON to offer it as the parks are going to be booked at a higher level. Maybe we fell for thier marketing ploy and they are smart

Their marketing ploy worked in numerous ways. I know we were drawn in by "free" dining last year (after 20+ yrs "hiatus"). We have since planned a family trip for Sept (up to 30+ people), purchased DVC and have multiple trips planned through that as well. While free dining would be nice, we chose to return in late Sept for a combination of reasons.

I'm sure we're not the only ones that had our appetites "re-wetted" due to a "free dining" offer.

 

[kutchyone]

They have already listed a September Magic Your Way Package Plus Dining on the Disney TA site according to another site and a copy of the page was included. I also was able to get a peak at it too. The default check in date is 8/26/07.

You can't book anything as of now but they are getting ready to launch the special. You can try any dates but it says that they are outside of the range of the package.

having this show up so early on the TA site would be really early for a start date for bookings on 4/12 or for even 04/07. This would be way in advance if it started on 04/07 so I bet it will be sooner.

This won't help me and I am still keeping my fingers crossed for some type of discount for a little earlier in August, specifically starting on the 15th.

 

[monami7]

Thanks for the info. I would love the anouncement to come soon. It will just ease my mind to know it is there.

 

[Momto8]

Maybe it will come out on April 1st like it did last year! Here's hoping for some pixie dust that it comes out in the next few days!!

 

[cheerbop]

My parents and us are goig together but staying at different resorts. THEY have the Disney Visa, we do not. Is there ANY way that we could also get the early free dining booking with their Visa?
Just wondering becasue I am nervous that any limited amount of rooms that might be offered at the CR will be booked by the time it gets offered to the general public.

Help/advice anyone????
Thanks

 

[SGMCO]

A funny thing!!
I went to my DVisa Offers section
and the boards are clear and it said
something like, Offers being updated!!

This is the 1st time that I have seen this message,
there is usually little boxed pictures that show
WDW, DCruise line offers, ect. with number of offers
that are available.

I will keep checking!!

 

[sandybobandy]

A funny thing!!
I went to my DVisa Offers section
and the boards are clear and it said
something like, Offers being updated!!

This is the 1st time that I have seen this message,
there is usually little boxed pictures that show
WDW, DCruise line offers, ect. with number of offers
that are available.

I will keep checking!!

Oooh! ::runs to check DV special offers::

Hmmmm.....nothing is showing. All I'm getting is:
We were unable to complete your request at this time. There are no offers available for your account at this time. For more information, please contact Customer Service. Customer Service support is available 7 days a week, 24 hours per day.

 

[Rustysmom]

I know there was a message on the Disney Visa website saying the site was going to be down for updating. I just hope that they are updating with a message about the free dining!

 

[d23cndrela]

I had checked my Disney visa earlier this morning and saw this as well. Wishin & Hopin!!!!

 

[poohluvr]

Well if this is true I'll be kind of relieved. I was debating going in mid-late Aug. in hopes of catching free dining, but opted to go in June instead. My kids start school on the 27th of August so I wouldn't have been able to take advantage of this. If this is true at least I won't be kicking myself in the butt.

 

[Susie22]

I don't have a Disney Visa. Is there any way I could apply for one and book the package on the same day?

 

[sandybobandy]

I don't have a Disney Visa. Is there any way I could apply for one and book the package on the same day?

I wouldn't *think* so....you probably actually need to be a card member in order to get the deal. And I *think* you need to book it WITH the card.

 

[d23cndrela]

I don't have a Disney Visa. Is there any way I could apply for one and book the package on the same day?

Sorry but you would need to have it already and have used it at least once. Though you could always call them and ask. sometimes they do make exceptions! Good luck.