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

[RachaelRol]

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[photo_chick]

Well this makes me more confident that we decided to wait until the following June (2008) rather than plan and hope for free dining this year. DD starts school 8/27 so we would have been too early!

 

[Mickeys.friend]

I have a question. I understand that if I book a package(through Disney) with arrival date being during the free dining promotion, but departure date being a day or to AFTER it ends, I can still get the free dining for the whole trip...do I have this correct??
What I am wondering is, what if I want to arrive a day or 2 BEFORE the free dining promotion starts, and depart within the promotion dates....say arrive on 8/23 and leave on 8/30...would I still get the dining plan for the entire trip, or just from the 26th on....

Thanks in advanced to all you experienced DISers!!!

 

[LakeAriel]

I have a question. I understand that if I book a package(through Disney) with arrival date being during the free dining promotion, but departure date being a day or to AFTER it ends, I can still get the free dining for the whole trip...do I have this correct??
What I am wondering is, what if I want to arrive a day or 2 BEFORE the free dining promotion starts, and depart within the promotion dates....say arrive on 8/23 and leave on 8/30...would I still get the dining plan for the entire trip, or just from the 26th on....

Thanks in advanced to all you experienced DISers!!!

From the 26th on, and you would have to make it two separate reservations...The free dining will require a package (tickets etc) It may still be well worth it!

 

[countingthedays]

I have a question. I understand that if I book a package(through Disney) with arrival date being during the free dining promotion, but departure date being a day or to AFTER it ends, I can still get the free dining for the whole trip...do I have this correct??
What I am wondering is, what if I want to arrive a day or 2 BEFORE the free dining promotion starts, and depart within the promotion dates....say arrive on 8/23 and leave on 8/30...would I still get the dining plan for the entire trip, or just from the 26th on....

Thanks in advanced to all you experienced DISers!!!

You can, but you would have to have two reservations: 8/23 - 8/26 and then 8/26 - 8/30 to take advantage of the FD during the remainder your stay. You'd have to check out and check back in which may or may not require a room change (assuming you're staying at the same resort the whole time). If you go this route, make sure you tell them when you first check in that you have two reservations.

 

[Mickeys.friend]

Thanks for the quick answers!! I thought this was the case, but was not positive....Looks like I will be booking for the 26th then....sounds soooo much easier. I just may have to take a day off from work to make the reservations in April!...Or maybe I will get up at midnight that day and reserve...then go back to bed...yeah right! LOL!

 

[Chap7]

If I were to exchange into one of the DVC timeshares (through Interval International) during that time frame, would I be eligible for free dining?

 

[mirthmaiden]

I think it's totally reasonable! Don't they know who we ARE???

I'm batting zero on all of those, except possibly PnP which I have to add an extra day on to my package to do. It will end up costing me an extra $600 with hotel, DDP, and tickets for that. Hope it's worth it.

 

[tinaluis]

If I were to exchange into one of the DVC timeshares (through Interval International) during that time frame, would I be eligible for free dining?

No. (At least that's how it was last year.)

 

[sbanders]

I have four rooms book during the week 8/11 to 8/19 and was hoping for free dining. I would settle for anything I'm trying to bring my 12 adopted kids to disney for their first time. Come on Disney I need some Love and can't take 11 of the 12 out of school....


Sarah

 

[Chap7]

Thank you, tinaluis. That is what I figured.

 

[sorul82?]

I have four rooms book during the week 8/11 to 8/19 and was hoping for free dining. I would settle for anything I'm trying to bring my 12 adopted kids to disney for their first time. Come on Disney I need some Love and can't take 11 of the 12 out of school....


Sarah

Yes Disney, do it for Sarah!

 

[n2mm]

Yes Disney, do it for Sarah!

I agree!!

 

[kribit]

We were lucky to get free dining in September and were mostly spoiled by the light crowds.

Was anyone there the last two weeks of August during free dining and how were the crowds then?

Honestly, are there any slow times anymore?

 

[MEK]

I did free dining the last two Augusts during the last week of August. The crowds were very light. This year I am scheduled to check in on August 25th with the 40% off at music. If free dining really happens, I'll change my package start date to 8/26 and do room only 8/25. I have water park tickets that I can use that day and I will still "splurge" for my ADR at Chef Mickey's if the rest of my dining ends up free.

 

[Alicnwondrln]

We were lucky to get free dining in September and were mostly spoiled by the light crowds.

Was anyone there the last two weeks of August during free dining and how were the crowds then?

Honestly, are there any slow times anymore?

we were there last august during free dining and it was nice
not that crowded at all
august 13th thru the 23rd

 

[kribit]

I did free dining the last two Augusts during the last week of August. The crowds were very light. This year I am scheduled to check in on August 25th with the 40% off at music. If free dining really happens, I'll change my package start date to 8/26 and do room only 8/25. I have water park tickets that I can use that day and I will still "splurge" for my ADR at Chef Mickey's if the rest of my dining ends up free.

Thanks, I thought read that, but I've changed our trip dates so many times it's hard to remember.

We're checking in on the 21st.

 

[annie1995]

Ok, if these are the dates that end up being released, it ends 2 days before we are supposed to leave. How would that work for us then? Would we get free dining up until the 22nd then we would be on our own? Or does it extend throughout your length of stay? Thanks!

 

[kribit]

we were there last august during free dining and it was nice
not that crowded at all
august 13th thru the 23rd

Thanks, I obsess about the crowds - that's somewhat of a relief. Imagine that, I love Disney but can't stand wall to wall people.

We'll survive.

 

[Kitty-chan]

Thanks, I obsess about the crowds - that's somewhat of a relief. Imagine that, I love Disney but can't stand wall to wall people.

We'll survive.

Absolutely!

I'll always remember one day last summer at Disneyland. I was grumpy about some random thing, and DS10 turned to me and said, "Mom, how bad can it be? We're at Disney!"