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

[Reese]

My kids say the same thing!!! I said earlier this year are we going to Disney this year for vacation. My DD9 says only if we have the dining plan! SPOILED! We are booked 9/13-9/23 so dates would work for us. I also made all my ADR's this morning. So pleeeeeeeze let this information be true.

It's my DH that "can't do Disney without the dining plan" . I tried to convince him that maybe we could try it one trip without and he said it's part of the fun of Disney.

 

[Experiment523]

Listen Disney traditional does not offer free dining until after Fla. residents are back in school which is the first two weeks in August, the last two free dining plans have been from the middle of August until end of September. Disney knows that they have something good going here because most people that take advantage of the free dining upgrade their resorts, spend more in the parks, buy more souveiners, buy better ticket packages, take tours, etc. Disney stands to make more money from free dining than losing money. They pay pennies on the dollar for food when they make handfuls of money on resort upgrades. Think about it.

 

[chewysmom]

Any idea when this will become "official"?

 

[Eoywin]

If the dates are true, I'll be bummed - we will be there at the very end of September.

 

[dnoyes]

Any idea when this will become "official"?

IF it becomes official I would say April 12th or later.

 

[reeddi]

If you go out to Disney and look under preschoolers you will see the Little Ones celebration. Last year they offered free dining for that so maybe that is the reason for the start date. Now the celebration ends in October so I am not sure why they might end free dining early but ..... who knows.

Sarah - Would you be able to maybe get a group discount since you have over 10 people? Maybe

I hope it comes through we are going from Sept 1-6. I also hope the Doddlebops will be there at that time too. Gosh I want a lot don't I?

I guess we will have to wait and see.

 

[kparc]

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Free dining may return
We ain't guaranteeing anything. If we were the wagering type, however, we'd bet that free dining will be returning for travel dates 8/26 through 9/22, if booked 4/12 through 6/24. As always, those dates are subject to change.
Posted 2007-03-15

However, this doesn't make much since, because Disney would get a rash of calls with folks switching from the 40% discount to the Free Dining Plan. It makes more since for Disney to off the Free Dining BEFORE the 40% plan takes affect. JMHO

 

[kparc]

nvm

 

[mirthmaiden]

my2tinkerbells- that is one of the best Johnny Depp pics evah!!!

ITA... nevermind free dining. I'll take some of that

 

[harleyquinn]

However, this doesn't make much since, because Disney would get a rash of calls with folks switching from the 40% discount to the Free Dining Plan. It makes more since for Disney to off the Free Dining BEFORE the 40% plan takes affect. JMHO

That's totally buggin me too, except that the 40% was supposed to be pin only and free dining will probably be open to the general public. It just sucks that many people will get to choose between the two deals, while a whole bunch of us are stuck with nothing.

Oh well I'm still going! We just won't be eating any table service meals. Maybe we'll get lucky and they will extend the dates earlier and later. I've seen them do it later, but never earlier. Oh well, one can wish!

 

[cepmom]

That's totally buggin me too, except that the 40% was supposed to be pin only and free dining will probably be open to the general public. It just sucks that many people will get to choose between the two deals, while a whole bunch of us are stuck with nothing.
Oh well I'm still going! We just won't be eating any table service meals. Maybe we'll get lucky and they will extend the dates earlier and later. I've seen them do it later, but never earlier. Oh well, one can wish!

I totally agree. I could not get the 40% off code and if the dates for free dining are accurate, I can't get that either

We're still going too...getting AAA discount on room only and planning on CS meals the whole time. Maybe one TS....DD wants to do Chef Mickey's but we'll have to wait and see. CM is not one of my favorites. Back in 2005 I got a email pin for free dining about two weeks before it opened to the public......I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that it is actually earlier than 8/26 this year.

 

[Ziggy]

What were the dates for the 40% off?

 

[tcarr5]

i hope this is true

 

[Disney's Fab 4]

Please Please Please.... I'm hoping too!!!


Go Disney, Go Disney, Go Disney

 

[5starmom]

if this is true, then those of us who booked Sept. early will miss out? Is this different from last year, because I was under the impression that those who had already booked for the free dining period were able to call and request that their dining package be changed to free when it became available!

 

[Ziggy]

I've just been doing my sums and it works out $140 more for the free dining than the AAA rate - don't really think its worth it as there are only 4 of us. I wish I could have got that 40% off though .

 

[dismom9761]

I am subscribing-I don't have atrip plnned but I may if we can get Free Dining again.

 

[Cookie Princess]

That's totally buggin me too, except that the 40% was supposed to be pin only and free dining will probably be open to the general public. It just sucks that many people will get to choose between the two deals, while a whole bunch of us are stuck with nothing.

I am in the same boat and a tad frustrated. This has me thinking we might do 1/2 a stay at WDW and the other 1/2 at Universal. I am waiting for the "formal free DDP announcement" before I change anything.

 

[BusyMomto3]

AWWWWWWWWWW
I hope these dates are wrong. We're going Sept 27-Oct 5, and I already booked my air. Shoot! We went the exact same time last year with the free dining. Oh well.........

 

[skipperkim]

So, would you get the same price with CRO for free dining or is free dining cheaper through AAA?