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

[disneyjunkie]

I don't think this will work because they require everyone to be there at check in when they are offering the free dining. They had a lot of trouble with this last year or the year before with people saying there were more people in the room than there were so they could get more vouchers for free dining. I know on our reservation slip last year it said that everyone must be there at check in. I would assume that it would be the same this year.

Yeah, I remember they implemented that rule last year. Many posters were concerned about. Pretty much everyone reported back that it wasn't an issue when they checked in.

 

[RadioFanatic]

just subscribing

 

[C50T]

I'm sitting on the couch with my 2 DD's. Even the rumor has us celebrating
Our travel dates are usually flexible, so we're just waiting on some dates at my job to be finalized.
General question: I see a lot of people booking already - I'm inclined to wait until the official anouncement so I don't have to change my package/ADR's. Is this taking too much of a chance? Someone once explained to me that even if you have ressies, you must cancel them to make new ones. Is that true?

 

[cheerbop]

Question:

We are already booked for Sept during the possible free dining.
We have a package with room at the CR and tickets right now.
Since they only have so many rooms available for the free dining, would it be easier for us to add dining right now to the ressie? Will our current ressie get cancelled? I am a bit confused. We had to wait forever for a MK view room to open up and I don't want to lose it.
Advice would be helpful!
thanks

 

[katieloubear]

I cannot find where it says it will be offered? It is gonna drive me NUTS!! I won't get a darn thing done around here now. LOL
~~~~~~~~Hoping for free dining!!

 

[ms.ojo]

I called today to book my preliminary trip in hopes of free dining and got a very, very knowledgeable CM. I asked about free dining and he said he couldn't "officially" say anything, but he said "if I were you I would book something right away." He also told me to watch the message boards every day that something would be happening very shortly. I wanted to set up 9 days with one day base passes and no dining figuring I could just add it when free dining comes out, but the CM told me to add the dining and one day base pass so nothing would have to change and it could just be converted. He also said Visa card holders would probably be given first crack at it again. I know there has been a lot of talk back and forth as some CMs seem to be in the know and some don't, but I thought it would be nice to give out a little hope so we have something to hold on to

I'll grab on to a little hope! Visa statements usually arrive around the 9th of the mth. (maybe we'll be able to see the offer on the website sooner) At least then we'll know the dates.

 

[tmli]

Thanks. This means I can book direct....and be on the phone at 7 am instead of waiting and hoping my CAA TA gets around to it that day.

Yes...
Only your TA will be able to cancel the previous though. I am not sure but you may have issues booking another ressie in your names if you have an existing one. You may get caught in a catch 22.

If you do decide to keep it with CAA you will still get all of the CAA/AAA perks even if the room is not discounted.

 

[disneyjunkie]

I'm sitting on the couch with my 2 DD's. Even the rumor has us celebrating
Our travel dates are usually flexible, so we're just waiting on some dates at my job to be finalized.
General question: I see a lot of people booking already - I'm inclined to wait until the official anouncement so I don't have to change my package/ADR's. Is this taking too much of a chance? Someone once explained to me that even if you have ressies, you must cancel them to make new ones. Is that true?

I would book ADRs now. They will ask if you're on the dining plan. Just tell them no. You can always call back and have that info added once you book your package.

 

[allerobed]

I am relatively new here and have gotten an invaluable amount of information from everyone here. I'm hoping I can get some advice. I left a deposit and booked and 9 nights with the DDP starting 8/10-8/19 in hopes that there would be free dining that would applied (if it's offered). These dates are flexible, I just chose those dates because my sons birthday falls in that week. If free DDP is offered for the dates of 8/26-9/22 should I make a tentative reservation (and keep my original dates in case it's not) now or wait until it's officially announced? What would you do?

 

[Joan1]

Kind of a bummer for the ones who were hoping for free dining the whole month of August though.

That is probably why they aren't offering it. Too many people booked rooms so they don't need to offer a discount for that time. When resorts are 3/4 full they don't offer any discounts

 

[Joan1]

I am relatively new here and have gotten an invaluable amount of information from everyone here. I'm hoping I can get some advice. I left a deposit and booked and 9 nights with the DDP starting 8/10-8/19 in hopes that there would be free dining that would applied (if it's offered). These dates are flexible, I just chose those dates because my sons birthday falls in that week. If free DDP is offered for the dates of 8/26-9/22 should I make a tentative reservation (and keep my original dates in case it's not) now or wait until it's officially announced? What would you do?

I would wait the more people book rooms at regular prices the less availability there will be with the discount or you may run into a particular hotel not being available at all because too many people booked rooms

 

[brooke1]

I would wait the more people book rooms at regular prices the less availability there will be with the discount or you may run into a particular hotel not being available at all because too many people booked rooms

I still say that Disney is not stupid and have been doing some type of discount for many many years, dont you think they know alot of people make ressies hoping for free dining or whatever discount for aug and sept which are slow months and then for no reason at all All Star music or whatever is almost full........

allerobed

If it made you more comfortable i would change your dates, do what you feel is best for you......

Brooke

 

[Disney's Fab 4]

I cannot find where it says it will be offered? It is gonna drive me NUTS!! I won't get a darn thing done around here now. LOL
~~~~~~~~Hoping for free dining!!

Ok.... Go to *****************, look to your left side then scroll down to Recent WDW news... when you get there scroll down a tiny bit... Says it right there....
I mean they could be wrong... BUT they usually wouldn't post something with exact dates like that if they didn't hear something.... They right the book "Unofficial Guide to WDW" (love that book!) Good Luck!!!

 

[kparc]

The fact that they also posted the dates for booking the promotion makes me think they definitely heard something. Bummer for me...I got the post card for 40 % off and couldn't take advantage of it because of the dates and won't be able to take advantage of free dining either if the dates they stated are correct because I have to be back at school. No trip for us again this years if its true! Wish they had a discount that us school folks could use!

 

[FancyBrat]

Keeping my fingers crossed these dates are wrong. Hoping it starts earlier! We are keeping our dates no matter what and already have the dining plan but would be nice to have it free. More spending money!

 

[WDW1st-timers]

cool cool cool.....I'm just subscribing

 

[Jenna45]

subscribing

 

[Maria395712]

just joining and waiting

 

[REL1203]

as am I... Hoping

 

[luvdisneyalways]

This may be the craziest question ever posted, but here goes...If you are a Disney Visa holder do they send the invite out via mail? I don't receive a paper bill anymore so I don't want to miss out!