Free Dining Announcement by April 12

[skater]

I think its unfair to label the rooms (and the people who choose them) like that. Just because you see certain benefits in the value resorts, doesn't mean we all do. I know I don't. What may seem an overpriced room (deluxes) to you, is "you get what you pay for" to me....

And what is "you get what you pay for" to you is "way out of my budget" for me LOL! Not begrudging you though - we all have different size bank accounts! However, I'm still hoping for liberty, justice and free dining for all

 

[TravelinGal]

However, I'm still hoping for liberty, justice and free dining for all

One never knows where inspiration will come from...

 

[Matthews4Disney]

WHAT NUMBER PODCAST DID U LISTEN 2 I REALLY WANNA HEAR WAT DEY SAID BOUT THE DINNING PLAN?!?!

It was the newest podcast of his on wdwradio. I think maybe it said #7 and I think the date was March 25. I hadn't heard of those podcasts until it was mentioned here about free dining. It is really cool! You can subscribe to them (for free) and the new ones supposedly go right into your iTunes.

Hope this helps!

 

[annie1995]

I will feel so much better when it's announced, and I have my package re-done. I just wanna know If I am going to get it or not so I can pay it off and be done with the stress

 

[keliblue]

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I will feel so much better when it's announced, and I have my package re-done. I just wanna know If I am going to get it or not so I can pay it off and be done with the stress

Amen Sister !!!

 

[Ilovemyprincesses]

I think its unfair to label the rooms (and the people who choose them) like that. Just because you see certain benefits in the value resorts, doesn't mean we all do. I know I don't. What may seem an overpriced room (deluxes) to you, is "you get what you pay for" to me....

That is fine but to say Deluxe hotels should get free dining because they cost more doesn't exactly make more sense. You choose to spend more.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Before everyone gets to excited, Rumor has it the date are from August 26 thru Sept 22

Well I'm not surprised at all. They did trim a bit off from the first to the second year. They realized that a lot of people (like us) get out of school and can get there by the last weekend in September. So that they're trimming a week off there doesn't surprise me. People that went the first week or two of it last year reported it brisk. So I'm not surprised at a cut on that end either.
Keep in mind Disney isn't doing this just to please us. It's to get us down when we ordinarily wouldn't go. And now that more schools get off such that they can get there that last weekend in September and then stay through Columbus Day weekend, that's not a when we ordinarily wouldn't go time any more.

We cannot take advantage of those new dates. A big have fun to everyone that can.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

bonzarella, you are down on my December list for right now. I do not make promises I am not pretty sure I cannot keep and since we have not actually booked in September I am loathe to promise anything BUT I will not forget you and yours IF our dream comes true!! My secret to the Disney weight loss is that I have such a boring life in real life and at Disney I have so many people to talk to and so many places to walk to AND the heat kills my appetite.

Keliblue, I would be delighted to meet you. I met a lot of DISers in Sept/Oct last year and will have to dig out my list to see if any of them are coming this time too.

Someone had a thread last year of where everyone was going to be eating on certain days. I printed it out in hopes of meeting some DISers that way and did not meet nary a one. I met a few people outside but none inside and trust me, with my bright lime green "Slightly Goofy" shirt parading through a restaurant - I am not an easy to sight to miss.

PLEASE if any of you see me this time do not be put off by the fact that I am not quite as talkative in person as I am hearing impaired and can only converse one on one, sometimes.

Slightly Goofy/Linda

 

[wvdislover]

Hoping the Free Dining goes through! I've booked AKL for Sept 7-15, in hopes of the free dining. AKL will be a struggle financially if we have to pay for our food. Bummer is that DD9 will be turning 10 this summer and have to pay for everything, including food, as an adult. Unfortunately, she doesn't eat enough to eat an entire kids meal, let alone an adult meal! I won't mind so much if I don't have to actually pay for all the food she doesn't eat!

 

[TravelinGal]

Hoping the Free Dining goes through! I've booked AKL for Sept 7-15, in hopes of the free dining. AKL will be a struggle financially if we have to pay for our food. Bummer is that DD9 will be turning 10 this summer and have to pay for everything, including food, as an adult. Unfortunately, she doesn't eat enough to eat an entire kids meal, let alone an adult meal! I won't mind so much if I don't have to actually pay for all the food she doesn't eat!

Booking something you won't use UNLESS the DDP is free is not fair to those who are trying to book space they know they will use regardless of if the plan is free or not. It also gives a false inventory to WDTC and, like others have posted, if they have a lot of bookings, then they might not offer the free DDP at all since it's purpose is to bring in more guests.

 

[coltink]

Per the previous posts the dining plan is through September 22nd. We will be staying through September 25th. Could I benefit from the free dining plan? Would they extend it through our stay as long as our start date is in the free dining period?

 

[Mnchknbrat1982]

They will extend it throughout your stay as long as you check in by the last day of the promotion.

 

[TravelinGal]

Per the previous posts the dining plan is through September 22nd. We will be staying through September 25th. Could I benefit from the free dining plan? Would they extend it through our stay as long as our start date is in the free dining period?

They will extend it throughout your stay as long as you check in by the last day of the promotion.

As long as the rules are the same this year as they were last year.

 

[monami7]

Booking something you won't use UNLESS the DDP is free is not fair to those who are trying to book space they know they will use regardless of if the plan is free or not. It also gives a false inventory to WDTC and, like others have posted, if they have a lot of bookings, then they might not offer the free DDP at all since it's purpose is to bring in more guests.

I don't think she said she would cancel it. just that she hoped dining was free so she could justify the DD cost for food.
I think we are all hoping for free food!

 

[Flametamr]

We had an August trip planned but when the free DDP rumor kicked in we decided to wait and see. We will stay in a moderate resort like last time and just take more advantage of the many places to eat. Hopefully it will all work out for us all.

 

[gwcollins71]

We are still going whether we get free dining or not. Either way it will be wonderful! We went during free dining last year and it was very crowded that first week. If we get it, it will be great. If we don't, it should be a little less crowded.

I can't wait either way.

Gretchen

 

[coltink]

We will be going in September. We will be using my parents DVC points to stay at Boardwalk. Do they or rather did they last year offer the free dining plan to those staying onsite with DVC points?

 

[kimberh]

We will be going in September. We will be using my parents DVC points to stay at Boardwalk. Do they or rather did they last year offer the free dining plan to those staying onsite with DVC points?

No, You will have to buy the dining plan. If you get the 'Free Dining' you pay rack rates for the room and have to have a ticket purchase. Boardwalk is a Deluxe Resort, so if you were to pay cash for the room, you are using for points it would be considerably more. I did the math on the "free dining" last year, if you stayed in a Value resort, it really was a great deal, in a Moderate, it was still a ok deal, in a deluxe, it was not a good deal, The room was at full price. This was for us, 2 adults. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

We will be going in September. We will be using my parents DVC points to stay at Boardwalk. Do they or rather did they last year offer the free dining plan to those staying onsite with DVC points?

Nope. But they do offer the dining plan for DVC point stays if you pay for it.
Think about it this way. It's an incentive to get people to come down there and spend money on their hotels. But if you're staying on DVC points, Mickey already has that money in his pocket.

 

[bicker]

Mid August to September has always been a slow time (well, 20 years ago late August was busier)

I think the point is that the trend is for late August becoming busier again. A lot of schools that had switched to an August start years ago are returning to an after-Labor Day start.