Free Dining Announcement by April 12

[dlpcarden]

We are planning on going in September 2008. We would like the "free" dining plan but we will go either way.

Dottie

 

[Mickey&Donald]

Grrrr... these CMs are making me sad! But you know, there is so much conflicting information, even from CMs.. I'm not going to worry about it until there's something to worry about.

 

[lisaanddenny]

I did get a brochure today, stay play and dine promotion, no mention of free dining though, I called TA and waiting return call, see if price total is cheaper with this promotion, its a full page ad, 9/5-10/3

 

[Mickey&Donald]

I did get a brochure today, stay play and dine promotion, no mention of free dining though, I called TA and waiting return call, see if price total is cheaper with this promotion, its a full page ad, 9/5-10/3

Can you tell me more about this promotion? We're AAA members... if free dining doesn't pan out, maybe this would work for us. The dates are right for what we're looking at. Thanks!

 

[MissMichelle]

9/5-10/3 now that is different from the rumored dates....a full week and a half on each end....I am still not holding my breath on any free dining, since we haven't had official word yet---but the sources are fairly reliable especially the screen shots shown from TA's(posted on another site that I can't link to) that there is an offering for September Dining Package.

 

[Mickey&Donald]

Where are these screenshots from TA sites??

 

[macraven]

i'm doing my trip no matter what promo comes out.
i made some adr's for the 10 nights i will be there.

even if the free dpp comes out, i would have to switch to a package but then i will lose my AAA discount on the room. i bought the hopper passes already from undercover tourist as they were cheaper there.

i still keep looking for any promo on ddp. it would be a hard decision for me to switch if it did come out. i'm going solo so it might not be cost efficient. if i went with a family then it would be worth it though

 

[cslittle999]

From what I read DVCers did not get free dining in the past but who knows now until the actual offer is released. Good Luck

I doubt DVC will ever get free dining. The goal of free dining is to fill rooms during a low season and that isn't a problem at DVC resorts. My understanding is that DVC resort have a significantly higher occupancy rate than the other hotels. Even so every room not filled by a DVC member is then available to Disney to rent our for cash.

 

[lisaanddenny]

I have the brochure right here, Stay, Play and dine. Three kinds of magic, one fantastic price. Its a full page ad. Rates valid most nights 8/5-10/3, and 11/25-12/19.....6 nights/ 7 day package, Select Disney Value resort ONLY.$252 per child 3-9
$459 per junior 10-17, adult $737 per person

6 nights accomodations
magic your way base ticket for 7 days
luggage tag
dining plan

if you have a fax number, I can fax for free from work, I am here all night, until Tues A.m.

 

[tinaluis]

I have the brochure right here, Stay, Play and dine. Three kinds of magic, one fantastic price. Its a full page ad. Rates valid most nights 8/5-10/3, and 11/25-12/19.....6 nights/ 7 day package, Select Disney Value resort ONLY.$252 per child 3-9
$459 per junior 10-17, adult $737 per person

6 nights accomodations
magic your way base ticket for 7 days
luggage tag
dining plan

if you have a fax number, I can fax for free from work, I am here all night, until Tues A.m.

Those price quotes do not inclue free dining. They simply include the dining plan. On another thread, someone else confirmed that they called WDW and asked about this and WDW said it was just a catchy way of trying to get people to book but was not, in fact, free dining.

 

[hinodis]

I have the brochure right here, Stay, Play and dine. Three kinds of magic, one fantastic price. Its a full page ad. Rates valid most nights 8/5-10/3, and 11/25-12/19.....6 nights/ 7 day package, Select Disney Value resort ONLY.$252 per child 3-9
$459 per junior 10-17, adult $737 per person

6 nights accomodations
magic your way base ticket for 7 days
luggage tag
dining plan

if you have a fax number, I can fax for free from work, I am here all night, until Tues A.m.

THANK YOU I got my fax. It specifically states that you get the disney dining plan in this package. It lists the what the DDP includes and says over 100 restaurants to choose from. No mistake here the DDP is included in this package,

 

[macraven]

I have the brochure right here, Stay, Play and dine. Three kinds of magic, one fantastic price. Its a full page ad. Rates valid most nights 8/5-10/3, and 11/25-12/19.....6 nights/ 7 day package, Select Disney Value resort ONLY.$252 per child 3-9
$459 per junior 10-17, adult $737 per person

6 nights accomodations
magic your way base ticket for 7 days
luggage tag
dining plan

if you have a fax number, I can fax for free from work, I am here all night, until Tues A.m.

those figures are based on double occupancy for the room. right?
two adults would make that $1474. for 6 nights. you would have to upgrade and pay for hoppers from the base tickets besides that price if you wanted to hop in the parks.

breaking it down if you booked separately would be $444 for the room only/AAA discount value season (1 night @65 plus tax), can get tickets for $211 from other disney ticket sellers, which for 2 adults would be $422

room and tickets for 2 adults would then be $866 total plus ddp.
$38 per day = $228 x 2 = $456.

$444 + $422 + $456 = $1322 if you booked it all separate.

$1474 - 1322 = $152 more with a package.

i rushed on the figures, watch me be wrong on them now.....lol

i go solo most of the time so the package is never to my advantage.
the package that is being advertised looks like it is not a sweet deal if my figures are correct.
i based it on what i am paying for value season this fall.

 

[angwill]

Sure it includes the dining plan but it also charges you for it. With this plan two adults in a value room with 7 day tix and dining would pay $1474. With free dining it would be approx $1003 for 2 adults in a value room with 7 day tix and free dining.

Ang

 

[mirthmaiden]

those figures are based on double occupancy for the room. right?
two adults would make that $1474. for 6 nights. you would have to upgrade and pay for hoppers from the base tickets besides that price if you wanted to hop in the parks.

breaking it down if you booked separately would be $444 for the room only/AAA discount value season (1 night @65 plus tax), can get tickets for $211 from other disney ticket sellers, which for 2 adults would be $422

room and tickets for 2 adults would then be $866 total plus ddp.
$38 per day = $228 x 2 = $456.

$444 + $422 + $456 = $1322 if you booked it all separate.

$1474 - 1322 = $152 more with a package.

i rushed on the figures, watch me be wrong on them now.....lol

i go solo most of the time so the package is never to my advantage.
the package that is being advertised looks like it is not a sweet deal if my figures are correct.
i based it on what i am paying for value season this fall.

Wow... I was about to get excited since we're arriving in early August, then I saw your post. Thanks for making this more clear for us. One question though - don't you HAVE to have a package in order to get the DDP? How could you book it all separately, or were you just saying that in theory to show the price difference? I would think in order to acurately assess which is the better route, you'd have to factor that in and then figure out how much more food is going to cost w/o the DDP because you can't get the DDP without buying a package. Am I way off here?

 

[Donold_Fan]

I have the brochure right here, Stay, Play and dine. Three kinds of magic, one fantastic price. Its a full page ad. Rates valid most nights 8/5-10/3, and 11/25-12/19.....6 nights/ 7 day package, Select Disney Value resort ONLY.$252 per child 3-9
$459 per junior 10-17, adult $737 per person

6 nights accomodations
magic your way base ticket for 7 days
luggage tag
dining plan

Definitely doesn't seem to be "free" dining. Last year, 2adults + 1 junior was just over $1600 ($1624 I think) for 10 days at ASMu with hopper + water park tickets. Even the commercial says 6ni/7day for a family of 4 (2A, 1J, 1C) is 1600. So they are charging for dining in this.

 

[KCMiller]

And you always get luggage tags. Which is pretty cool.

KC (keeping her fingers crossed for free dining!)

 

[macraven]

Wow... I was about to get excited since we're arriving in early August, then I saw your post. Thanks for making this more clear for us. One question though - don't you HAVE to have a package in order to get the DDP? How could you book it all separately, or were you just saying that in theory to show the price difference? I would think in order to acurately assess which is the better route, you'd have to factor that in and then figure out how much more food is going to cost w/o the DDP because you can't get the DDP without buying a package. Am I way off here?

yes
you have to have a package in order to include the dining.
what i did was show if you broke down the costs, you could book separately and still save $152 over their listed price. they say dining included in their package. i listed it in the figures if it was possible to get dining in a room only.
think of it this way i calculated the cost for dining as $456. for the 6 nights/7 days. you would have to pay for dining w/cash if you did the room only booking.
if you booked separate, you would have to spend over $456 + $152 = $600 to make it more advantageous not to go with the ddp.

we couldn't eat that much in just less than a week.

when i went solo and did the ddp, i could have eaten cheaper w/out it. i lost my aaa discount when i switch to a pkg (and had to go rack rate on the pkg to get "FREE" dining,
which ended up costing me $375 more)

for a family, the ddp is a good thing, especially if it is free.

when you see a package advertised, break it down to see if you will benefit more or less if you went with it.

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

And you always get luggage tags. Which is pretty cool.

KC (keeping her fingers crossed for free dining!)

I have luggage tags coming out the wazoo!! If only I could trade luggage tags for snack credits !!

 

[keliblue]

"Magic Your Way Plus Free Dining" promotion. Which will allow guests who book at least a four night / five day WDW vacation package (That must start sometime between August 26 to September 22) to then dine for free during the length of their stay on property. FYI: The domestic booking window for these WDW dine-for-free vacation packages will be April 12 through June 24th. So plan accordingly, people.

This is from his article today and this guy usually knows what he is talking about.

 

[storzo]

Sorry if this was covered already....my reservations are made for Aug 20 to Aug 27. If the free DDP comes out, can I cancel and rebook to get it with these same dates? If it starts on the 26th, do I count because I will already be there or do you have to arrive on the 26th or later?