Free Dining Extension ~ Oct-Dec

[Team Bunch]

Do you track pins as well Joe? Seems like they have sent 3 waves out. Wondering if that will be all they send. I am in late August and feeling out of luck. Crazy you have never received one!

 

[plutospalforever]

Do you track pins as well Joe? Seems like they have sent 3 waves out. Wondering if that will be all they send. I am in late August and feeling out of luck. Crazy you have never received one!

Joe, please correct me if I am wrong, but I have tracked at least 2 rounds of email pins going out since May 9 and a more recent round of snail mail pins going out around between May 22 and May 31. Snail mail seems to be more dispersed as people have still received them at end of last week.

 

[Sylkie31]

Subbing ...

We went the first 10 days on November back in 2009 and got free dining. We're considering going again this November and would LOVE to get it again! We stayed in a value last time to add a day, but now with our daughter in elementary school (she was in preschool then) we don't want her to miss a ton of days. But we have a number in mind, we could go with the moderate we want if we could get free dining.

Could someone remind me - if we book and then free dining is offered, can we just call and have them adjust it?

Yes, you can book your reservation and then call to have the FD discount applied when (I'm thinking positively here) it is offered. If you book through a TA, you'll need to have your TA call to have the discount applied rather than do it yourself.

 

[Seeker615]

When you book the trip with Disney, they won't charge for the whole thing until 45 days before your check-in date. So, depending on deposit requirements (if any), you could still book so you can have better chance of getting the resort & room type you want and cancel before the 45 day mark if it's not going to work out for you - or modify the reservation if needed.
For ADRs, most restaurants only have a 24 hour cancellation notice before they charge a late cancel/no-show fee so you could make your ADRs & cancel/modify those as needed.

Good to know. I will let my husband know as well. My onyy concern is airfare right now as well. As soon as I see a great deal I might just have to jump on it.

 

[AliciaS]

Come ooooonnnnn room only discount for Nov. 30 - Dec 9! I was in that first wave of recent FD pins. Does this bode well?

 

[Pirate princess 2]

Joe, please correct me if I am wrong, but I have tracked at least 2 rounds of email pins going out since May 9 and a more recent round of snail mail pins going out around between May 22 and May 31. Snail mail seems to be more dispersed as people have still received them at end of last week.

That is what I have noticed.

 

[Angela72181]

Yay!! A new thread...wanna start making bets as to what page the info is actually released that we're waiting on?

This thread was started pretty early so maybe it'll be another new thread started yet??

Of course we all still have hope for those infamous oddly disbursed PINS...

But my luck is to just keep getting E-mails reminding me to order the Disney Planning Discs OVER AND OVER lol

 

[Janell]

If FD is offered Dec 15-22 and you check in on the 15 and stay 13 nights. That means you get FD for the 13 nights right? Even though its passed dec 22.

 

[Sylkie31]

If FD is offered Dec 15-22 and you check in on the 15 and stay 13 nights. That means you get FD for the 13 nights right? Even though its passed dec 22.

Yes - as long as your check-in date is within the dates for the FD offer, you will get FD for your whole stay (up to 14 days).

 

[babydoll65]

US 2011 public free dining dates started with Aug 19th arrivals. black562 noted above that 2012 free dining started on Aug 25th.

But I do agree with your guess that late August can still draw from areas where school starts in September. (Not all of New England towns start after Labor Day, however, depending on the town they may start in late August.)

I live in burrillville ri and school always starts the Wednesday before labor day.

 

[Janell]

Yes - as long as your check-in date is within the dates for the FD offer, you will get FD for your whole stay (up to 14 days).

Thank you

 

[Jewel3k]

I feel like I'm placing a bet on a roulette wheel. Come on Oct. 1. I think Disney knows I'm going with or without a discount, so no pin for me.

 

[disneymom06]

Thank you black562 for the info. I am now hopeful for free dining during our trip. If not, we are staying at WBC.
Hope was all I need at this point, fingers crossed, Thanks again

 

[hippsmom]

Thanks for the info!

Disney is certainly toying with me...they sent me ANOTHER "game on" mailer with the fake PIN!!!

 

[Kat016]

I really want to start booking a trip in November but will not be able to until I get a pin or they release an offer!

I used to get pins all the time and this year all I got was a postcard type thing about Disney with some rate quotes. (None that were good I might add)

Keeping my fingers crossed as I want to be in Disney for my 30th anniversary!

Have you tried calling to see if you have a pin attached to your name? That's how I got my fd. I never received anything in the mail or through email.

 

[Seeker615]

Have you tried calling to see if you have a pin attached to your name? That's how I got my fd. I never received anything in the mail or through email.

I guess it cannot hurt to give it try, I will try that tonight,

 

[GoofyRonda]

We are going 12/10-12/17 and am really hoping for FD. We usually go in September and always get a discount of some type plus we've been upgraded to club level at both the Beach Club and Grand Floridian. It looks like the pin code dates are showing a black out for our trip, very disappointing, but I will keep hoping for a little pixie dust! Thanks Joe for the update. I did call and check no pin for me.

 

[plutospalforever]

I guess it cannot hurt to give it try, I will try that tonight,

Good Luck!!! Let us know what happens! Lots of Pixie dust coming at ya!

 

[gretchenohar@hotmail]

Have you tried calling to see if you have a pin attached to your name? That's how I got my fd. I never received anything in the mail or through email.

Would you call the resort reservations number to inquire?
Thanks!

 

[disneyfantotheend]

Would you call the resort reservations number to inquire?
Thanks!

Yes you would!