Free Dining Fall 2015? (and a whole lot more)

[smitch425]

Thanks for the help. That does sound like a pain. Any harm in making a second package reservation under my husbands name for the different dates? Will they let me have overlapping packages with the same people? I'm worried once "free dining" comes out the package may actually go up in price.

I love your costumes and have to ask - were you dying of heat in your Black Widow outfit? It looks awesome but I remember it being hideously hot when we were there in 2011 for MNSSHP.

Thanks. No need to make a new reservation. Rates are set and do not change. It was warm, but the catsuit was not hot at all. DH and DS were warm, so we did mostly inside things until the sun went down.

 

[smitch425]

Well that will leave us out for FD this year. Oh well. Maybe some people will switch resorts and an AoA LM room will open up with a RO discount for our dates.

LM rooms are excluded from all Disney discounts.

 

[Just Love Disney]

Continuation of my brain fart.... If we arrive late, let's say 8:00 p.m. on a day that falls within FD, will we still have that days worth of dining credits (1 QS, 1 TS, and 1 snack in a moderate)? ie, we would like to have a late dinner after arrival - would we be able to use a TS credit that day and then have a remaining QS and snack credit to be used whenever during the remainder of our trip?

 

[wdwmaw]

Continuation of my brain fart.... If we arrive late, let's say 8:00 p.m. on a day that falls within FD, will we still have that days worth of dining credits (1 QS, 1 TS, and 1 snack in a moderate)? ie, we would like to have a late dinner after arrival - would we be able to use a TS credit that day and then have a remaining QS and snack credit to be used whenever during the remainder of our trip?

Yes you will have dining credits for that day and what you do not use can be used later. Credits are not linked to an actual day.

 

[samsteele]

If we arrive late, let's say 8:00 p.m. on a day that falls within FD, will we still have that days worth of dining credits (1 QS, 1 TS, and 1 snack in a moderate)?

Yes. This happened to me last fall (I checked in after 11 pm) and I ended up using the extra QS for a breakfast on my day off, the extra TS for a nice lunch at Coral Reef and the extra snack credit, well, it just got gobbled up at Food & Wine. The best use of snack credits IMHO to max the value of your DP. Enjoy!

 

[smitch425]

Continuation of my brain fart.... If we arrive late, let's say 8:00 p.m. on a day that falls within FD, will we still have that days worth of dining credits (1 QS, 1 TS, and 1 snack in a moderate)? ie, we would like to have a late dinner after arrival - would we be able to use a TS credit that day and then have a remaining QS and snack credit to be used whenever during the remainder of our trip?

Dining credits are based on the number of nights you stay, so yes.

 

[nkereina]

Is there any news about excluded resorts for the free dining. I'm going in the end of September and am staying at POR. I know last year it was excluded but the other years it was always included. Hoping it's included this year.

Wondering the same....

 

[Aubrav]

Continuation of my brain fart.... If we arrive late, let's say 8:00 p.m. on a day that falls within FD, will we still have that days worth of dining credits (1 QS, 1 TS, and 1 snack in a moderate)? ie, we would like to have a late dinner after arrival - would we be able to use a TS credit that day and then have a remaining QS and snack credit to be used whenever during the remainder of our trip?

Yes, that was our experience last year.

 

[lazer]

Continuation of my brain fart.... If we arrive late, let's say 8:00 p.m. on a day that falls within FD, will we still have that days worth of dining credits (1 QS, 1 TS, and 1 snack in a moderate)? ie, we would like to have a late dinner after arrival - would we be able to use a TS credit that day and then have a remaining QS and snack credit to be used whenever during the remainder of our trip?

You get your credits for each night you stay, so you'll have that day's credit because you are staying that night And, you can use all your credits in one day if you want haha

This board moves fast, three people replied before I hit 'send'!

 

[TriciaTurnerRN]

Wondering the same....

Yes I hope at least one of the resorts will be included this year for families of 5. POR or CBR either one would be great!!

 

[Honeybee83]

Sigh...check-in for me is Oct. 16th so if these are the dates, I'm out of luck. Hoping for a room discount now!

Ours is Oct 17-26. Air hug of support headed your way. Oh well. We'll have fun regardless.

 

[DisMama5]

Trying to keep up with the thread, but Facebook is pulling me away. Lol! I think the start date of Aug 30th is much more likely. I think Canada got the earlier August dates last year, but not positive. Change nothing until it's officially released.

I agree smitch, I think there might only be a single or few dates of August include. If any. Esp going off of last year.

Am I seeing mention of tomorrow for visa? I can't seem to find a post explaining why??

 

[mjallemand]

Those dates above, written in English...
Aug 15-Oct 2
Oct 25-31
Nov 8-19
Dec 15-21
Booking on 4/27

This is a good, solid rumor. Don't make any irreversible plans until the offer is officially released, and don't get your hopes up because until they release it, it isn't set in stone. There are several days between now and 4/27. Anything can change.

ETA: the post directly above mine is obviously in English. It wasn't there when I started my post. Lol!!!

Sorry if this has been covered; I'm at work and I'm only able to pick up on bits of pieces of information between jobs:

1) "Booking on 4/27" obviously is referring to Visa cardholders? The general public obviously has to wait a bit longer, I assume?

2) I assume the policy of "As long as your check-in date falls within the dates free dining is offered, your entire trip is covered" still holds true, right? Check in for us would be 11/14, but we'd be leaving on 11/21, two days after the free dining offer has ended.

 

[Dawn Dis]

The dates are perfect just hoping for either PO resort to be included. Please pixie dust do your magic. Anyone have any ideas or answers on resorts yet?

 

[Mom2Twins2011]

That didn't happen to me. Maybe they misunderstood your question? I had a reservation booked for the exact same days that I re-booked for online.
I kept the old reservation at first (just in case), and booked the new reservation with free dining. I think I called later that night to cancel the old reservation once the phone lines weren't as crazy.
I used the same account number. I actually had two rooms booked that way. I was so stressed out that I was going to mess things up but everything worked out!

6am online and 7am phones is what I have heard as well. I was on hold two years ago for a few hours. I called work on another phone to let them know I was going to be late. After a couple of hours I gave up! Lol.

I think you should be fine doing what I did, but I don't want to give you the wrong advice and something doesn't work out for you. Maybe call and speak to someone else?

Thank you.. I asked also on a "chat" on the Disney site and got "they could possibly cancel one of your reservations"..
ADR and BBB are not going to be lost so I am willing to try it!
I have a "cancel" button next to my current reservations so I will cancel online right after....if it lets me. That may just prompt me to call lol

 

[kjq00]

Wondering if it is better to make my reservation for 10/27-11/1 now and then change when deal comes out? Also, if I make then at POFQ and have to change (I will be so sad), is that easy enough to do? What if I get a pin after that fact that allows POFQ. Can I change back? You guys are awesome and like my lost family. Hahahah - no one understand me at home

 

[samsteele]

I agree smitch, I think there might only be a single or few dates of August include. If any. Esp going off of last year.

Am I seeing mention of tomorrow for visa? I can't seem to find a post explaining why??

Go back about 2 pages to smitch's post commenting upon the rumored Monday release for South Americans. Her pick up that they likely don't have Disney Visa (available to US residents only) so possible (and possible only must be stressed as this is all speculation based upon rumors) that the visa release could be tomorrow (Fri). I guess only time will tell. However, smitch was very clever to pick this up so quickly.

 

[jesusluvsu2005]

So much interesting possible news today! Disappointed that if the dates are true, the December dates don't start until the 15th. I think it was the 12th or something like that last year. Will it be crazy busy by the 15th of December?

 

[smitch425]

Wondering if it is better to make my reservation for 10/27-11/1 now and then change when deal comes out? Also, if I make then at POFQ and have to change (I will be so sad), is that easy enough to do? What if I get a pin after that fact that allows POFQ. Can I change back? You guys are awesome and like my lost family. Hahahah - no one understand me at home

No need to book now. It will be much faster to book online (assuming you don't have a DV. You can always switch if a better offer comes out provided there is availability.

 

[Dawn Dis]

Wait I'm lost I went to a meeting came out and WOW!!
So it could be tomorrow?????
The dates are "rumored" but strong as listed above. Nothing on resorts...am I missing anything?
Is the possible tomorrow date for dv or gp?
And Smitch again, thank you you are awesome!!!!