free dining in Dec

[jacob123]

hi i am thinking of taking a family of 6 adults to disney in dec6-16. i would love to have free dining as we would get 2 rooms in pop century and we could all eat free. the suites do not accomodate 6 adults sleeping wise very comfortable unless someone has another thought on that, and yes we are talking full grown children like ranging 20,23,25x2. so should i wait to book or do you think i will get the free dining as previous yrs it was done in aug for oct-dec. what are your thoughts out there and if you have any other ideas for me that i could use. thanks

 

[purple figment]

You could book a package now and if free dining becomes available for your dates and for your resort/room category, you would be able to revise the package to include FD.

Making a room only reservation now won't help with FD because if FD becomes available you would have to cancel the room only res and book a package instead. There are different deposits, cancellation fees and final payment dates for packages vs room only.

Just as a FYI - the dates you listed (Dec 6 - 16) start out during the middle of Pop Warner week which is typically blacked out for FD.

 

[jacob123]

do you think it would be better if we go nov29-dec9th instead then we would not hit the black out

 

[laceemouse]

In order to get free dining, you have to check in on one of the days it is offered. Then you will get free dining for your entire trip. If you check in during a black out period you will not get free dining, even if it starts during your stay. You can stay without the free dining for a day or two and then have a seperate reservations to start when free dining starts though.