Free Dining is Back!!! August 13 - September 30

[tinker&belle]

Is there anyway you could tell for sure if you got a AAA rate on the room portion of the package? From everything I've read on the boards, you pay rack rate to get this particular package...

We had to do the night of the 12 seperate and I know that was AAA rate (95 dollars)

I don't know if the rest of the package was AAA rate, but I'm sure someone with more knowledge might know, here are the stats on everything not including the first night:

5 nights AS Music (standard room)
6 days MYW Park hopper expiring (no water parks)
Dining for 5TS, 5CS, 5snacks

$940.26

BTW Our original was 5 nights, 6 day PH with dining through AAA for 1358.26 (if I rememer correctly rack rate was 1442 and change)

***EDITED to say I typed the stats in to WDW website for the 13-18 with just room and tickets and it is 1062 so some kind of AAA rate did apply!!! Extra savings!***

 

[Elfstar]

We also booked All Star Music, 3 nights, 1 day basic tickets (he's got a pass, I have leftover days on another ticket) through AAA for $398.94 total. So, not only do we get free dining, but we'll be there for the first weekend of the Food and Wine Festival! (Only three nights because of work, and we're going for 8 days in July! Off site. No codes. Darn.) But NOW I can't complain - a second trip! Like the family on that commercial "I'm too excited to sleep."!!

 

[princess crazy]

Could anyone here give me an idea of what the cheapest price would be for 2

Adults 1 Child age9 for just 3 days at a value resort??

We are possibly coming down for a cruise later that week and really wanted

to take our DD to the parks but the additional money made us rule it out.

If we could get a really good deal with this free dining we might be able to

fit it in. We probably won't be back to Florida for a long while and I just hate

the idea that we are right there to take advantage of WDW----maybe this

could make it happen----it would be a great surprise add on for our DD's

birthday on 8-12.

What about a moderate resort would it be alot more than the value???


Thanks for all your help --just trying to get an idea if I should even call on

Tuesday or not depending on how less we could do the 3 nights for.

 

[kizmac]

Just applied for VISA off Disney Website, booked package and then called WDTC to apply code. I got the following:

Sept 16-23 Wilderness Lodge Woods View
2 Adults, one child
7 day park hopper packages
trip insurance

$2542.00 w/free dining.

The original package price off wdw site was $2712.00 so I got a discount on something, just not sure what!

Were you able to use the code without having a Visa Number yet? I heard you had to have the number. My dad just applied this morning too but it said you'd get it within 30 days!!!!

 

[ZPT1022]

Does anyone know whether or not they will let you book more than one discounted package? We were planning on being there for 13 nights and you aren't allowed a package for more than 10. Original plan was arrive August 18. August 19 do grocery shopping and have some pool time. August 18-20 would be room only reservations with AAA discount. Our package would start August 20 and go through August 30 and we would have 10 day park hoppers and dining plan. We would check back in from august 30- September 1st for a room only AAA discount. The new plan would have us check in August 18th for one night AAA discount room only. Then we would check in August 19-29 for our package with ten day park hoppers and free dining plan. Then we would check in August 29 through September 1 for a three day package with a one day park ticket. September 1 we would head home as planned. Now if my math is right and they will let us book two discounted packages we would be spending approximately $200 less than our original package and that would cover our whole stay plus we would have the dining the whole time. Which would be, in a word, magical Now the two big questions are- will they let us have two different discounted packages? If they do and we decide we just want to rest during our last three days can we save the one day ticket or is it tied to our dining and room and thus expires on check out day? How does that work? I am really hoping this works out for us!!!! How cool is this?!?!?!

 

[Amyrlin]

Yep

 

[Amyrlin]

Will I be elegable? I booked my holiday directly with Disney and have booked a package with dining plan.

Did you book with the US CRO, if you did the answer is a def yes, if you booked withthe UK CRO then I am not so sure, but they did it last time, so call and ask!

 

[esmetutu]

Hi-

Does anyone know the answer to this one?

If we book starting September 29th or 30th and stay for 5 days would we get the free dining package for the days that go over the specified package dates (Aug. 13-Sept. 30)?

Thank you so much for any help.

 

[tinknme]

Yes you would get it for the length of your stay

Hi-

Does anyone know the answer to this one?

If we book starting September 29th or 30th and stay for 5 days would we get the free dining package for the days that go over the specified package dates (Aug. 13-Sept. 30)?

Thank you so much for any help.

 

[kutchyone]

Yes you can book two free dining packages if you can get them. Your one day ticket will not expire so you can save it if you would like to do that. Your plan sound perfect, now if you can just get the free dining on the 4th! sounds like you would be saving a heavy amount of change. Why not call now for the free dining and tell them that you just applied for the Visa card? Get it prior to going. I have heard of many people who are doing it that way.

 

[Lyn5]

Please, I need help/advice....

First.... free dining I booked 7 nights at CSR starting on Sept. 30 and saved some $ We already have APs, so my question is about the one day ticket I purchased, for each member of our family (DH, DD, DS and I). How can I save this ticket to use later? Is it attached to your room key? Does it expire after our stay ends?

What I ideally want to do is use our APs for the trip and then use the one day tickets for our family later, at either WDW or DL (I heard you could use the WDW tickets at DL...but APs are only good at the place they are from). Any help/advice is much appreciated.....

 

[kimmar067]

Please, I need help/advice....

First.... free dining I booked 7 nights at CSR starting on Sept. 30 and saved some $ We already have APs, so my question is about the one day ticket I purchased, for each member of our family (DH, DD, DS and I). How can I save this ticket to use later? Is it attached to your room key? Does it expire after our stay ends?

What I ideally want to do is use our APs for the trip and then use the one day tickets for our family later, at either WDW or DL (I heard you could use the WDW tickets at DL...but APs are only good at the place they are from). Any help/advice is much appreciated.....

Hi, Lyn... ....I don't believe that the one-day ticket will not expire as long as it isn't activated.....as for the WDW tix being used at DL, never heard THAT one before ...but I would like to know that myself, since my DSis and her fam is going to DL this summer....

 

[cgbsilver@hotmail.co]

Please, I need help/advice....

First.... free dining I booked 7 nights at CSR starting on Sept. 30 and saved some $ We already have APs, so my question is about the one day ticket I purchased, for each member of our family (DH, DD, DS and I). How can I save this ticket to use later? Is it attached to your room key? Does it expire after our stay ends?

What I ideally want to do is use our APs for the trip and then use the one day tickets for our family later, at either WDW or DL (I heard you could use the WDW tickets at DL...but APs are only good at the place they are from). Any help/advice is much appreciated.....

One day tickets do not expire, ever. So hold on to it and use it ore upgrade it in the future. I heard that they will honor yousr WDW tickets in DL, since WDW tickets are more expensive. It does not work the other way around. No DL tickets in WDW

 

[Lyn5]

Thank you Kim and cgbsilver@hotmail.co ....but what do the tickets look like at WDW. Once, at DL, we used paper tickets that they gave us when we checked in. Since then, we have had APs at DL and then at WDW...so I am not sure how the tickets come. When I check in, will I get a set of paper tickets or is it attached to my room key? if it is on the room key, do I save it and would it be non-transferable? Thank you again.

 

[kimmar067]

Lyn ~
The room keys and tix are usually ONE thing - they are plastic 'credit card-like' cards. I suppose you could explain to the CM at check-in that you want them separate, so you can have the 1-day pass put away for safe-keeping....

 

[mickeyinjune]

We are going down Aug. 22-26 Can some one tell me what it would cost for 2 adults and two teens(14, 16) for this package staying at POP century, Riverisde, or WL. We like to get two rooms for the bathrooms.
Do we need to get MYW tickets for everynight or can we just get them for four nights.
THanks

 

[Lyn5]

Lyn ~
The room keys and tix are usually ONE thing - they are plastic 'credit card-like' cards. I suppose you could explain to the CM at check-in that you want them separate, so you can have the 1-day pass put away for safe-keeping....

Good thinking! We will be there in May, so I think I will head over to guest services and ask about it now...so I will know what to ask for on check-in....I really don't want to waste the 1 day tickets....

....and Kim, are you telling your DH about your trip tonight? If he looks shocked, tell him "April Fools" and cancel tomorrow

 

[denman007]

The most savings can be had by staying at a value resort.

I already booked my air for Oct and besides we're staying at CSR. I guess no free dining for us this yr. Maybe it will be less crowded late Oct!

 

[kimmar067]

Good thinking! We will be there in May, so I think I will head over to guest services and ask about it now...so I will know what to ask for on check-in....I really don't want to waste the 1 day tickets....

....and Kim, are you telling your DH about your trip tonight? If he looks shocked, tell him "April Fools" and cancel tomorrow

.... ...actually , he is in upstate NY, AND, I am a little chicken-sh*t, so, I gotta tell him at the PERFECT MOMENT...after all, they say timing's EVERYTHING!

 

[DJNOWICK]

Lyn ~
The room keys and tix are usually ONE thing - they are plastic 'credit card-like' cards. I suppose you could explain to the CM at check-in that you want them separate, so you can have the 1-day pass put away for safe-keeping....

My travel agent was just telling me that her friend did this -- you need to go to guest services and have them take the park ticket OFF the room key and put it on a separate, normal ticket.

jackie