free dining rumor!

[danx2plus3more]

MY MOTHER IN LAW IS A VISA HOLDER..AND WERE WAITING..WE BOOKED OUR ROOMS AND PACKAGE (MINUS DINING OF COURSE). AND WE PAID DEPOSIT WITH VISA. ALL ADRS ARE MADE, NOW IM WAITING FOR IT TO BECOME OFFICIAL.*****PIXIE DUST TO ALL*******

WE WILL BE DOING THE DANCE SOON!!!

 

[mousiemom]

i'm a disney visa cardholder and i think i will go ahead and book our room only and make my adrs and then when the offer comes out modify my ressie. just to be on the safe side.
mousiemom

 

[DaParkers]

I just called my agent at AAA and he told me that they had a meeting last night and that they believe Free Dining will be offered between April 10th-12th! I know that doesn't guarantee anything but I am optimistic and excited. We've had free dining the last 2 years and don't want to break the streak, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[The Brain]

Here's my question. If I go ahead and book now do I have to include the dining plan or leave it off?

For example if I leave it off and free dining comes along can I add dining free or will I have to have included dining in my initial booking to be considered eligible?

 

[The Brain]

I just called my agent at AAA and he told me that they had a meeting last night and that they believe Free Dining will be offered between April 10th-12th! I know that doesn't guarantee anything but I am optimistic and excited. We've had free dining the last 2 years and don't want to break the streak, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

3 days??

 

[sammi6]

Here's my question. If I go ahead and book now do I have to include the dining plan or leave it off?

For example if I leave it off and free dining comes along can I add dining free or will I have to have included dining in my initial booking to be considered eligible?

Leave it off, my friend just booked the room last year and then when the free dining offer became available she just called and re-booked/modified her ressie, that way she only had to do a one night deposit instead of the $200 for the package. Just a word of caution though, Pop is very hard to get.

 

[CarolA]

A few thoughts....

1. Remember booking a room now does NOT gurantee you will be able to get Free Dining. So, don't assume that "if I have a DDP now" or "I have a room" you can just get Free Dining. There have to be "free dining" rooms open at YOUR resort on YOUR dates. (Flexiblity helps!) So I don't know why folks encourage you to "book now" It's not really related.

2. I think the 10-12th rumor probably means opening to Disney Visa on the 10th and everyone else on the 12th. Booking period will be longer then three days.


3. Book your ADRs now. But be nice. If you don't get Free Dining and don't plan to use them, please cancel. It's only polite.

My thoughts still are that it MAY not be offered for values or will be very limited for values. I expect it will be offered however. I have this sneaky feeling it MAKES Disney money. You buy a FULL price room (which I wouldn't pay FULL Price for most Disney resorts... LOL!) And I bet other purchases go up. "Sure honey we can afford the $200 Big Fig, after all we got FREE DINING" Do that a few times and you probably spent just as much if not more then you would have on dining before LOL!

 

[sammi6]

I completely agree with CarolA. There is no guarantee and booking now really doesn't help you. Like I said, my friend had to rebook/modify her ressie. She was originally suppose to stay in POP but when the free dining came out, that promotion was full at POP so she had to re-book with ASMu. The arguement she made was that she had a ressie at POP so why couldn't they apply the dining to her room and they said that all the rooms that were available at POP for that promotion were sold out.

 

[DaParkers]

3 days??

The first day it's offered would be April 10th, April 11th, or April 12th and would be offered until sold out.

 

[danx2plus3more]

im not booked at pop..im at por and how i think it helps is my room is already reserved, if i dont get the free dining( i think i will) then i will use another code that comes along and maybe not save as much. the positive is when i call in i dont have to book my room first all i do is give them a ressie # and they apply the free dining code if avaliable and riverside is pretty big im sure they have a good chunk of rooms to go around. if i was planning on staying at a value then i would be concerned but with a mod i feel my chances are better.


i also will be calling first thing using 5 different phone lines..first one to get through is the one i will use on top of that figure in the fact that we will get the chance to book b4 general public and i really think my chances are great.

anyone stay at riverside in the past during dining?..i love thier create your own pasta place. its to die for

 

[pinkerbell]

A few thoughts....

I have this sneaky feeling it MAKES Disney money. You buy a FULL price room (which I wouldn't pay FULL Price for most Disney resorts... LOL!) And I bet other purchases go up. "Sure honey we can afford the $200 Big Fig, after all we got FREE DINING" Do that a few times and you probably spent just as much if not more then you would have on dining before LOL!

I hear that Loud and Clear!!!

 

[eam]

MY MOTHER IN LAW IS A VISA HOLDER..AND WERE WAITING..WE BOOKED OUR ROOMS AND PACKAGE (MINUS DINING OF COURSE). AND WE PAID DEPOSIT WITH VISA. ALL ADRS ARE MADE, NOW IM WAITING FOR IT TO BECOME OFFICIAL.*****PIXIE DUST TO ALL*******

WE WILL BE DOING THE DANCE SOON!!!

We have all our ADRs for the middle of Sept. If free dining does come out, is anyone positive that we will retain our ADRs - if we add free dining? I am just afraid we will lose our current ADRs -- don't want to do that!

 

[d23cndrela]

you wont... ADR's have nothing to do with Free dining , except if you have free dining you better make so adr's

 

[The Brain]

Only problem is I'm trying not to make ADRs until I and 100% sure one the dates. I'd PREFER to go the last week of September, but If I can't I'll go the 2nd week.

That's leads me to another question. I'm wanting to stay the 20th till the 28th. If they cut it off on the 27th will I get free dining for the last day? I know in the past they allowed that.

 

[DznyDreams]

A few thoughts....

1. Remember booking a room now does NOT gurantee you will be able to get Free Dining. So, don't assume that "if I have a DDP now" or "I have a room" you can just get Free Dining. There have to be "free dining" rooms open at YOUR resort on YOUR dates. (Flexiblity helps!) So I don't know why folks encourage you to "book now" It's not really related. . . .

ITA with CarolA's entire post! I just quoted her on the first point because I'd like to add my own simple-minded thoughts on the subject of booking now vs. waiting. . .

IF you do not plan to go to WDW unless free dining or another discount is offered, then by all means, don't book until the offer is available. However, if you're going anyway, and you know that you'll save money by using the dining plan (even if you pay for it), then by all means, book now. More so if your heart's desire is to stay at a particular resort, and especially if it's a resort that is often booked to capacity almost year round (i.e., WL). At least you'll have the security of knowing that, in the event no offers are available for your dates or resort choice, you will have the resort and plan you either desire or can afford (which ever the case may be).

 

[wdwmaw]

Only problem is I'm trying not to make ADRs until I and 100% sure one the dates. I'd PREFER to go the last week of September, but If I can't I'll go the 2nd week.

That's leads me to another question. I'm wanting to stay the 20th till the 28th. If they cut it off on the 27th will I get free dining for the last day? I know in the past they allowed that.

No, I don't think dinsy will allow this. This will be all new but there has been some hints to this allready.
Disney has changed pricing at the end of an offer back to rack.
The tickets were allowed to continue but that is a one time flat fee on the tickets anyway and not priced out day to day.Dining would be something added on a day by day basis and disney is now pricing day by day. We will all see. Free dining was allowed to flow into later dates for the bounceback but disney changed there policy after the fact.

 

[eam]

We booked in Jan. or Feb. for the middle of September in hopes of a slow time of the year at WDW. Free Dining or not -- we are going to WDW!!!!!

 

[cdel73]

I called today to see if I had a discount attatched to my name and got an awesome cm who checked for me. Unfortunately, I had none. However, he told me to check the website frequently starting in April as a great promotion will be announced (better than a pin code were his words). He said he wouldn't know the dates until closer, but it has been offered the past few years. I told him we have had free dining the last two years and he told me that I knew what he was talking about then. We are arriving August 10th and he said that may be a bit early, but you never know.

I have called Disney many times in the past few years about free dining and never had one cm tell me it was coming like this guy did. Hopefully, he is right.

 

[DznyDreams]

I love it when a nice CM throws us a bone!

These tidbits are rolling in at a pace, so every little report helps! Thanks for sharing!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I am still sticking to my Dave Rasmey plan. I will not go to Disney, I will not go to Disney.....ummm....