Free Dining Rumors

[Carolina Mom]

I got an offer in the mail today for free Quick Service Dining (4 night/5day stay) for stays 4/11-6/3. Not sure when we will hear anything about free dining for Fall. We are planning a trip for early December so they will have to extend free dining like last year for us to benefit (fingers crossed).

Based on last year, free dining promo came out on 3/30/09 for stays 8/16-10/3. Had to wait until 7/27 for the free dining to come out for stays 9/27-12/17 (these are general public dates). I am willing to wait but am hoping to take advantage of any promo that Disney throws my way!

 

[britt54311]

I got a Free QS dining (DVC) offer in the mail a few weeks ago, good for most nights 2/28/10-07/3/10, to bad we want to go in October.

 

[katieam1]

I got a Free QS dining (DVC) offer in the mail a few weeks ago, good for most nights 2/28/10-07/3/10, to bad we want to go in October.

We got the same mailing as well, we are going in September so no good for us either. I already have a pin code for 30%value/35% off mods/40% off Deluxe for the whole year so I am using that as of right now.

 

[devonsmommy]

I got the Free Dining (quick service) postcard in the mail good until Aug. 14th.

 

[Minnie321]

Sorry you had such a bad time, the same happened to me after my first trip there. I went the day after Christmas and it took me years to give Disney another chance it was just horrible.

I am actually a CM and I assure you there are many many times during the year when the crowds are extremely low and the parks almost feel empty however as the above poster pointed out you really went at a horrible time. The truth is just like you all these other people who were there went because it was convenient for them to go. Spring break was in full force and this past week a lot of counties in Florida had spring break so you probably had a bunch of locals there as well.

I read in one of your other posts where you called the park dirty. If you ever get the chance to see Magic Kingdom at about 4am in the morning you will see custodial crews out washing the sidewalk and roads, wiping down poles and cleaning things you would never even think about cleaning and touching up things with paint. I don't doubt that throughout the day with 60,000 people in the park at times things would get messy and things would look far from perfect, things get swept up that need to be, bathrooms still get cleaned and anything major gets taken care off right away.

Please don't think Im attacking you or what you said, that is simply not my intention. I am just sorry that you had a horrible experience as I am sure you spent a lot of money and had high hopes for your trip.

Hopefully one day you will give it another try, pick a time of the year when its not so busy, I did after my horrible experience and I am extremely happy that I did.

We really do go all the time - 3 times a year usually - summer, Thanksgiving, Mardi Gras or Easter (not both). I didn't mean Disney was doing a bad job - it is just that in 37 years I have come to expect things - and this time was really disappointing. Two years ago we went the week after Easter because that was when school was out - this year we were out the week before. When we went the week after Easter we loved it - Holiday crowds, but not really that bad - I wonder if there is a big difference in the week before and the week after?? I will return someday, but for the past 8 years I have always had a Disney Trip booked - in another words I would have the next one booked before I went on the upcoming trip. After this summer I did not book anything - Easter was a last minute decision - and now again nothing booked - it is hard to face as I am a total Disney Fan - I have helped friends book trips, plan, organize - I just love Disney - just have to take a break right now. Disney does have some really great employees - there is always one that sticks out each time - this time it was Marcos - he drove the boats from Epcot to the resorts and Hollywood Studios - great guy - he made us all smile and laugh!
As for the dining - I didn't really pay that much attention to the details - I hope everyone gets the free dining they want!

 

[IslandAdventure4]

If i remember right last year they had same deal, free dining thru September. Then somewhere along the line they extended it into late October, which i hope is the case for 2010. We have a trip planned for mid October. Got my fingers crossed.

Same here, waiting, wanting, wishing...