Question on how you find out: people are talking about waking up at 6am to call.. do you know a day ahead of time when
free dining is (ie, the website says on Saturday that free dining reservations will start Sunday), or is it that when you wake up in the morning the website is updated and you have t-minus 1 hour to call in to get your free dining?
Also, this is probably pretty obvious, but you can schedule your entire package when you call in, right? You don't have to add free dining onto an already existing package?
If this has been asked before, I apologize.
Take a deep breath everyone. LOL
Usually the early Disney Visa code comes out on the internet somewhere, either Mousesavers or here long before it is publically announced.
(IF I get something from Disney Visa, I usually get it after I've already called in and booked the sale, so don't rely on that!), but usually the day before the sale.
I remember double checking it that morning, but having it in hand.
When that comes out, you usually see info that a general public sale will break a few days later. That code is generally not available till that morning, and we're usually on here, waiting for someone to find it. We all found it right around 7 am, when we were already on hold. The CMs will also have it available, as it is a general public code, and unless you get a really bad CM, they will set you up.
The website will post it that day.
If you are picky about what resort or room type you want, call that morning.
If not, it's not as big a deal. They will have rooms available for weeks.
They just might not be your first choice. Have a back-up.
I had to book 3 rooms with my Dis Visa, and then 2 with the general sale.
By the time I got through the day of the general sale, there was one standard room available at Pop.
They couldn't find a second room of any kind, but then the computer crashed, and when it came back up, there was a preferred, so I snagged it.
I called back a few weeks later and there was a standard available, so I switched.
It is not true that when they run out of rooms for the sale, they are done.
Sometimes they open up new blocks of rooms for the sale, but later on, and also there are people who cancel.
So if you don't get your first choice, call back.
So does anyone know, if you book a stay at the Pop now for example and then later when the Free DP comes out if Pop is booked up the week you already have a ressie for can you add the free
DDP on or will you be out of luck? I hope that makes sense, I guess I'm wondering would it be a whole new reservation or can you just apply it to the existing reservation?
IF they do not have any more rooms of the type you booked available for the sale, you will have to change room type OR hotel. Have a back-up choice.
Happy Planning everyone!
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So I booked our 7 days at animal kingdom at that moment because I was sure if I called back I'd get another story. I then decided that a 40% off code would be a much better deal at a more expensive resort and called and changed to Beach Club & Poly. The discount at 40% off adds up to more than the free dining discount for our family of four.
