Free Dining Watch 2009 - Dates Released!! Update post 1

[mermaid&cinderella]

Can someone please explain bounceback????

 

[Tomh]

Thanks for the quick answer KKB! We'll be staying at POR (knowing that is the only moderate that can accommodate 5, and it's a bit cheaper than the ASM family suite), so the room capacity won't be a problem.

 

[Trinity524]

Can someone please explain bounceback????

When you stay at a Disney Resort, they sometimes have a brochure that offers you an incentive to come back. My offer was free dining for my next stay in September 09. You have to book it while you are still there, and put down the $200 deposit.

 

[mermaid&cinderella]

When you stay at a Disney Resort, they sometimes have a brochure that offers you an incentive to come back. My offer was free dining for my next stay in September 09. You have to book it while you are still there, and put down the $200 deposit.

I have gone every year for the last 3 years and I have never been offered anything like that Is it just for Americans?

 

[mom2rtk]

I think the bouncebacks are just hit and miss. I was there in December at the Pop and there was a brochure on the table for 20% off a value resort or 40% off a deluxe resort. Since we usually do value, I didn't bother with the offer since it amounts to about $20 a night. I was really hoping for better and am now waiting for free dining!

 

[Trinity524]

double post....sorry

 

[Trinity524]

I have gone every year for the last 3 years and I have never been offered anything like that Is it just for Americans?

No, I believe they only have it during the Free Dining period. Other times I have heared it's a discount for room rates.

 

[mom2rtk]

It's funny though. I was there during free dining in December and the bounceback was just the discount room rate......... I think what I'm seeing is that none of it has any rhyme or reason.......

 

[PinkPrincess4Ever]

We were there sept. 1 -10th last year and on our last day with our check out papers was the bounceback offter to book FD $200 deposit needed at time of booking. We didn't do it for I did not want value again and was gona see what other offers came out this year on a deluxe resort. Maybe it was just the dates you stayed depended on what bounceback they offered.

 

[Disneyfalcon]

Tell me if this makes sense to you...or if I am crazy.

Last year, my family went during the free dining period in September. When we got there, there was the bounceback offer of free dining this year. YAY for us! I will have my mother, husband and then 22 month old with us. I decided to go with CBR pirate room, 6 day non park hopper, no waterpark, 7 night trip. Total 2210. I thought I was getting a deal. 9/19-9/26.

Turns out that when I got my membership to AAA, they offer Disney packages. The same package is $1937 without the free dining. The AAA tells me that if free dining becomes available to call her back and she will book it for me for the $1937. How is AAA getting it cheaper than DISNEY? I call WDW and they tell me it's because they get it in bulk...someone help me... is this all correct?

My guess is the $1937 is the discounted AAA package. The agent is mistaken, they can not apply free dining to the discounted package. It's one discount or another.

Now, having said that, there have been some rare reports that AAA was able to apply both, but that is definitely not the way it is supposed to work.

 

[PinkPrincess4Ever]

You are correct. Can only use 1 pin/code at a time.

 

[KKB]

Tell me if this makes sense to you...or if I am crazy.

Last year, my family went during the free dining period in September. When we got there, there was the bounceback offer of free dining this year. YAY for us! I will have my mother, husband and then 22 month old with us. I decided to go with CBR pirate room, 6 day non park hopper, no waterpark, 7 night trip. Total 2210. I thought I was getting a deal. 9/19-9/26.

Turns out that when I got my membership to AAA, they offer Disney packages. The same package is $1937 without the free dining. The AAA tells me that if free dining becomes available to call her back and she will book it for me for the $1937. How is AAA getting it cheaper than DISNEY? I call WDW and they tell me it's because they get it in bulk...someone help me... is this all correct?

AAA isn't officially applying 2 discounts. AAA does get cheaper rates buying in bulk. So that is a discount to AAA that they choose to pass on to their customers. WDW also allows them to apply free dining to their packages. THAT is the Disney discount.
Hmmm...makes me wonder...should go check out the rate AAA could get for me...
(Just checking that I am reading this right...you were charged $1937 for room & park passes, but you did not add dining at this time?)

***Interesting thing to note...2 years ago we booked our value room w/ a 40% off PIN; decided a bit later that we did want to add dining & they balked, saying it was 2 discounts! Now, I spoke to a supervisor, and said, seriously, you DON'T want me to add $180/day to our package??!! Needless to say, they made the change. SO they CAN get fussy. Hopefully w/ the economy the way it is, they should be LESS fussy!

 

[mermaid&cinderella]

How much is a AAA membership? It might just be worth getting to get the deal on WDW

 

[DisneyMom5]

Thanks for the quick answer KKB! We'll be staying at POR (knowing that is the only moderate that can accommodate 5, and it's a bit cheaper than the ASM family suite), so the room capacity won't be a problem.

Make sure you book a trundle room, and I believe it is an extra cost. Not all POR are for 5.
It would benefit to add her initially, rather on trying to later and not being able to get a room for 5. We dropped someone no problem our last free dining trip.

Re: AAA: it has been mentioned many times over the years that they can do the Disney sale, or their discount, but not both. So don't plan on both the discounted price and free dining. Double check what they are telling you about the bounceback costing more than theirs. Perhaps they are missing an option, such as parkhoppers, or whatever.

Happy planning everyone!

 

[lisalonglash]

I have gone every year for the last 3 years and I have never been offered anything like that Is it just for Americans?

Nope, not just for Americans. We went to WDW for the first time last October. There was a bounceback Free Dining offer page in our room (but we were stoopid and didn't book it ).

 

[Kimmy2Disney]

Last year we were there during free dining and had 3 different rooms with family and friends.. Only 2 of our rooms had actual bounceback paper offers in them.. It could be that the housekeeping staff neglected to replace the offer when turning around a room for a new party, or that the hotel simply did not have enough copies run off.. but if you call the front desk and specifically ask them about it they will make certain you get the offer in your room, or just tell you to stop by and pick one up. That's what they did in our case, but we ended up not booking it then anyway. It never hurts to ask as long as you are there and intersted in it-- Because they would rather book your next vaca. while you are still on property and feeling that disney magic, haha!

 

[Trinity524]

How much is a AAA membership? It might just be worth getting to get the deal on WDW

I just mine yesterday, for $51 dollars, it included me and my husband. Like I said, the difference was $300, so, I have a year membership and will save 249.

 

[Trinity524]

Just checking that I am reading this right...you were charged $1937 for room & park passes, but you did not add dining at this time?

This is correct!

 

[NJRA]

Ok I can't take it any longer..... Will they just release Free Dining already if there going to offer it this year. I'm going crazy checking the boards all day every day!!!!!!

 

[faindrops27]

Ok I can't take it any longer..... Will they just release Free Dining already if there going to offer it this year. I'm going crazy checking the boards all day every day!!!!!!

NJRA. They will release it. Don't drive yourself crazy. Think Happy thoughts, and like magic. Booking time will be here.