Last year the All-Star Family Suites at All-Star Music were available for the Free Dining Promo. Many people here on the DIS got free dining with those suites.
Thanks for the info...do you guys think it's worth calling about it? Or just wait until it's posted? Also, has anyone ever booked free dining through AAA? I usually book my trip through Disney Direct and this trip is booked through AAA, kind of nervous about them being in control of it!!!!
I know, I saw it on another thread too.I know! I have seen this on another board and this is NOT TRUE!! I have had an existing reservation during September for the past two years and called to ADD the free dining. I did not have to cancel and rebook.
Can't remember where I read it now, but I heard that IF they offer free dining (and these days nothing is guaranteed) whether you get the DDP or the new QSDP will depend on what level of resort you book. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I do not use Travel Agents and I have always booked all of our trips to Disney myself. In 2007 and 2008 I booked packages months in advance of the free dining offer being announced. When the FD offer was released I called Disney Reservations directly and added the code to my existing package reservation. My reservation number stayed the same and they did not have to cancel anything.I know this comes up every year. Maybe I can explain it better, but maybe not.
You can not add dining to an existing package. Free dining is a new package with a new code.
If the TA does his/her job, you won't even know you've been cancelled and rebooked. Disney transfers the deposit to the new reservation. You will probably be told they have added free dining.
But in reality, your old package has been cancelled and a new one has been booked.
The agent (whether it's AAA, your TA, or Disney) will not be able to add free dining to your package if there is not availability for that room type and those dates.
And in 2007 I changed my existing reservation from All-Star Moives to POP when I added the Free Dining code and once again, they did not cancel me nor change my reservation number.
Now this rarely happens because if you already have a package booked in anticipation of the announcement, you or your agent is going to be on the phones early getting it changed.
But trust me. If you have a package booked during that timeframe and there is no availability for free dining there when you call, they will not be able to "add" free dining to your package.
I'm don't want to have an argument about it either, but they did not cancel my reservation, I kept the same reservation number. Also, in 2007, when I added my free dining code to my reservation I also changed my hotel from Movies to Pop and, once again, they did not cancel my reservation and I kept the same reservation number.I know. I included Disney in my description of people you might have booked with. Like I said, they would probably not have told you that's what was happening, there was no real reason to tell you that.
But the fact is, if there had not been availability at the resort for the free dining package, they would not have been able to add it on. So prebooking it, just doesn't give you any advantage.
I don't want to start an argument about it. I've watched people argue about it the last several years. I just wanted to try to explain it.
Can't remember where I read it now, but I heard that IF they offer free dining (and these days nothing is guaranteed) whether you get the DDP or the new QSDP will depend on what level of resort you book. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
That is a very good question! maybe they don't have the $200 deposit??? IDK
That is a very good question! maybe they don't have the $200 deposit??? IDK
Well actually I think what they do is called modify your ressie because I also had a ressie last year and when it came available I called and they did what we call added free dining but they actually deleted my existing room and rebooked a new one under the dining promo and they can do this and still give you the same ressie number! Just like I'm booked at Pop and I called tommorrow to switch to CSR I would still have the same exact ressie number just different resort! In some cases and I'm not actually sure which I think it is room only ressies they cancel and redo the actual ressie because it has to be a package for free dining ! I'm not positive on when they actually cancel and give you a new ressie number but I know most times ressies can be modified for codes/promos to be added not always cancelled hope this helps some.
That is exactly what I was trying to describe!
