I got free dining!

[Diamond_Girls]

Just saved $434 off my budget and now have great food! I am so excited! I love Disney!

 

[daddyof2]

THATS AWSOME!!

how did you get free dinning?

 

[Diamond_Girls]

Free dining package starting August 13 through Sept 30. It's available today for Disney Visa cardholders. It starts in a few days for everyone! I already had a reservation for 8/13 and so I changed it to include the dining plan!

 

[mmeads4]

Disney starts the free dining today 4/1/06. Sign up for non Visa card members start 4/4/06. I think its only till 9/30/06. we arn't going till 12/06, sure wish we could have got in on that deal!

 

[daddyof2]

nice deal but i also am going in dec. 4-10 (hope thay extend it in to Dec.)

 

[luv2nascar]

I oh my stars this is awesome. We could not go last year because we went third week in June. But I was just facing reality that we could not go in June. We just were not going to have the money saved up by then. I am so excited to save tons of money and still be able to go in August or Sept. Now to talk DH into it.

 

[goofyandmore]

But to get the free dining, you have to pay the rack rate (no discts on rooms) right? thanks, Carolyn

 

[tinkerrn]

We just booked a package w/ free dinning and a one day park pass non hopper.
It was far better than the AAA package we priced last week, with the discount on rooms. We even tried to figure out with using our AP room only discount ( just a guess from last years) which would be a better deal. Using the APS and paying oop for meals. I looked up our meal prices form last year also. We paid using our Disney Visa. Granted we ate at several TS restaurants...we did not order apptz. or desert. A typical meal cost us about $60.00 to $70.00. That did not include alcohol. There was also the cost of breakfast and lunch...typically around $12.00 to $20.00 each.
So, we spend a lot on food last year...even if it was just the 2 of us. That was for just the minimums, not extras (apptz. or desserts). We just could not pass this deal up. The out of pocket expenses add up anyway...now we don't have to worry about our meals. I do plan on getting the DDE card and using it for our drinks and any extras.
For 7 nights at POFQ and a king bed, one day non hopper pass and free dining...it was just over $1,300. Unless they offer the AP holders free dinning...it is the way to go.

I think the way to go on this deal is to stay at a Value or Mod, the rack rate is more but not that much more. The Deluxes are way cheaper if you use the AAA or AP discount. It would have been cheaper to use the AAA package discount. Still alot of money right now. This way, we can go cheap and not worry about paying off this huge bill when we come back.

 

[cobbler]

But to get the free dining, you have to pay the rack rate (no discts on rooms) right? thanks, Carolyn

That is correct.

 

[brober]

Is this an AP and Disney Visa CC offer only? I booked a June 06 trip last week with the Dining package via a travel agent. Can I get in on the deal?

 

[DJNOWICK]

Is this an AP and Disney Visa CC offer only? I booked a June 06 trip last week with the Dining package via a travel agent. Can I get in on the deal?

The free dining is only for check ins starting sometime in August (8/27, maybe?) through Sept 30. So to take advantage of it you'd need to change your vacay dates.

Jackie

 

[Panna]

That is just Awsome! We wont be going until the end of October, so I hope we get as lucky as you!

 

[mmeads4]

We are going Dec 3-8th at OKW. It will be our first WDW trip, first Family vacation and we are soooooooooo excited. My children are trying to earn stickers for chores (5 stickers in each column= 1 disney sticker= 1 disney dollar) They are 4 and 2, it's working!
Anyways, I got this link from another member about free Disney Dollars and it works. Since I can't post my referral link here is the website. www.sunshinerewards.com