If there is no free dining offer...

[skier_pete]

I was told that if you are keeping the same hotel reservation, that you will not need to make a new reservation to add free dining. (This was about a month ago with a CM that was smart enough to know not to give me the infamous "40 % off code". However, if you need to change your reservation in any way (new location) then you may need to make a new one an cancel the old one.

Keep those fingers crossed!!

SkierPete

 

[G&J's Mom]

I think it depends on the room type too. I remember people could keep the same resort but they had to change room types in order to get the free dining. WL comes to mind.

Denise

 

[Joan1]

Just remember that if they do offer the free dining plan your room will still be at rack rate prices. Only the dining plan will be for free

 

[SGMCO]

I think it depends on the room type too. I remember people could keep the same resort but they had to change room types in order to get the free dining. WL comes to mind.

Denise

Do you remember what room types were allowed
or not allow in order
to qualify?

 

[G&J's Mom]

Do you remember what room types were allowed
or not allow in order
to qualify?

I don't think it was so much of whether it was allowed or not. I think it was more of what was available. They only offer a certain number of room categories per discounted rate. I do believe the discounts for standard rooms did exist, but I think they were slim pickin's. I actually booked POP and had a wonderful time but did inquire about WL right when the Free Dining opened. No go for a standard room. We are booked at WL this year, woods view, so we will see what happens. We are going regardless.

Denise

 

[teentoddlermom]

Re history of Fall discounts. We've gone in August every year since 2003. The only year we did not get a discount was 2005. 2003 had 7 for 4, 2004 had 7 for 5, and 2006 had free dining. I'm worried that they will not offer anything because of the fact that they already have a lot of reservations. Also, it seems that they former low season of the fall is now really crowded. People like the weather in FL in Sept and Oct.

 

[G&J's Mom]

Re history of Fall discounts. We've gone in August every year since 2003. The only year we did not get a discount was 2005. 2003 had 7 for 4, 2004 had 7 for 5, and 2006 had free dining. I'm worried that they will not offer anything because of the fact that they already have a lot of reservations. Also, it seems that they former low season of the fall is now really crowded. People like the weather in FL in Sept and Oct.

Not to mention that some schools in the South, we are in GA, have a fall break the first and second weeks of October, when other schools have barely started. That is why we pick the first week.

Were the 7 for 4 and 7 for 5 Visa offers?? Just curious.

Denise

 

[stepdisney]

I don't think it was so much of whether it was allowed or not. I think it was more of what was available. They only offer a certain number of room categories per discounted rate. I do believe the discounts for standard rooms did exist, but I think they were slim pickin's. I actually booked POP and had a wonderful time but did inquire about WL right when the Free Dining opened. No go for a standard room. We are booked at WL this year, woods view, so we will see what happens. We are going regardless.

Denise

We went in 2005 with the free DD. We stayed at POP had had no problems. I think the problem arises when there are no more standard rooms. We were initially going to book at WL in 2006 but had to change plans but when we did inquire, they said that it was only for standard rooms. We inquired about a suite at WL as well as ASM but were told that the free DD was not for suites. My DH really wanted to try WL and this is the closest thing to camping I am willing to attempt . It will all work out in the long run, we're just happy to be going.

 

[G&J's Mom]

My DH really wanted to try WL and this is the closest thing to camping I am willing to attempt . It will all work out in the long run, we're just happy to be going.

Looks like will be "camping" at the same time as you. We have matching tickers!!! My DH really wanted to stay at WL badly, so this is our first time there.

Denise

 

[Momto8]

If you have a room only reservation and want to take advantage of free dining if it comes out, then yes, you would have to cancel and rebook a package. You can't add dining to a room only reservation.

If you have a package with room and tickets and your resort and room type are available (with free dining) for your dates, then they can just add the free dining to your package and you wouldn't have to rebook. If they have the resort available but not the same room category (like waterview or lagoon view vs. standard view), that is when you would have to make a whole new reservation and cancel your existing one. I also believe that if you have a discount on the room portion of your package, like the 40% off, then you would also have to cancel and rebook under a new reservation.

I'm hoping for free dining too, but if they don't, we're still going.

 

[stepdisney]

Hooray fellow WL camper! We DO have matching tickers! It seems like a loooong time from now but we get to make our ADR's on the 31st!! That makes it seem closer. See Ya There, heres some extra pixie dust for free DD for ALL of us !