If your hoping for free dining...

[PiperPizzaz]

Thanks for the info. Lou always knows.

 

[nellypooh1]

We are a disney visa card holder, how do you know when we can sign up for free dining if it is offered? Do you just check the visa card website or do they send out an email?

 

[brooke1]

We are a disney visa card holder, how do you know when we can sign up for free dining if it is offered? Do you just check the visa card website or do they send out an email?

Disney Visa was offering 0.00% on balance tranfers so i did it, a couple of years ago i had the disney visa and yes you can pull up your account and there is a place that shows all Disney offers.....

also IF the dining plan is avial. for 4-12 normally a disney visa card holder has 3 to 5 days before everyone else, so just keep checking your visa account..


Brooke

 

[bonzarella]

Does anyone remember the dates they offered for the free dining promo last December for those staying on site? They were offering it for specific dates if you booked it during your stay last December.

I thought the dates they offered the promo in December were longer than the dates of the rumored promo on April 12th.

Bounceback dates were 8/5/07-9/29/07. We are booked for 9/6-9/16

 

[JustGot2BMe]

If the Dining is offered to Visa card holders first do you have to use the card or just have one? I have already booked through AAA but could I call them with the code from the card site to use? I did not have the card when I booked the trip so I put a deposit on it with another card.

 

[Sxofus]

Let the Aug 19th thru 25th cancellations begin!!!

 

[brooke1]

If the Dining is offered to Visa card holders first do you have to use the card or just have one? I have already booked through AAA but could I call them with the code from the card site to use? I did not have the card when I booked the trip so I put a deposit on it with another card.

From my understanding you have to put the deposit down on the Disney Visa card, but someone here will correct me if i gave the incorrect inforamtion..

Brooke

 

[JustGot2BMe]

So does that mean you can only use the code if you use the card to book the trip?

 

[LakeAriel]

No, it means you can only get the couple of days advance booking if you use the card. It would be like the AP/AAA discounts, everyone would try to use their promotions without ever having the card..Imagine that scenario?

 

[Ishy]

If the Dining is offered to Visa card holders first do you have to use the card or just have one? I have already booked through AAA but could I call them with the code from the card site to use? I did not have the card when I booked the trip so I put a deposit on it with another card.

Just so you know, the last two years AAA had their own code - people posted it on these boards and I called my agent with it (because she was clueless) -- AND note that I was able to book Coronado Springs thru my AAA when none were available thru the CRO. ---- The CRO had a special deal with AirTran that I couldnt get on my own or thru AAA - and two weeks later they had Coronado Springs opening up for my date, so I then booked with the air special and canceled my AAA trip. Being persistant paid off for me and my family and some of our friends

Expedia also had the specials and availabilty was different too.

 

[JustGot2BMe]

Sorry I am having such a hard time here but this is my first trip and I am sooo confused....I have already booked my trip through AAA but did not have the card at the time I booked and put my deposit down 5 months ago. Now have the card and if the code comes out for free dining to card members I can not call and use the code even though I have the card and I can/will pay for the rest of the trip with the card. Am I understanding that right?

 

[LakeAriel]

Sorry I am having such a hard time here but this is my first trip and I am sooo confused....I have already booked my trip through AAA but did not have the card at the time I booked and put my deposit down 5 months ago. Now have the card and if the code comes out for free dining to card members I can not call and use the code even though I have the card and I can/will pay for the rest of the trip with the card. Am I understanding that right?

You could rebook with the card!

 

[WDW1st-timers]

I can't wait for free dining to come out or not. I want to pay off my trip before I spend it. It goes in one hand and out the other almost faster than I make it.

 

[ShellyMouse]

thanks for the info!!!!!! i talked my mom into getting a disney visa just in case they offered it again. my dh told me "no more credit cards"....FINE! so now my mom has one for our me and mom trip. we wanted to go sept 26 - oct 2 (so we could try F&W festival for the 1st time AND have free dining, oh well) now we are planning on sept 12-16 .....either time works...we will see

ok, writing this down.....april 7th for visa card holders.....april 12 general public!!!!! got it!

EVERYTHING IS CROSSED!!

good luck everyone!!

 

[kutchyone]

They have already listed a September Magic Your Way Package Plus Dining on the Disney TA site according to another site and a copy of the page was included. I also was able to get a peak at it too. The default check in date is 8/26/07.

You can't book anything as of now but they are getting ready to launch the special. You can try any dates but it says that they are outside of the range of the package.

having this show up so early on the TA site would be really early for a start date for bookings on 4/12 or for even 04/07. This would be way in advance if it started on 04/07 so I bet it will be sooner.

This won't help me and I am still keeping my fingers crossed for some type of discount for a little earlier in August, specifically starting on the 15th.

 

[djm99]

I found this on another site:

Hello, good news, we just booked our trip to DW from 9-14-07 to 9-22-07 because the FREE DDP will be offered at that time. We received a AAA newsletter in the mail today and it advertises the Stay, play and Dine promotion from Aug. 5 to Oct. 3 2007. Our DW reservationist told us that if we booked today we would be eligible for the FREE dining promo, we just have to call back and have it added because it is not in their system yet. He told us it will be comming up in a few days to a week. We booked the Pop Century/ 9 days/ 8 nights/ Standard room/ All tickets with park hopper option and water park and more option for 2 adults and 2 children( age 9 and 12) and FREE DDP and free magical express for $1955.80. WOW what a deal!

 

[kutchyone]

That would be great but after seeing the package listed on the TA site with the default date of 08/26 I think I will be disappointed. Hope to get some type of room discount for August 15th.

 

[darkcyber]

Since I'm new to this forum, can someone tell me exactly what a "Free Dining Promotion" is?

And is the only time you can get it is by booking months and months in advance?

We are going to WDW April 16th - 25th...guess nothing is going on during that time...i.e. free dining.

 

[CanadianGuy]

FREE DDP will be offered at that time. We received a AAA newsletter in the mail today and it advertises the Stay, play and Dine promotion from Aug. 5 to Oct. 3 2007.

Is it April 1st already?

Seriously, I don't think free dining will start THAT early. August 26th as has been rumored and as is hinted at several times in this thread.. seems like a far more likely candidate.

Of course, here's one time I'd dearly love to be proven wrong..

Knox

 

[Cookie Princess]

Let the Aug 19th thru 25th cancellations begin!!!

I am sure a heavy wave of August cancellations are forthcoming. On the plus side...US/IOA might see a big upswing in room reservations!