Can you explain this to me a bit better. We're going June 5 - 12. I booked this in August. I've looked for discounts and so far have found nothing. I keep reading these "pins", but I have my dense card on today and have no idea what you guys are referring to. Please fill me in briefly because I would love to get in on any sort of discount.
of course!!
I explained a pin in another thread this way:
"a pin is like a special coupon code that might be able to be applied to your vacation...
it might be for a discounted room or
free dining, but normally when we talk about a pin its either an email or a postcard that is sent directly to you with the discount listed on that.
Instead of Disney just coming out with a public discount, this is like a personal discount - even though sometimes you might get a personal discount just before they come out with a public discount.
The pin I got was a "room only" discount, but I could have added dining and tickets to it "
We're mostly familiar with Disney coming out with public discounts, which means they run ads about it, post it on their website and we go crazy on this board talking about them.
and not everyone gets a "personal pin" from Disney - which is usually sent you either to your email or even mail - I've received both!
You always have the option to call the reservation number and ask if you "have a pin associated/under your name" - that's what I did to get mine. I knew I'd gotten a pin in September that was for Nov/Dec, but at the time I didnt realize that some pins can be applied to other dates and I let it expire.
But the nice folks here encouraged me to call reservations and ask if I had a pin under my name - the first time I called (a Friday night) there was NO PIN..
..but then I called again that Sunday afternoon and THERE WAS A PIN!!
and is no rhyme or reason why some folks get a pin, or even what type of pin they're given..
you can read on these boards that families who have been going to Disney for years and years never get pins, and other who get them all the time..
its just the luck of the draw!!
The best discount we got recently was 2 or so years ago w/the free dining plan. I've asked over and over why they never offer this during the summer months i.e. June/July and they didn't really give me an answer that I liked. 
So, any advice is appreciated.
oh that's an easy answer!! Disney knows that we will come to visit in the summer months b/c our kids are out of school!! So, why would they offer such a good discount if they know that we're going to come anyway..
they "normally" offer free dining in the months that are a little harder for them to get the families to come to b/c...
How was that??
and I keep getting distracted thinking about other things for the trip!!
This will make my 9th trip to see the mouse. The best discount we got recently was 2 or so years ago w/the 
