******Official 2017 Free Dining Plan Watch, Wait, and Dream

[Icicles]

Hello there, I am a Canadian as well and we will miss the dining by 1 day due to our checkout date. We can't do a minimum 4 night stay. The RO discount wasn't released last year until early August. I think we'll have to wait impatiently until August for RO discounts to be announced. Best of luck in your planning.[/

August is a long time to wait for a RO for a trip in September! Makes it hard to figure out best options for sure! Fingers crossed I guess- seems like it would cost 550 more for PH and upgrade the dining plan- hoping the CDN tix and RO would be cheaper!

 

[Neeky78]

I downloaded the ******* app. When I try to "join server" and type in 2017 Free Dining, it says invite is invalid or expired. Can anyone give advice here on how to get into the group?

Try this one - https://*******.gg/PXTnaeX

 

[auntlatoya]

Just copied this from a comment on Disneytouristblog's Free Dining article. It was dated this morning. Are we thinking this is reliable? Any TAs around to confirm or deny?

"Just got an email from my travel agent confirming that they got communication from Disney where it states that FD will be released next Monday 24th. They already have the dates of the promo.
It is worth mentioning that it is an official travel agent from Disney."

 

[ThistleMae]

I know you'll figure it out....but yes August is a long way's off! It's torture just waiting till April 24th!

 

[FinnsMom7]

Ok I am sitting here like this waiting to see Black or another STAND BY - working from home Monday so perfect timing the May 1st rumor would be awful my busiest day is the 1-3 of month UGH

 

[Meeko5]

I've actually seen several websites out there that have quoted what Black put out almost word for word.

Yep! He's usually on the money

 

[lalariner]

So after a crazy amount of math and possibilities, it seems like for us, it might be a wash to do free dining vs a RO discount if one is available. I also don't have high hopes for FD since we are only staying 3 nights for this quickie December trip. Here is my question for you - it works out to be very similar in price to stay in 2 rooms at Pop or a cabin at FW. There are 4 adults and 2 kids. What are your thoughts? I see pros and cons to each! Looking for help deciding!

 

[EastCoastMaritimer]

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Oh your dates make a difference. When you said Fall, I assumed October through December. Your September RO discounts were released the same time last year 04/25 so you should be in luck when FD is released to also have RO discounts released. My November dates won't have RO discounts until August.

 

[nkereina]

Ok I am sitting here like this waiting to see Black or another STAND BY - working from home Monday so perfect timing the May 1st rumor would be awful my busiest day is the 1-3 of month UGH

Yep! He's usually on the money

Enlighten me - what is Black and where I can find their rumor? I've heard a lot of different things and have been too busy to keep up, so trying to find out the most reliable rumor/source out there right now. Thanks!

 

[sharonabe]

So after a crazy amount of math and possibilities, it seems like for us, it might be a wash to do free dining vs a RO discount if one is available. I also don't have high hopes for FD since we are only staying 3 nights for this quickie December trip. Here is my question for you - it works out to be very similar in price to stay in 2 rooms at Pop or a cabin at FW. There are 4 adults and 2 kids. What are your thoughts? I see pros and cons to each! Looking for help deciding!

POP pros: two bathrooms, easier to get around, more privacy if 4 adults are two couples
POP cons: a little loud, probably more walking depending on where your room is

Cabin cons: harder to get around, room for only one car to park (may not matter)
Cabin pros: cool location, lots of extras to do if doing non-park days, more room, kitchen, quieter

 

[ThistleMae]

So after a crazy amount of math and possibilities, it seems like for us, it might be a wash to do free dining vs a RO discount if one is available. I also don't have high hopes for FD since we are only staying 3 nights for this quickie December trip. Here is my question for you - it works out to be very similar in price to stay in 2 rooms at Pop or a cabin at FW. There are 4 adults and 2 kids. What are your thoughts? I see pros and cons to each! Looking for help deciding!

For me personally, FW is just too far away. Also they are both rather different in style. I'm a POP fan myself. My 2 cents.

 

[ThistleMae]

Enlighten me - what is Black and where I can find their rumor? I've heard a lot of different things and have been too busy to keep up, so trying to find out the most reliable rumor/source out there right now. Thanks!

Black is a mystery man, but said to be reliable and has a track record of accurate predictions. His post is on page 380 of this thread.

 

[Meeko5]

Enlighten me - what is Black and where I can find their rumor? I've heard a lot of different things and have been too busy to keep up, so trying to find out the most reliable rumor/source out there right now. Thanks!

He's a reliable source here on the Dis - he popped in with this and now a lot of other sources are confirming.

 

[McFlea]

And, for the first time ever, I am thinking of NOT bumping up to table service plan from quick service. I'm going the 1st week of September and it's so darn hot, I have very little appetite and just feel we wasted so much food. Plus, I would like to try doing something different this trip. Maybe this will give us more freedom from schedules. However, if I can get it free with a moderate resort, I won't say "no thank you"

Me too. We're at POR in August - free dining is best deal for us, and I'll be happy with either plan. I won't upgrade if it's QS, we'll just enjoy more dining freedom.

 

[jdubbsx10]

Alright I need some opinions...
My friend and I are taking a trip in September. Very excited as I have never been down there for Halloween or F&W and want to get the most out of it. Debating between QSDP and DDP. We already have an ADR for H&V for Minnie's Halloween dine, but the other TS meals we could do without if we had to. My only dilemma is if we get QSDP for free for our 4 night stay it would only cost us EACH $84 to upgrade to DDP and H&V would cost us around $65 including tax & tip each OOP. So essentially we're saving $20 by not upgrading, if we upgrade we would include a meal at Via Napoli and keep our ADR for character bfast at TH with ROL package. Do you all think we might as well upgrade to DDP considering the meals we could include for that price? Also, anyone have any info about Minnie's Halloween dine they'd like to share? Did you like it? Was it worth it to see the characters dressed up?

 

[Jeaniec]

Did you limit the number of uses a code can have? That's another setting that may stop it working.

Edit : I see you worked out it was limited to 30 mins. You can change it to Never

Thanks!

 

[ScaryTales]

We have a 4 night/5 day at Yacht Club on 8/16. If this falls under a potential Free Dining date, can this be added to our reservation? We booked under a 30% off promo code.

 

[trucker den]

Anyone else as heartbroken as I am that Splash Mountain is going to be closed

Yes I am. It's my favorite ride! And I hate flume rides in general

 

[Disneylover99]

Alright I need some opinions...
My friend and I are taking a trip in September. Very excited as I have never been down there for Halloween or F&W and want to get the most out of it. Debating between QSDP and DDP. We already have an ADR for H&V for Minnie's Halloween dine, but the other TS meals we could do without if we had to. My only dilemma is if we get QSDP for free for our 4 night stay it would only cost us EACH $84 to upgrade to DDP and H&V would cost us around $65 including tax & tip each OOP. So essentially we're saving $20 by not upgrading, if we upgrade we would include a meal at Via Napoli and keep our ADR for character bfast at TH with ROL package. Do you all think we might as well upgrade to DDP considering the meals we could include for that price? Also, anyone have any info about Minnie's Halloween dine they'd like to share? Did you like it? Was it worth it to see the characters dressed up?

It's going to cost you $84 per day for the upgrade. So $84 times four days.

 

[Jeaniec]

Link won't work for me?

https://*******.gg/k59W8xx
This one should not expire