**Official December 2010 Thread!!**

[exwdwcm]

ughhhhh now u are stressing meeee out! I was set on doing the reg dining plan but now maybe we should do deluxe.. i just dont want to waste so much of our trip sitting down eating when i could be doing rides

i felt that way on our most recent trip on just the regular dining plan. My family scheduled quite a few 'extra' meals. one day we did have 3 ADRs, my DH and I passed on the breakfast, we couldn't imagine spending 5plus hours dining that day. with a large party of 14, our meals took at least 90 minutes if not 2 hours each time. It always took the servers forever to process our free dining since we had 5 different rooms sitting at one table. never again. i felt like we spent half our day in the restaurants. and a 2yo in a restaurant for that long is NOT a good idea!

LOL sorry. Well if it makes you feel any better I sat down with DH and at first he was do the Deluxe and we will just walk out without using 3 credits or get sandwhiches to go from EOS and then just leave 2. But that was still eating 2-3 big meals a day. It made sense when we went in March because we would eat a breakfast, snack for lunch and then do a signature for dinner. I just don't want to do the signatures with the kids. They are well behaved and would enjoy it but it takes packing more and going back and getting changed and thats too much. Especially since our youngest is autistc, she is high functioning but all that change would be too much. Plus if she has a bad day and I cancel one of our sigs then what.

So all that stress for nothing. Plus what the heck would I do with 80 snack credits

so glad you got it figured out Vicki! i think you made the right decision- with little ones, doing a lot of meals is tough. mine can't sit still that long!

Hi Michelle...I started a PTR..first one ever if you want to add it to the list you are keeping. Thanks for all the work you are doing!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=37236225&posted=1#post37236225

i will get you added!

Wow! Thanks!!!

Is the OP still around? It would be nice to have a link to your list and the ADR list in the first post.

IF they aren't around, could a Mod do it for us?

I tried sending the OP a PM and posted on here long ago looking for them, no response. so unfortunately, we can't add it in the first post. I did add to my sig, hoping that would help folks locate it too.

You can also have the gift card(s) applied to your room at check in and "room charge" everything. It does make you lose track a little more as you sign away (which I guess is part of why Disney doesn't mind) but than you don't have to carry the cards with you

Yes, we did this and LOVED it. We got a $100 for doing the DVC tour (which we ended up buying DVC!) and we applied it to our room account- i also put some cash down too- so we could use our room key to pay for meals or whatever we needed while in the parks. much easier than carrying tons of cash or gift cards!

I keep seeing people say they have discount codes or pins, do they come from DVC or a travel agent?

I'd give anything if my husband had never bought the stupid timeshare he bought over 20 years ago so we could have a DVC which we would actually want to use!!

DVC doesn't give out any discounts. in fact, if you are DVC you don't qualify for free dining even anymore (if staying on points). The PINS are totally random. However, you can't get one unless you are in the disney database. So make sure you are registered on the disney web site. I find the more activity I have had, the more apt i was to get a pin code- for example, shortly after i ordered the personalized maps on the disney web site, my DH got a pin code (i used his name to order them). so order the maps, free parks DVD etc. I always respond to surveys they give me too. However, in the last 20 years, I've only received 2 pin codes. One for free dining (which eventually became free to all anyhow) and one for the 40% off deluxe/30% off mods/20% off values. good luck!

 

[TruBlu]

Did anyone else see this on Mousesavers this morning???

For stays 8/15/10-12/16/10: NF3 for Value Resort stay with Quick Service Dining; WG7 for Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villas Resort stay with regular Dining Plan.

For stays 12/17/10-12/21/10: NF3 for Value Resort stay with Quick Service Dining; VD7 for Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villas Resort stay with regular Dining Plan.

Hooray! That is just what I've been waiting for!!! Thank you!!!

EDIT: My dates are blacked out.

 

[exwdwcm]

Did anyone else see this on Mousesavers this morning???

For stays 8/15/10-12/16/10: NF3 for Value Resort stay with Quick Service Dining; WG7 for Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villas Resort stay with regular Dining Plan.

For stays 12/17/10-12/21/10: NF3 for Value Resort stay with Quick Service Dining; VD7 for Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villas Resort stay with regular Dining Plan.

i saw that, since we are staying DVC, won't work for us. i will miss that!!!!

Hope some of you guys can use it!
FREE Dining Package

You can get FREE dining when you book a full price Walt Disney World vacation package for check-ins most nights August 15 - October 7, 2010, October 22-October 28, 2010, November 12-18, 2010, November 27 - December 2, 2010 and December 10-21, 2010. Please note: some people HAVE been able to book select hotels during the blackout dates, so it's worth a try, though availablity during those dates is expected to be very low.
To qualify, you must purchase a vacation package that includes at least 3 consecutive hotel nights at an official Walt Disney World resort, plus at least a 2-day theme park ticket.

With this offer:​

• Stay in a Disney Value Resort and and get the Magic Your Way Plus Quick Service Dining package for the price of a regular Magic Your Way package. This deal saves a family of four (2 adults, two kids ages 3-9) $83.96 per day -- the cost of adding the Quick Service Dining Plan to a basic vacation package.
• Stay in a Disney Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villas Resort and get the Magic Your Way Plus Dining package for the price of a regular Magic Your Way package. This deal saves a family of four (2 adults, two kids ages 3-9) $107.96 per day -- the cost of adding the regular Dining Plan to a basic vacation package. (Value is $119.96 per day if you're staying between December 17-21.)

If you are staying in a Value Resort, you can upgrade to the regular Dining Plan for just $10 per adult per night and $2 per child age 3-9 per night. (This represents the usual price difference between the Quick Service Dining Plan and the regular Dining Plan.) Or you can upgrade to the Deluxe Dining Plan for $40 per adult per night and $12 per child age 3-9 per night. (This represents the usual price difference between the Quick Service Dining Plan and the Deluxe Dining Plan.)​

If you are staying in a Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villas Resort, you can upgrade to the Deluxe Dining Plan for $30 per adult per night and $10 per child age 3-9 per night. (This represents the usual price difference between the regular Dining Plan and the Deluxe Dining Plan. Upgrade cost between 12/17/10-12/21/10 is $25 per adult per night and $9 per child per night.)​

 

[mom2clr]

Hi! I posted on the Nov thread, but there seems to be better action on this one.

I recently returned from a quick trip and booked a bounce back for 11/28-12/3. My DD2 and I will be staying at POFQ.

Now just have to hope everything lines up so we can actually make it.

Hoping I can get through the 80+ pages on this thread.

 

[Lisadaa2]

I saw the free dining promo but it is for only 5 days of my vacation. I have the 40% off which I think may still be the better deal for me. I booked through AAA and have called them so many times. I really don't want to call them back again. They will really think I am crazy

 

[exwdwcm]

Hi! I posted on the Nov thread, but there seems to be better action on this one.

I recently returned from a quick trip and booked a bounce back for 11/28-12/3. My DD2 and I will be staying at POFQ.

Now just have to hope everything lines up so we can actually make it.

Hoping I can get through the 80+ pages on this thread.

woo hoo, welcome!

I saw the free dining promo but it is for only 5 days of my vacation. I have the 40% off which I think may still be the better deal for me. I booked through AAA and have called them so many times. I really don't want to call them back again. They will really think I am crazy

lol, well at least WE don't think you are crazy.

 

[MyCathryn]

Yay!! My TA called this morning!!! She put through our free dining for December!! Plus we have our room discounts from booking through AAA!! Life is good!!!

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

Oh my goodness!! I can't even explain how excited I am that free dining has already been extended through December!! I just contacted Disney last night about it and they said there was no word about it being extended. Now, less than 12 hours later, they extended it! I wonder if the CM didn't know or if they weren't allowed to say anything.

I have been reading about everyone else's bookings and have been trying to hold out for this deal. So glad I waited, now I just have to price everything! The dates are right on target with when we were planning on going. I just have to compare this deal with some pins I have. Now I can really start planning!!

 

[exwdwcm]

we should have a facebook group for us.. im not sure why but I am bored and want one lol.. then I can justify always making my status about Disney lololol

oh, please do, that would be a lot of fun!

Please take my name off the list.

We cancelled the December trip and extended our October trip. Good luck to everyone, I hope some good discounts come out for you and you all get the Candlelight Processional packages, days and times you want.

we are so sorry about the switch, but it sounds like you will get to join up with your friends (and make new ones) with your date change! have a great time!

 

[MamaJessie]

My brain hurts I have spent the morning comparing our 40% off versus the FDP and calling DH at work (twice ) for his opinion and then conferring with the kids... Well, after all that hemming and hawing, I just can't say no to free food! Granted we already have no expiration tickets left we were going to use, but we can just save the two we have to buy. I could have saved (not much really) more money by using the 40% pin but we'd be eating a lot of McDonalds and only doing one TS and two QS, and packing every snack. I am trying to learn from my mistakes last time though and plan our TS times better... hence the but it is a happy kind of headache

 

[Vickis3js]

I saw the free dining promo but it is for only 5 days of my vacation. I have the 40% off which I think may still be the better deal for me. I booked through AAA and have called them so many times. I really don't want to call them back again. They will really think I am crazy

As long as you check in before the last day the promo is offered they will extend it your entire trip. I know in 2008 we checked in the last day a %off code was offered and they extended it for the entire trip and saved me over $700. But I think a lot of times the 40% is better then free dining!

 

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

As long as you check in before the last day the promo is offered they will extend it your entire trip. I know in 2008 we checked in the last day a %off code was offered and they extended it for the entire trip and saved me over $700. But I think a lot of times the 40% is better then free dining!

Is that still the case? I know when we booked our vacation for 2007, whatever the price per night was when you checked in was what you paid for the entire stay even if the rate changed during your stay. This is why I checked in Jan 1 instead of Dec 31. That is no longer the case when booking a trip, so I don't know if they changed the rules for discounts as well.

 

[sailorgirl922]

Just booked my stay at AKL for 5 nights around New Years!!! SOO EXCITED!

 

[Vickis3js]

Is that still the case? I know when we booked our vacation for 2007, whatever the price per night was when you checked in was what you paid for the entire stay even if the rate changed during your stay. This is why I checked in Jan 1 instead of Dec 31. That is no longer the case when booking a trip, so I don't know if they changed the rules for discounts as well.

I am not sure but I think they did change the pricing thing in 08 and I was able to do it. I think last year as long as you checked in on the last day it was offered you were able to extend it for your entire trip. Plus I believe its worded for check in's 8/15-12/21 so as long as you check in on one of those days you are good. But definalty check.

 

[Tinker_Tam]

I just got our free dining!!!! So excited. There are black out dates for most of our trip but we check in on a non-black out date so we get free dining for the whole trip!

 

[ashleykinkade]

We stayed at the All Star Music Resort in Dec 2008 and Dec 2009. In 08, the Pop Warner kids didn't bother us since we checked out only a few days after they checked in. However, in 09, it was an entirely different story. No offense to the Pop Warner group and what they stand for. But my goodness. The kids AND their adult chaperones were very, very noisy. Even after 'quiet hours'. I was so upset at the noise they were making one night (this was close to midnight) that I called the front desk and told them what was going on. People were yelling at the top of their lungs! And slamming doors! But not much was done to quiten them down. Our room was at the Broadway section. So, I've learnt my lesson. The next time we visit WDW, I will not be staying at a resort where the Pop Warner kids and their chaperones will be at.

I really hope your experience will be different. We didn't think twice about returning to AS Music in 09 because we had such a good time there the year before. Now though... Perhaps they'll wise up and section off specific buildings for the Pop Warner crowd. Keep the noisy people together. And leave the other guests alone to enjoy WDW in peace. I really doubt that'll happen though. I should have requested to be placed far away from them, but honestly, they were everywhere at the resort. Other than them making a nuisance of themselves late at night, they gave us no trouble at all.

This is pretty much what I've been hearing all around. Lots of kids...lots of noise...little supervision. I am hoping and praying that it won't be too bad.

 

[PoppyGirl]

Yes!!! Changed our reservations for 4 nights room only AKL CL and 3 nights room only AKL Pool view to 2 nights AKL CL room only and 5 nights Savannah view with FREE DINING! Woot!!!!

 

[Tink Mick Koda Miles]

ok made the facebook group real fast! I dont really know what im doing so feel free to suggest some ideas.. its just called Disney in December 2010! for now.. tell me your name if you want me to invite you to it or friend request me.. Maribeth Mrugalski

or maybe this link will work.. http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=141044669239951

 

[taylor3297]

ok made the facebook group real fast! I dont really know what im doing so feel free to suggest some ideas.. its just called Disney in December 2010! for now.. tell me your name if you want me to invite you to it or friend request me.. Maribeth Mrugalski

or maybe this link will work.. http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=141044669239951

The link worked.

 

[exwdwcm]

This is pretty much what I've been hearing all around. Lots of kids...lots of noise...little supervision. I am hoping and praying that it won't be too bad.

When we went a few years ago and stayed at POR during POP week, we did have an 'incident'. We had a 2yo (my niece) with us and were getting ready for bed. It was about 11pm when we hear a large bus unload right outside our door (we had parking lot view in building 14 or 15 i think in AB), so that was loud, but then tons of screaming young girls spend the next hour running up and down the hallways, up the stairs and screaming. It was very late and we were so mad. we could hear them stomping around on the walkways upstairs even. We called security, twice. apparently others did too. finally they all went to bed. But it was pretty bad. We also noticed larger crowds at the food court and the pool. I did notice the chaperones at the pool were more interested in drinking than chaperoning (of course I might need a beer if chaperoning pre-teen girls too!) They were loud, but we didn't see any truly bad behavior except that one night. And we were at POR for 10 nights i think.

We only saw the kids in the park ONE time. They do not have really any effect on the park crowds that we noticed. We saw football players in space mtn line and actually chatted with them (the ride closed down for a few) and they were super polite and nice. We really didn't see the POP kids in the park other than that. At least, not that we noticed. I know they have a night/party at the studios, usually like wednesday, so HS might close a little earlier for that.

If you are staying at one of the resorts they stay at, just be prepared for longer lines at the food court, pools, gift shops, possibly buses. They are mainly in competition during the day, so the busiest times were morning and night. I know i was pretty annoying as a pre-teen/teenager cheerleader myself 25 years ago, so i try and keep that in mind.

Yes!!! Changed our reservations for 4 nights room only AKL CL and 3 nights room only AKL Pool view to 2 nights AKL CL room only and 5 nights Savannah view with FREE DINING! Woot!!!!

woo hoo, that's awesome!!

ok made the facebook group real fast! I dont really know what im doing so feel free to suggest some ideas.. its just called Disney in December 2010! for now.. tell me your name if you want me to invite you to it or friend request me.. Maribeth Mrugalski

or maybe this link will work.. http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=141044669239951

great- i already joined- thanks for setting it up.