Post your free dining savings/info here!

[SarahD]

Saved $936 for an 8 night stay with my family of four (12 year old on adult plan)!

 

[vsimeone]

Technically, it's not a savings. We were originally booked for 12/23-12/31 and paying for the dining plan. Our cost was $5096.00. I changed our check in to 12/17 to take advantage of free dining so now we are staying 12/17 - 12/31 and the cost is $5171.24. A total cost of $75.24 for 4 adults to stay 6 extra nights!!!

I'll take it!!!

 

[habsfan71]

Technically, it's not a savings. We were originally booked for 12/23-12/31 and paying for the dining plan. Our cost was $5096.00. I changed our check in to 12/17 to take advantage of free dining so now we are staying 12/17 - 12/31 and the cost is $5171.24. A total cost of $75.24 for 4 adults to stay 6 extra nights!!!

I'll take it!!!

That is great, very happy for you. 6 extra nights with FD for the entire stay, that is great

 

[FirstTimeDisneyDad]

OUR RESERVATION:

8 Nights (December 11-19, 2011)
PORT ORLEANS Rverside (Standard View)
7 Day Ptickets, no Hopper
2 Adults 3 Children (11 yr, 9 yr, 6 year)
No insurance
Regular Dining Plan

~$3,541 - with 30% room discount I previously had
~$2,770 - With Free Dining, Regular Plan.

~$770 savings for 20 minutes on the phone. Good deal!

 

[saskdw]

Havent booked yet, but we go for 14 nights in Dec, so for 3 of us it saves $1900!!

 

[lmbcdb]

Pop Century - 2 standard rooms
10/25-10/31
7 day base ticket
upgrade to DDP
2A 2C

rack rate: $3177.34
FD rate: $2613.14

savings: $564.20


I'm going to Disney World!

 

[Granfan]

Port Orleans French Quarter
Feb18-22, 2012
3 adults 1 17 yr old
4 2 day myw tickets
Paid DDP
(We plan to get AP for me and DH in Oct so will upgrade 2 of the tickets for DD & DGD & keep the other for applying to AP upgrade next year Cost: $2,498. With FD, no ins, regular room it's $1,762.
SAVINGS: $736 Yea, Disney!

 

[Rekenna]

Saved $971 with FD!

POR 10/23-10/29, Standard, 2 A, 3C

With our savings we were able to get MNSSHP tickets and pay for fuel back and forth from the big KY! SWEET!!!!

 

[ckrum]

I get to see Disney at Christmas-time!!!

Booked on-line tonight

Dec. 15-21
POFQ
2 adults, 1 child (11 yo)
7 day park hopper
Dining Plan

$2922.50 - original cost
$2094.68 - free dining

$827.82 savings!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[teamperry]

Port Orleans Riverside - Standard Room
12/2-12/10
5 day base ticket
DDP
4A (16 y/o and 13 y/o) 1C (9 y/o)

Rack rate: $4320.68
FD rate: $2753.08

Savings: $1567.60!!

And we get to eat at CRT for dinner, 'Ohana for BF, 'Ohana for dinner, LeCellier for lunch, Cape May Cafe' for BF, Mama Melrose's FDP, and 1900 Park Fare for dinner!!! Can't wait! It's our first Christmastime at Disney World!

 

[goofybabe]

Polynesian Resort 4 adults 1 child 17 Jan8 to 14th

6 day Park Hoppers FD
4805.32 Memories Priceless

 

[GoofyBaby]

Pop Century 12/8 - 12/17, upgraded to regular DDP. Even though our first 3 days are room-only with dining OOP, we're saving @ $500 with free dining on our remaining 6 days! Woo-Hoo!

 

[wedway71]

3 adults at CBR 11/5-11/12 with 8 day park hoppers and regular dining, we saved $949!!! Needless to say that made our day!

 

[Moomduck1]

We have to do a split stay because of my hubby’s conference. I’ve never been a fan of free dining (can never get the numbers to work out right) but I looked at it again for this year. I booked Port Orleans French Quarter (where we have never stayed, so that is a bonus) for 3 nights arriving 1/27. We have 4 adults (all over 21) so the cost of the room will be a little higher because of the extra charge. I booked the vacation with a 2 day pass, but I’m going to either call back and upgrade or just upgrade when we get there, for 3 of the passes to be 7 days and 1 of the passes to be 4 days (also, they are hoppers). The cost of the trip this way (with the free dining) is 2022.44. If I booked the trip without the free dining (and without a room only discount), the cost would be 2237.80. I got this amount by estimating how much we would spend on food, eating where we typically at (not usually table service). I saved 215.36 this way. However, we have always wanted to eat at Cinderella’s castle, so this would be our chance. Working the cost of that into the deal, I saved 315.36. Either way, it’s a savings. And who would pass up a savings? We were originally going to go with annual passes and come back next year for a second trip, but we decided to table that plan for another year. I’ll regret that decision next fall, I’m sure!!!

 

[Crazy4Disney06]

2 Adults, 1 child 1 infant
6 nights 7 Days @ All Stars Music
7 Day Water Parks & More
Free QSD

Saved $ 630 !

 

[saman]

We're booked in our dream vaca of Poly, 1/8-1/15, TPV, Club Level with hopper passes all the days (which, we'll probably remove 1 day, maybe 2...). 2 adults, 2 kids.

Originally it was over $8500 *holy sheep*

We took down the price by about $1000 with FD. Not knocking the free dining, but man, a 40% off room code would sure be a great thing for us. LOL

While not having buyers remorse, I'm really wondering if that $1500 is worth the TPV vs a garden view. We still want to stay club level, regardless. decisions, decisions!

 

[mesl]

Free dining caused us to hit a home run...6 nights at Port Orleans French Quarter with free dining and park hoppers...$2050.00....Amount I have on my Disney Chase Visa card in points...$2075!!!

It's a free trip thanks to free dining...Hip Hip Hooray...it has taken 5 years of using that card for business and personal expenses...but we did it! For most things, we were check-folks...but I moved us to this card and operated it just like a checking account...large expense...charge then pay off!

Happy Family planning a very Merry Week Before Christmas!

 

[jackie101]

Wildernss Lodge for 6 4 kids 2 adults but 1 kids is 10
9/12/12-8/12/12
base tickets and free dining
w/ insurance $4070
looked lst night to price it was $4300 with out dining s I am assuming I sav
$300 + another $1200 on food if I am calculating right

 

[SB in KY]

We have AP's and I assumed the AP room only discount and paying for DDP OOP would be cheaper...nice helpful CM ran the numbers and FD was $40 more than room only AP discount with DDP BUT....we have $350 worth of tickets we will not use on this trip that can be applied to our AP renewals....so $40 more now and $350 less later when we renew our AP's!!
Pretty sweet deal IMHO

So I am figuring it will save us $310 in the long run.

7 nites, Pop, standard room, 2 adults, 2 day base tickets, upgrade to regular DDP = $1275

Same room and DDP with no passes with AP discount =$1231

 

[ABtwinmommy]

POFQ for 9 nights
March 5-14 2012
2 adults & 2 2yo's
7 day base tickets
DDP

Rack rate: $3501.24
FD rate: $2573.52

Savings: $927.72