The Official Free Dining Watch 2007 Thread

[TLHB70]

DH's email is on our Disney Visa card file. All of the emails go to him at his home email address (not work). He generally checks his email once a week! He just checked it over the weekend. I need to tell him to check it today!!!!!!!!

 

[Alicnwondrln]

I was just on DTA and there was nothing about free dining or a new package. I dont know if something is coming or not. I saw post a couple pages back about there being something on the DTA and there isnt right now.

 

[since71]

Just to let you all know, the premature posting of future discounts has happened twice before, once the dates changed quite a bit, the other time, they stayed identical. I am sure Disney is messing with dates every day, so expect the dates posted to change slightly. I doubt they will decrease the number of days, though they may lengthen the time it is available some.

Last year, they offered the deal twice, once starting on August 13 - September 30 (released 4/1 to Disney VISA cardmembers, and 4/4 to the general public) and again for August 19 - September 30, however, the second time around, it was not free dining it was a nightly discount.

This is true. We did not book when they offered the free dining plan last year, but we booked in late July with the nightly room discount and it was about the same $$$ savings.

 

[Mermaid2sea]

Have a look below

Thanks.....I know deep down in my heart that the Dining Offer will not be offered when we go....but I'm still holding hope...

We have made ADR's which I will be having to cancel.....

 

[lovesdumbo]

I do have a question though. I'm an extremely light eater. When Dh and I went, we got the dining plan and I picked from his plate most meals. We used the credits we saved for signature restaurants that required 2 credits. That was well worth. This fall, I'm going with a friend who isn't as hearty an eater as Dh and we don't really care about fancy restaurants. I doubt we finish as single TS meal between us. Do you think it would actually save money in the end to stick with the room only and hunt down a code on that or an AP rate while paying OOP for our dining as opposed to paying rack rate for the room with free dining? Are AP rates really becoming that scarce? If they have free dining is it at all likely they'll run another promo at the same time like an AP rate or room only code?

It looks like free dining will be available to book before any other room only or AP discounts so I would probably book with free dining and if anything else comes out you can evaluate it the DDP is worth the "lost" room discount. Even if you shared a CS breakfast and then share a CS lunch and don't get appetizers or dessert at dinner you would be getting a good deal. You could try a few buffets meals that you might not otherwise try because it would be "free". Boma is a great buffet dinner and you could just get what you want and not feel like you were wasting food. I think I read that you can no longer split meals on DDP and when I called to book my ADR's I was told "this meal requires 1 TS credit from each diner" for each ADR I made.

 

[d23cndrela]

Does anyone know if Free dining was offered to Family Suite Rooms in ASMu last year or during bounce back?

 

[jmpellet]

No, they weren't.

 

[pperfectmom]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1408289

Here's something that just showed up on the budget board. I don't know if it's legit or not.

 

[keliblue]

Does anyone know if Free dining was offered to Family Suite Rooms in ASMu last year or during bounce back?

I believe it wasn't only because the rooms were not available to book yet. I am sure they will be part of the DDP this time around.. why wouldn't they be POR has 5 to a room and they can book

 

[d23cndrela]

I believe it wasn't only because the rooms were not available to book yet. I am sure they will be part of the DDP this time around.. why wouldn't they be POR has 5 to a room and they can book[/QUOTE

Thanks for the info. Their is 5 in our group. 3 are planning on going with or without free dining. 2 can only go if dining is free. We would like to stay in the suite if possible so we would not have to book 2 rooms. Plus the convenience of the mini fridge and microwave would come in handy with left overs from the DP.

 

[angwill]

The suites at Music were not part of free dining last year. I read somewhere on the boards that suites are never included in any discounts. I would say hope for the best but have a backup plan just incase.

HTH,
Ang

 

[autigger]

Does anyone know if Free dining was offered to Family Suite Rooms in ASMu last year or during bounce back?

No, the new family suites were not a part of the free dining package last year.

We actually had a family suite booked without dining. Once the free dining came out, our travel agent was able to change us to two connecting rooms at All-Star Movies with the free dining.

All and all, we ended up paying less and got free dining! The two connecting rooms worked out very well for us. I would recommend it.

Tip- Disney will not "guarantee" connecting rooms, it is only a stated preference. However, if unaccompanied minor children will be in the connecting room, it will be a much higher priority. Also, remember that "connecting" rooms means that there is a door between the rooms. Whereas "adjacent" rooms simply means that they are next to one another (not necessarily with a connecting door).

 

[gigi1313]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1408289

Here's something that just showed up on the budget board. I don't know if it's legit or not.

MARNA!! soooo good to see you!

i see you're going down for MNSSHP this year... ENJOY! we loved it last year... we're going for Pirates & Princesses this year (which reminds me, i've gotta make a ticker! LOL!)

how's the laundry going?

 

[heidica]

Found it! Looks like an email was sent to disney cardholders on 3/31 for bookings beginning on 4/1. So with the three day speculation for Visa cardholders it looks like it might be an email on the 8th for bookings beginning on the 9th, open to the public on the 12th. I know I didn't get the email last year but booked on or about the 5th even though I have a disney visa. I made changes well after that and they even extended it. But with the UK and BB program it will probably be much more limited as many have speculated.


CBCit03-31-2006, 06:40 PM
Just got an email that will be of interest to all of you waiting for summer codes. Disney Visa card holders can book a 5 night stay at a Value resort, including 6 day park tickets and the dining plan for $435 per adult, $176 per child 3-9, for stays August 13- Sept.30th.
This will be released to the general public April 4th.
Sounds like a great deal to me. As a Florida resident I can't help but think of it as,"the hurricane special."

I'm a Disney Visa card holder and I didn't get any email. I'm losing interest in free dining because the dates won't fit my needs, but I'm still keeping my eye out until things are official.

 

[gigi1313]

I'm a Disney Visa card holder and I didn't get any email. I'm losing interest in free dining because the dates won't fit my needs, but I'm still keeping my eye out until things are official.

the email that the previous poster copied/pasted was from 2006, and was for LAST YEAR's free dining promo...

 

[sleeping beauty 2]

Is the rumor really that it is only until Sept 22? I was planning on Sept 28 - Oct 3 and was budgeting with and without free dining. Will keep looking.

 

[gigi1313]

all signs point to it being from 8/26 thru 9/22, but as long as you check in on 9/22, you can have it for the length of your stay, up to 14 nights max...

 

[Kitty-chan]

This post on another thread, on the Budget Board, has more rumored details.

Take of course with a grain of salt, this is not an official Disney announcement.

 

[Colleen27]

all signs point to it being from 8/26 thru 9/22, but as long as you check in on 9/22, you can have it for the length of your stay, up to 14 nights max...

14? Are there longer tickets, then? I thought the maximum package length was 10, because that is the longest ticket offered on Disney's booking site.

Hmmm... 14 nights, huh? Is there a such thing as too much time at Disney?

 

[Up2late4clay]

Ah 2006... that explains it. My heart jumped when I saw that post.

I'm a Disney cardholder too... received no email. Also, I called WDW Travel Monday and the castmember told me in regards to free DDP "they haven't decided if they're going to do that this year or not".