The Official Free Dining Watch 2007 Thread

[skier_pete]

All right...I got it. two rooms @ POFQ from 9/22 to 9/29 (one room is booked until the 30th). Next step....airline tix when SW opens more dates.

SkierPete

 

[ARS123]

Only 20 minutes on hold and I'm in.

Very nice CM, BTW.

 

[Dianewes]

Here we come!!!! POP 8-27 through 9-3 did I mention FREE DINING..... we are so excited!!!!! I waited on hold for almost 2 hours.... good luck everyone!!

 

[Jennygt]

I just got a cm after 75 min wait only to find out that they are only offering garden view rooms w/fd at the poly. We have a MK view and I don't want to give that up. I guess that I will try again on thursday and see if they open anything else up for us, boo hoo! Good luck to the rest of you!

 

[smilechaser]

I can't book til thursday cause I do not have the disney visa. So I guess I am out of luck. I am still sooo hopeing that there are rooms available then. I do have to admit that I am rather discouraged by disneys 'food chain'. LIke people from the UK can book first, then if you were on resort in December, then if you have disney visa. So much for recruiting new disney people.

 

[Friendly Frog]

fyi don't even bother to call with the code if you don't have a Disney visa. They have no way to process with the code, you must have a Disney card number.

The good news is he said that they have plenty of rooms for Sept. and do NOT expect to sell all of them out.

 

[gonemousin']

Anyone know how long it takes for an updated ressie to be viewable online? Booked my ressie on Saturday without the dining plan and called back this morning to have it converted into the free dining plan.

But it's not showing online yet.

Oh, and when I called, I was initially told Pop Century was sold out for my dates, so I booked ASMu...but right before I hung up, she offered to check for Pop again and found it available!! Crazy day for them - I can't believe how cheery my CM was despite the call voumes!!

 

[jessica52877]

2 hours and 18 minutes later and I am DONE! Last 20 was dining but she transferred me over there so I wasn't holding up you guys!

 

[MARY-IN-OH]

I was only on hold for 20 min !!

Funny how she almost insisted that both packages had to be paid in full on the disney cc - but I told her to check, and she came back and said I was right! Just had to put my deposit $200 and my in-laws deposit $200

 

[thelionqueen]

Anyone know how long it takes for an updated ressie to be viewable online? Booked my ressie on Saturday without the dining plan and called back this morning to have it converted into the free dining plan.

But it's not showing online yet.

Oh, and when I called, I was initially told Pop Century was sold out for my dates, so I booked ASMu...but right before I hung up, she offered to check for Pop again and found it available!! Crazy day for them - I can't believe how cheery my CM was despite the call voumes!!

Can you share your dates?? Interesting that a value would be sold out so soon.

 

[thelionqueen]

I was only on hold for 20 min !!

Funny how she almost insisted that both packages had to be paid in full on the disney cc - but I told her to check, and she came back and said I was right! Just had to put my deposit $200 and my in-laws deposit $200

What phone number did you call?? I am up to 25 mins now and still on hold. Oh well, that's what I get for sleeping in..

 

[gonemousin']

fyi don't even bothering to call with the code if you don't have a Disnet visa. They have no way to process it with the code, you must have a Disney card number.

I agree - my deposit was already paid, but they asked for the first four numbers of my card to verify I had a Disney Visa. My CM didn't even care about the code (I gave it to her anyway, but she didn't seem to need it).

 

[PiperPizzaz]

I was on hold for over 1.5 hrs.
NO rooms at POP or any value or moderate. Why didn't I get my A#$ up earlier.

I am going to go cry now.

 

[dopeysgirl]

we have enjoyed free dining the last 2 yrs and have been patiently waiting for the offer this year (checking in with you guys faithfully) and im all set to call in on thurs, but after reading some recent posts, some people are saying that us non-cardholders wont even have a prayer by thurs!!!! please someone tell me that they save even a few rooms for us non card holders! i just cant imagine disney being that unfair!! someone give me good news so i dont have to be depressed all day!

 

[alldiz]

I was on hold for over 1.5 hrs.
NO rooms at POP or any value or moderate. Why didn't I get my A#$ up earlier.

I am going to go cry now.

what are your dates?....just curious..
Kerri

 

[gonemousin']

Can you share your dates?? Interesting that a value would be sold out so soon.

Sure...9/8-9/15...it couldn't have been completely sold out, since I eventually got it once she checked a second time. I think the call volume is so high that their computers are working on overload! Some rooms are showing unavailable one second and then open up another. I was posting to encourage others to check multiple times within their phone call (before hanging up).

 

[dopeysgirl]

9/22-9/29 are my dates

 

[TLHB70]

I was on hold for over 1.5 hrs.
NO rooms at POP or any value or moderate. Why didn't I get my A#$ up earlier.

I am going to go cry now.

Oh no!!!!!!! What were your dates???? I am waiting for DH to call me from work to tell me what dates he can take off. I haven't called yet. We do have a Disney Visa, but I have to wait on DH's call with dates.
I am getting quite discouraged after reading this!

 

[Enna]

I just got a cm after 75 min wait only to find out that they are only offering garden view rooms w/fd at the poly. We have a MK view and I don't want to give that up. I guess that I will try again on thursday and see if they open anything else up for us, boo hoo! Good luck to the rest of you!

We had a similar problem at the Contemporary. Instead of feeling like, "We're going to Disney World" I'm feeling like, "Maybe I'll just reconsider this trip entirely."

 

[black562]

I was on hold for over 1.5 hrs.
NO rooms at POP or any value or moderate. Why didn't I get my A#$ up earlier.

I am going to go cry now.

I JUST got off the phone after waiting since 7am (2.5 hours) and got the Pop Century, standard view from Sept. 6-15.....FREE DINING YAAAA. Only set me back $1,373.00. Can't beat that!!!

What dates are saying that all values are sold out???