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I heard a rumor that they're going to turn this forum into the "Free Dining Rumors, News, Requests and Complaints Forum".
And since this is a rumor, you have posted it on the right forum.....
I heard a rumor that they're going to turn this forum into the "Free Dining Rumors, News, Requests and Complaints Forum".
People that get free dining are paying rack rates for their rooms correct? So it really isn't free. It is worked into the price of your package! It's just clever marketing...people love to get something for nothing, or "free". Disney is always offering package discounts...this is just another one of those. Another way to fill their resorts during historically quieter seasons. Some discounts are better than others but they also offer 30% off nightly room rates...if staying deluxe this is a better savings than free dining.
This. I'd MUCH rather get 30% off than get Free Dining.
People that get free dining are paying rack rates for their rooms correct? So it really isn't free. It is worked into the price of your package!
This. I'd MUCH rather get 30% off than get Free Dining.
I've had Free Dining. I've also paid for the table service Dining Plan. And I can't believe how much you need to eat to make it worthwhile ($$$). If you aren't willing to eat around 3,000 calories / day (great for ANY diet!!!), it just isn't worth it.
30% off nightly rates, however.........![]()
Excellent...I was trying to get this across without using too much evil juice...
But I have been either too lazy or stupid to this point to accomplishment my goals...
Thank you
Even though 30% off a rack there is still accomplishment with the desk clerk wearing a ski mask and pointing a laser fun at you
I am and do go in Sept every year. I do not schedule or plan for FD. But now I eat for free while there. This has happened many times. I cant control what Disney does with its room pricing or restaurants. Now, explain why I should not be happy I dont have to pay for my food on vacation?
You should be happy if you are planning on eating mediocre food. If you were going with the plan of having some meal experiences that were above average or something unique, you might be out of luck. In order to offer free dining and still make huge profits, the quality and selection of the offerings has been drastically dropping since the introduction of free dining. So for the people who include some great dining experiences in their list of what they want from a vacation, free dinning sucks.
You should be happy if you are planning on eating mediocre food. If you were going with the plan of having some meal experiences that were above average or something unique, you might be out of luck. In order to offer free dining and still make huge profits, the quality and selection of the offerings has been drastically dropping since the introduction of free dining. So for the people who include some great dining experiences in their list of what they want from a vacation, free dinning sucks.
I guess it depends on what a "great dining experience" means to you. For me, character buffets are above average and unique. This is exactly what I want from Disney. I am very happy with the food offered on the dining plan.![]()
And are you happy with the food because it is free, or are you happy with the food because it is good--- two different things. They should do like sea world and have a few locations (in each park) for the dining plan and leave the rest of it alone.
You've never had the great meals at WDW in that case. Most of them used to be a true dining experience with great quality food and attentive experienced waitstaff. Today under the dining plan, even when it's not free the food is mediocre at its best! Everything has been demoted to the lowest common denominator. You're getting basically the same food at every restaurant with some minor exceptions.I am happy because the food is good, but I am happier that the food is free.![]()
You've never had the great meals at WDW in that case. Most of them used to be a true dining experience with great quality food and attentive experienced waitstaff. Today under the dining plan, even when it's not free the food is mediocre at its best! Everything has been demoted to the lowest common denominator. You're getting basically the same food at every restaurant with some minor exceptions.
Those of us who know how the dining was before went south would truly like to see it back to where it was. Yes, it proportionally cost us much more 00P per meal than the plan does but it was worth it. We also in many cases didn't eat 3 large meals per day, we only had one or 2 meals in a few snacks so the total cost wasn't outrageous.
I'm trying to understand these complaints, but I really don't get it when I'm told I'm getting the same food everywhere.When I choose my restaurants to dine in, I try to choose different experiences and foods. I have chosen places like Tusker House, San Angel, Via Napoli, Biergarten, Garden Grill, Boma, etc....
I really want to know, what great meals have I missed that I can't get now?
As for attentive, experienced waitstaff......well maybe that is something that has gone downhill. My one complaint is that I do feel rushed at meals everywhere I go. I know a lot of people are in a hurry at DW and they like quick meals, but not me.....I prefer leisurely meals.![]()
The overall quality of not only the food...but more importantly the selection of items on menus over the last decade...has declined as a whole at wdw restaurants.
Most menus feature little variation now...where they once had different menus as most every site. You see now a "core" menu (some type of filet or strip, chicken breast, salmon, burger, short rib, pasta) with little else to choose from at alot of the places. That combined with steep price increases has create a situation where the food is not as enjoyable as it was in the past. That dining experience was one of the things that had set wdw apart from other places.
Then it's all relative isn't it? I've had the dining plan, not always free, since our first WDW trip in 2006 so I don't remember the good ol' dining days. For the most part the food has been good, sometimes excellent and sometimes not so much. BUT because my husband and I choose not to rent a car when we're at the theme parks, being able to dine on property for free is a great deal and very convenient.
....and I can't believe I'm on the Rumors and News board discussing FD when that horse has already been beaten to death elsewhere (hey! maybe they put that in the food!) (JK!JK!)
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Ah-- wonderful-- the thread is back to it's original intent. If people would stop posting news and rumors about when they might get free dining on this forum, we wouldn't be discussing it here.
You should be happy if you are planning on eating mediocre food. If you were going with the plan of having some meal experiences that were above average or something unique, you might be out of luck. In order to offer free dining and still make huge profits, the quality and selection of the offerings has been drastically dropping since the introduction of free dining. So for the people who include some great dining experiences in their list of what they want from a vacation, free dinning sucks.