What is free dining?

[act like a kid]

We're going Sept 22-26. I guess we are there for it and staying at All Star Sports. Can you please tell me?

 

[EnnEss]

You had to book within a certain window and select that particular package. I dont recall the exact time frame, it should say in your itenary if you are or are not. Lots of people will be there at that time that do not qualify for free dining.

 

[BTown]

Disney has a program, called the Disney Dining Plan, in which you can pay a per day rate ($39 a day if I am not mistaken) and that covers all of your meals while at Disney World (one table service, one counter service and one snack per person, per day). Well, every year Disney offers free dining to guests during the months of August and September. However, the catch is, you have to book your vacation during a certain time period in April and ask specifically for the free dining. So, it can be a pretty good deal, free meals while at WDW.

 

[Beatrix]

If you didn't book yet, believe it or not, Continental Vacations still includes the free dining on their packages on their website (right now). After I went through all the fields and selected the hotel, etc., at the end there was a phone number for questions. I called and asked to verify the package, they said the free dining was included. HOWEVER, I did not book the package since I already booked during in June, but I am surprised to find it still on their website so it may be worth investigating.
Being the nosy person I am, I even called Disney and asked them if Continental's offer is true. I called the WD Travel Co and they said that they have nothing to do with Continental and the packages they offer so they could not verify.
On another note, last year, we stayed at the CBR. Our new "neighbors" were from Canada and we chatted at nights. We eventually got around to the free dining plan and they never heard of it. I told them you had to book within a certain window and so forth. I don't know exactly what they did or how they did it, but they went to someone to inquire/complain and they reported back and told me they were now on the free dining at no additional charge. So...check out Continental's website or call Disney if you already booked through them and inquire about the plan. It cannot hurt to ask. Good Luck.