When did free dining start last year?

[mad hatter fan]

Sorry if this has been answered already, but I don't have time to read through the whole free dining thread now. Can anyone tell me when in August the free dining started last year and/or the year before? My friends were wondering how much they would have to change their dates to get the free dining. Thanks so much!

 

[bicker]

The free dining promotion has already been offered twice for hurricane season 2007, so that would provide a better view of when your friend would have to move their vacation to.

From the Dining Plan FAQ:

What is "free dining"? Will they offer free dining this year?
During the heart of Hurricane Season, Disney has offered a free dining promotion to help encourage reluctant guests to visit during this normally very quiet time of the year. The free dining promotion requires guests to book a Disney MYW package, paying for the hotel at the rack rate, and in return offers the Dining Plan as a free add-on to the package. For the UK/European residents offer, the free dining promotion had to be booked between August 25 and November 6, 2006. The free dining promotion has also been offered to guests while on-site at WDW if staying at Disney resort hotels during December 2006. The free dining promotion applies for arrivals starting August 5 (for the bounce-back offer) or August 12 (for the UK/European offer), through September 29, 2007. There is no indication, one way or another, whether free dining will be offered to other targeted groups and/or to the general public.