I am never traveling during Free Dining again!!! It was very difficult to get ADR's.
I know most DVCers choose not to travel during Free Dining, but it is a good time for us, right before the kids go back to school, and the crowds are relatively low. And the points aren't too crazy. But man, the free dining is turning into a circus!
I think the new computer system for ADRs is the main problem. Besides being new, I'm told the new system is more difficult to use and takes longer to get things reserved.
I sure hope it gets better before the busy holiday season!
We were lucky. Just by sheer coincidence our trip starts the day before free dining does. So it only took about ten minutes to book a week's worth of ADRs!