Originally Posted By disneydad109 I am thinking of blowing off one golf tournament next year in favor of a Sept trip. Does anyone know when or if they will have the "free" dining plan like this years ? Also If I book the trip and then they offer this plan am I shut out since I already book ? Thanks and hope you smart folks have a answer.
Originally Posted By smedley I'm not sure but I would guess they must be, as they're already offering it for booking over here in the UK.
Originally Posted By jazzfan4 The meal deal has been done the last two years but the dates varied a bit. It is done to sell rooms that would go empty so they set the dates by the bookings. I would check with the CM then add salt (more than a few grains)I think that you could book and then rebook when offered with out penalty when the deal is offered.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 Add Salt ? I do not underatsnd what that means . Sorry, I guess I am a little slow this A.M.
Originally Posted By jazzfan4 All info from a reservation CM is to be "taken with a grain of salt". The don't all know everything they should. Sorry the reference was vague.
Originally Posted By Shooba I read that they were offering the free dining plan for 2007 trips, to people currently staying in a Disney resort hotel. If this is true, it's possible that the free dining plan bookings might not be available to "new" visitors trying to book a 2007 trip. Your best bet is to find a good travel agent (I used <a href="http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com/" target="_blank">http://www.yourmagicaljourneys .com/</a>) that will check for deals and advise you of them quickly when they become available. I agree that you should book the best deal possible now, during the time that the free dining has been traditionally offered, and make a change when/if it becomes available again.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Free dining for next August and Sept. is currently available to UK residents thru travel agents and for all guests CURRENTLY staying at WDW thru 12/31 who book NOW and put a deposit down. It will be offered to all guests early in 2007.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m I know the dining plan is unpopular amongst people who visit WDW on a regular basis, but I must say getting it free will bring me back. Probably not September though. I'll probably come down with Tyler in August.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 t1lersmOm, We visit at least once & sometimes twice a year ( have for the last 20 years) and I found the dining plan to be just swell.I may not have eaten everywhere but I did eat where I wanted without a problem. I hope to run from now on.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Sorry for taking so long to respond. We really enjoyed it as well. The fact that it was free was the biggest plus...but not having to worry about food money the entire trip was awesome. It really was too much food for us as others have said. We were able to eat at California Grill one night, treat friends to lunch at Pop Century and dinner at The Grand Floridian Cafe, and we still had 6 snack credits left the day we checked out. Had our friends not joined us on our last day in the park, and had we not used 2 TS credits at Cali Grill, we probably would have lad leftover credits. I did pay for a few snacks because I didn't think that using the dining plan was sensible, but it was mainly only Kaki Gori (snowcones) and a popcorn or two.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 we were unable to use up all the credits during our vist,but some nice LPer told us befor we left that we could use them for small gifts at the AKL store.It did not go far but we got some little things and did not waste them.I am sure you can use them in other locations on site as well.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Oh, that's something I did not know! I knew you could trade in ts credits for cs credits, and you would get a little something extra, but I didn't know you could get merchandise.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP now that it is early 2007 can someone tell me a little bit more about free dining. We want to go in Sept and that sounds great to me!!
Originally Posted By Labuda Free dining will, if offered, be announced mis-summer or early summer, probably. Last year, it was for packages starting between mid-August and 30 September. TOTALLY a GREAT deal if it's offered!!!
