The free dining plan for August - October was announced on June 2:
http://www.disneycentral.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=18407
I was personally told by several Disney employees who should know that they would not do any more room discounts, and that all future discounts would be of this type, ie. free dining, reduced park passes, etc. I guess this last round of package discounts blew that out of the water. I would be surprised to see the free dining again, but I am sure that Disney has now had time to look into the success or failure of that offer, and that will determine what we see for January.
I know Disney is trying to get to get away from room discounts, as you can see from the current deals. The room only deals are only slightly discounted, but the packages are much more so, and in some cases, the rooms are less than half price. Really a decent deal.
I forsee Disney getting creative on us, and will try something special in January to drive traffic.