Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year?

**mickey** · 04-09-2008

The free Disney Dining promotion is probably the most talked about and anticipated of all Disney discounts. Will you be able to take advantage of it this year?

dab · 04-09-2008

I really miss the days of great room only discounts. We really saved more that way! However, the dining plan lets us splurge more and ends up being more fun! Without free dining, I wouldn't order that many desserts and DD is thrilled to eat so many sweets in one day... only at WDW!

**Dopey** · 04-09-2008

My option wasn't on the board "Not lucky enough to book at such a time"

I think I am glad that we only go during regular season, I don't think I would want to put up with those free food crowds

**cinderbella** · 04-10-2008

I picked not this year..and not next year..and probably not ever. DH is a teacher, I am a teacher-in-training. It's just not in the cards for us unfortunatly!

dab · 04-10-2008

Have faith Bella. I'm a teacher too and I know it can be tough (but totally worth it!!!). May I suggest the Disney Visa if you don't have one already. Since we use our card for most purchases and pay the entire balance every month, we will have enough bonus points for 2 adult and 1 child 7 day park hoppers for our Sept. trip and now we're getting free dining. We're choosing to stay at AKL this trip but if we booked a value resort, we could be going for 7 nights for less than $600 (plus gas and misc. expenses). So, a trip with free dining is a big deal in some cases!

missy H · 04-10-2008

It's the wrong time of year for us as school starts 20th August. We are in the middle of 3 years of exams for DD so no time off school at all!

Maybe one day.........

BuzzLightyear · 04-10-2008

Disney Visa and booked here!

sue299 · 04-10-2008

disney visa, and was on hold from 7:00 am until 7:45 am the first day to book!

tiggerlover1971 · 04-10-2008

unfortunately I cant ... we just are really strapped for money that we will be doing Day trips till August and we might not even be able to renew our APs ....

Daisee · 04-10-2008

Nope, we are going 2X this year, but wont be there at that time.

inluvwithdisney · 04-10-2008

We will probably NEVER be able to take advantage of it again because my DS is a football player and cannot miss during that time!!!

That bums me out!!

cooncat · 04-10-2008

We've been planning a Sept. vacation since last year and were holding out for the free dining

We paid for the DDP on our last visit and found that we tried more places than we would have normally. Since we stay at the FW Cabins (love them!), it's a little hard to jusify paying for dinners, but with the dining free...! Only hitch came when the CM had me on hold for about 5 minutes, then came back to gently explain the FW Campground wasn't part of the free dining.

It took a minute for me to come to and tell him that we're not booking a campsite - we're booking cabins! Phew! All better!

Goodegirl2007 · 04-10-2008

I picked "Mega Millions".....cause who doesn't want to hit it big!!

We use our DVC Membership for our resort reservations, no free dining for us...

....but I wanted to participate in the poll!!

iluvwdw · 04-10-2008

Not this year...if they offer it next year, I'll take advantage. We are going for Thanksgiving this year. After going for the Free Dining last year, I loved it...but REALLY missed all of the holiday decor. So I vowed to go during the holiday this year...and I'm not changing my mind! (although it would save me some money...

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leslieh · 04-10-2008

You didn't have a choice for "yes- we're going because we booked the Bounceback Offer last year!"

View Poll Results: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year?
Yep, Disney VISA holder, already booked	21	16.03%
Yep, no Disney VISA, but booked	23	17.56%
Waiting for my tax return to book	4	3.05%
Come on Mega Millions!	18	13.74%
Just need to talk my boring half into it	6	4.58%
Not this year, maybe next	59	45.04%
Voters: 131. You may not vote on this poll

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mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? The free Disney Dining promotion is probably the most talked about and anticipated of all Disney discounts. Will you be able to take advantage of it this year? __________________ Frank Costanza: You can drop a grand in Disney World, like that.

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dab Perpetual Trip Planner Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,604	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? I really miss the days of great room only discounts. We really saved more that way! However, the dining plan lets us splurge more and ends up being more fun! Without free dining, I wouldn't order that many desserts and DD is thrilled to eat so many sweets in one day... only at WDW! __________________ http://www.magicalkingdoms.com/timer...8lwbwx9enz.png

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Dopey eleventwentyten Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 11,412	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? My option wasn't on the board "Not lucky enough to book at such a time" I think I am glad that we only go during regular season, I don't think I would want to put up with those free food crowds __________________ WDW Theme Parks Moderator - moderating with a twist x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´ Adventures of an Innkeeper ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Pu is back eleventwentyten Every morning is the dawn of a new error My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going to meet Mickey and Friends 7 days 5 hours 50 minutes

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cinderbella Crackhead Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: south carolina Posts: 7,221	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? I picked not this year..and not next year..and probably not ever. DH is a teacher, I am a teacher-in-training. It's just not in the cards for us unfortunatly! __________________ WDW Restaurants and Resorts Moderator Bella I Deltaco. My Disney Countdown Counting down to: A baby is coming!!!! The baby is here..or at least it should be soon.

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dab Perpetual Trip Planner Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,604	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? Have faith Bella. I'm a teacher too and I know it can be tough (but totally worth it!!!). May I suggest the Disney Visa if you don't have one already. Since we use our card for most purchases and pay the entire balance every month, we will have enough bonus points for 2 adult and 1 child 7 day park hoppers for our Sept. trip and now we're getting free dining. We're choosing to stay at AKL this trip but if we booked a value resort, we could be going for 7 nights for less than $600 (plus gas and misc. expenses). So, a trip with free dining is a big deal in some cases! __________________ http://www.magicalkingdoms.com/timer...8lwbwx9enz.png

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missy H MB's British Belle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,663	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? It's the wrong time of year for us as school starts 20th August. We are in the middle of 3 years of exams for DD so no time off school at all! Maybe one day......... __________________ Missy H Avatar He married me again!! Next Trips Jun 09 28 days Oct 09 7days Dec 09 14 Days June 1998 offsite April 1999 ALL STAR SPORTS Dec 1999 and April 2000 offsite March 2003 offsite June/July 2004 POP Christmas/New year 2005/06 POP CENTURY then AKL July 2006 POFQ Dec 2006 POP June 2008 POP My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 1st of 3 trips to WDW in 2009!!! playing at WDW trip number 1! two to go!!!

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BuzzLightyear MB Cast Member ® Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Space Mountain Posts: 3,917	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? Disney Visa and booked here! __________________ 86,92,96 Offsite * 2002 AKL * 2003 BCV * 2004 Contemporary * 2005 WL * 2006 BWV* 2008 CSR * My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 124 days 5 hours 50 minutes

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sue299 Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rural Valley, PA Posts: 1,288	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? disney visa, and was on hold from 7:00 am until 7:45 am the first day to book! __________________ POFQ Nov 13-19, 2009 - can't wait FREE DINING POP Sept 19-27, 2008 Great trip - Free Dining -MNSSHP POP Nov 2007- It was WONDERFUL -MVMCP Nov 1996 AS Sports My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Next Trip to Disney World 5 days 8 hours 50 minutes

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tiggerlover1971 Official bouncer of DC Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: 100 acre woods Posts: 4,068	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? unfortunately I cant ... we just are really strapped for money that we will be doing Day trips till August and we might not even be able to renew our APs .... __________________ Cheryl ^i^ * Postcard Pixie * ^i^ ~ Sharing the Disney magic ~ woohoo only 20 more pounds to go to goal weight

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Daisee taking a break Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,801	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? Nope, we are going 2X this year, but wont be there at that time.

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inluvwithdisney I need it to be May 28th! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Disney ~~ In my mind!! Posts: 2,783	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? We will probably NEVER be able to take advantage of it again because my DS is a football player and cannot miss during that time!!! That bums me out!! __________________ AVATAR: My kitties: DISNEY & EPCOT Disneyland ~~ Offsite~~ August 1991 Disneyland/Calif. Adv. ~~ DLH ~~June 2001 Disneyland/Calif. Adv. ~~ DLH ~~ Sept. 2002 WDW ~~ POR ~~Sept. 2003 WDW ~~ POLY~~ Sept. 2004 WDW/Disney Cruise ~~ POR/Disney Wonder ~~ December 2005 WDW/Disney Cruise ~~ POR/Disney Wonder ~~ August 2007 WDW & US/DC/SW ~~POR ~~August 2008 Proud member of Disney Overplanner AnonyMOUSE My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 16 DAYS with the MOUSE!! 9 days WDW/7 days Eastern Carribean Cruise!!! Playing and cruising with the MOUSE!!!!

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cooncat Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Waaaay North of WDW Posts: 147	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? We've been planning a Sept. vacation since last year and were holding out for the free dining We paid for the DDP on our last visit and found that we tried more places than we would have normally. Since we stay at the FW Cabins (love them!), it's a little hard to jusify paying for dinners, but with the dining free...! Only hitch came when the CM had me on hold for about 5 minutes, then came back to gently explain the FW Campground wasn't part of the free dining. It took a minute for me to come to and tell him that we're not booking a campsite - we're booking cabins! Phew! All better! __________________ "...We're all mad here...You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself...!" Back from FW Starting to save for GF!

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Goodegirl2007 Big Cheese Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Jersey AND BWV Posts: 553	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? I picked "Mega Millions".....cause who doesn't want to hit it big!! We use our DVC Membership for our resort reservations, no free dining for us... ....but I wanted to participate in the poll!! __________________ Christina - DVC Member since October 2000 Next trip: Bay Lake Towers!!!!- May 13 - May 23 - 2010 (and a side trip to see Harry Potter)!! *Avatar:* My DS at Tusker House May 2008!!! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Sping trip to WDW - Bay Lake Towers!!!! 186 days 12 hours 50 minutes

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leslieh Drawing a blank here... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Not close enough to WDW Posts: 1,900	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? You didn't have a choice for "yes- we're going because we booked the Bounceback Offer last year!" __________________ Leslie Avatar: The royal toilet in Cinderella Castle Suite (really!) 1974,1998,1999,2000- offsite 2001- offsite, CBR 2002- offsite, POR 2003- offsite, CSR 2004- PC, FW Cabins, POFQ 2005- off-site 2006- PC, offsite, PC 2007- WL, FW, offsite, WL 2008- PC, AKL, BW, offsite, Poly, FW Cabins, BCV 2009- Beach Club Villas, AKV Concierge, SSR, Beach Club Villas, Bay Lake Tower My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our first stay at our newest DVC home- BLT! 41 days 8 hours 20 minutes

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iluvwdw BLT for me! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Floral Park Village (Long Island), NY Posts: 7,399	Re: Will you be doing the WDW free dining this year? Not this year...if they offer it next year, I'll take advantage. We are going for Thanksgiving this year. After going for the Free Dining last year, I loved it...but REALLY missed all of the holiday decor. So I vowed to go during the holiday this year...and I'm not changing my mind! (although it would save me some money... ) __________________ Kim LIFE IS JUST BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE A DISNEY TRIP PLANNED! 1997 Double Tree ~ 1998 Vistana ~ 1999 April Vistana ~ 1999 July Vistana ~ 1999 Sept All Star Movies ~ 2000 Vistana ~ 2001 Vistana ~ 2002 Vistana ~ 2003 Aug Vistana ~ 2003 Dec All Star Sports, Polynesian & OKW ~ 2004 Feb Vistana ~ 2004 Dec Vistana ~ 2005 Vistana/All Star Music 2006 SSR and Vistana Villages ~ 2007 Sheraton Safari, Vistana, POP Century ~ 2008 Vistana Villages, Animal Kingdom Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our First Stay at BLT as DVC Members - President's Week 2010! 96 days 19 hours 20 minutes