Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan

gcbdad · 06-06-2006

We finally decided on Port Orleans Riverside for our upcoming 4 day trip to WDW from 8/18 to 8/21. Since we have Seasonal Passes, I was waiting for the room only discounts to come out but I figured that I could always make the reservation and call back when the discounts came out.

So I called this morning to make our reservations and I happened to ask about the Free Dining Plan and told the CM how sad I felt because we already had passes. She told me that if we bought a 1-day ticket for each of our party, we can get the benefit of the Free Dining Plan. I asked and was told that we can save these 1-day tickets, since they never run out, or use them to upgrade to new Seasonal Passes, which we definitely plan to do. So now we are getting the benefit of the Free Dining Plan.

DW and I plan to pow wow tonight and make plans for the restaurants that we want to go to.

I know this is too many but these are the ones we initially thought of:

O'hanas
Crystal Palace
Hollywood & Vine new JoJo character meal - 2 year old Susannah woud flip out.
Ankershus - Has anyone been to this place this year? Last year we went and were disappointed because they removed the cold bar and that was the main reason we wanted to go.
Chef de France

**DisneyTeacher** · 06-06-2006

Congrats on the free dining. Your choices look good so far, have fun planning tonight.

Boss Mouse · 06-06-2006

How much fun was THAT phone call?

Erin · 06-06-2006

Oh, SNAP! I forgot about the JoJo meal!!

THat sounds PERFECT!! I love your choices!!

:c)

Is H&V two credits?

**DisneyTeacher** · 06-06-2006

Erin, H&V is just one credit.

Erin · 06-06-2006

Looks like I'm changing an ADR.

Nah, I think we'll just do that for dinner when we see the Wiggles.

Because we love Jo-Jo!

**DisneyTeacher** · 06-06-2006

I may have read your post wrong but I don't think dinner will have the PlayHouse Disney characters.

dznygrl · 06-06-2006

I never thought of saving the passes and using them to upgrade to seasonal passes later on! I'm glad the CM suggested that to you. So there really IS a way for APers/SPers to take advantage of the dining plan!

Hope you guys enjoy the dining plan, your dining choices sound delicious to me!

iluvwdw · 06-06-2006

Great plans so far, Kevin!!!!!!!!! I am trying Chefs de France on my trip in December and can't wait!!!!!! 'Ohana's is a fave of mine, and I L

VE Crystal Palace, too. I have gone EVERY trip so far and decided to leave it out of this trip.

Can't wait to hear more of your plans!!!!! Good luck deciding tonight!

Allyson · 06-06-2006

I did this last year (twice!) and will do it this year (twice!) -- A one day ticket is nothing for all the FREE DINING!!! Gotta love it!!

Erin · 06-06-2006

I'm doing it this year, and it rocks!

BuzzLightyear · 06-06-2006

Thats great for you!

Definately keep Chefs De France, you won't be dissappointed!

**Dana** · 06-06-2006

Congrats to you! I am so glad that you are getting to get the free dining. It's definately worth the one day ticket for each. Especially since you will be able to use that to get your next SP. You ADr's look great!

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gcbdad Big Cheese Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Brandon, Florida Posts: 913	Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan We finally decided on Port Orleans Riverside for our upcoming 4 day trip to WDW from 8/18 to 8/21. Since we have Seasonal Passes, I was waiting for the room only discounts to come out but I figured that I could always make the reservation and call back when the discounts came out. So I called this morning to make our reservations and I happened to ask about the Free Dining Plan and told the CM how sad I felt because we already had passes. She told me that if we bought a 1-day ticket for each of our party, we can get the benefit of the Free Dining Plan. I asked and was told that we can save these 1-day tickets, since they never run out, or use them to upgrade to new Seasonal Passes, which we definitely plan to do. So now we are getting the benefit of the Free Dining Plan. DW and I plan to pow wow tonight and make plans for the restaurants that we want to go to. I know this is too many but these are the ones we initially thought of: O'hanas Crystal Palace Hollywood & Vine new JoJo character meal - 2 year old Susannah woud flip out. Ankershus - Has anyone been to this place this year? Last year we went and were disappointed because they removed the cold bar and that was the main reason we wanted to go. Chef de France __________________ DVC Owner since 2005 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Last Minute Trip before our Passes run out. Using the last few days on our passes.

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DisneyTeacher Moderator/WL Tour Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 16,327	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan Congrats on the free dining. Your choices look good so far, have fun planning tonight. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: We're going to HHI for the first time 189 days 10 hours 26 minutes

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Boss Mouse Accordian man Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Packing stuff Posts: 3,686	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan How much fun was THAT phone call? __________________ 1979 - Wilderness Campground 1980 - Off site - I don't remember where. It was the 80's. 1999 - AllStar 2001 - Beach Club 2004 - Saratoga Springs 2005 - Beach Club 2006 - Saratoga Springs 2007 - Boardwalk 2008 - OKW ___________________________________________ God Bless America If the secret doesn't come out soon, I'm gonna POP! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Christmas in Mouseland 20 days 20 hours 26 minutes

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Erin Holiday Investigator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Central Florida! Posts: 9,729	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan Oh, SNAP! I forgot about the JoJo meal!! THat sounds PERFECT!! I love your choices!! :c) Is H&V two credits? __________________ Team Jake! Avatar: Wishy and me! www.myspace.com/daisygirl77

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DisneyTeacher Moderator/WL Tour Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 16,327	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan Erin, H&V is just one credit. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: We're going to HHI for the first time 189 days 10 hours 26 minutes

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Erin Holiday Investigator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Central Florida! Posts: 9,729	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan Looks like I'm changing an ADR. Nah, I think we'll just do that for dinner when we see the Wiggles. Because we love Jo-Jo! __________________ Team Jake! Avatar: Wishy and me! www.myspace.com/daisygirl77

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DisneyTeacher Moderator/WL Tour Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 16,327	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan I may have read your post wrong but I don't think dinner will have the PlayHouse Disney characters. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: We're going to HHI for the first time 189 days 10 hours 26 minutes

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dznygrl aka dizzygirl Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Beaver State Posts: 8,484	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan I never thought of saving the passes and using them to upgrade to seasonal passes later on! I'm glad the CM suggested that to you. So there really IS a way for APers/SPers to take advantage of the dining plan! Hope you guys enjoy the dining plan, your dining choices sound delicious to me! __________________ Proud former 2-time Disneyland CM Dizzygirl & Bella = MB BFF 2000 ~ off-site 2002 ~ Polynesian 2003 ~ All-Star Movies 2008 ~ All-Star Music

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iluvwdw Disney Dreaming Daily Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Floral Park Village (Long Island), NY Posts: 6,829	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan Great plans so far, Kevin!!!!!!!!! I am trying Chefs de France on my trip in December and can't wait!!!!!! 'Ohana's is a fave of mine, and I L VE Crystal Palace, too. I have gone EVERY trip so far and decided to leave it out of this trip. Can't wait to hear more of your plans!!!!! Good luck deciding tonight! __________________ 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: Thanksgiving at Animal Kingdom Villas! It's a surprise for the kids! On a Thanksgiving Safari at AKV

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Allyson MB's Gigglebox Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,028	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan I did this last year (twice!) and will do it this year (twice!) -- A one day ticket is nothing for all the FREE DINING!!! Gotta love it!! __________________ Been going as a family since 2004! Nine trips and counting! Three MNSSHPs and one MVMCP under our belt. Resorts = CSR, ASMo, POP, ASSports, POR, CBR, OKW & POFQ Mom to two precious boys!! The ONLY MBer I've met...KingOMiami!! (Even though Kip and I are practically neighbors!! ) (I really KNOW MICKEYMom - not just from MB!!)

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Erin Holiday Investigator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Central Florida! Posts: 9,729	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan I'm doing it this year, and it rocks! __________________ Team Jake! Avatar: Wishy and me! www.myspace.com/daisygirl77

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BuzzLightyear MB Cast Member ® Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Space Mountain Posts: 3,911	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan Thats great for you! Definately keep Chefs De France, you won't be dissappointed! __________________ 86,92,96 Offsite * 2002 AKL * 2003 BCV * 2004 Contemporary * 2005 WL * 2006 BWV* 2008 CSR * My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Next trip to Disney World!! Just back 8/30. Next trip unsure...........

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 22,664	Re: Looking for room only & got Free Dining Plan Congrats to you! I am so glad that you are getting to get the free dining. It's definately worth the one day ticket for each. Especially since you will be able to use that to get your next SP. You ADr's look great! __________________ 82 off-site ~ 91 off-site ~ 97 ASMusic ~ 00 ASMovies 02 Wilderness Lodge ~ 04 Animal Kingdom Lodge 05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian 05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West 07 Port Orleans French Quarter ~ 08 Old Key West~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day WDW blowout bonanza! 636 days 10 hours 26 minutes

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