******Official 2017 Free Dining Plan Watch, Wait, and Dream

[Sadiemae76]

I'm so bummed! Booked through a TA and she didn't find any availability for our week at CBR. We're 4 adults and 2 kids (one's an infant), so we're limited in room options anyway without booking two rooms, so we've found nothing! I guess I start looking offsite today because the cost difference just isn't worth it when you start talking thousands of dollars. Disney may get to keep our $75 gift cards.

Is there any use in checking over and over online? What do you think? Was it a grab and go or will some pop back on here and there throughout the offer time?

I definitely will do my own booking next time, so I can modify myself. I may not have been able to find anything either, but at least I'd have known I tried!

I would keep checking over the next couple weeks! Don't cancel your reservation yet!

 

[disneydreamer1980]

I got an AoA suite for 11 nights (11/26-12/7) with the DDP ugrade. I've been pricing this package on Disney's site all week and somehow it came out almost $400 more...strange

 

[Mollymovacca]

Been up since 3am and hoping something magically opens up for a standard room at CBR! It would be amazing to combine this with my gift cards I'm already getting.

I haven't even been to sleep at all! Lol been trying to modify our CBR ressie!

 

[trucker den]

I think most people had better luck with their TAs getting their CBR ressie modified. Glad for you! Can you send me some pixie dust that something opens up for our ressie there!

what dates?

 

[Kiki_pa]

was anyone able to get FD standard room at poly?

Same. Anyone?

 

[ustasmom]

Old key west or animal kingdom lodge. Any thoughts? Have been to AKL. Ride to MK a little longer than I liked. I know nothing about old key west. Especially travel times

I've not stayed at Kidani but Jambo just has a together sort of feeling whereas OKW are definitely buildings of condos. AKV has lots of kid activities. There were some at OKW but not as many as AKV.

 

[Mollymovacca]

what dates?

Hey Trucker! I was hanging with you in the wee morning hours!!
9/20-9/27

 

[Susan Doeberl]

Yeah I had heard 3 night minimum,2 day PH or PH+

I was pretty sure of my source so was confused when it said 5 night. Where in the fine print do you see 3?

Thank you KimBean. I new you were right. I am adding you to my follow list for next year.

 

[MoBabee]

I got free dining at CBR for a pirate room. Other than the bed size why does everyone seem not to care for the pirate rooms?

I'm wondering the same thing. I know earlier someone mentioned the distance from the main pool. But I wonder how far it is.

 

[dfurst05]

We have two rooms that were previously booked at ASM 9/14-9/20. My mom is managing the reservation through a TA so I am unable to call about free dining. Unfortunately my mom is not motivated to worry about the discount this morning for some reason. Hopefully our TA is on it.....

Any one have any idea how likely we will be able to get free dining based on our resort and dates?? Thanks!!

 

[trucker den]

Hey Trucker! I was hanging with you in the wee morning hours!!
9/20-9/27

i know i just dont remember dates. just keep checking. CBR standard was there for 9/29-10/8 this morning

 

[dosekies]

I'm wondering the same thing. I know earlier someone mentioned the distance from the main pool. But I wonder how far it is.

I could have booked this earlier, but the price difference between the package for that room and what I currently have wasn't worth it!

 

[PrincessMommy75]

Has anyone trying to modify CBR try calling?

 

[dosekies]

Has anyone trying to modify CBR try calling?

Haven't been able to get through. I'm at work so I can only call/check online here and there!

 

[FoxC63]

what dates?

BOG HOG! There you are! Mickey63 here so what time did FD drop?

 

[Mollymovacca]

Has anyone trying to modify CBR try calling?

I have but yet to get through! I stopped for the time being!

 

[LauraJean]

Booked at CBR standard room with FD. I was up checking last night. YAWN lol
Started calling for 7am EST and got someone right away. Half way through call when she was going to modify I went to the survey-i then spent an hour calling to not get through. Finally got thought 1.5 hour on hold and she was able to get the FD but not on my first day so I had to lose a day. Going to keep working on that or book RO or something.
Also told gift cards kept.

 

[disneydreamer1980]

I have a res for FW cabins held under a TA. No matter how hard I try, this TA seems totally uninterested in replying to me. I emailed her about FD last week, and the reply I got was "I can't speculate about promotions that haven't arrived yet, doing so could lose me my job". Here it is, FD day, no email yet. Thank God I got FD myself, I'm going to cancel with her. Was just keeping the res with her in case there was some deal she could get. She works for a MAJOR travel agency,and she is absolutely horrible. My first and last time using a TA! Sorry, had to vent and I'm alone with my 18 month old, he's not listening

 

[Srbright]

I am only going with what @ChiCat said was her discounted RO rate.

I went to the website and had their system do it for me
Rack Rate: 8 nights, 2 adults, 1 pirate room, NO Dining, NO Tickets: $2345
Rack Rate: 8 nights, 2 adults, 1 pirate room, QS dining, 2 day PH: $3671
Free Delicious Offer: 8 nights, 2 adults, 1 pirate room, FREE QS dining, 2 day PH: $2900
Enchanted Escape PACKAGE Offer: 8 nights, 2 adults, 1 DISCOUNTED pirate room, QS dining, 2 day PH: $3084
Enchanted Escapte ROOM offer: 8 nights, 2 adults, 1 DISCOUNTED pirate room, NO Dining, NO Tickets: $1759 (From $2345 is 24.9% discount, which matches the 25% off offer details)
Enchanted Escapte ROOM offer BUT ADDING QS: 8 nights, 2 adults, 1 DISCOUNTED pirate room, QS dining, 2 day PH: $3084 (this makes sense because why would the package and room only for the same offer name come out to a different value)

The starting values are a bit different because I used my dates (8/24-9/1) to get the 8 nights.

So the difference between the RO + QS ($3,084) and Free Dining ($2900) = the same $184 we've been looking at (FD being $184 less expensive than the RO offer). I think we're all tired (5 alarms myself here and then I still had to get up and take a call with E&Y) and s/he got something got mixed up.

This is worse than black friday (no pun intended for Joe Black)

Stacy

 

[FoxC63]

Hey Trucker! I was hanging with you in the wee morning hours!!
9/20-9/27

Gosh seeing all you guys again - totally trip! Did you get what you wanted? aka Mickey63 here.