The bounceback notice was not in all rooms for whatever reason, but was available to anyone staying in a WDW resort. You have to be registered yet to book a bounceback. The reason you didn't get the notice doesn't have anything to do with the plan you were on. My room didn't have the notice and my daughter's room did.So question for you all.. we stayed at the Poly DURING Free Dining this year, but we were not part of Free Dining because we did the land/sea package from DCL. We didn't get a bounceback offer, possibly because we didn't do Free Dining? We did purchase the dining plan for that time though.
Anyway, if I were to call them and ask, do you think they would let me do the bounceback? Just today DH said that I can go ahead and start planning a Disney anniversary trip , and since our anniversary seems to fall right into the Free Dining realm....
Let me know. Thanks!
Anyway, if I were to call them and ask, do you think they would let me do the bounceback? Just today DH said that I can go ahead and start planning a Disney anniversary trip , and since our anniversary seems to fall right into the Free Dining realm....
Let me know. Thanks!
So question for you all.. we stayed at the Poly DURING Free Dining this year, but we were not part of Free Dining because we did the land/sea package from DCL. We didn't get a bounceback offer, possibly because we didn't do Free Dining? We did purchase the dining plan for that time though.
Anyway, if I were to call them and ask, do you think they would let me do the bounceback? Just today DH said that I can go ahead and start planning a Disney anniversary trip , and since our anniversary seems to fall right into the Free Dining realm....
Let me know. Thanks!
No, you have to book while you are still at the resort. And you could have called from the Polynesian if you'd known the number to call. You do not need to have a flyer in the room.
we didn't have the flyer in our room at POP, but I called from home yesterday and was able to book bounceback for next year ... the main difference for my situation is that we were still in the WDW system. Yesterday was our checkout day. According to Disney, we were still in central Florida. LOL.
So....when I am at WDW and IF I know the number to call, do I need a CODE or do I just say I want the bounceback?
We are going for XMAS do I am hoping this special is still avaialbel.
Okay, one other question. If I'm not able to get the bounceback offer (which seems likely at this point based on the posts I'm reading), but I want to go ahead and book for next year now.. can I do that, and then when April rolls around and they (hopefully) offer Free Dining, can I ask for it to be applied to my current reservation?
Does that make any sense? I'm sorry if this has already been asked as well.
Okay, one other question. If I'm not able to get the bounceback offer (which seems likely at this point based on the posts I'm reading), but I want to go ahead and book for next year now.. can I do that, and then when April rolls around and they (hopefully) offer Free Dining, can I ask for it to be applied to my current reservation?
Does that make any sense? I'm sorry if this has already been asked as well.
Okay, update.. I called yesterday and spoke with a reservations CM. She said I could book my stay now, and that in JUNE when FREE DINING IS ANNOUNCED, I can call back and have that added to the package.
Just passing the word along.. she clearly said "June."
She may have said June, but if I were you I'd start looking for the free dining codes in April....which is the time that they have been released for several years now. They usually are announced in April and the offer ends in June, but by June there are typically NO value or moderate rooms available and the deluxe are the higher end rooms, not the cheaper deluxes.....so waiting too long may mean that you don't get the room choice you wanted and thus the cost to upgrade to a room that is available kinda negates the free part of free dining, lol.
Or...hey, go ahead and wait until June, leaving that room available for someone else to snag early, lol. (kidding)
The general public free dining offer will come out in the Spring, usually the first week of April. If you wait until June to add the free dining code to your reservation, you will most likely miss out on the free dining promo for next fall.I hope you're right.. I don't want to wait that long. I'm not very patient about things like this.