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New Free Disney World Dining Deal through March 2012

Disney World has a new free dining deal that covers many dates from October 2011 through March 2012.

The deal needs to be booked by October 29, 2011. Update: for 2012 dates, the book-by window has been extended to December 17. See this for more.

According to this post on the Disney Food Blog, available arrival dates are as follows (updated 8/26–those who have already booked the old dates will still get the free dining; new bookings must use the new dates)

2011 FREE DINING AT WALT DISNEY WORLD ARRIVAL DATES

  • October 1-6
  • October 22-November 3
  • November 12-17
  • November 26-December 1
  • December 10-December 15
  • October 2-8
  • October 23-November 5
  • November 13-19
  • November 27-December 3
  • December 11-17

2012 FREE DINING AT WALT DISNEY WORLD ARRIVAL DATES

  • January 8-12
  • January 21-February 2
  • February 11-16
  • March 3-8
  • March 24-29
  • January 8-14
  • January 22-February 4
  • February 12-18
  • March 4-10
  • March 25-31
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Lori
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Lori
We are hoping to go during one of the free dining times in Jan/Feb. At the Disney page it lists the deal as free with a 5 day stay. We are planning on buying a 7-day pass. Is there a way to link the dining plan into this? (We are also planning on staying 10 days and taking 3 days off of the park as we are going with a 3 and 1 yr old. We are assuming for the best price we need to go with a 7-day package and book 3 more days in the hotel separate. Do… Read more »
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13 years ago
Dave
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Dave
Hi Kristyne! When a deal comes out, you can re-book your deal to it, if your dates and hotel are eligible. You can do this on your own, but its easiest to do it via a travel agent, as they can set it up so that its most likely you are eligible. Use the form on the lower right of this site. Also, you don’t have to book your hotel 180 days out–just your meals. Booking your hotel then too gives you ten days extra days of meal booking ahead of everyone else who hasn’t booked a Disney hotel, but… Read more »
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13 years ago
Kristyne Smith
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Kristyne Smith
We are looking at going to Walt Disney World with our kids ( 2 adults 2 children ages 6 and 8) in October 2012 – I am hoping that a free dining deal will be avalible around that time. But you mention to book 180 in advance so how do we make sure we book on time and still qualify if a free dining plan becomes available. Also we are looking at staying at the recommended Polysian and trying to stay within your listed itinary – however you mention breakfast in room ( my son does not eat cereal )… Read more »
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13 years ago
Dave
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Dave
Hiya Amy! I should have chosen my words more carefully, and I’ll sharpen them in a minute as soon as I post this. Your week is not one of the “popular” weeks I had in mind. I expect it to be a terrific week from a crowd point of view–one of the lowest of the year. Disney picks its discount dates–and for that matter, its resort price seasons–not around crowds but around maximizing overall resort hotel profitability, which basically comes down to a balance of “cannibalization”–that is giving deals to people who would have come anyway at higher prices, thus… Read more »
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13 years ago
Amy
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Amy

We were planning on going February 4th – 10th.

Do you think there is something going on that is making that a popular week? I’m worried about crowds.

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