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Disney World Free Dining Plan for Fall 2012

Updated 8/1/2012 with new December arrival dates!

FALL 2012 FREE DINING AT WALT DISNEY WORLD OPENED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

My friends at Destinations in Florida confirmed this morning that a free Disney World dining deal has opened to the general public for the fall of 2012.

Eligible arrival dates include:

  • Sunday September 30 through Thursday October 4
  • Friday October 19 through Thursday November 1
  • Friday November 9 through Thursday November 15
  • Friday November 23 through Thursday November 29
  • Monday December 10 through Thursday December 20

These dates must be booked by September 29th, and include a three night stay minimum.

For more, see Disney’s Special Offer page here.

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Dave
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Scott in 2012 Disney offered free dining for almost all dates into June, just skipping a few holiday weeks. So far this year it has offered it for none. And it has said many times in the past 24 months that it is cutting back discounts, and expects to get an economic return on its investment in New Fantasyland. So my guess is that we’ll see a lot less free dining the rest of 2013. Now every day I’m wrong six times before breakfast, and may be wrong on this too, but that’s my guess… Follow yourfirstvisit.net on Facebook!
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11 years ago
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Hi Dave,

So you do not think it is likely that a free dining plan will be offered as it was in 2012? With Pop Warner week beginning December 7 I was hoping an offer including a free meal plan might include the week starting December 2.

I am trying to convince my wife we should go in December.

Thanks,

Scott

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11 years ago
Dave
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Hi Nicole and thanks!

First you can book now–it’s easier to convert later if you book a package with tickets–and then convert it later (by calling) if a deal comes out. If such a deal does come out–and I’d not bet on it–it could come out anytime between the summer and late fall.

You would feed your son either from your own plate, with special foods you brought with you, or with stuff you bought for cash.

And yes your son can swim with you!

See also this: http://allears.net/pl/infant.htm

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11 years ago
Nicole
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Hello Dave, Your site is just awesome! We are planning to take our 2 year old to WDW for one week in early December 2013. Our current thought is to stay at the Wilderness Lodge Villas (the thinking being that it would be convenient to have a kitchen available to make things easier with a two year old??). I know from reading your site that Disney sometimes offers a free dining plan for this period given that it is low season – I am not sure when that might start to be offered for 2013 (if it is to be… Read more »
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11 years ago
Dave
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Hi Suzanne! Coupla things. One is that yes you can book now and convert later, but its easier to convert a “package”–that is room and something else you pay for, most commonly tix–than a room only deal. This has to do with arcana of Florida travel tax laws and resulting differences in how Disney accounts for the reservations. If you book a “package,” it’s easier to transfer it to free dining, which is also a “package.” But if you can’t get free dining, don’t buy the dining plan with young picky eaters. If a children’s menu is available, they’ll have… Read more »
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11 years ago

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