NEWS ON FREE DINING AT WALT DISNEY WORLD IN 2013…SORTA
One of my crack sources–the mysterious J–just emailed me to let me know that free dining for the fall of 2013 will be out shortly for South American and European visitors.
The booking window will open May 9, and the offer will cover arrival dates of September 2 through September 25.
At the values, the offer is the quick service dining plan for free, and at the moderates and deluxes, the offer is the regular dining plan for free.
I refuse to read too much into the arrival dates right now, so my takeaway is that since this offer will soon be out for much of the rest of the world, we’ll see an August/September free dining deal out for US residents visitors in May as well.
Well, I hope it includes August…
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42 Comments on "A Hint on Fall Free Dining at Walt Disney World"
Do I have any chance at free dining in October or should I bite the bullet and rent dvc points instead?
Thanks, Mike! But she can book her restaurants without the Dining Plan, so long as she’s in the 180 day window, and later convert them to the plan if needed, right?
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Sarah, it’s pretty straightforward to change to free dining if the deal comes out, and your hotel and arrival dates are eligible, so I’d go ahead and book now…
Sharmon, traditionally there have been lots of discounts in the the first half of December, both room rate and free dining.
This year, I don’t expect to see free dining then–see this for why http://yourfirstvisit.net/2013/02/07/2013-free-dining-mymagic-implications-disneys-q1-2013-earnings-call/
And every year, Pop Warner week has been excluded from these discounts–in 2013 that means around 12/7 and following. See this: http://yourfirstvisit.net/2010/05/30/pop-warner-week-at-walt-disney-world/
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Hey Sarah, if you have a travel agent, they will monitor the promotions and automatically apply the promotion for you if your resort and other factors make it qualify for you. As an opinion, I would wait to add it because you can add the dining plan really late. Of course, the other consideration is deciding what restaurants you want to eat at, and how packed they get at that time of year, so that’s something else to consider. I hope I’ve helped, good luck!
Mike