06-22-2009, 02:20 AM
|
#2461 | |
|
DIS Sponsor*Silver
Still a Late Nite DISer Just a simple hello Enjoys a good Yankee Candle night 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 19,621
|
Quote:
 I am by far NOT an expert but, as far as I remember, DD$ are welcome anywhere in Disney! Shops, parks, etc. Non-Disney places maybe not tho, like Planet Hollywood, McDonald's, etc. Make sense? 
__________________
~Kim~
   |
|
|
|
| Sponsored Links | |
|
|
|
|
06-22-2009, 07:53 AM
|
#2462 |
|
Mouseketeer
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 174
|
Last year when we had free dining, we put the tip ( and anything extra) on the room charge. Then when we checked out we used Disney Dollars to pay on that bill. This also means you don't have to carry cash or Disney Dollars with you.
|
|
|
|
|
06-22-2009, 11:16 PM
|
#2463 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,477
|
Ugh! Free dining during F&W festival?
 They must be hurting for sure! DDP is worst idea they ever came up with!
__________________
      |
|
|
|
|
06-23-2009, 01:55 AM
|
#2464 |
|
DIS Sponsor*Silver
Still a Late Nite DISer Just a simple hello Enjoys a good Yankee Candle night
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 19,621
|
WHY do you say that? So many of us are enjoying it and only you object, so far?
__________________
~Kim~
|
|
|
|
|
06-23-2009, 05:10 AM
|
#2465 | |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 19,585
|
Quote:
By the way, haven't they done it this time of year for years now???? I believe this was all started to get crowds back in the parks during this time of year after the big hurricane season in 2004...... |
|
|
|
|
|
06-23-2009, 09:25 AM
|
#2466 | |
|
Is there anything better than Free Dining and Fastpasses?
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: The Laughing Place
Posts: 7,405
|
Quote:
Free Dining is what has kept us coming back for the last three years. It saves us about $1,600.00 on the price of our trip. In my opinion, it's one of the best things WDW has come up with in a long time. |
|
|
|
|
|
06-26-2009, 09:08 PM
|
#2467 |
|
Earning My Ears
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: milmay nj
Posts: 17
|
just received a goofy pin code post card today for free disney dinning for dates 8/23/09-10/1/09 and 11/29/09-12/17/09 going with another family for a grand gathering 12/1-10....thanks disney pin gods!!
  
|
|
|
|
|
06-26-2009, 10:10 PM
|
#2468 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Posts: 1,881
|
I got one of those pin codes in the mail today. I wont be able to use it... only one disney vacation for us this year.. Hopefully we can utilize free dining again next year!
__________________
Chris
   |
|
|
|
|
06-27-2009, 07:08 AM
|
#2469 | |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Crawfordsville,In.
Posts: 4,203
|
Would you mind answering a few questions about this e-mail?
Quote:
Is this offer straight dining plan plus (with table service like the fall offer)across the board no matter which resort you stay at? The last goofy e-mail promo conditioned value resorts with only the Quick service dining plan for free. Thanks for the help. |
|
|
|
|
|
06-27-2009, 02:41 PM
|
#2470 | |
|
Earning My Ears
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: milmay nj
Posts: 17
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-27-2009, 07:52 PM
|
#2471 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: timberlea, ns
Posts: 2,089
|
just a tip a good friend passed along to me yesterday/early this morning via facebook. yesterday was her day to call for her adr's. she called first thing and got all but two that she wanted. was told they werent avail. she was persisitant and called back 20 minutes later and got into both of them. so i guess if you dont at first succeed try again!
__________________
 amber  allan  lorelei (7)  bradley (5) natalie (08/30/12)  mischief jazzie 1985- off site1986- off site2003- off site2004- off site2005- allstar movies!2009- allstar movies!-tenth wedding anny trip! 2010 split stay! asmovies andwl! 2011-bay lake(feb) 2011 ssr(may) 2011 bay lake(dec) |
|
|
|
|
06-28-2009, 03:04 PM
|
#2472 |
|
Earning My Ears
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: pennsylvania
Posts: 37
|
Free Dining Plan
I am a DVC member and am never offered free dining. I think this is unfair to members. They should at least offer a discount. I see people getting free plans and hotel deals.
Can anyone tell me how you find out when Disney Visa offers free dining? Thanks |
|
|
|
|
06-28-2009, 03:31 PM
|
#2473 | |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Boston
Posts: 3,959
|
Quote:
And the reason that you don't get free dining offers is because you're already locked in. You already go to Disney. They're trying to get other people to come, ones who aren't already getting deals and showing up. They know that you'll come, they offer this so that more people spend more money. ETA: And technically, if you have more than two people, it's actually a discount to book a Value resort, but not stay there, using the free dining, while staying on your points at your villa at the same time. At least, it should be. Do the math for your family. |
|
|
|
|
|
06-29-2009, 10:41 AM
|
#2474 | |
|
LOTW charter member!
Of course if they *did* start serving alcohol at MK, I would be first in line, but it doesn't rent space in my head or anything 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Plantation Acres, FL
Posts: 4,157
|
Quote:
I am going to WDW during free dining, but I'd rather use my FL resident dicount...or in this case, rent points from a DVC member and stay at the BCV. For the way my family eats, the free dining is not as worth it to us as staying at a great resort for a small amount of money. Plus...we have the DDE card (or whatever it is called now) and get 20% of food and drinks. Do you also go to the movies at night and complain that you want the matinee (day) pricing, since it is not fair that you have to work all day? Or go to dinner during a prime time and demand the early bird pricing? It's kind of the same idea with the free DDP. It is there to entice people to stay on property that maybe otherwise wouldn't. Next year I may take advantage of that great free DDP program, but right now, I am THRILLED to stay at BCV on points.
__________________
-2001 CSR-2002 WL-2003 WL-2004 WL-2004 AKL-2005 WL-2005 OKW 8 yr anniversary
 -2005 BWV, POR-2006 POP, BWV, WL-2007-DOLPHIN 10 year anniversary -2007 DOLPHIN-2008 SOG-2008 SSRAUG 2008 SWAN-MY 40TH BDAY ! -2008 BCV-2009 BCV- 2010 AKV Kidani 13 yr anniversary -2010DOLPHIN-MAY 2011 FW CABIN!! -OCT 2011 BAY LAKE TOWER! DH me DD12trying to stay at every resort at least once! only AS, CBR, Poly and GF left! |
|
|
|
|
|
06-29-2009, 02:22 PM
|
#2475 | |
|
You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself.
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Jupiter, FL
Posts: 758
|
Quote:
__________________
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
| Tags |
| dvc members, free dining, passholders |
| Thread Tools | |
| Rate This Thread | |
|
|
