Am I the only one who doesn't want FD? - The DIS Discussion Forums

MacClemsons · 03-07-2013, 08:54 PM

Everyone wants to know "when is free dining?" If it ever is announced, EVERYONE is going to book it. I sure hope it isn't announced the week I plan on being at WDW.

kiddisney · 03-07-2013, 09:22 PM

i agree - it creates extra crowds when it's supposed to be a 'slow' time - and it's not even worth it - we never did a dining plan before - but tried one on our last trip & it's way too much food - for the cost we could be fully satisfied for less - and free dining isn't really free - just a hassle all the way around for us

Cheshire Figment · 03-07-2013, 09:30 PM

Personally I hate the DDP with the power of 10,000 Suns! I hate "free" dining even more!!

Suzanne74 · 03-07-2013, 09:39 PM

Yup, we will be there 8/16 to 8/24 and I know it will be filled with the free dining plan crew. I pray they wait until after I leave to start it. I hope at the very least they take Be Our Guest counter service out of it.

wendow · 03-07-2013, 09:39 PM

Oh my goodness, I love you people! I always feel like such an oddball on this forum cause everyone is obsessed with getting "free" dining. We don't use the DDP b/c we don't think it's a good value at all and we do not need that much food...EVER. And we so wish Disney would quit offering it for "free" and ruining the few slow times that exist

Cap'nJack'sMum · 03-07-2013, 09:42 PM

Would rather not see Free Dining. We don't do the dining plan anymore, free or not.

jenjersnap · 03-07-2013, 09:43 PM

I am just greedy and want a great discount, room only, free dining, whatever...

Cap'nJack'sMum · 03-07-2013, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Suzanne74

Yup, we will be there 8/16 to 8/24 and I know it will be filled with the free dining plan crew. I pray they wait until after I leave to start it. I hope at the very least they take Be Our Guest counter service out of it.

We're going to be there 8/14-8/25. I was hoping that FD would start the following week, so we could have some peace.

arcurioa · 03-07-2013, 09:47 PM

Being DVC, we really hate free dining.

STLDisney_Freak · 03-07-2013, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by arcurioa

Being DVC, we really hate free dining.

Agreed.

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heyitsmejosh · 03-07-2013, 10:07 PM

it really makes you just spend more money a lot of times.. because you end up paying the rack rate rather than the discounted rate which can be pretty big.

raven69david · 03-07-2013, 10:08 PM

Free dining isn't free. We avoid FD like the plague. The bad part about booking several months out in advance, before these promo pop up, is that you need to be ready to be flexible to either move your reservation or book at 180 days out to be sure you get what you want. This is what we do and have only been thrown into the FD crowd once. MK at night watching Wishes, from town square, was a nightmare. You couldn't even walk down main street.

Rack rate is for suckas!

I've done many comparisons with and without FD and using a room discount on a Deluxe room and the percentage off always wins. FD came out to more $ in every comparison using my family of 3. YMMV

minnie mum · 03-07-2013, 10:57 PM

Guess the crowd of DDP and FD haters is bigger than I thought. Move over please so I can squeeze in.

We stopped using the DDP a couple of years ago- hate the crowds that FD brings, hate the extra demand for TS that FD brings, dislike the decline in the quality of the food and the increase in prices that the DDP has spawned. I could continue but....I just want to see it all fade away.

We find that we can save more money with a decent RO discount and paying OOP for our meals. We still enjoy dining at all our favourite places and eating ONLY what we want-for less than the cost of the DDP.

Cyrano · 03-08-2013, 02:05 AM

Moving to Dining board

aubriee · 03-08-2013, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Cheshire Figment

Personally I hate the DDP with the power of 10,000 Suns! I hate "free" dining even more!!

Same here! Sept used to be such a wonderful month to go with the parks almost empty, but since they started offering free dining every year during that time, you can just see the crowds getting bigger and bigger every year, plus the food quality went down alot. OOP works out cheaper and better for us anyway, since we prefer appetizers over desserts and have an AP. I'd much prefer to have a really good room discount.

03-07-2013, 08:54 PM	#1
MacClemsons Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 213	Am I the only one who doesn't want FD? Everyone wants to know "when is free dining?" If it ever is announced, EVERYONE is going to book it. I sure hope it isn't announced the week I plan on being at WDW. __________________ me (39) DH(43) DD9, DD8, DS6 and Toddler Upcoming May 13 Cabins, Sept 13 AoA, Oct 13 CBR ToT 10 mile, Dec 13 ASMu Apr 13 ASSports, Feb 13 POP, Jan 13 SOG Sep 12 MNSSHP ASMovies, June 12 - SWW off property, Mar 12 SOG Dec 11 POR, Sep 11 ASMovies Dec 09 MVMCP ASMovies, Sep 08 SOG, July 03 Hilton DTD

03-07-2013, 09:22 PM	#2
kiddisney DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: new jersey Posts: 890	i agree - it creates extra crowds when it's supposed to be a 'slow' time - and it's not even worth it - we never did a dining plan before - but tried one on our last trip & it's way too much food - for the cost we could be fully satisfied for less - and free dining isn't really free - just a hassle all the way around for us __________________ a dream is a wish your heart makes wdw: '83,'85-'86,'88-'89,'91-'93,'95,'97-'99,'02-'03, '05-'06, '08 -'13 (25 visits & counting) dl: '82,'87,'95 dcl: '98,'99,'00,'02,'03,'04 ... '11,'12,'13,'14 (dbl dip gives us platinum)

03-07-2013, 09:30 PM	#3
Cheshire Figment Friend of Figment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Poinciana, FL (20 miles to WDW) Posts: 36,638	Personally I hate the DDP with the power of 10,000 Suns! I hate "free" dining even more!! __________________ 41 WDW Stays Totalling 321 nights between 1987 and mid-2003. Animal Kingdom Lodge; All Stars(2); Beach Club; Boardwalk Inn; Caribbean Beach (9); Contemporary Tower (13); Courtyard (2); Disney Institute; Dixie Landings; Grand Floridian; Grosvenor; Hilton; Old Key West; Polynesian; Port Orleans; Royal Plaza; Shades of Green; Wilderness Lodge; Marriott World Center (3); Other Off-Property (Other Than just 1st or last Night) (8). Now Working Part Time at Walt Disney World! (Guest Services/Ticket Sales/Turnstile Greeter) A few very helpful links which are on DisBoards: Everything About WDW Tickets and this one disABILITIES FAQs

03-07-2013, 09:39 PM	#4
Suzanne74 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,235	Yup, we will be there 8/16 to 8/24 and I know it will be filled with the free dining plan crew. I pray they wait until after I leave to start it. I hope at the very least they take Be Our Guest counter service out of it. __________________ 08/13 - Saratoga Springs 1 bdrm 09/11 - Kidani 1 bdrm villa savannah view! 09/08 - Disney Cruise 4 night Wonder (pre 2 night stay at Sea World Renaissance Hotel) 11/07 - Grand Floridian Christmas trip 08/06 - POP Century (free dining) 10/05 - Coronado Springs Resort (free dining) 05/05 - Polynesian Lagoon Concierge 09/04 - Old Key West 1 bdrm villa 09/04 - Dolphin 04/00 - Offsite 06/98 - Contemporary 08/96 - Contemporary Wing Room 05/92 - Senior Trip - offsite 08/90 - Disneyland 4 other times with my family as a kid. All offsite.

03-07-2013, 09:39 PM	#5
wendow DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 593	Oh my goodness, I love you people! I always feel like such an oddball on this forum cause everyone is obsessed with getting "free" dining. We don't use the DDP b/c we don't think it's a good value at all and we do not need that much food...EVER. And we so wish Disney would quit offering it for "free" and ruining the few slow times that exist __________________ Sept 2012: First WDW trip POR/BLT Sept 2013: Going back to BLT for 8 nights! me , dh , dd12 , dd10 , ds4 , ds2

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03-07-2013, 09:42 PM	#6
Cap'nJack'sMum Psycho for The Mouse Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MN Posts: 232	Would rather not see Free Dining. We don't do the dining plan anymore, free or not. __________________ Jen February 2007 - Animal Kingdom Lodge February 2008 - Coronado Springs January 2009 - POP Century February 2010 - POP Century February 2011 - POP Century August 2011 - POP Century/POFQ Split Stay January 2012 - POR August 2012 - POP Century/AKV Split Stay March 2013 - POP Century/Off-site Condo Split Stay August 2013 - Pool House/AKV Split Stay

03-07-2013, 09:43 PM	#7
jenjersnap yadda yadda yadda Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CO Posts: 3,781	I am just greedy and want a great discount, room only, free dining, whatever... __________________ Jennifer, mom to three pirates-in-training (12) (9) (6) Upcoming: Another split stay for my birthday, YC & Poly - 10/13. Mom & DS3 trip date TBD Split stay at Poly/BC in 12/10 ... brrrr!Cali coastal road trip, including DL, of course, in 5/09Mom and DS2 at WL in 1/09Our 10th anniversary celebration at YC & BC in 9/08 Disneyland and San Diego - 6/08Another wonderful Mom and DS1 trip. WL 1/08!Free dining, the Poly, MNSSHP and anniversary - 9/07 Last minute Halloween trip (my birthday too!), MNSSHP on 10/30/06, and BC We finally stayed at the POLY and it was fabulous! 12/05 Mom and DS1 extravaganza at WL & Dolphin - 2/05 First trip as an adult to AKL/FW cabins - 12/04

03-07-2013, 09:47 PM	#9
arcurioa Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 226	Being DVC, we really hate free dining.

03-07-2013, 10:07 PM	#11
heyitsmejosh DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 806	it really makes you just spend more money a lot of times.. because you end up paying the rack rate rather than the discounted rate which can be pretty big.

03-07-2013, 10:08 PM	#12
raven69david I am a Superuser. Got a problem with that?! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,826	Free dining isn't free. We avoid FD like the plague. The bad part about booking several months out in advance, before these promo pop up, is that you need to be ready to be flexible to either move your reservation or book at 180 days out to be sure you get what you want. This is what we do and have only been thrown into the FD crowd once. MK at night watching Wishes, from town square, was a nightmare. You couldn't even walk down main street. Rack rate is for suckas! I've done many comparisons with and without FD and using a room discount on a Deluxe room and the percentage off always wins. FD came out to more $ in every comparison using my family of 3. YMMV __________________ You mean there are other places to vacation besides Walt Disney World? 1997-2003: Off-site, 2004: DD born ; missed this year, 2005: SoG for MVMCP, 2006: AKLSV for Magical Beginnings, 2007: ASMo/AKLSV for MVMCP, 2008: CSR for Surprise Trip in August, 2008: AKLSV/CR/POP for MVMCP, December 2008May 2009: Pop/AKLSV, August 2009: POFQ/WL-CL, December 2009: AKLSV for MVMCP Too many since then to list and WAYYY tttoooooooo many more to go.............

03-07-2013, 10:57 PM	#13
minnie mum Unapologetic Disney Fan(atic) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: WAY too far north Posts: 8,148	Guess the crowd of DDP and FD haters is bigger than I thought. Move over please so I can squeeze in. We stopped using the DDP a couple of years ago- hate the crowds that FD brings, hate the extra demand for TS that FD brings, dislike the decline in the quality of the food and the increase in prices that the DDP has spawned. I could continue but....I just want to see it all fade away. We find that we can save more money with a decent RO discount and paying OOP for our meals. We still enjoy dining at all our favourite places and eating ONLY what we want-for less than the cost of the DDP.

03-08-2013, 02:05 AM	#14
Cyrano Disney VIP Anyone for haggis Aren't we all a cagey lot Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 6,800Km from our happy place Posts: 30,617	Moving to Dining board __________________ Reid Theme Park Attractions & Strategies board 4th - 25th July 2013 2 weeks OKW/ 1 week RPR Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.

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