2017 Free Dining dates?

[chris4disney]

Does anyone have any good insight as to what the Free Dining dates will be this year? I've read that some think they may be the same dates as the bouceback offer earlier this year, but curious if anyone has any new info that may agree or disagree with that assumption.

 

[Hopefully]

No Nothing has been announced. Anything before that is a pure guess

 

[DisBuckMan]

There is no guarantee that there will even be any Free Dining this year. Bounceback dates for FD were cut way back.

If there is FD, it probably won't be announced until late April/early May.

 

[disneysmyhappyplace]

We booked the bounceback offer for August of 2017 and we were able to book our trip beginning on August 12!!!!! That is earlier than it has ever been offered since we have been going. However, I did feel as though the price went up significantly from years past? Could be just me though? I would think the public offer will be somewhere in that vicinity just my guess though.

 

[IrishNYC]

Out of curiosity, what were the bounce back dates for FD?

 

[DisBuckMan]

Out of curiosity, what were the bounce back dates for FD?

 

[cassie58]

Out of curiosity, what were the bounce back dates for FD?

Here are the dates:
5/30-6/6/17
6/30-7/5/17
8/11-9/9/17
12/8-12/20/17

As PP mentioned, cut way back, without most of Sept., and none of Oct. or Nov., so hard to say what will be announced in the spring

 

[IrishNYC]

Thank you @cassie58 and @DisBuckMan

I already booked and I'm not counting in FD, but I won't complain if it happens.

 

[Disneylover99]

There is no guarantee that there will even be any Free Dining this year. Bounceback dates for FD were cut way back.

If there is FD, it probably won't be announced until late April/early May.

Here are the dates:
5/30-6/6/17
6/30-7/5/17
8/11-9/9/17
12/8-12/20/17

As PP mentioned, cut way back, without most of Sept., and none of Oct. or Nov., so hard to say what will be announced in the spring

Dates have shifted in comparison to last year's bb offer, but there are an additional 12 days of fd on this year's offer, so number of days have not been cut back at all.

This year July has a week, August has an additional 15 days and December has several days added again. It was shut out last year.

 

[brockash]

Dates have shifted in comparison to last year's bb offer, but there are an additional 12 days of fd on this year's offer, so number of days have not been cut back at all.

This year July has a week, August has an additional 15 days and December has several days added again. It was shut out last year.

The Free Dining 2016 dates were:

For bounce back there was a week in June

8/23/16 (8/14/16 for Visa Holders) - 10/1/16

11/15/16-11/21/16

11/26/16-11/28/16

12/10/16-12/21/16

So while this year the week in July is def. new, overall there was a cut-back on dates, unless more dates are added during the general public offer.

 

[Disneylover99]

The Free Dining 2016 dates were:

For bounce back there was a week in June

8/23/16 (8/14/16 for Visa Holders) - 10/1/16

11/15/16-11/21/16

11/26/16-11/28/16

12/10/16-12/21/16

So while this year the week in July is def. new, overall there was a cut-back on dates, unless more dates are added during the general public offer.

You've listed the general public free dining offer that came out last April. The bb that you could book in 2015 for 2016 had significantly different dates. I was just comparing the 2015 and 2016 bb offers.

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

If free dinning is offered for December, when do you think it would be offered to the public?

 

[sharonabe]

If free dinning is offered for December, when do you think it would be offered to the public?

It came out at the end of April last year. Someone will start a "watch for free dining" thread probably in Feb or Mar.

 

[brittanidp]

It came out at the end of April last year. Someone will start a "watch for free dining" thread probably in Feb or Mar.

There's already one! It was started when it was announced last year. Finding it....

ETA: looks like its closed for replies, but it was here: http://www.disboards.com/threads/you-asked-for-it-free-dining-2017.3505684/

There will definitely be a thread though

 

[_auroraborealis_]

It's worth noting that May 30-June 6 discounts are out, and do not include what would be called Free Dining.

There is also a deal for 5/30-8/24 that includes 1 QS meal/night.

So, best guess is that if there is upcoming Free Dining, the earliest it would start is 8/25.

 

[emmamomma]

following this board

 

[Zipears Fan]

Does anyone have any good insight as to what the Free Dining dates will be this year?

Haven't heard about the bounceback issue, but the best insight for future is to look at the past. Of course, nothing is guaranteed

https://www.mousesavers.com/historical-information-on-walt-disney-world-resort-discounts/

 

[vsnowflakew]

Following thread.. hoping for last week of August FD!

 

[Shelbizzles]

Hoping for September

 

[tink1957]

Hoping for late September but will settle for the early September dates.