Boo-yah! Free dining is back!

[Carolc]

I just got an email from Disney Rewards. Free dining is open to Disney Visa holders and will be open to everyone else May 2nd. Travel dates are a little more limited than last year (unless they decide to extend it later). For now, it's August 28 - Sept 24 (check in on one of these dates and you'll have free dining for your entire stay).

Reminder, we are having a MouseScrappers meet at the end of Sept (I'm arriving Sept 24), so think about coming at the same time!!

UPDATE

Here are the dates currently available for Free Dining

This Vacation Package Includes:

Accommodations
Magic Your Way Base Ticket
A Dining Plan
Booking Window:
Aug. 3 - Oct. 29, 2011

Travel Window:
Valid for arrivals most nights:

Oct. 1-6, 2011
Oct. 22 - Nov. 3, 2011
Nov. 12-17, 2011
Nov. 26 - Dec. 1, 2011
Dec. 10-15, 2011
Jan. 8-12, 2012
Jan. 21- Feb. 2, 2012
Feb. 11-16, 2012
March 3-8, 2012
March 24-29, 2012

[This Dixie Pixie]

Oh I hope hope hope they extend it a little further! I am going Oct 4-9 and would love some free eats!

[tukogirl]

Will it be the regular dining plan or the counter service dining plan?

[Carolc]

It’s the same that they offered the last few times. The Quick Service plan (2 quick/counter service meals and 2 snacks per person per night stay, plus refillable mug per person) is included with Value resorts (but you can upgrade for a small fee to the regular Disney Dining Plan, which I highly recommend). The other resorts come with the regular Disney Dining Plan (1 table service meal, 1 quick service meal and 1 snack per person per night stay).

[Bessops]

Thanks for sharing it with us Carol!
I have been waiting to hear if they're offering it again this year! I'm soooo excited!

[PrincessMouse]

The forced purchase of the memory book is annoying. That adds $100 to your bill and if you don't want it, too bad.

[gcmom]

Hey Carol, is it for sure that free dining will be booked tomorrow? I changed our dates just a few minutes ago to 9-24 to 10-8, but the ressie CM was adamant that free dining was not going to come out tomorrow or at all as a general public offer?

[Neverland Scraps]

I would love to come but Sept it WAY too hot for my youngest. Although our military post has a 4-day trip, including tickets, food, lodging and transportation for just $342 dollars a person! The only catch, you have to be 18 years or older. We were bummed because it was the same time as the MS meet-up, but it meant it would just be DH and I going as they put the age cap on the tickets. But isn't $342 dollars for a 4-day stay awesome!? I thought so.

Do you know when they will open up booking for Feb 2012?

[Carolc]

It's open for booking now, Wendy!

[Korie]

i am hoping that they will have something like the dining and a percent off the room in october... however it is not looking likely at this point in time.... this is the reason i havent booked the rooms yet....