Is It Just Me?

[steamboat willy]

Everyday I log onto INTERCOT to the opening News Page waiting for the announcement of Fall Free Dining or a Room Discount. Hoping for Free Dining. Anyone else watching and waiting and wanna keep me company?

[ibelieveindisneymagic]

That was totally me last year! I stalked the Disney site and INTERCOT many, many times a day!

Hopefully something comes out soon for everyone who is waiting.

[VacationDisney]

I am with you steamboat willy

[joonyer]

After trying free dining, and then crunching the numbers vs. what we would normally spend, i just find that the free dining is just not that good a deal. I look for room discounts instead. We usually get PIN offers a couple of times per year.

[biggins]

I'm with ya!! Checking everyday for a September trip. Good luck to us

[Jodi]

I have been doing the same, but, hoping for the end of August. This would be the first year in a VERY long time that we would not get in on the Free Dining. So, will hang and wait with you!! Keeping fingers, eyes, toes crossed!

[Winniehoney]

I am so right there with you! Checking daily waiting for that announcement!

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

Ha, I thought I was the only one I check daily as well, need some kind of discount so I can get some spending money back

[yjgirl32]

Me too. Hopefully soon.

[DKA041177]

You are not alone!!!!!

[clarkee]

We are anxiously awaiting the announcement for free dining for August too! Fingers crossed!

[JanetMegan]

Me tooooo...hoping it isn't just Disney Visa holders.

[The Hitchhiking Ghost]

Me tooooo...hoping it isn't just Disney Visa holders.

I don't know that they've ever had just a pure Disney Visa card holder discount, usually the Visa deal comes out first, then 3 days later its opened up to the general public.

Last year free dining for September was announced 5/6 for Disney Visa holders and 5/9 for general public. In 2012 that seem deal was released in March. So if history repeats itself, you should know in about 3 weeks I would think. I don't know if an improving economy is reducing or shrinking these discounts. It seemed like in 2012 it came out earlier and covered more dates compared to 2013.

I"m waiting for Nov/Dec discounts. Our hope is something will come out covering post Thanksgiving period, but my guess is I'll have to wait until August for that, unless we get a pin code, which that hasn't happened now for a couple years.

Since we are looking at a Deluxe for the first time ever (BC??) I think I am more interested in the room discount than the free dining. If we elect to do POR-AB again (as a family of 5) then would take free dining over any discount.

[Gator]

I don't know if an improving economy is reducing or shrinking these discounts.

A what? Things must be waaaay different in Minnesota than it is in CA.

I'd love to see a discount too for Nov/Dec. I'm almost dead set on a Disneyland trip, but that Free Dining makes it tempting to do a WDW trip. I'll just have to wait and see. And Gators hate to wait.

[The Hitchhiking Ghost]

A what? Things must be waaaay different in Minnesota than it is in CA.

There are subtle signs, other than a stock market that is quite a bit higher than it was in 2010. Just in the last year we've seen several homes go up for sale in our neighborhood, and more importantly we are seeing them actually sell. Prices nowhere near 2006 levels but at least trending up.

State actually forecasted for a budget surplus, so despite winter dragging on longer than it did in Arendelle in Frozen, things seem to be looking up a bit.

From what I can tell too, doing some 2012 to 2013 discount comparisons, 2013 seemed to be a little lighter than 2012, taking longer to come out and not covering as many days. That's why I'm a bit worried about what may or may not come for Nov/Dec of 2014.

[garymacd]

I'm with you, too! We have already booked a trip for the end of September and are waiting to see if we can change it to include free dining.

Either way: Beignets, get ready, cuz I'm coming for you!

[epceddie]

As to the free dining, all I can say is that Disney's bean counters are better than your average tourist when it comes to discounts. Disney doesn't put offers out there that costs it money.

[Polynesian Dweller]

As to the free dining, all I can say is that Disney's bean counters are better than your average tourist when it comes to discounts. Disney doesn't put offers out there that costs it money.

Yeah, they only put them out to sell more rooms. If they've sold enough they won't have an offer.

[missastrocat]

I'm here hoping for a November discount too... This year we are trying to do things on the cheap. We will most likely be at a value, so I'd be happy with a quick service food plan or a discount.. I think the QS plan would save us more money than a small discount.

[azcavalier]

After trying free dining, and then crunching the numbers vs. what we would normally spend, i just find that the free dining is just not that good a deal. I look for room discounts instead. We usually get PIN offers a couple of times per year.

It just depends on how you eat, and how many in your party. For my family of five, it's *way* cheaper to get the free DDP than it is to get a room discount. We figure that the free DDP saves us about $1500 for our average trip, whereas a room discount on one room (usually POR) isn't even half that.