2024 Free Dining at Disney World Dates & Info
The Free Disney Dining Plan is a great Walt Disney World vacation package discount. This covers info, tips for booking, current dates, predictions & rumors for future dates around Halloween & Christmas, and answers to questions including whether this deal is “worth it.” (Updated April 11, 2024.)
Let’s start with the good news, which is that Walt Disney World has brought back the paid Disney Dining Plan (DDP) in 2024! If you’re unfamiliar with the DDP, we’d direct you to our comprehensive Guide to the 2024 Disney Dining Plan. That covers the basics, what the DDP includes, whether the Disney Dining Plan (paid) is worth the money, and much more.
Free Dining is now available for travel dates from July 1 through December 21, 2024 thanks to a ‘second wave’ of the special offer released in April. If those dates don’t work for your vacation–as discussed below in the rumors & speculation section–we’re hopeful that there’s another wave of Free Dining for 2024. If you want to be notified immediately when more 2024 discounts are released, sign up here for our FREE Walt Disney World newsletter.
We’ve consistently notified our subscribers when Free Dining and other Walt Disney World deals are going to drop. Either in advance of their release or on the day they go live at ~7 a.m., which typically gives you a 2+ hour head start on Disney’s official announcement. That may not seem like much, but it makes a huge difference when booking–it means that you won’t have to wait on hold for hours on the phone or in a long virtual queue online.
In the last several months, Walt Disney World has released over a dozen different discounts, including some that run all the way through October 2024. There are even targeted deals available through December 25, 2024. This is a huge change as compared to 2021-2022, when many dates didn’t have discounts at all due to revenge travel and guest spending being so strong. That coupled with capacity is why the Disney Dining Plan took so long to return in the first place. Those are both non-factors now, and things are more or less back to 2019 norms.
This is all relevant to the return of Free Dining in 2024 because the deal is not offered out of corporate benevolence, but as an aggressive move to help boost resort occupancy numbers. That wasn’t necessary for the last couple of years due to pent-up demand. However, that has changed significantly in the span of about a year, and now Walt Disney World is pulling several “levers” to try to incentivize demand in 2024.
On that note, here are some predictions about subsequent waves of 2024 Free Dining at Walt Disney World…
2024 Free Dining Forecast & Rumors
In the last year or so, Walt Disney World has released a couple of different discounts that we’d categorize as Free Dining “adjacent.” They are the same types of promos and are meant to appeal to those would’ve been inclined to book Free Dining, but they generally are not as good. The most notable examples are the “Free” Disney Dining Card Deal for 2024 and the 50% Off Tickets & Dining Plans Discount for Kids in Spring & Summer 2024.
These discounts can be very good for some families, but they are not the “real” Free Dining. For many Walt Disney World vacation planners, the above offers are still a better offer than percentage savings on a room. For almost everyone, they’re inferior to the full Free Dining. So a step in the right direction, but not still more like “Diet” Free Dining than the original formula.
The good news is that, as mentioned above, Free Dining is now available for the following arrival dates:
- July 1 to July 31, 2024
- September 1 to September 7, 2024
- December 9 to December 21, 2024
You can book the deal directly via Walt Disney World’s official site here.
Rather than doing the work yourself, we’d recommend requesting a FREE no obligation quote from Be Our Guest Vacations, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner and having those travel agents book for you. They’ll assist you with the planning process, help you choose the most economical dates, best add-ons, etc.
Equally as important, they’ll help you with discount comparison shopping. There are a ton of different discounts currently available for Walt Disney World in 2024, and that number is only going to grow! So what you see now isn’t necessarily everything that’ll be available for your travel dates.
Some of you have asked about the likelihood of Free Dining for additional dates in 2024. We’ll start with the bad news, which is that there’s almost zero chance of Free Dining for travel dates before July 2024. I guess there’s an outside possibility if hotel occupancy numbers remain really soft and Walt Disney World gets desperate.
I’d put the chances of that at under 1%, though. Disney is pretty good at forecasting resort occupancy, and if the numbers or projections were bad between now and June 2024, the company would’ve already offered Free Dining for those dates. Suffice to say, if you’re traveling before the start of the current wave of 2024 Free Dining dates, you should book a different special offer ASAP.
About the only reason there’s even a ~1% chance of Free Dining before July 2024 is in the event of a sudden recession or cataclysmic economic occurrence that results in Walt Disney World needing to act aggressively ASAP to shore up business. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen, as such a scenario would obviously have negative real world implications far beyond Free Dining.
With that in mind, we previously predicted that Free Dining would be released in between two and three waves, with the first promos being released in early January and late March or April. As it turns out, both were correct. But that doesn’t necessarily close the door on Free Dining being released again in 2024.
At this point, it wouldn’t be completely surprising if there’s a third wave of Free Dining, just as was the case in 2019. Normally, special offers occur on a timeline–and the second wave of Free Dining includes travel dates in December–the 12th month of the year. That alone would seem to close the door on a third wave of Free Dining.
However, Walt Disney World has been toying with discounts this year, pulling and reinstating them in a ‘Disney Vault’ style strategy to create a false sense of urgency. This approach seems to have three goals: getting people to book earlier, for longer durations, and to fill unsold rooms relatively last minute.
The only reason I could see a third wave this year is if Walt Disney World occupancy targets end up falling short of expectations for August through November, and they need to scramble to offer something last minute. Given the dates for the second wave of Free Dining and this strategy, there’s a definite possibility of a third wave of Free Dining.
The best month of eligibility being the closest one (July 2024), skipping August entirely and having limited dates in September–the two slowest months of the year–and then having availability again in December is suggestive of this approach. To be clear, this doesn’t meant that it definitely will happen. Whereas we thought a second wave was all but certain, a third wave is about 50/50.
It just doesn’t seem like the dates have been chosen on the basis of actual occupancy projections. It looks more like there’s near-term urgency to fill rooms in July, which is fast-approaching, followed by a desire to entice in December. Another wave of Free Dining for August through September (and maybe bits of October and November) doesn’t seem the least bit far-fetched. But it’s equally possible they’ll stick to room-only deals for those timeframes, or roll with another novel discount.
For those wondering (since it’s a common question), the main reason Walt Disney World would not yet release discounts for October 2024 and beyond also relates to resort occupancy numbers. Again, the company is really good at projecting hotel bookings, but it’s just like a weather forecast–more accurate as dates draw nearer and less accurate further into the future. Walt Disney World only wants to offer discounts as necessary to fill hotel rooms, so they release discounts in phases.
This rolling nature of Walt Disney World special offers isn’t really a prediction–it’s what happens consistently year in and year out. The company typically releases its first batch of discounts in early January, next set in late March or early April, and another during the summer (our guess would be June 18, 2024 for the next special offer release). Aside from the early January release, none of these dates are really set in stone–they’ve been inconsistent in the last few years.
What we also know is that Walt Disney World has been following the familiar formula of 2019 discounts. It might seem odd that they’d go back 5 years to replicate a special offer strategy, but that’s precisely what’s happening. That’s in part because things have been abnormal at Walt Disney World for a while–2024 is the first year of Free Dining since then–and in part because the post-pent-up demand economic environment is very similar to 2019.
If you look back to the 2019 playbook, there were three waves of the discount released–to different groups (general public vs. Disney Visa) and different date ranges. Back then, the third wave of Free Dining–which was the one that included dates for September, November and December–was released in mid-July.
It’s possible that Walt Disney World will replicate that strategy exactly, releasing a second wave of Free Dining in early April and then the final set of dates in the summer. It’s possible these offers will be targeted, either to Disney+ subscribers or Disney Visa cardholders, meaning Free Dining might not be offered to the general public at all.
In any case, there’s a reasonable chance of another wave of Free Dining for additional travel dates between July and December 2024. If that turns out to be accurate, I’d also bet on it being released before the beginning of July 2024. Even though Walt Disney World is pulling from the 2019 playbook, they’re doing it earlier and more aggressively. It’s hard to see them waiting until that late in the summer for another round of Free Dining.
Obviously, this is only a prediction–the actual dates could vary a little or lot, and it’s entirely possible that nothing is released at all!
Again, we want to emphasize that this is not a rumor–it’s simply us analyzing resort bookings and past precedent on discounts, and making an educated guess. Walt Disney World could go another direction entirely, as the company has stated repeatedly that they want to reduce discounting.
However, Disney also likes high levels of per guest spending numbers, and no other special offer helps achieve these high per caps like Free Dining. Despite “free” being in the name, it’s an advantageous promo from Disney’s perspective because it locks guests into full-price hotels and tickets. It also keeps guests on-site for the most part, since they have “free” meals at Walt Disney World. No other discount accomplishes all of these important goals for the company.
Either way, will be closely monitoring the 2024 Free Dining situation, keeping our ears open for more news about a return of Free Dining. Should something–anything–be released or rumored, we’ll send you an alert if you sign up for our FREE Walt Disney World newsletter.
We’ve consistently notified email subscribers when Free Dining and other deals on the day they go live at ~6 or 7 a.m., which is a 2+ hour head start on Disney’s official announcement at 9 am. That makes a huge difference when booking Free Dining–you won’t have to wait on hold for hours on the phone.
Free Dining FAQ
Free Dining is Walt Disney World’s most complicated promotion, and can be a huge headache to book. Between limited availability and navigating a seas of rules and restrictions, it’s easy to make mistakes. This section of the post covers the rules, terms and conditions, and policies that generally govern the Free Dining promotion.
We always recommend that Walt Disney World first-timers (or regulars who just don’t want to deal with the hassle) request a FREE quote from Be Our Guest Vacations, an Authorized Disney Travel Planner. Most legit travel agents do not charge for booking Walt Disney World vacations (and you don’t pay a premium for them–Disney pays them commission), so that’s really the easiest way to go.
With this special offer, Walt Disney World guests booking vacation packages with non-discounted resort hotels and park tickets receive the DDP for each member of their party for no additional charge. For obvious reasons (who doesn’t love free food?!), the promotion is incredibly popular and some resorts that offer free dining tend to sell out quickly.
Guests booking the Free Dining promotion for Value or Moderate Resorts will receive the Quick Service Disney Dining Plan, with guests staying at Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resorts receiving the standard Disney Dining Plan.
There are some room exclusions for the Free Dining promo: 3-bedroom villas, campsites, Cabins at Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Wilderness Lodge, Bungalows at Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, and Little Mermaid Rooms at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort.
These resorts and room tiers are all not eligible for Free Dining. Additionally, room inventory is limited across all resorts. In practice, this means that when you go to book, a particular category (standard view, garden view, etc.) may not be available for your travel dates–or your travel dates may not be available at a specific resort at all.
To take advantage of Free Dining, there’s also the requirement that guests purchase tickets that include either a minimum 4-day Park Hopper or the Park Hopper Plus option. Additionally, a 4-night minimum stay is required with a maximum stay of fourteen nights.
This means you can’t purchase discounted Walt Disney World tickets from an authorized reseller, which we normally highly recommend in our Walt Disney World trip planning advice. This is something to keep in mind when doing the math to determine if “Free Dining” is a good value for you.
When it comes to Free Dining, doing the math is incredibly important. Other discounts (such as a room-only discount) might be better for your family. Remember, there is no such thing as a free lunch; you have forfeit an alternate discount to qualify for Free Dining. We break down some of the math in our “Is Free Dining Worth It?” post.
If you have already booked a vacation package with an arrival date that qualifies for Free Dining, we recommend using the “modify reservation” link in your booking to apply the promotion to your package. This is the quickest and easiest way to apply the promotion.
You might see other advice that recommends calling to book Free Dining. This is outdated. If you call Walt Disney World’s reservation line, you will likely wait on hold for an hour (or hours) until you’re able to speak to an agent. Booking or modifying your reservation online is far quicker and easier.
Even if the online system crashes (which has happened) or moves slowly due to all the traffic, it’s easier to just keep trying online. Unfortunately, booking online isn’t always possible and technical errors do happen…so you might have to call and wait on hold.
If you are wondering which hotel to book for the Free Dining promotion, check out our new Best Walt Disney World Hotels for Free Dining post. It gives our preferred option for each resort tier. Oh, and don’t forget to make some ADRs for the best and most popular Walt Disney World restaurants.
With this Free Dining offer, Value and Moderate Resort guests receive the Quick Service Disney Dining Plan during the promotion. Guests at Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts receive the standard Disney Dining Plan.
We highly recommend making Advance Dining Reservations as soon as possible. Yes, even before Free Dining is offered, if you can. Everyone gobbles up the good ADRs quickly for Free Dining dates, so if you don’t book early, you will be stuck eating counter service or unpopular restaurants for the duration of your trip.
To answer some other common questions: yes, you must purchase tickets with the offer even if you already have them (or an Annual Pass). No, bookings made with Disney Vacation Club points are not eligible for the offer. No, you cannot “stack” this offer with a percentage-off room discount (at least not in the U.S.). For those wondering about other Walt Disney World discounts, check out our Current Walt Disney World Discount Offers post for what’s presently available.
For details about which tier of the Disney Dining Plan includes or for recommendations about which restaurants to book to maximize your use of the DDP, please see our comprehensive Disney Dining Plan Overview Page.
Note that the Free Disney Dining Plan promotion is always based upon arrival dates. For example, if Free Dining runs June 27 to June 28 and you arrive on June 28 and stay until July 5, you are eligible for Free Dining–even though it’s blocked out for July 5 arrivals. (You didn’t arrive on July 5 in that scenario–you arrived in June.)
However, if it’s offered those same dates and you arrive on June 26 and stay for the same dates, you are not eligible for Free Dining, even though more of your stay falls during an “eligible” period than the first example’s. The work-around for this is doing a split stay, with the ineligible arrival nights part of one vacation and a second vacation starting at the first valid “arrival” date and continuing thereafter. Again, arrival dates are what matters with Free Dining.
In the section below, we have historical Free Dining dates for the last few years. The rest of what follows is historical information about the Free Disney Dining Plan promotion…
Historical Information
The following is not pertinent to current bookings, but we have found that readers find it useful to have details about past Free Dining promos when planning for the future and what to expect. Note that the dates are pretty consistent from year to year, with slight shifts for holidays, weekends, and special events, or other things that may be excluded from the Free Disney Dining Plan promotion.
Last year, there was no early booking window for Disney Visa cardholders, but there was an expanded date range (see below). The two years before, Disney Visa cardholders did have an early booking window. Exact dates are listed below. Most years, the general public is able to book Free Dining packages 5 days after Disney Visa cardholders can book.
In years past, Free Dining has been announced in late April, with booking opening first for Disney Visa credit card holders and the general public a few days later. The last couple of years, there was no early window for Disney Visa cardholders.
Here are the Walt Disney World Free Dining dates that were available from 2013-2020 for historical reference…
2020 Free Dining Dates (Cancelled):
- June 27 through June 28
- July 5 through July 7
- August 29 through September 8
2019 Free Dining Dates:
- July 5 – September 30*
- September 1 through September 18**
- November 17 through November 27**
- December 8 through December 23**
*First and second wave of Free Dining
**Third wave of Free Dining
2018 Free Dining Dates:
- August 20* — September 29
- November 24 — 27
- December 7 — 23
*Disney Visa Cardholders could book for arrival dates beginning August 2.
2017 Free Dining Dates:
- August 21* – September 30
- November 14 – 20
- November 25 – 27
- December 8 – 23
*Disney Visa Cardholders could book for arrival dates beginning August 13.
2016 Free Dining Dates:
- August 23* through October 1
- November 15 through 21
- November 26 through 28
- December 10 through 21
*Disney Visa Cardholders could book for arrival dates beginning August 14.
2015 Free Dining Dates:
- August 28 through October 2
- October 25 through October 31
- November 8 through November 19
- December 15 through December 21
2014 Free Dining Dates:
- August 31 – October 3
- October 26 – November 1
- November 9 – November 20
- December 12 – December 23
2013 Free Dining Dates
- September 2 to September 25
- September 29 to October 2
- October 18 to November 2
- November 11 to November 23
- December 12 to December 22
Other Free Dining Posts & Resources
If you plan on getting the Disney Dining Plan check out these other Walt Disney World posts:
- Disney Dining Plan Tips & Info
- Top 10 Disney Dining Tips
- Top 10 Counter Service Restaurants
- Top 10 Table Service Restaurants
- Top 10 Themed Table Service Restaurants
- Magic Kingdom Counter Service Restaurant Rankings
- Best-Value Table Service Restaurants on the Disney Dining Plan
- Best-Value Counter Service Restaurants on the Disney Dining Plan
- Best-Value Character Meals on the Disney Dining Plan
- Best-Value Snacks on the Disney Dining Plan
- Drinking Around Epcot’s World Showcase Tips
- Snacking Around Epcot’s World Showcase Tips
Want more dining tips? Check out our 101 Delicious Walt Disney World Dining Tips. For where to eat, read our Walt Disney World Restaurant Reviews. Planning other aspects of a Walt Disney World trip? Learn about hotels on our Walt Disney World Hotels Reviews page. To save money on tickets or determine which type to buy, read our Tips for Saving Money on Walt Disney World Tickets post. Our What to Pack for Disney Trips post takes a unique look at clever items to take. For what to do and when to do it, our Walt Disney World Ride Guides will help. For comprehensive advice, the best place to start is our Walt Disney World Trip Planning Guide for everything you need to know!
Your Thoughts
Do you think a third wave of Free Dining will be released in June 2024, or will it take longer before Walt Disney World “needs” to get that aggressive with deals? Are you a fan of the “free” dining promotion? Have any tips for free dining rookies? If you’ve booked Free Dining, what did you think about your experience with the deal? If you were unable to get it, where/when were you unsuccessful? Let us know what you think of the promotion and whether you’re planning on taking advantage of it in the comments!
trip booked for april 2018 please let me know if and when the free dining is available. thanks
please let me know about the 2018 free dinning. When the dates become available . thank you
Q. Have you heard about the Mousekeeping decline offer; whereby you receive $20 per night for refusing housekeeping services? Also, which resorts does this apply to?
Darlene
We stayed at Art of animation and it was $10/night savings if you decline.
Wait… Is Mousekeeping Decline Offer really a thing? Does the money go back on your card at checkout? How do you inform them you want this offer- do you inform the front desk before your stay?
HI !! I didn’t understand if there is a free dining plan going on right now. I can’t see it on the site, so I’m assuming it’s not running at the moment. Is anyone able to tell me if it will be running anytime soon? I want to book a vacation for may-june of 2018. Thank you for your time !!
we were there for 3 weeks in august, but did not receive any bounceback offer while we were there.
I would have booked had i received something.
Is there anything i can do to still obtain it?
I also never received a bounce back offer in my room. I will say, it took a lot of people and transfers over a month, but I found someone in guest services who was able to book it for us. She said I was kind about the situation and she felt she should help us. Do try!
So, does anyone know what the bounce back offer will be if your on vacation after Oct. 31st?
We just got back from Disney world last week and had taken advantage of the free dining but didn’t receive the bounce back offer while we were there. Anyone else experience this?
We were in Disney World at the end of August and staying at the Art of Animation resort. We did not receive anything about a bounce back offer. I even asked about bounce back offers at the front desk during checkout and the cast member told me they didn’t have any right then. How do you get these offers?
We found the offer in the Disney Booklet that was on the table when we got into our room. It had a code and stated that you had to call and book with the code on the second page and put down a 200.00 deposit. We did not take advantage of the offer as we are trying Disneyland next year.
We never got notification of the bounce back offer either . I called WDW guest relations after a full day at the parks while we were in our room at the resort- I was on hold a very ,very long time . They never did come to the phone . It was like an hour- I got frustrated
Yes, I’m curious to know this, as well, as I’m checking in Dec 6th.
We are checking in Dec. 10th. Maybe someone will post bounce back info. after Oct. 31st to see if it’s still a free dining offer.
Tom,
Thanks so much for all the information. Just so I have this correct, because I’ve never looked at free dining, even though I’ve been a DVC member for over 20 years…
I have a stay booked at Wilderness Lodge using DVC points, at the end of Sept 17 through beginning of Oct. According to the info above, this stay should qualify me to be able to book the bounceback for a regular room (booking Pop Century in Aug 2018), right?
Thanks for all the great info.
Hi. We want to book a 3 week holiday to WDW for our family of 4 but don’t want to live in one another’s pockets plus we want to take advantage of free dining. Which on site holel is going to offer us best value for money!
You might want to look into the family suites at Art of Animation or All Star Music. Not sure if AoA suites were part of free dining this year, but All Star Music suites were. It also depends on which dining plan you want. These are both value resorts, so they would come with the quick service dining plan. However, this year you could upgrade to the regular dining plan for 21.77 per person, per day for adults. Not sure how much space you are looking for – but you can also check the square footage of rooms for all the rooms at resorts online – just google them. Hope this helps!
FYI – The room categories are very limited, at least for most of the Deluxe hotels. We just got back from a stay, and called to book the deal (actually didn’t get the flier in our room, called 8844 anyway since we knew the details from this site). Wilderness Lodge only had club level and Vice President’s suite room codes available. Beach Club, Yacht Club, Contemporary also only had real expensive rooms available (can’t remember if I asked about Poly). Animal Kingdom was the only one with standard rooms available.
I understand the purpose of any deal is to entice booking the rooms, etc., but this was not a very enticing deal – at least for us. It would seem that you’d really want to get people to make a spontaneous decision while in the middle of a Disney vacation (e.g., DVC sales kiosks everywhere). Calling and getting the prices and finding out how limited the deal was for the Deluxe resorts (only ones with Disney Dining anymore) actually turned us off potentially from doing the trip next year. Oh, and the fact that the Free Dining isn’t necessarily a great deal on an $800+ per night room. Oh well.
We just got back from our latest WDW vacation one week ago.
We spent $780 (tips included) for 4 people on food during our recent 7 day stay at WDW. This included 4 full service meals, and 1 character breakfast. We also did the food court at our resort (All Star Movies) 2 days, and reheated our leftovers for a couple of meals. So, for a bit over $100 per day, we fed 4 people, or about $25 per day per person for food (we also brought snacks and breakfast foods with us). Now I believe All Star Movies is/was not eligible for the ‘free dining” offer, but if it had been, the room discount alone that we received was more than what we spent on food daily, AND we did not have the added expense of adding the Park Hopper option to our park tickets.
I checked out of Caribbean Beach Resort on August 13th, did I seriously miss the bounce back deal by one day???
The fliers were put in the rooms the day you checked out, so yes. That stinks!
We were at CB the 14th through the 21st. No bounce back offer, but I was thrilled that we got a $525 gift card. Surprising since we booked after the promotion ended. Probably for the best since we’ve gone 2 summers in a row. I’ll continue following your posts & planning for 2019!
I’m checking in Dec 6th. So this bounceback won’t be offered to me? Or do you think they’ll extend the dates? Has that ever happened?
I would just call them and ask
One thing that is not fair about the free dining is that it is not available for DVC or AP holders. I have rooms booked often within the free dining dates, but they will only accept paid for reservations. Well I did pay for my reservations one way or another by buying into the membership, paying annual dues and paying for annual passes so why am I not eligible? I have never bought a dining plan. I don’t feel they are worth it.
Free Dining is not a freebie–it’s a discount that incentivizes people to book hotel rooms.
You chose to purchase Disney Vacation Club, and the incentive for you to do that was a discounted rate on rooms over the course of your membership. Disney now does not need to further incentivize you to use your membership, and you already received a discount.
DVC Members and APs are still eligible to book the Free Dining promotion on regularly-priced hotel rooms.
Does an annual pass count as a pro hopper for the purposes of getting free dining?
Does every person staying in the room need a park hopper ticket purchased as part of the package?
Sorry I had too many people on reservation, but I don’t know why the disney employee confirmed the raise in price
Stay away from buying the dinning plans. I just confirmed with disney and they raised the price by 25%. Quick services is now $60.24 and regular dining plan is now $86.71 a day per adult.
This is the only place we’ve seen that restricts the bounceback to those there on the current Free Dining promo. We were unable to get the Free Dining this year at Polynesian for a regular room (was up and refreshing the morning it was released – was simply never available), so we’re going on a room-only discount. I mentioned to a Cast Member that we had hoped to get Free Dining this year and were going to look for the bounceback while we were there and was told that was a good idea. Do they specify that restriction or do they just not send the offer to rooms that aren’t on the Free Dining? (Was told by the CM to call to get the promos, even if we don’t receive something in our room.)
And by this being the only place – the reason I say that is because the info is usually more detailed here, so I feel like other sites only provide cursory basics. I ask the question to try to clarify that restriction, not to “compare” to info seen elsewhere in order to imply any info is incorrect. I feel like Tom usually goes a bit deeper and doesn’t feel like it’s an advertisement for the bounceback. Plus, as a lawyer, he might be reading the fine print (although even lawyers hate fine print and legalese sometimes – I doubt even more than 10 lawyers ever read the Terms of Service). Realized the original post was not worded too well and sounded douchey.
Sorry–that was sloppy wording on my part. Anyone staying at Walt Disney World can book this promo during their trip. In fact, it’s not unheard of for people to book 1-night or quick, weekend trips just to be eligible for the Free Dining bounceback.
I just corrected/clarified it in the post. Thank you for pointing this mistake out! 🙂
Thanks for clearing it up! I am constantly guilty of confusing wording, I usually want someone to read what I’ve written before I send it out, even sometimes just asking, ‘Hey, read this over, make sure it makes sense.’ I’m not sure how you churn out so much writing without more of that, honestly.
We’re on our way down there in 3 days, and are planning on booking the bounceback for Christmas season 2018.
Thanks as always for the info.
Hi Tom! Wondering if these bounce back dates indicate a public free dining promo for May to June 2018? We went about 10 years ago on those dates and got free dining then :-).
Your blog is awesome!
I wouldn’t say that. More likely, they are indicative of: 1) Free Dining being offered to the general public in 2018, and; 2) Free Dining having slightly more dates in 2018.
My gut tells me those dates should be earlier in the summer, but they should have been earlier in the summer this year, too–but weren’t.
We’re not going till mid-to-later January 2018 and hoping for free dining promotions or even a free dining upgrade.
Like Robin has mentioned, a little confusing. Can anyone clarify? Booked for Nov 2018 at Coronado.
“…Value and moderate resorts recieve quick service dining plan while deluxe and deluxe villas receive the standard Disney dining plan.”
“With this Free Dining offer, Value Resort guests receive the Quick Service Disney Dining Plan during the promotion. Guests at Moderate and Deluxe Resorts receive the standard Disney Dining Plan. Upgrading to higher tiers is possible for an additional charge.”
It’s the first. Value and Moderate Resort guests receive the Quick Service DDP. Sorry, the second was a typo (fixed).
Thanks for the tip. We’ve got free dining this November. May rebook for next year but I’m not crazy about the dates offered. BTW, under the pic of the pork sandwich (?), you still have moderates getting standard dining instead of QS. That may confused new readers. Thanks for the blogs! And I’d definitely like to see some vlogs from you guys!