Whats the deal with “Free Dining”?
Since 2005, during select times of year, Disney has offered a free dining plan when you purchase a full-price vacation package that includes hotel room and tickets. Disney has offered this plan in late summer as an incentive to get people to visit Disney World at a time when Southern schools are back in session, which causes the theme parks and hotels to empty out. Additionally, that period is peak hurricane season and extremely hot and humid. In 2008-2009, the dates were extended into the fall because of the faltering US economy, in order to fill empty rooms. • In 2005-2007, the “free dining” offer was ONLY offered for travel in late August and the month of September. • In 2008, “free dining” was offered during that same late August-September time period as before, and then an additional offer came out for selected dates between late September through mid-December, exclusively for Disney Rewards Visa cardholders. • In 2009 “free dining” was offered to the general public for mid-August
Since 2005, during select times of year, Disney has offered a free dining plan when you purchase a full-price vacation package that includes hotel room and tickets. Disney has offered this plan in late summer as an incentive to get people to visit Disney World at a time when Southern schools are back in session, which causes the theme parks and hotels to empty out. Additionally, that period is peak hurricane season and extremely hot and humid. In 2008-2010, the dates were extended into the fall because of the faltering US economy, in order to fill empty rooms. • In 2005-2007, the “free dining” offer was ONLY offered for travel in late August and the month of September. • In 2008, “free dining” was offered during that same late August-September time period as before, and then an additional offer came out for selected dates between late September through mid-December, exclusively for Disney Rewards Visa cardholders. • In 2009 “free dining” was offered to the general public for mid-August
