ndtechie05
Member
Hello my wife and I are waiting on the free dining option before booking as we have done this the past 2 years. Has there been any evidence of them offering free dining before the year is over?
Well.. I personally think the "free dining" is a great incentive to offer. Iam not one of the "families who wants something for nothing", but free dining is a huge help to my family! Also, don't agree with the statement of "Disney is making no money off of them", as listed above?! Personally, I have never walked into a Disney park or stayed at a Disney hotel for free. Therefore, I have paid money like everyone else.
Having a blonde moment here... Is free dining the same as DDP ?
And what extra does it cost when you book ?
Trust me,it's here to stay for UK residents.Ive just seen figures from friend at Disney UK travel agent in Glasgow yesterday.Free dining won't be around forever. I have a sneaky suspicion that for the UK at least this is its last or 2nd last year when 2014's is released in April
..We don't generally like the Disney Food.
But if they're giving it away for free, as with the Dine Pack, I'll eat in!
There's always the millions of eateries, if you want a decent bite, around Orlando that sound quite exciting!
Chas H.
Didnt free dining only start a few years ago when the economy crashed in 2008ish?
With the economy regaining strength now and if wdw is filling rooms without FD, why would they bring it back? I like it as much as everyone else but I understand if they don't have it again or if its only for a few weeks at a time.
Didnt free dining only start a few years ago when the economy crashed in 2008ish?
With the economy regaining strength now and if wdw is filling rooms without FD, why would they bring it back? I like it as much as everyone else but I understand if they don't have it again or if its only for a few weeks at a time.
Yeah, the whole concept of discounted rooms is also a relatively new concept that started after 9/11 (I think?) We've never known anything other than WDW with either free dining or room discount, but history shows what we've experienced for the past decade or so is an exception, not the rule. And Disney has supposedly promised Wall St that they will scale back their discounts as soon as possible, so get it while the gettin's good!Scratch that, just had to edit my post.
The DDp came out in 2005, with Free Dining starting in 2006. As per:http://thedisneyblog.com/2010/10/21/affect-of-the-disney-dining-plan-on-disney-restaurants/
Why does Disney care what wall street thinks? If anything, Disney's discounts are the best type of stimulus package there is. I mean even with the discounted room rates, how many millions are they making this evening alone? To me that's just smart business. People will spend more when they perceive they are getting something for nothing.Yeah, the whole concept of discounted rooms is also a relatively new concept that started after 9/11 (I think?) We've never known anything other than WDW with either free dining or room discount, but history shows what we've experienced for the past decade or so is an exception, not the rule. And Disney has supposedly promised Wall St that they will scale back their discounts as soon as possible, so get it while the gettin's good!
Nobody is getting anything for "free". The rack rates on the WDW rooms is sooooo high so that they can "discount" so people think they're getting a deal. They aren't. They're getting fleeced. It's just a pricing game that Disney has learned to play with consumers.Why does Disney care what wall street thinks? If anything, Disney's discounts are the best type of stimulus package there is. I mean even with the discounted room rates, how many millions are they making this evening alone? To me that's just smart business. People will spend more when they perceive they are getting something for nothing.
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