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Free dining
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Tom
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The PIN codes that have been sent out to selected previous guests are unrelated to the possible Free Dining offer that has happened each year since 2005.
The PIN codes were for QS, only valid for travel through 8/14, and may not be combined with any room discount offer.
There is still a chance that they will offer the "real" Free Dining, but it will be for travel dates after August 14. But, it's purely speculation that it will even be offered this year.
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JimboJones123
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I have cancelled in years past because the dates started 2-3 days later than we wanted. We were bummed, but it just wasn't worth it to fight the August heat and pay for a dozen drinks a day.
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JimboJones123
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I am hoping for the QS pkg in November. We are not sure if we would pay for the TS upgrade or not. The savings for us would be $1200 for the QS. That is a hug discount on our 14 night, $3000 trip.
We may upgrade, but we might just be better off paying for 2-3 quality TS meals and enjoying double CS a day. Most importantly, this would give our schedule a freedom that daily ADRs never gave us.
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harveyt0206
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What you say has a lot of merit. My mom and I used the QS meal plan during out trip in March and decided to incorporate 2 TS meals out of pocket. It worked out great. We enjoyed the flexibility of walking up to a CS restaurant and having our meals whenever was convenient for us. When we got tired of "fast food", we went to a TS restaurant. It worked out really well for us.
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JimboJones123
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Plus we would love the extra snacks. 1 a day is not too much.
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Tom
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They're doing all kinds of discounts for the balance of this year. With Harry Potter opening, they have to take advantage of the influx of people heading to Orlando. Plus, they have to keep their attendance up anyway, especially in the last quarter of their fiscal year.
PIN codes are only sent to a handful (it seems like a lot, but it's still selective) of guests. They don't usually affect their decisions to offer discounts to the public as well.
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Most of the time yes but there is that perfect situation where free dining is considerably more lucrative. A party of 4 where the 2 kids are over 9 will save $120 per day even with the QS plan. That will usually trump room discounts until you stay at a deluxe or DVC resort. As always you gots to run da numbers.
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It is kind of fustrating. I think the number one question I get asked is "What is the best deal at WDW?". It would be nice to have a simple answer instead I have to go into a 2000 word essay made up of If/then statements.:lol:Fine then!
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blackthidot
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Im anticipating this and I already have the deal! I'd be pooping bricks if I was waiting to purchase this!!!
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I get that one a bunch to. Usually it breaks down to how much do trusses cost per square foot? To which I have to answer "It depends. I can show you a building where they cost 75 cents and I can show you another where they were $10. Chances are your building will be somewhere between the two"
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JimboJones123
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No discount will ever touch Free Dining at a value for 2+ people. I've rune everything. The 4+3 + $200 gift card was still short.
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