Great news! Walt Disney World’s Free Dining Offer will be offered for select dates in September, October, November, and December 2014!
As happens most every year, the offer is currently available only to Disney’s Visa Cardholders, BUT… the offer should be available to the general public on May 7, so get your booking details ready to go!
Travel Dates
Free Dining is being offered to guests ARRIVING during the dates listed below. A minimum stay of 3 nights is required and may not be booked for longer than 14 nights.
August 31 – October 3, 2014
October 26 – November 1, 2014
November 9 – 20, 2014
December 12 – 23, 2014
Disney Resorts
If you stay at a Value Resort, you’ll receive the Quick Service Dining plan for FREE. (Note that you can upgrade to the standard or deluxe dining plans by paying the difference in cost per night.)
If you reserve a Moderate, Deluxe, or Deluxe Villa Resort, you will receive the standard Dining plan for FREE. (You can upgrade to the deluxe dining plan by paying the difference in cost per night).
NOTE: Fort Wilderness campsites, 3-bedroom Disney Vacation Club villas, Little Mermaid rooms at Art of Animation Resort, all Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, All-Star Movies rooms, and rooms at Port Orleans Resort Riverside and French Quarter are not included in this offer.
Tickets
In addition to booking a minimum stay of 3 nights at one of the above Disney resorts, you’ll also need to purchase AT LEAST a 2-day Magic Your Way Disney World ticket.
Is The Free Dining Offer Right For Your Family?
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Super bummed. We are arriving on 08/23/14. Was really hoping for free dining. What do you think the chances of getting a FD code emailed to me?
Sorry I meant 08/26/14 we are arriving.
Any clue why Port Orleans French Quarter is not included in the free dining deal?
So wait people can get it May 7th? What about May 8th? Do you just ask the resort?
Being a UK resident we get a different offer, currently for 2015 with very few blackout dates compared to the USA offer BUT I need to stay at Moderate for Quick Service or Deluxe (or Villa) for Regular dining. I would much rather get the regular dining plan included in a moderate resort!
Why are certain resorts exempt?
I’m on hold and have been for almost an hour! Can’t get through!
free food? Why do visa members get first crack at it?. I have been on hold over 45 minutes to book it. If you put in a sale you should higher more people to answer the phones.
Jon, call Disney. In most cases you can pay the difference and upgrade your dining plan.
I wish Disney would come up with a discounted dinning plan for pass holders. We can never take advantage of these deals bc we have passes already. However, we stay at the resorts many times a year. I think it would be a great pass holder perk and a fair one since pass holders stay and play at the parks often.
Bummed about POR – guess we’ll have to rebook elsewhere for our Christmas trip.
Does this work for annual passholders, too?
We had booked this trip 3 months back really hoping that the meal plan would be available the dates we are going, since for the last 10 years or so its been the same dates. This is the first time my children and niece will be visiting, and not only will it be my daughters birthday but also my anniversary. We have both my family as well as my husbands family coming out for the festivities and we have a total of 13 people traveling with the possibility of 3 more last minute. Is there any other deal that can be offered? Thanks in advance, Chrissy
Shauna, How long are you staying? Maybe you can do a split stay, you will have to have a separate reservation to check in on 8-31 but at least you will get free dining for the remainder of your stay.
Hi Is free dining available for DVC members as I am booked to arrive at the end of sept thru beginning if oct? Thanks
WHY IS THIS NEVER AVAIABLE TO PASSHOLDERS?!?!!?!
They really don’t care about AP holders, do they?
Our family LOVES the free dining! This is the first year we will not be doing it :(. However we are going on our first Disney cruise this year instead! So it is bitter sweet. Hopeful this means free dining will also be offered next year!! For those of you who haven’t done it before book now!! You won’t regret it!
What about from May 4 to 17th?
Why just for those months. we arrive 8/19/14!!!! Disappointed!
I think it’s crap that there are hotels and rooms excluded from this offer. Talk about discriminating.
Dang it anyway…going on December 1st. I’m tempted to change my travel dates, but now that I think about it, we’ll probably have smaller crowds to deal with than during the Free Dining promotion times. AJ, do you find the parks busier then?
I finally got through – called another number (think it was the fastpass number), was on hold for only 20 minutes on that one. She couldn’t modify resort reservations but transferred me through. She said their current hold time looked like 2 HOURS!! (even she was shocked!!) My call was answered in about 3 minutes after being transferred and was able to add free dining to existing reservation! The other phone I called from was still on hold by the time I finished my call with them on the other line. Looks like the 2-hour think might be accurate this morning – UGH!
Do you ever offer anything to your valued DVC members. Does not seem like we get anything for being members. Have been a DVC member for 20 years and when I first bought into DVC we got some perks for being members, all of which were taken away. Very disappointed in my last visit to disney on 4/23-29. From your new system pf fast pass, to how you treata disabled person to the treatment we received from cast memebers. Seriously thinking of selling and would not recommend anyone buying into DVC anymore.
Still on hold….. Any idea why Grand Floridian Villas are exempt?
What about vacation club members who are also visa cardholders?
When would they announce free dining for 2015? We may be headed to Disney for Nationals in February 🙂
Why not the French Quarter? It should at least be available for Disney Visa cardholders, as a perk!
wondering why Riverside isn’t included this year either – we got free dining there last year for September.
I still haven’t received the offer. Its the only reason I got the card.
They do not offer free dining at resorts that book up without the help of free dining. Port Orleans French Quarter is not included ever and this is the first time Port Orleans Riverside has been excluded. We are hoping for a PIN code too.
Donna, how did you modify your reservation? I called Disney Visa to get the code and they said that there is no code. They said that if I already have a trip booked with WDW, then WDW will be sending me an email directly about modifying my reservation. Weird.
completely agree with Donna! I have been a DVC Member for over 10 yrs and I’m really questioning WHY…the last trip in November was horrific – the new FP program is terrible, the customer service when trying to plan in advance was horrific, the treatment of people with disabilities is sad…we never get any perks like free dining or discounted park passes. After the experience of my last trip I was considering selling my 2 dvc interests….Annual Passholders get better benefits than DVC Members but still not as many as the general public!
Does this include Swan & Dolphin?
I am staying for 7 nights at the Saratoga Springs and 8 nights at the Animal Kingdom villas from June 28th, 2014 until July 13th, 2014. All the money I have and will be spending during that time, the least Disney should do for me is give me a free dinning plan. At least one of the weeks!!!
Eric — No. Those are not Disney owned resorts.
French Quarter was included last year because that is where we stayed with Free Dining.
We’ve already booked our vacation…. and arrive October 8. 🙁 No free dining for us either. 🙁 BOO!
Dana……Port Orleans French Quarter and Riverside have always been included in the free dining plan. We were at Riverside 3 years ago and French Quarter last year and always go during early September when the free dining plan is always offered and I can guarantee you we had free dining during both those visits.
I agree about Port Orleans… Totally canceling and just renting a condo
What # should I call to book? I have Disney Visa so can book today but no mention of free dining on Visa site.
It’s comical to hear people complain about getting something for FREE. Free dining people. They don’t have to offer it. Not at you favorite resort?? Try staying somewhere new. Have to wait on hold?? The nerve of Disney – hmmm, I book through the website. VC and AP don’t qualify?? You get your discount through your programs. Not offered for your dates?? Switch. Love entitled people. Complaining about something FREE.
This offer is only available to those Chase cardmembers who have already booked for the Fall! The entire deal goes public next week on the 7th!
I’m a Disney Visa holder and I’ll be traveling to Disney with my cousin 9/8-9/12. We’re staying at the Wilderness Lodge and originally had a package that included the Memory Maker for free. I just got us the “free dining plan” and now we don’t have the memory maker and the package is $300 more expensive. We do have reservations all 4 nights at Biergarten, Ohana, Whispering Canyons, and Mama Melrose’s.
Do you guys think it’s worth getting the dining package instead of the Memory Maker package for $300 less?
Man, double whammy for me. We’re arriving October 18- right between the dates offered. We’re also staying at Port Orleans French Quarter. I’d love to have free dining, but I can’t rearrange my entire vacation for it. Guess I’ll add myself to those wishing for a PIN code and hoping it will be less busy due to the lack of offers.
So I am booked at the Contemporary resort for sept 21 -27. How do I get this deal? I have a Disney visa
Wow. So much complaining on here. It’s not like Disney owes you anything! It’s a way for them to fill rooms during slow times. Geez!
Where does one acquire this offer?
So with the excluded hotels, yet again….Disney vacations are made for families of 4 or less. All of the excluded resorts are the only ones I can bring my family of 5. Disappointing.
Sorry DFB readers, but I 100% agree with Keith.
For Disney to even offer a program like this is extremely generous on their part. And don’t start whining about “how expensive” Disney is otherwise. Disney a luxury privilege, not a right. Don’t like it?….don’t buy into it.
Take what you can get and stop being greedy.