After much waiting, – even though it looks like it is going to be announced earlier than last year – Free Disney Dining is seemingly ready to be announced.
While there has been no official word from Disney yet, the rumors are swirling and it appears as if Free Disney Dining is going to be announced for Disney Visa card holders on Thursday, May 1, 2014, or Friday, May 2, 2014.
From there, the release for the general public is expected to come on Monday, May 5, 2014.
NOTE: Everything in this article is not confirmed, but very likely. While the info here may end up being totally accurate, the official information will be listed by Doctor Disney once Disney gives word.
If you’d like to book your Walt Disney World trip now, contact Middle of the Magic Travel and they can do it all for you AND apply the discount as soon as it comes out. Free Disney Dining rooms are going to go fast so you may want yours in place before the madness begins.
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There are not many details that have started to float, but it is likely that this first announcement will be for Free Disney Dining in September and for also the last two or three days of August.
It wasn’t until August of last year that Disney extended free dining into October, November, and December. So it seems as if there is a good bit of waiting to do for that one yet.
A three-night minimum stay will be expected and there is a 14-night maximum, and a two-day park ticket is required for all those in your party.
The Free Disney Dining promotion for 2014 is expected to be for the Quick Service Plan for Value Resorts and Regular Dining Plan for Moderate and Deluxe Resorts. Upgrading is possible for an extra cost.
Value Resorts – Quick Service Plan Included
- All-Star Movies
- All-Star Music Resort
- All-Star Sports Resort
- Art of Animation (Family Suites)
- Pop Century Resort
Moderate Resorts – Regular Plan Included
- Carribean Beach Resort
- Coronado Springs Resort
- Port Orleans Resort French Quarter
- Port Orleans Resort Riverside
Deluxe Resorts – Regular Plan Included
- Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
- BoardWalk Inn
- Contemporary Resort
- Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Polynesian Resort
- Wilderness Lodge
Deluxe Villa Resorts – Regular Plan Included
- Bay Lake Tower
- Animal Kingdom Villas
- Beach Club Villas
- BoardWalk Villas
- Old Key West Resort
- Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- The Villas at Disneys Wilderness Lodge
- Fort Wilderness Cabins
Exclusions for Free Disney Dining to be expected are:
- Fort Wilderness Campsites
- 3-Bedroom Villas
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Art of Animation – Little Mermaid rooms
Again, this info is not confirmed and any changes could be made to this before the announcement of Free Disney Dining is made…even IF it is made.
There are also rumors of a Room-Only offer coming for around the same time.
Thank you for the update!! We’re hoping to book for September and we haven’t tried free dining before but I’m really excited about it.
Just wondering- I’m not a Visa card holder so I’ll book when it goes to the public and I know it’s an incredibly popular deal but has it happened in the past that the deal runs out by the time it reaches the general public?
To my knowledge, it has never run out by the time it hits the general public. There are a lot of Disney Visa Card Holders, but not that many. Now, it has come close to running out after the first day it hits the general public so you need to be on the phone that day and very early.
great, thank you!
Is this offer going to be offered to Disney Vacation Club members?
Things are liable to change, but free dining is next to never offered to DVC members.
Do you happen to know what time of day the deals are announced or come out
They are announced first thing in the morning.
Is it possible to get approved for a Disney Visa over the phone and then turn around and use it the same day to book for free dining?