I'm planning an October 2015 trip as well. So glad to see I'm not the only crazy one planning this early! I'm crossing my fingers for FD when we go. We've been to WDW once, but it was planned for us by a friend. My question this time around is, if I book our room(s) in advance and then they promote FD after I've already booked the rooms, can I call and have them attach the FD to our trip? My head is spinning with everything that has to be done, but I'm so excited to get there!
October was crazy busy while we were there last year. Doubt I'll be going again in October. Lots of schools that have gone to a balanced school year have a break, plus there is Food & Wine, and MNSSHP. It wasn't unbearable, but I've been in August and the crowds were half what they were in October.
Oct 18-26 2013. It seemed like everyone from the state of Indiana was there. That's not a bad thing, just an observation. Also lots of big foreign tour groups, especially in EPCOT, that was a bad thing. Did I mention food & wine and MNSSHP?what were your dates?
We'd picked those dates based on crowd calendars. Our date was supposedly number 3 or 4 on the least crowded/best week to go. Boy was that off!what were your dates?
I'm planning an October 2015 trip as well. So glad to see I'm not the only crazy one planning this early! I'm crossing my fingers for FD when we go. We've been to WDW once, but it was planned for us by a friend. My question this time around is, if I book our room(s) in advance and then they promote FD after I've already booked the rooms, can I call and have them attach the FD to our trip? My head is spinning with everything that has to be done, but I'm so excited to get there!
No, you're definitely not crazy to plan this early! I am planning to go to WDW in Oct 2015 as well... thought we could make it this year but finances say otherwise. We finally have our credit card almost paid off so I'm under strict instructions NOT to charge for vacation... so it will take that long to save! That's OK, I know it will be worth it. My kids have not yet been to WDW.
I understand from reading these posts that FD can be added after the original booking has been made, but I'm wondering if 2 discounts can be applied to the same booking... for instance if I book with the 30% room discount could I then add the FD later if it became available? My gut tells me probably not, but maybe I'm wrong on that.
I understand from reading these posts that FD can be added after the original booking has been made, but I'm wondering if 2 discounts can be applied to the same booking... for instance if I book with the 30% room discount could I then add the FD later if it became available? My gut tells me probably not, but maybe I'm wrong on that.
Free dining never coincides with FL RES 3 or 4 day tix, does it?
No, you can't have 2 discounts. You would have to pick one or the other. You also may have to be flexible in changing resorts or room categories as offers aren't always equally available at all resorts. If you have a room only reservation, you would have to cancel it and book a new package to get FD. If you already have a package, then your reservation can be modified to add the offer.
I have read that if you have a room only, then you can add FD. I understand having to cancel it and change it if it is not offered for your particular resort, but if I stay in a resort that FD is offered, then I can just add the FD to my resort and ticket package. Am I not understanding that correctly? I also understand that if I have room only with a discount on the room, then I'd have to cancel and do a whole new reservation to do the room at rack rate and add the FD.