I think the rumors are going off of what was the bounce back from last year. So far they now have MNSSHP staring well into Aug and same with food and wine. That helps me because now all those crowds rushing to get the first weekend experience will be less. I think every year the Party and F&W keeps getting earlier so they think they will cover the slow times, but then again when it was smaller you had more of a demand. So if we take supply and demand into account if you over flood it with product it will dilute the sales. So I think they are just trying to find the sweet spot to get the most coverage and average it all out. I think we will still see the free dining, but just like all the previous years. I think the first weeks will be a little shocking at the limited number, but as Disney wont see that many people filling the rooms, more will open up.
I'd be ok with this. Next year I need to try and do a bounce back in August as I have a school counselor with me and she has to start back to school two weeks earlier. It's going to be tough but...
I have a bounce back I'm using from last year. I'm staying at PoP so we have QS, I'm really thinking it over to upgrade. I have only eaten at one sit down in the six times I've been there. I really want to try something new.
You should consider booking a few ADR's now then, just in case you do decide to upgrade.
I almost did that yesterday. BOG dinner would be the hardest to get, but since we already have a reservation set for lunch. I think I'll keep that one and just use other ones.
The only downside is the two people I'm going with have each done "research" on where they want to eat and it seems like both of them want the most expensive places that each would use two credits. I mean come on people.
The problem also is that ticket prices have gone up, so if you have booked before the ticket prices go up, you have to cancel your old reservatioin with the cheaper park tickets and then book a whole new one with the more expensive park tickets. Last year we had a bounce back and then when free dining was finally announced we looked at our POP room that was an upgrade to go to a standard room with the new free dining and the price actually went UP by 200.
I know. I should tell them one two credits each, but that would also make us use the snack credits in a different way to make a meal since we will be down two. Or just out of pocket one day at Earl of Sandwich
In past years, must one stay in a standard room to get the free dining deal at Pop? We are in a preferred pool room- would we need to downgrade to a standard if we want to apply the promotion and our dates apply?
