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This is an old thread, but it still has valid current information on it, so I will use it to answer the above question.
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We are also going the 2nd week in October and hoping for any sort of discount, room or dining, I don't care - I just want to save something!
Disney would get the $ anyway in souveniers and snack, etc
I think it may be unlikely that there will be free dining. WDW usually has Free Dining in January/Feb but didn't this year. They put out the Stay/Play & Dine discount instead, which had both room and dining discount.
I guess we'll see. I just wouldn't count on it.
Thanks everyone! I have booked for mid September as my wife had changed her mind about the timeframe. This is our 4th time back and our first with our 3 year old daughter! Both my wife and daughter believe they are Disney princesses so I am really looking forward to the trip!
Any kind of Disney Dining has lost all appeal to me. When we visited in August we noticed that the (CS) food is much more uniform throughout the World. You get he same Burger at Beaches & Cream now that you get at Casey's Corner inside the MK. Even at the lounge at the YC the food was the same food. My family went to AKL for the pitas and said they don't serve them anymore. We ended up going to the Dolphin for breakfast, lunch and dinner a few times throughout our trip, just to get a variety of food. Hasn't anyone else noticed this?
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I have also noticed that it is the same ole, same ole all over the World. One of my kiddos needs the predictability but the rest of us would like variety. There is some variety in adult meals if you look for them.
I am hoping that they offer free dining this May/June. They did 2 or 3 years ago. I know that I would lose my room discount but I would save a lot. I am crossing my fingers that it is a last minute thing and I can get it.
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Any kind of Disney Dining has lost all appeal to me. When we visited in August we noticed that the (CS) food is much more uniform throughout the World. You get he same Burger at Beaches & Cream now that you get at Casey's Corner inside the MK. Even at the lounge at the YC the food was the same food. My family went to AKL for the pitas and said they don't serve them anymore. We ended up going to the Dolphin for breakfast, lunch and dinner a few times throughout our trip, just to get a variety of food. Hasn't anyone else noticed this?
No, I actually feel that the CS food is improving. The salmon dish at Columbia harbour house is as good as any TS, AKL (Mara) had some outstanding dinner specials not on the regular menu, and great flatbread. Hurricane Hanna's just reopened with some interesting new items, etc. in my past 2 trips we've found lots of different items. Waffle sandwiches at MK, and Y&Y CS & Flame tree at AK remain Favs. Lots of different offerings around WS in Epcot.
No, I actually feel that the CS food is improving. The salmon dish at Columbia harbour house is as good as any TS, AKL (Mara) had some outstanding dinner specials not on the regular menu, and great flatbread. Hurricane Hanna's just reopened with some interesting new items, etc. in my past 2 trips we've found lots of different items. Waffle sandwiches at MK, and Y&Y CS & Flame tree at AK remain Favs. Lots of different offerings around WS in Epcot.
That is good to hear-it looks like you were at AKL in August too. My family went to AKL wanting to get the flatbread-I had said pitas, but I meant the flatbread. Are you saying they had the flatbread when you went in August? That's good, maybe it was just an anomaly then, something strange that happened only on our trip. Is Mara the food court place? I love sitting outside there even though there isn't really any view, the landscaping is comfy.
And you went to Hurricane Hanna's in January? Maybe they were just in transition or something the particular week we were there, because I haven't seen anyone agree with what we saw. Thanks for the inspiring, upbeat review I am really glad to hear something.
That is good to hear-it looks like you were at AKL in August too. My family went to AKL wanting to get the flatbread-I had said pitas, but I meant the flatbread. Are you saying they had the flatbread when you went in August? That's good, maybe it was just an anomaly then, something strange that happened only on our trip. Is Mara the food court place? I love sitting outside there even though there isn't really any view, the landscaping is comfy.
And you went to Hurricane Hanna's in January? Maybe they were just in transition or something the particular week we were there, because I haven't seen anyone agree with what we saw. Thanks for the inspiring, upbeat review I am really glad to hear something.
Yes, we stayed 12 nights at AKL in August. They had several types of flatbread. I really liked the veggie one. It had lots of Greek olives on it, my fav. In Mara which is their food court.
No, we didn't eat at Hurricane Hanna's in Jan, it wasn't a meal time, I just got a Sunken Treasure drink, but I saw the menu, they had just re opened. We are staying at YC in August so I'm looking forward to trying some of the items, ESP the lobster roll!
We're going in October and hoping for free dining but who knows I too have read many blogs & other sites regarding fee dining for 2013 and some are positive some are more negative so hopefully disney will announce shortly and let us all start planning for October free dining !!!!
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I am really glad to hear something.
I too have read many blogs & other sites regarding fee dining for 2013 and some are positive some are more negative so hopefully disney will announce shortly and let us all start planning 
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