February 2013 Discount Watch

[ssleblanc]

I'm going for Mardi Gras week, the week before President's week. Hoping for free dining or a discount. I already booked my room.

Jennifer81 - you can't book packages yet because 2013 rates haven't come out yet (I heard summer - usually August but sometimes a little sooner). You can book room only by calling or through a travel agent to reserve your room. Then, when packages come out you can convert from room only to a package (and hopefully apply a discount).

 

[N2DISNEY8003]

I will be going Madi Gras 2013 as well and I am hoping for FREE DINING!!

 

[hockey mom]

Hoping for free dining here also.

I am going with 2 co-workers and our grandkids. So 3 grandmas and 4 kids. Can't wait because it is the first time for the other 2 families.

 

[reking96]

So waiting for February as well. I just spoke to a Disney reservations specialist and she said October was when they would announce 2013 pricing. I think she is full of it. Because then I said that doesn't even really leave people a 180 days to book their dinning reservations, she got quiet and just repeated that corporate doesn't have 2013 pricing out yet. ha-ha. She also indicated that I could book a room only now, but then would have to cancel it and rebook a package. Hmm. I'm skeptical on that as well. So I am just going to rely on the Disboards for the best info!

 

[3Rouselings]

We have our room booked for May 2013 and I would love to get a deal on DDP!! I am hoping that we will have prices by August so we can add our park tickets and DDP to our room ressie!

I don't have any idea how it would work but does anyone know what happens if free dining is offered during our stay and we want to upgrade the plan?

 

[cwt580]

yes you do have to cancel a room only reservation to get tix and dining added. they refund the deposit to your card. They will not reapply to your new reservation.


So essentially you lose nothing except deposit getting reapplied at that time of new reservation...

Be aware if you have a special room type that is not offered with free dining then you will have to change to room within FD parameters. NOT ALL rooms are reservable for free dining. only a certain number of rooms. FD is a room filler for the less desirable rooms most of the time. Most will be listed as std view only.....although i do know some better rooms are sometimes available....

PS usually August for Pkg release pricing for following yr. free anything or discounts wont come out till after the initial surge of people reserving pkgs. Its wait and see for Disney to see if they need to offer big discounts or not...Discounts can be applied to pkgs, but as stated those rooms must be availble to get discounts.

 

[UndercoverMama]

Hope they release discounts early this year like they did last year
Good luck everyone

Do you remember how early it was last year?


Would love to know if there will be FD or percentage off so I can narrow down my choices can't wait to find out the discounts

 

[LovinPooh]

I think it was the 2-3rd week of June when they released rates for the next year. I know it was early June. I was floored since they have always released in August. According to my emails that I have saved on my computer, they released free dining on August 8th. The day they released free dining I jumped on it and that was the date. It went through the end of March.
Crossing fingers!!!

 

[UndercoverMama]

I think it was the 2-3rd week of June when they released rates for the next year. I know it was early June. I was floored since they have always released in August. According to my emails that I have saved on my computer, they released free dining on August 8th. The day they released free dining I jumped on it and that was the date. It went through the end of March.
Crossing fingers!!!

Oh that is soon, that would be great!! Then I can book and stop changing my ticker

 

[D&DDisney]

Still waiting rather impatiently...

 

[DisneyDreamerMN]

Hoping to go the 10th through the 17th! Wishing pricing would come out sooner.

 

[Bigpaw]

We have reservations at the Art of Animation resort for early February. I know it will be wishful thinking that the prices would come down a little. I figure they will probably come down for all the other resorts except for AoA since it is new. But, I'll be optimistic and keep my fingers crossed!

 

[snubie]

Really would love a code for early Feb, wishing for a monorail resort stay this time.

I know that codes were released 2 years ago in early August 2010 for dates in Jan/Feb 2011. It would be nice to just get this booked so I can work on plane tickets too.

 

[jannel80]

Waiting to see if there will be some discounts offered also! Really hoping for FD!

 

[EEs*Mommy]

FD would be awesome. We have a wish trip coming and we have requested Feb because of my sons PTSD thought the crowds then would be best. Well minus Pres day weekend

 

[Larrabe]

Anxiously awaiting discounts, too! We're shooting for Feb 21st - March 3 and will be celebrating our 20th anniversary. Can't wait, can't wait!

 

[Rorey]

I'm in here too. Would love beginning of Feb % off a room. Hoping to stay at WL for the first time!!

 

[T1nkerBell]

Hoping for FD in Feb, preferably one of the first two weeks.

We have flights booked, but no Disney package. Can't wait until discounts come out!

 

[Mickeyherewecome123]

Does anyone know if they offered free dining at end of Feb this year? We are going Feb 25 for 8 days

 

[Bigpaw]

Hoping for FD in Feb, preferably one of the first two weeks.

We have flights booked, but no Disney package. Can't wait until discounts come out!

You and me both!