Jodie:
Happy I was able to help!
Although free dining is not considered an annual "event," you might think otherwise looking at the past five years......
The first year our family took advantage of Disney's free dining plan was in September of 2006. If memory serves me correctly, I believe that was the second year it was offered, and they've offered it every mid-August to end-of-September since. Then, last year, Disney extended free dining for select dates through the first week or so of December, and they just announced two weeks ago that they were doing it again.
(FYI: In the past, Disney has announced free dining to Visa cardholders first around mid-April and then a few days later to the general public. Last year's announcement about the fall extension was about the same time as this year's.)
Because it's not guaranteed to come back year after year, I'm going in September again on free dining. If you're able to work in a fall trip, you may want to click
here for the details on the fall extension!
Wishing y'all a magical vacation!
Whitney