Fall Free Dining Now Available to Book and Trader Sam's Grog Grotto is Now Officially Open

Fall Free Dining Now Available to Book at Walt Disney World:

If you were waiting to see when free dining would be available this fall to book your trip, this morning it was announced for select dates and resorts this fall. Walt Disney World have now until July 10 to jump on this yearly offer now for the fall. Here are the dates that the offer is available:

August 28 - October 2, 2015

October 25 - October 31, 2015

November 8 - November 19, 2015

December 15 - December 21, 2015

The Free Disney Dining Plan is available when guests book a non-discounted 6-night/7-day Magic Your Way Package that includes a room at select Disney resorts and tickets with Park Hopper or Water Park & Fun option. The basic dining plan is given at deluxe, moderate and deluxe villa resorts. The Quick Service is available at value resorts, it can be upgraded to the basic plan for a fee. At Disney's Art of Animation Little Mermaid standard rooms are excluded from the deal.

Disney is also offering the up to 30% off of rooms at select Disney World resort hotels for vacations booked for dates August 15 - October 3, 2015. Booking for this deal must be booked by August 7, 2015. 

Trader Sam's Grog Grotto is Now Officially Opened:

The souvenir mugs for the specialty drinks are in so that means Trader Sam's Grog Grotto is now officially opening. After soft opening earlier this month Trader Sam's Grog Grotto will be opening nightly from 4 p.m. until Midnight. Guests under the age of 21 are only allowed in the Grotto until 8 p.m. The souvenir mugs for the specialty drinks Uh-Oa!, Krakatoa Punch, Nautilus, Polynesian Pearl,  HippopotoMai-Tai, Rum Flight shot glasses come in three colors, and the Shrunken Head are now all available. 

It has been pretty busy since the soft opening with some nights having waits of up to 2 hours to get in the new tiki bar. Guests are advised to arrive early and if they want a table they can look no further then the outside of the bar in the new Trader Sam's Tiki Terrace with its lava rock waterfall and live Hawaiian-themed entertainment nightly. You even have the beautiful view of the Seven Seas Lagoon with prime seats for Magic Kingdom's Wishes. 

More Details Revealed for Trader Sam's Grog Grotto and a Sneak Peek into the Bora Bora Bungalows

Today Disney revealed more details into the upcoming Trader Sam's Grog Grotto at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. They also offered a sneak peak preview of the Bora Bora Bungalows that are slated to open April 1st. First however lets get into the details of Trader Sam's Grog Grotto that will be open at the end of this month.

Concept Art for Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

Trader Sam's will be located in the former arcade space next to Captain Cook's just off of the Polynesian's lobby area. The new lounge will be very similar to the Trader Sam's in Disneyland and will offer both food and drinks with an emphasis on specialty cocktails and small appetizers. Trader Sam's will be open daily from 4 pm till midnight however only guest 21 and older will be let into the lounge after 8 pm. 

There will be 12 specialty drinks, a rum flight, 3 different non-alcoholic beverages, along with a wide selection of beers and wines. A Kona beer flight will also be available to go with the Polynesian theme and most drinks will be served in souvenir tiki glasses. Food offerings at Trader Sam's Grog Grotto will include: pork tacos, sushi roll, chicken lettuce cups, fried Portuguese sausage bites, dumplings with sesame soy dipping sauce, and tuna poke. 

There will be seating both indoors and outdoors. Inside space will be limited to 50 guests while outside on the patio there will be seating for 80 guests. With no advance reservations at Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, guests can expect to wait to get in within the first few months of it opening. 

The long awaited opening of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort's Bora Bora Bungalows won't be here for another week, but Disney has allowed a small preview of them to certain guests beginning today. Here are some photos with a sneak peak inside the bungalows:

Views of the Bungalows

Pull Down Bed in the Living Room Area

Master Bedroom

Bed in Secondary Bedroom

Kitchen Area

Your own personal plunge pool is available on  a private deck.

Also, Disney's Polynesian Village Resort made the final addition to the new lobby area of the resort by adding the giant tiki statue to the middle of the lobby.

Photo Credit goes to WDWMagic.com