Last year there was a combined Jan/Feb discount thread and as of Sept 24th we were 13 pages in. This year we have separate Jan and Feb threads and each only has 5 pages of comments. I'm somewhat surprised how little activity the boards generate in terms of discussion around discounts for that time of year, lol.
Just a strange observation...Also figured I'd share this again for anybody new here who didn't see it previously - the latest deals for Jan/Feb has ever been released is 2 weeks from tomorrow so we are definitely getting close!
Here's a list of historical release dates for Stay Play Dine & Room Only Discounts:
2018 Travel - released 10/3/17 VISA, released 10/3/17 PUBLIC
*(no early Visa release although there were add'l discounts for Visa cardholders)
2017 Travel - released 9/28/16 VISA, released 9/30/16 PUBLIC
2016 Travel - released 9/24/15 VISA, released 9/28/15 PUBLIC
2015 Travel - released 10/6/14 VISA, released 10/9/14 PUBLIC
2014 Travel - released 10/3/13 VISA, released 10/7/13 PUBLIC
2013 Travel - released 10/4/12 VISA, released 10/10/12 PUBLIC
And just to add info here for those that stumble across this post,
2011 & 2012 were the last 2 years where Free Dining was offered during Jan/Feb/Mar. For 2013 and onward it's been Stay, Play & Dine. There's been rumors EVERY year since then that free dining is coming, and then it ends up being StayPlayDine so if you hear that rumor again, take it with a grain of salt.
Also if you want to know more about how this deal has worked in the past and how to calculate what your savings might be check this out:https://www.disboards.com/threads/stay-play-dine-2018-calculation-thread.3638155/ *(there are also threads for '15, '16 and '17 linked in the first comment on the 2018 thread)