Walt Disney World 2010 Price Seasons

2010 RESORT PRICE SEASONS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

The material below shows the different resort prices at Walt Disney World at different times of the year in 2010. 

Ticket prices don’t vary over the course of the year–although they typically have an annual increase in August. See this for more on ticket prices.

Resort prices, however, are almost twice as high during some periods as they are at others.  The details are below.

 
(You can find dates for 2011 seasonal price changes here, and estimated dates  for 2012 here.)

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The major price at Walt Disney World that varies by season is hotel room cost. (Disney also does seasonal increases in dining prices, but if you use the Dining Plan, this won’t affect you much.)

Unfortunately, prices mostly tie directly to crowding—that is, the more crowded the parks, the longer the lines, the more your hotel will cost.

The exception is the second half of the summer—Deluxe prices drop to the bottom in mid-July, and Value and Moderate prices drop in mid-August. The parks remain crowded through early August. (The second half of August is also cheap, but not that crowded.)

The summer is priced this way to pull guests out of June and earlier July, compensating for the facts that Florida schools traditionally open in early to mid-August, and that the hurricane season begins its worst period in mid-August.

2010 DISNEY WORLD PRICE SEASONS

Below are actual Walt Disney World 2010 resort price seasons. “X% Higher” means compared to the lowest prices of the year.

In addition to the below, Disney ups prices an additional $10-30 per night during certain weekends and holidays.

To see actual 2010 prices including these weekend/holiday effects, click on the first thumbnail for Pop Century prices (the other values follow this pattern), or the second for the Polynesian (the other deluxes follow the Poly’s pattern). (When open, click on the chart again to enlarge it.)

2010 DISNEY WORLD PRICE SEASONS: VALUES

• Lowest of year–the value season–begins: 1/3/10
• 50% higher–the peak season–begins: 2/12/10
• 70% higher begins: 3/26/10
• 30% higher begins: 4/11/10
• 40% higher begins: 6/3/10
• Lowest of year–the value season– begins: 8/15/10
• 30% higher begins: 10/1/10
• Lowest of year–the value season– begins: 11/28/10
• 65% higher begins: 12/17/10
• 85% higher begins: 12/25/10

2010 DISNEY WORLD PRICE SEASONS: DELUXES

• Lowest of year–the value season– begins: 1/3/10
• 40% higher–the peak season–begins: 2/12/10
• 20% higher begins: 4/11/10
• Lowest of year–the value season– begins: 7/18/10
• 20% higher begins: 10/1/10
• Lowest of year–the value season– begins: 11/28/10
• 60% higher begins: 12/17/10
• 70% higher begins: 12/25/10

2010 DISNEY WORLD PRICE SEASONS: MODERATES

• Lowest of year–the value season– begins: 1/3/10
• 30% higher–the peak season–begins: 2/12/10
• 40% higher begins: 3/26/10
• 15% higher begins: 4/11/10
• 25% higher begins: 6/3/10
• Lowest of year–the value season– begins: 8/15/10
• 15% higher begins: 10/1/10
• Lowest of year–the value season– begins: 11/28/10
• 40% higher begins: 12/17/10
• 50% higher begins: 12/25/10

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