Walt Disney World 2010 Price Seasons

OVERVIEW: DISNEY WORLD 2010 PRICE SEASONS

This site recommends that you arrive in Disney World the second Saturday after Thanksgiving.

For those who cannot go to Walt Disney World then, the material that follows illuminates the different resort prices you will face from going to 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 estimated dates for 2011 seasonal price changes 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.

The figures below are based on an 8 night stay with a Saturday arrival, and are compared to the lowest prices of the year. For clarity, they are approximated to +/- 5%.

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, and the moderates, 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 begins: 1/3/10
• 50% higher 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 begins: 8/15/10
• 30% higher begins: 10/1/10
• Lowest of year 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 begins: 1/3/10
• 40% higher begins: 2/12/10
• 20% higher begins: 4/11/10
• Lowest of year begins: 7/18/10
• 20% higher begins: 10/1/10
• Lowest of year 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 begins: 1/3/10
• 30% higher 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 begins: 8/15/10
• 15% higher begins: 10/1/10
• Lowest of year begins: 11/28/10
• 40% higher begins: 12/17/10
• 50% higher begins: 12/25/10

LINKS FOR WHEN TO GO TO WALT DISNEY WORLD

• For when to go to Walt Disney World, see this
• For the next best dates, see this
• For the best and worst times to visit, see this
  • For 2010 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
  • For the 2010 Week Picker App, see this
  • For 2011 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
• For forecasting crowds at Walt Disney World, see this
• For seasonal pricing at Walt Disney World, see this
  • For 2010 price seasons, see this
  • For projected 2011 price seasons, see this
• For weather at Walt Disney World, see this

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