Category — Disney Specials, Deals and Discounts
Disney World Room Rate Deal for April to August 31 2020 Is Out
Note: in late March, the eligible dates and book-by date for this offer were both extended through August 31.
This morning Walt Disney World released a room rate deal that covers stays April 1 through August 31, 2020 July 9, 2020. It needs to be booked by August 31, 2020 July 9, 2020. Savings range from 10% to 25% off standard rates per night, varying by both hotel and time period.
Basically this simply an “book-by” extension of an previous deal–except with a narrowed time frame, as it goes only through August into July, rather than September. The previous deal’s “book by” date was February 26.
2020 ROOM RATE DEAL AT THE DISNEY WORLD VALUE RESORTS
At Disney’s value resorts all room types are in the deal–including Little Mermaid rooms at Art of Animation, which until this year had been quite unusual. Savings are low, but better after late April.
Note that the same rates on the 4/26 through 7/9 right side now apply 4/26 through 8/31, and can by booked by 8/31.
2020 ROOM RATE DEAL AT THE DISNEY WORLD MODERATE RESORTS
At Disney’s moderate resorts all resorts are in the deal, but the Port Orleans options–especially French Quarter–see the lowest savings.
Note that the same rates on the 4/26 through 7/9 right side now apply 4/26 through 8/31, and can by booked by 8/31.
2020 ROOM RATE DEAL AT THE DISNEY WORLD DELUXE RESORTS
At Disney’s deluxe resorts, all are in the deal, but savings are quite varied.
Note that the same rates on the 4/26 through 7/9 right side now apply 4/26 through 8/31, and can by booked by 8/31.
2020 ROOM RATE DEAL AT THE DISNEY VACATION CLUB RESORTS
At Disney’s DVC resorts all the options except the Villas at the Grand Floridian are in the deal, at substantially varying savings.
Note that the same rates on the 4/26 through 7/9 right side now apply 4/26 through 8/31, and can by booked by 8/31.
Kelly, the long term travel agent partner of this site, can book you into this or another 2020 deal after figuring out which is best for your circumstance.
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February 27, 2020 No Comments
Disney World Room Rate Deal for April to Mid-September 2020 Is Out
This morning Walt Disney World released a room rate deal that covers stays April 1 through September 12, 2020. It needs to be booked by February 26. Saving range from 10% to 25% off standard rates per night, varying by both hotel and time period.
Also this morning Disney World released a free dining for kids three to nine years old offer that covers some–but not all–of the same resorts, for a shorter time frame–May 25 through August 28.
And a few days ago Disney World released a very limited free dining deal.
With some dates seeing as many as three different offers, your best bet is to work with a travel agent to see which of these deals–if any–is best for you. A contact form for my travel agent partner, Kelly, is at the bottom of this page.
DISNEY WORLD ROOM RATE DEAL FOR APRIL 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12
The room rate offer needs to be booked February 26th (note that Disney’s website has some confusion on this point, so it may change*), and includes in rates for three different periods:
- April 1 through April 25, 2020
- April 26th through July 9, 2020
- July 10th through September 12th, 2020
2020 ROOM RATE DEAL AT THE DISNEY WORLD VALUE RESORTS
At Disney’s value resorts all room types are in the deal–including Little Mermaid rooms at Art of Animation, which is quite unusual. Savings are low, but better after late April.
2020 ROOM RATE DEAL AT THE DISNEY WORLD MODERATE RESORTS
At Disney’s moderate resorts all resorts are in the deal, but the Port Orleans options–especially French Quarter–see the lowest savings.
2020 ROOM RATE DEAL AT THE DISNEY WORLD DELUXE RESORTS
At Disney’s deluxe resorts, all are in the deal, but savings are quite varied.
2020 ROOM RATE DEAL AT THE DISNEY VACATION CLUB RESORTS
At Disney’s DVC resorts all the options except the Villas at the Grand Floridian are in the deal, at substantially varying savings.
Kelly, the long term travel agent partner of this site, can book you into this or another 2020 deal after figuring out which is best for your circumstance.
Contact her using the form below!
*Disney’s “offer details” page says book by February 26th, but as you can see in the screenshots above, there is lingo that says, for example, that a room you stay in April 20th can be booked at deal rates through July 9…
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January 6, 2020 No Comments
Free Dining Released for Sixteen 2020 Arrival Dates
Update: Disney WOrld has also released a room rate deal that covers April 1 through September 12.
This morning Walt Disney World released a free dining offer for 2020 that covers certain arrival dates in late June, early July, and late August through early September.
In some ways similar to last year’s initial free dining offer (more November, and December dates were released in mid-July of last year), it is much more restrictive in terms of both “book by” dates and eligible arrival dates.
The 2020 offer needs to be booked by January 16th, and includes the following sixteen arrival dates:
- June 27 and June 28
- July 5th through July 7
- August 29th through September 8th.
(In 2019, the January 2, 2019 offer had a book-by date of 2/10—almost a month longer– and had eligible arrival dates of July 5th through September 30—almost 6 times as many eligible arrival dates. Note that Disney can always extend the “book-by” dates, and also both re-open and add additional eligible arrival dates.)
A room rate deal that covers all these dated (and many, many more!!!) was released January 6. See this for the details of the room rate deal. Typically, a room rate deal will be better for many smaller families in more expensive rooms, and free dining will be better for many larger families in less expensive rooms who had already planned to purchase park hoppers—although you or your travel agent need to do the math.
(For more on the dining plans, see this.)
2020 FREE DINING AT THE VALUE RESORTS
The 2020 Free Dining deal at Disney’s value resorts entitles you to the Disney Quick Service Dining Plan for free, which otherwise would cost you $55/night for those ten and older, and $26/night for those three to nine.
Absolutely excluded from the deal in the value resorts are All-Star Movies and the Little Mermaid rooms at Art of Animation. Otherwise, expect limited availability of the lowest priced room options.
2020 FREE DINING AT THE MODERATE RESORTS
The 2020 Free Dining deal at Disney’s moderate resorts entitles you to the Disney Quick Service Dining Plan for free, which otherwise would cost you $55/night for those ten and older, and $26/night for those three to nine.
All of the moderates are included in the deal, but expect limited availability of the lowest priced room options.
2020 FREE DINING AT THE DELUXE RESORTS
The 2020 Free Dining deal at Disney’s deluxe resorts entitles you to the Disney Dining plan for free, which otherwise would cost you $78.01/night for those ten and older, and $30.50/night for those three to nine.
All of the deluxes are included in the deal, but expect limited availability of the lowest priced room options.
2020 FREE DINING AT THE DISNEY VACATION CLUB RESORTS
The 2020 Free Dining deal at Disney’s DVC resorts entitles you to the Disney Dining plan for free, which otherwise would cost you $78.01/night for those ten and older, and $30.50/night for those three to nine.
All of the DVC resorts except the Villas at the Grand Floridian are included in the deal, but expect limited availability of the lowest priced room options.
Kelly, the long term travel agent partner of this site, can book you into this 2020 free dining deal—and help you figure out which of the various deals out now would be best for your circumstances.
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January 2, 2020 No Comments
New Disney World “Kids Dine Free” Deal for 2020
Yesterday, while I was tied up all day at a board retreat for the day job, Disney World released several new deals for 2020.
One is a room rate deal where you can save from 10% through 25% for stays January 1, 2020 through April 25, 2020, depending on dates, resort type, and when you book. Details on this deal are here.
The other deal is a “kids dine free” offer with a shorter term and a tighter booking window. It covers arrival dates from January 1, 2020 through March 7, 2020, and needs to be booked by January 1, 2020.
If you were going to buy the Disney Dining Plan anyway, have multiple kids between 3 and 9, and are staying in one of the less expensive Disney World resorts, it may well be the better choice for you. Disney’s page on this offer is here.
As always, the best way to sort through these is to work with a travel agent, who can test all the possibilities for you and put you into the best option among what’s available.
Kelly, the long-time travel agent partner of this site, can help your sort through all this. Use the contact form below to reach out to her.
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October 5, 2019 No Comments
New Disney World Room Rate Deal for 2020
Yesterday, while I was tied up all day at a board retreat for the day job, Disney World released several new deals for 2020.
One is a room rate deal where you can save from 10% through 25% for stays January 1, 2020 through April 25, 2020, depending on dates, resort type, and when you book.
Despite much online confusion, the savings are more or less identical to what was offered during the equivalent period last year, with a couple of apparent exceptions: at the values and moderates, more nights of the week are available, and there are fewer identified resort restrictions.
These last two points may not matter much, as the real issue is always how many of what room types Disney offers to be booked in the deal. That is, availability can be quite limited–and apparently was yesterday, although this may have been a systems issue.
Disney World also released other deals yesterday, including a “Kids Dine Free” deal. As always, the best way to sort through these is to work with a travel agent, who can test all the possibilities for you and put you into the best option among what’s available.
Kelly, the long-time travel agent partner of this site, can help your sort through all this. Use the contact form below to reach out to her.
Here’s some more specifics by resort type, taken from Disney’s page on this offer.
DISNEY WORLD VALUE RESORT DEALS FOR EARLY 2020
DISNEY WORLD MODERATE RESORT DEALS FOR EARLY 2020
DISNEY WORLD DELUXE RESORT DEALS FOR EARLY 2020
DISNEY WORLD DVC RESORT DEALS FOR EARLY 2020
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October 5, 2019 No Comments
New Disney World Room Rate Deal for Many September-December Dates
A new Disney World room rate deal came out today.
Deals of 10% to 20% off are offered, and discounts are available most nights September 1 through September 28, 2019; most Sunday through Thursday nights September 29 through November 7, 2019; and most nights November 10, 2019 through December 24, 2019.
At the values, 10% discounts are available, but only Family Suites at Art of Animation are in the deal through November 7. All the value resorts are in the last set of dates–I’m not seeing the usual Little Mermaid exclusions. Those rooms may in fact be excluded–I’ll recheck tonight after I get out of my board meeting for my day job today.
At the moderates, all the resorts are in the deal all dates, but the Port Orleans resorts offer only 10% discounts. The other moderates offer 15%.
At the deluxes, all the resorts are in the deal all dates, but the Contemporary, Polynesian and Wilderness Lodge offer only 10% off, the Beach Club 15% off, and the other resorts offer 20% off.
All the DVC resorts except the Villas at the Grand Floridian are in the deal, but savings range from 10% to 20%.
See this page on Disney’s website for more details.
A free dining deal for a more restricted set of dates came out today too. Larger groups, and groups in less expensive resorts, may do better with free dining if the dates work for you. See it here.
The long-time travel agent partner of this site, Kelly, can try to book you into one of these deals after she’s taken care of her current customers. Contact her using the form below. Availability is limited so contact her now!
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July 16, 2019 No Comments
