Category — e. What to Budget for Walt Disney World

As expected, Disney World has announced a deal for room rate discounts for nights June 16 through August 27, 2015.

At the moderate and value resorts, the deal has two levels of discounts, one for June 16-August 9, and another higher discount for August 10-27.

This deal can be booked through June 12, 2015, but rooms are limited, so the sooner the better!

Contact Kelly to book it at 980-429-4499 or kellyb@destinationsinflorida.com.

Deluxe Resorts

• 30% off: Animal Kingdom Lodge (Standard/Pool View), BoardWalk Inn, Contemporary Resort, Grand Floridian, Polynesian Village, Wilderness Lodge, Yacht and Beach Club
• 20% off: Animal Kingdom Lodge (Savanna View/Club Level),

Disney Vacation Club Resorts

• 30% off: Boardwalk Villas, Old Key West, Saratoga Springs
• 20% off: Animal Kingdom Villas (Jambo and Kidani), Beach Club Villas, Villas at the Wilderness Lodge
• Excluded: Polynesian Villas and Bungalows, Bay Lake Tower, Villas at the Grand Floridian

Moderate Resorts

• 20% off (25% off 8/10 to 8/27): Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs, Port Orleans Riverside, Cabins at Ft. Wilderness
• Excluded: Port Orleans French Quarter

Value Resorts:

• 15% off (20% off 8/10 to 8/27): All-Star Music, All-Star Sports, Pop Century, Art of Animation Family Suites
• Excluded: All-Star Movies, Little Mermaid Rooms at Art of Animation

(Note—on the excluded resorts, go ahead and ask for a discount on these—sometimes a 5% off offer is available…)

Contact Kelly to book it at 980-429-4499 or kellyb@destinationsinflorida.com.

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DISNEY VISA DEAL LIKELY PREFIGURES GENERAL PUBLIC DEAL TO COME  SOON

A Disney World deal for Disney Visa cardholders for stays between June 16 and August 27 came out this morning.

Typically, a similar deal for the general public comes out shortly after the Visa deal is announced.

Speculation is that the general public deal for these dates at Disney World could be released as soon as early next week. However, Disney’s current deal is bookable until March 28, so it may be after that.

The deal has two levels of discounts, one for June 16-August 9, another for August 10-27.

Details as I have them are below. Thanks to Joe Black for the heads up on this!!

Deluxe Resorts

• 30% off: Animal Kingdom Lodge (Standard/Pool View), BoardWalk Inn, Contemporary Resort, Grand Floridian, Polynesian Village, Wilderness Lodge, Yacht and Beach Club
• 20% off: Animal Kingdom Lodge (Savanna View/Club Level),

Disney Vacation Club Resorts

• 30% off: Boardwalk Villas, Old Key West, Saratoga Springs
• 20% off: Animal Kingdom Villas (Jambo and Kidani), Beach Club Villas, Villas at the Wilderness Lodge
• Excluded: Polynesian Villas and Bungalows, Bay Lake Tower, Villas at the Grand Floridian

Moderate Resorts

• 20% off (25% off 8/10 to 8/27): Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs, Port Orleans Riverside, Cabins at Ft. Wilderness
• Excluded: Port Orleans French Quarter

Value Resorts:

• 15% off (20% off 8/10 to 8/27): All-Star Music, All-Star Sports, Pop Century, Art of Animation Family Suites
• Excluded: All-Star Movies, Little Mermaid Rooms at Art of Animation

(Note—on the excluded resorts, go ahead and ask for a discount on these—sometimes a 5% off offer is available…)

Only holders of Disney Visa cards are eligible for this deal. Contact Kelly to book it at 980-429-4499 or kellyb@destinationsinflorida.com.

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Hey–the deal I was referring to here is out, see this.

Word is that we may learn more about an upcoming Disney World discount as soon as tomorrow.

Come back tomorrow  to see if the rumors are true!!

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WALT DISNEY WORLD 2017 ADMISSION TICKET PRICES

(This page is sponsored by the Official Ticket Center. Check them out for reliably lower-priced Disney World tickets!)

Three types of Walt Disney World prices are important to think about:

• Walt Disney World theme park admission ticket prices—the tickets that grant you admission to the parks
• Walt Disney World resort hotel prices, and
• Park and hotel food prices

Disney World ticket prices were last updated in late February 2016. This page focuses on Walt Disney World theme park admission ticket prices from now until they go up again.

MORE DETAILS ON WALT DISNEY WORLD ADMISSION TICKET PRICES 2016: HOW THE TICKETS WORK

There are multiple types of Walt Disney World theme park tickets, but the one most relevant to most first time visitors is the Magic Your Way ticket, with or without the Park Hopper option.

You buy one theme park ticket for each person who will be three years old or older at the time of your visit (kids younger than three enter the parks for free.) The tickets have two pricing levels: one for kids who will be younger than ten at the time of your visit (but 3 or older) and the other for people ten or older.

When you buy your tickets, you also say how many “days” you want—from one to ten. Each “day” you buy permits unlimited visits to one theme park on one day. If you also add the Park Hopper option, you can make unlimited visits to any of the theme parks in one day–one theme park, two, three, or all four theme parks.

• For example, if you buy a three day ticket without the park hopper option, you could make two visits to the Magic Kingdom on day one, three visits to Epcot on day two, and two visits to the Animal Kingdom on day 3
• If you have a three day ticket with the park hopper option, you could for example make two visits to the Magic Kingdom and one to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on day one, one visit to Epcot and two to Disney’s Animal Kingdom on day two, and one to Epcot and two to the Magic Kingdom on day three
• What you can’t do without a park hopper ticket is visit more than one theme park on the same day. For example, you can’t, on November 25th, use one day of your three-day ticket to visit the Magic Kingdom, and another day of this same ticket to visit Epcot that same day. More than one theme park in a day requires a park hopper

You do not have to use your days all in a row boom boom boom—e.g. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Once you use your first day, you have 14 days to use all the days on your ticket. So on a three-day ticket you could visit the theme parks Monday, Thursday, and Sunday.

• You can also add days at the same price that you would have paid had you bought all those days at once, but have to do so no later than the day you use the last day of your original ticket (and within 14 days of the first day)
• So if you buy a three-day ticket, and realize a few days later that you need more days, you can add two days and they will cost only the difference between what you paid originally for a three day ticket, and what you would have had to have paid for a five day ticket, so long as you add these days no later than the day you use your third day
• You can also add stuff like the Park Hopper during the same day window at the same price as you would have paid when you first bought your ticket

However, you can’t “subtract” days if you overbuy.

HOW WALT DISNEY WORLD PRICES ITS THEME PARK ADMISSION TICKETS

1. While Disney typically increases ticket prices at least once a year–late February in 2014 through 20165—it changes theme park admission prices based on the seasons of the year only for One Day tickets, which also have other curious characteristics–different prices for the Magic Kingdom vs the other three parks, and expiration. Multi-day tickets–which most people buy–are the same price whenever you plan to visit.

2. Disney sells tickets by the day—one through ten days. The way it prices these days, the first three days are very expensive, while days after the third are comparatively almost free. See the image for exact Disney World prices.

For example, a three day ticket costs (including tax) an adult $309, or an average of $103 a day. A ten day ticket would cost the same adult $426. The added 7 days cost in total around $117 more—or just about $16.70 per day. For a 4-6 day ticket, it costs $16/day/person to add days–and on a after the 7th day, just $10.65/day/person to add days.

3. A park hopper costs (after tax) about $73.50 for all ticket lengths longer than three days..

I have also uploaded an excel spreadsheet with the same data in it as the chart, so that you can multiply by the number of members of your own family.

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK TICKETS

There are other ticket types than the ones discussed above—less relevant for first time visitors. For details on all of them, see this page on MouseSavers.com.

While it’s hard to find discounts on tickets, it is sometimes possible, especially for longer-stay tickets. Check sponsor the Official Ticket Center, MouseSavers.com, Triple A if you are a member, and if you have military ties, this page and also MilitaryDisneyTips.com.

Since you can add on to your tickets–days, park hoppers, etc.–but can’t subtract, it doesn’t really pay to overbuy. Start with the minimum you think you need (but at least two days) and add on later if needed.  Remember to add no later than the day you use your current last day!

All of this site’s To-Do Lists tell you exactly what ticket type you need for their associated itineraries.

FREE TICKETS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?

Disney world no longer offers free tickets on your birthday.

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DEALS ON DISNEY WORLD HOTEL ROOMS

My friends at Destinations in Florida let me know that today Disney World released a new room rate deal for stays most nights from March 2 through June 15, 2015.

It’s a somewhat complex deal:

• There’s different discounts for stays before or after April 5, and
• Two different book-by dates–booking by February 16 will get in some cases a better deal than booking in the deal’s second period, February 17th through March 28
• Moreover, as usual some room types are excluded, and others have different discounts than others in their class.

If you are ready to book, contact Kelly, the designated Destinations In Florida agent for yourfirstvisit.net readers, at KellyB@DestinationsInFlorida.com or 980-241-7066.

Kelly offers itinerary planning, dining services, mouse perks….complete professional vacation planning all for FREE!!!  (Don’t forget to mention that I sent you.  All qualified vacation packages also receive a copy of “The Easy Guide to Your First Walt Disney World Visit – 2015” FREE.)

Otherwise, here’s some of the details of the offer.

VALUE RESORTS

At the values, All-Star Movies and standard Little Mermaid rooms at Art of Animation are excluded. Otherwise, here’s the deal:

MODERATE RESORTS

At the moderates, Port Orleans French Quarter is excluded.

DELUXE RESORTS

No deluxes are excluded, but there’s two different discount levels.

 DVC RESORTS

Bay Lake Tower, the Villas at the Grand Floridian and the soon-to-open Polynesian Village villas are the DVC resorts that are not in.

To book one of these deals, contact Kelly, the designated Destinations In Florida agent for yourfirstvisit.net readers, at KellyB@DestinationsInFlorida.com or 980-241-7066.

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Update: This sales goes through 12/1!!!

As co-author Josh notes here, Amazon has a site-wide 30% off sale on any printed book through Sunday.  Just input the discount code HOLIDAY30 in the spot indicated by the red circle:

So it’s the perfect time to get your copy of the brand-new The easy Guide to Your First Walt Disney World Visit 2015!

The easy Guide 2015 is based on the amazing start of the 2014 edition–the best reviewed Disney World Guidebook in history.  For more on The easy Guide, see this!

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