Category — e. What to Budget for Walt Disney World
Disney World Deal Likely to Come Out January 6 and How Not to Screw It Up
Hey, this deal has been released. See this!
ROOM RATE AND FREE DAY DEAL TO COME OUT JANUARY 6?
Expectations are high that a room rate and small ticket deal for April 20-June 15, 2014 will come out for the general public Monday January 6.
Reports this morning are that this deal is already available to Disney Visa cardholders.
The deal seems to include not only a room rate discount, but also one free ticket day after a minimum buy: e.g. buy 4 days, and get the 5th free.
I don’t have any more specifics, but as I learn them–or my buddy Joe Black tells me them–I’ll pass them along!
HOW TO SCREW THIS DEAL UP
Well-meaning but inept advice is showing up here and there that non-Visa people–that is, the rest of us–should book now to “lock in your room,” and then convert your room to the deal later.
Deals don’t work this way. You are competing for the inventory of the deal with everyone else, whether or not you already have a room.
So booking before the deal does not help you one bit in getting the deal once it comes out.
Moreover, the more who book now, the less pressure there is to have a deal at all–so booking now may reduce the number of rooms made available, or even narrow the dates offered.
So don’t book now, unless you plan to go with or without the deal!!
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January 2, 2014 21 Comments
Three Disney World Deals Need to be Booked By December 31
There’s three deals for Disney World right now covering various dates into April 2014.
These all have “book-by” dates of December 31, 2013, so if you are interested in one of these deals, you need to book now!
For more on these deals, see this.
I expect a new Disney World room rate deal covering late April, May, and perhaps longer to come out in early January 2014, but haven’t got any credible rumors to share about such a deal…
December 28, 2013 2 Comments
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December 2, 2013 No Comments
New Disney World 2014 Deal Aimed at First Time Visitors
Walt Disney World has released a new “families with little ones” Intro to Disney offer which–doubtless inspired by this site 🙂 –it’s aiming at first time visitors.
Here’s some of Disney’s language:
“[N]ow’s a terrific time to share Disney magic together for the first time—thanks to a special offer created for families with little ones.”
The deal packages together rooms, tickets, and dining plans, and looks to be a variant of the already-released “Stay Play and Dine” deal.
The example given includes three people–two ten and older and one aged 3-9. Three nights at Pop Century or one of the All-Stars, two ticket days, and the quick-service dining plan are priced at $999. By my math, that’s at least $150 off.
Deals for other family structures and trip lengths are available.
This deal covers most arrival dates January 5 through February 12, 2014, and needs to be booked by December 31.
See more on Disney’s page on this offer here.
–And thanks, Joe Black, for the heads-up on this deal!
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October 31, 2013 13 Comments
Disney World Room Rate Deal Expires Soon
There’s a room-rate deal out for Disney World that needs to be booked by November 3–a week from now.
This deal offers 15-30% off various resorts for stays into later December.
See the end of this page for more details!!
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October 27, 2013 2 Comments
Two Deals for Disney World in 2014 Released Today
As predicted, Walt Disney World released today two deals for early 2014.
ROOM ONLY DISNEY WORLD DEAL FOR EARLY 2014
One deal is a room discount deal, and covers January 5 – April 12, 2014
This deal needs to be booked by December 31, 2013, and offers the following discounts (except between March 6-13, when discounts, if available, will typically be 5 percentage points less.):
Value Resorts:
- 20% off: All Star Music, All Star Sports, Pop Century Resort
- 15% off: Art of Animation Family Suites
- 5% off: All Star Movies
- Excluded: Art of Animation Little Mermaid Standard Rooms
Moderate Resorts:
- 25% off: Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs, Port Orleans Riverside, Fort Wilderness Cabins
- 5% off: Port Orleans French Quarter
Deluxe Resorts:
- 35% off: Animal Kingdom Lodge (Standard & Pool View), Beach Club, Yacht Club, BoardWalk Inn, Polynesian Resort, Contemporary Resort, Grand Floridian Resort & Spa , Wilderness Lodge (Standard & Woods View)
- 25% off: Animal Kingdom Lodge (Club Level & Savanna View), Wilderness Lodge (Club Level & Courtyard View)
- Excluded (or perhaps 5% off): Other view types
DVC Resorts:
- 35% off: Saratoga Springs, Old Key West, Beach Club Villas, BoardWalk Inn Villas
- 25% off: Villas at Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas
- 5% off: Bay Lake Tower
- Excluded: Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and 3-bedroom Villas
Disney World’s page on this deal is here.
DISNEY WORLD EARLY 2014 “PLAY, STAY, DINE AND SAVE” DEAL
Disney World also released today a “Play Stay Dine” deal for early 2014. It covers arrival dates from January 5 through March 5, 2014 and needs to be booked by December 31.
This deal does not look quite like similarly named deals Disney has released in the past. On its webpage, for an example 4 person family, savings are on the order of $120/night at eligible deluxes and moderates, and $80/night at value resorts.
Savings on this deal will vary quite a bit among families of different sizes and ages and in some cases the room-only deal will be better. In general, the smaller and older your family, and the more expensive your room, the better the room only deal…but sadly you–or your travel agent, or the Disney cast member you call–will need to do the math.
Disney’s page on this deal is here.
October 8, 2013 20 Comments
