Category — e. What to Budget for Walt Disney World

DISNEY WORLD OFFERS TWO FREE TICKET DAYS FOR MUCH OF 2021

Walt Disney World has a “two free ticket days” deal available that can be booked beginning January 5, 2021, covering arrivals many nights between January 8, and September 25th, 2021.

The deal requires a regular-priced stay in one of Disney World’s hotels. While it is marketed (for example here) as adding two days to a three day ticket on a four night stay, two days of free tickets are also available for longer stays.

Given how Disney World prices multi-day tickets, however, the highest savings are on shorter tickets. For example, at current 2021 ticket prices, two free days are worth between $107 and $153 each if you get two free tickets on top of a starting three day ticket, but are worth only (on average during the period) $30-55 each for longer ticket lengths.

There’s more on this deal here.

Once January 5th rolls around, you can book it directly from Disney, or the long-time travel agent partner of this site, Kelly, can book it for you. Kelly can compare it to other deals that might be available for you and suggest the best one. Contact Kelly using the form below.

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DISNEY WORLD HOTEL DEAL INTO APRIL 2021

Disney World has a room rate deal that makes savings available compared to regular prices for stays most nights beginning January 3, 2021 through April 17, 2021.

The deal must be booked by March 15, 2021, and availability might be limited.

Savings are higher at the more expensive resorts, and typically are also highest Sunday nights through Thursday nights, with lower discounts available on those Fridays and Saturdays between January 15 and February 13, 2021.

Value resorts offer savings of 10% to 20%.

Moderate resorts offer savings of 15% to 25%.

Deluxe resorts offer savings of 25% to 35%.

Disney Vacation Club resorts offer savings of 15% to 35%.

More on this deal is here. You can book it directly, or through the long-time travel agent partner of this site, Kelly, who can also check to see if you are eligible for any other deals, and which would be best for you.

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Disney World announced a new deal a few days ago that basically represents $25/night off at certain value resorts, $62.50/night off at certain moderate resorts, and $125/night off at certain deluxe and DVC resorts. You also save the associated taxes.

The new Disney World deal covers “most nights” through December 25th, and needs to be booked by December 25th.

Not all Disney resorts or room types are in the deal—some because of demand, and others because they remain closed.

Disney’s page on this deal is here. Disney is promoting this as “save up to $500,” but that would be for four nights in a deluxe or DVC resort. Other stay lengths and other resorts will yield different savings.

Other deals came out at the same time. The best way to sort them out for your specific circumstances is to work through a travel agent, who will get you the best price.

I recommend Kelly, the long-standing travel agent partner of this site. Contact her using the form below

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Disney World announced a new room rate deal a few days ago that basically represents up to 20% off per night at certain value resorts, up to 25% off per night at certain moderate resorts, and up to 30% off per night at certain deluxe and DVC resorts.

The new Disney World deal covers “most nights” through December 25th, and needs to be booked by December 25th.

The catch is that only residents of a set of southeastern states—Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia—are eligible for this deal. (Residency is validated at check-in by credit card billing address.)

Not all Disney resorts or room types are in the deal—some because of demand, and others because they remain closed.

Disney’s page on this deal is here.

Other deals came out at the same time. The best way to sort them out for your specific circumstances is to work through a travel agent, who will get you the best price.

I recommend Kelly, the long-standing travel agent partner of this site. Contact her using the form below:

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AN EXTENDED ROOM RATE DEAL AND A NEW FREE DINING OFFER

Walt Disney World last week extended its spring and summer room rate offer. It now covers stays through August 31, rather than July 9, and needs to be booked by August 31, rather than July 9. Details of this offer are here.

For those who have had to cancel their upcoming stays (or have already canceled them) Disney is also offering a new Free Dining Deal to those who re-book. Disney’s exact language on this is as follows:

• “Eligible Guests can take advantage of a vacation package offer that includes accommodations at a select Disney Resort hotel, park admission and a Disney dining plan – valid for arrivals most nights June 1 through September 30, 2020 when you book through May 31, 2020.
• “This offer is valid only for Guests who booked a vacation package or room reservation to stay at a Disney Resort hotel from March 16 through May 31, 2020 (even if the park opens before then). Offer not valid for reservations cancelled before March 1, 2020.”

Some other details worth noting:

• The usual free dining is in place—The Quick Service Plan for those who book a value or a moderate, the regular Dining Plan for those who book a deluxe or a DVC resort.
• The requirements to get the deal seem to be much more relaxed than in recent (normal times…) Free Dining Offers. The minimum room stay seems to be just two nights, and the minimum ticket buy is a regular ticket, not a Park Hopper or Park Hopper Plus.

Disney is at the moment taking reservations for stays beginning June 1. That does not mean the parks will re-open then–it could happen earlier, it could happen later, it’s still too early to say.

Those interested in getting the room rate deal might want to contact the long-standing travel agent partner of this site, Kelly. Frankly, given all the uncertainty out there, there’s never been a better time to have a great travel agent like her on your side.

Those wanting to re-book their canceled (or not-yet-canceled) reservations into the Free Dining deal can also work with Kelly, even if you used no travel agent for your first reservation.

As with the room rate deal, Kelly can help you navigate your options if future deals better for you come out, or if your dates become ineligible due to longer closures.

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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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