When to book-when to use codes

[snowball22]

My dh won't know exactly which weeks he can take off from work until Jan 2003. We plan on going in June 2003. Here is the delimma. First, any June 2003 codes probably won't be out till Jan or later next year. Second, if I wait till January to book, will there be any rooms left at the resorts? Last time we went to WDW I made ressies 3 1/2 months before our trip and the only two resorts left were All Star Sports and The CSR. We ended up at the CSR, which we loved but were dissapointed that we only had two choices to choose from. Should I just go ahead and make ressies where I want for the week my dh hopes to get off? Can I apply discount codes after I make a ressie or can you only use the codes at the time of making the reservation? Up until what point can I change a ressie without penalties? Thanks everyone!!!!!

[DemonLlama]

I don't know if I can answer all your questions, but I do know that you should book NOW and you can apply this discount to your existing ressie when they come out (if there are any that are left that apply when you call -- particularly for AP rates, you will need to keep a sharp eye out and call ASAP).

As far as changing ressies, you can change them pretty much up to your departure, as long as you have your deposit in, but the closer you get, the harder it will be to alter things without running into booked up rooms.

Hope someone else can give you some more concrete stuff on this!:D