Are there ever any decent AP discounts for rooms in DL? When?
I'm talking 20-30% off or more, like WDW does. And when are the best times to look for these discounts?
Sort of. AP rates are generally closely matched by general promotions. It's not sure to be lower than the other rates like at WDW.
Current AP deals.
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/special-offers/2012-winter-passholder-hotel/
Current Regular guests deal.
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/special-offers/2012-winter-hotel-percent/
sonnyjane - Sorry if this was a double post. I guess i didn't realize I asked the same thing before.
No, I think you just asked when they release the AP rates. No worries What skiingfast described is actually one of my peeves with the AP system at Disneyland. I guess I wish we got better discounts. I seem to always go when they are offering a discount to everyone anyway, so the AP doesn't really help me very much. I do however really make up for savings on food and merchandise discounts (I eat a lot lolol!)
Sort of. AP rates are generally closely matched by general promotions. It's not sure to be lower than the other rates like at WDW.
Current AP deals.
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/special-offers/2012-winter-passholder-hotel/
Current Regular guests deal.
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/special-offers/2012-winter-hotel-percent/
LOL. Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel is the same rate! So much for an AP discount there.
I've also heard that Expedia can sometimes have rates that beat anything DL offers.
Kind of. In my experience, when Disneyland offers these really great general discounts of 35% off, Expedia will buy some of them up, then once Disneyland has sold all of their allotted rooms at that price, you can still be able to find Expedia (or Orbitz, Travelocity, etc.) selling rooms at the discounted price, so it looks much cheaper, but it's really the same price that used to be offered, but sold out through Disneyland.com.
Kind of. In my experience, when Disneyland offers these really great general discounts of 35% off, Expedia will buy some of them up, then once Disneyland has sold all of their allotted rooms at that price, you can still be able to find Expedia (or Orbitz, Travelocity, etc.) selling rooms at the discounted price, so it looks much cheaper, but it's really the same price that used to be offered, but sold out through Disneyland.com.
Expedia also sometimes offers a bigger discount but you have to prepay the entire hotel cost, so that can be a deal breaker for some. I got PPH for $140 night for Jan 18-21 doing this. It wasn't a huge savings over the promo rate, which I think was $156.
Kind of. In my experience, when Disneyland offers these really great general discounts of 35% off, Expedia will buy some of them up, then once Disneyland has sold all of their allotted rooms at that price, you can still be able to find Expedia (or Orbitz, Travelocity, etc.) selling rooms at the discounted price, so it looks much cheaper, but it's really the same price that used to be offered, but sold out through Disneyland.com.
Expedia also sometimes offers a bigger discount but you have to prepay the entire hotel cost, so that can be a deal breaker for some. I got PPH for $140 night for Jan 18-21 doing this. It wasn't a huge savings over the promo rate, which I think was $156.