this is not true...if you are planning to get the pass as long as you have it when you arrive! you can book...I have spent 20 years up to today doing just this!
What I said is that it cannot be done online without having an AP. You CAN do it by phone without having an AP as long as you have it when you check in.
I am so discouraged! I don't know what the point of having an annual pass is anymore. Apparently the handful of POR rooms that were made available were already gone when I called at 6:59 AM this morning. SIGH....
Tried to check BC but there seems to be a glitch in the system. The red unavailable message is not saying BC but other resorts. I'm guessing it is not available.
Okay well we kept GF Theme Park View and are paying rack rate for them since no discounts. For our stay at AKL we changed from Savannah view to pool view and are saving $629... Then we will just hope for some pixie dust to put us back in savannah view.
Thanks Lilstint! I appreciate you doing that for me. That would actually only save me about $100 over what I booked last night with the fall discount, so I don't think I'll be going the AP route, but I appreciate your help!!
We did not find any rooms available at Disney's Beach Club Resort for the dates you specified. (We checked a few other Resorts as well.) Please change your travel dates or your Resort selection and try again.
I put your dates in and this was the message I was given. Sorry.
Wohoo, just got AP rate for our December trip to the Polynesian. Went from 25% off to 30% off. Not a huge savings but I have $124 to spend elsewhere.
Thanks for everyone posting that AP rates are out.
I am so discouraged! I don't know what the point of having an annual pass is anymore. Apparently the handful of POR rooms that were made available were already gone when I called at 6:59 AM this morning. SIGH....
Thanks Lilstint! I appreciate you doing that for me. That would actually only save me about $100 over what I booked last night with the fall discount, so I don't think I'll be going the AP route, but I appreciate your help!!
If you are interested in AKL you might consider renting points over at the DVC Rent Trade board. Your dates fall into a value season. Jambo House Pool view is 14 points per night and SV is 18 points per night. You can usually rent points for $11 or $12 dollars per points and sometimes even less. Def worth checking out..
Yay- just updated our 2 nights at Beach Club 10/12-10/14 from GP discount booked yesterday to AP rate and saved another $25 per night. That makes the AP discount come out at right about 30% off rack.
Called this morning and switched my 10/20-10/28 ASMo @$909 to ASMu same dates @ $721 so a savings of $188. We are fine with the switch because we wanted to eat at their food court anyway.
I think I was expecting a bit "more" for the AP but maybe I was just overthinking it. Glad thats done and I can move one. Hope you all get something you are glad about too!
Thanks to the OP (and all) for posting this !!!--- we had used the Fall rate this morning, and saved $500---- then called again to use the AP rate--- ended up saving over $600 for our trip in Nov- Dec at CBR !!!
Yay- just updated our 2 nights at Beach Club 10/12-10/14 from GP discount booked yesterday to AP rate and saved another $25 per night. That makes the AP discount come out at right about 30% off rack.
Saved an additional $90 per room (on 2 GV rooms) at BC from 12/12-12/16 over the 30% GP discount booked yesterday. Calcuated that it amounts to about a 35% discount overall.
The AP discount wasn't a better deal than the GP for our Poly dates (12/8-12/12). But overall, we saved about $2360 at both resorts combined.
Good luck to everyone trying to apply the discounts.
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