AP room discounts?

[Dustmouse]

I am a new AP holder and I'm trying to figure out what the discount is on rooms for AP. I see the new dates have been released but no mention of what the discount is.

Thanks!

 

[kflowers]

I am a new AP holder and I'm trying to figure out what the discount is on rooms for AP. I see the new dates have been released but no mention of what the discount is.

Thanks!

This may be dumb, but what is AP?

 

[snykymom]

From the Disney website:

Select Disney Value Resorts

• Standard Room $64 per night, plus tax*
  for stays most nights from 8/9 - 8/18, 8/22 - 10/1/09
  That's 21% Off — A Savings of $18
• Standard Room $64 per night, plus tax*
  for stays most nights from 10/2-10/3/09.
  That's 39% Off — A Savings of $41

Select Disney Moderate Resorts

• Standard Room $89 per night, plus tax*
  for stays most nights from 8/9 - 8/18/09, 8/22 - 9/23/09, 9/27 - 10/1/09.
  That's 40% Off — A Savings of $60
• Standard Room $89 per night, plus tax*
  for stays most nights from 10/2-10/3/09.
  That's 47% Off— A Savings of $81

Deluxe Offers

Select Disney Deluxe Resorts:
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Disney's Wilderness Lodge Standard Room type

• Standard Room $139 per night, plus tax*
  for stays most nights from 8/9/09, 8/13 - 8/15/09, 8/22 - 9/24/09, 9/28 - 10/1/09.
  That's 42% or $101 per night, plus tax*
• Standard Room $139 per night, plus tax*
  for stays most nights fromm 10/2-10/3/09.
  That's 52% or $151 per night, plus tax*

Select Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts:
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa and Disney's Old Key West Resort

• Standard Room $159 per night, plus tax*
  for stays most nights from 8/9-10/1/09.
  that's 46% or $136 per night, plus tax*
• Standard Room $159 per night, plus tax*
  for stays most nights from 10/2-10/3/09.

* The number of rooms available at these rates is limited.

This may be dumb, but what is AP?

Not dumb; AP is Annual Pass. (And PAP is Premium Annual Pass!)

 

[Dustmouse]

Great! That's exactly what I was looking for!

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

And they all stink. There is nothing avail for our dates or any others that I tried, glad I have a free dining room booked. Good thing I didn't get my AP just for the room discounts

Suzanne

 

[aubriee]

And they all stink. There is nothing avail for our dates or any others that I tried, glad I have a free dining room booked. Good thing I didn't get my AP just for the room discounts

Suzanne

Did you also call? I needed Sept 26th-Oct 4th. Sept 26th is not one of the dates included in the posted dates. However, I called and the CM was able to get it for me, just not in a standard room. I had to go with a king room for just that one night. The AP code beat my free dining, so I switched and now I don't have to buy another one of those one day park tickets I don't need. With the money I saved, I was able to purchase the basic DDP just for the 26th, then upgrade to the DxDDP for the next seven nights, and Disney still owed my credit card 47.00. I feel like I'm getting the DxDDP for free now.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

Did you also call? I needed Sept 26th-Oct 4th. Sept 26th is not one of the dates included in the posted dates. However, I called and the CM was able to get it for me, just not in a standard room. I had to go with a king room for just that one night. The AP code beat my free dining, so I switched and now I don't have to buy another one of those one day park tickets I don't need. With the money I saved, I was able to purchase the basic DDP just for the 26th, then upgrade to the DxDDP for the next seven nights, and Disney still owed my credit card 47.00. I feel like I'm getting the DxDDP for free now.

I did, but I might call again to see if there have been any cancellations. The CM I spoke to wsan't really interested in helping my anyway and I wasn't at a place where I could call back to talk to someone else. I am not usually one to give up easily.

Suzanne

 

[fla4fun]

I usually book an AP rate for September, but this year I booked a 1BR at BLT in August, with the 4/3 and a one day ticket. I checked the AP rate for the same room, and the difference was less than $30, so I didn't bother switching. I'll be applying the one day ticket to my AP renewal (my AP expires in August), so I will still come out a little ahead. I had figured that I was getting about 30% off with the 4/3 deal for 10 nights, so the AP rate for my resort and room category must be around 30% as well.

It really pays to run the numbers for all the discounts and packages you quailify for, to see which one is really the best value for you. I usually use the website for this, even if I intend to call to make the reservation.

 

[Lynne M]

Moving to the Codes and Rates board....