Are the resorts really this full?

[Lisa3]

We have ressies for 10 nights in early Nov. at the Polynesian. I thought this would be a slow time to go but with the FTP I am wondering if it will be crowded. Just to see what was still available I went on the Disney site and plugged our dates into several resorts only to find very limited availability (standard and garden views only). Has Nov. really become that popular - no wonder we aren't seeing any discounts. If the rooms are full what would be the purpose of offering discounts? We will take this trip regardless (we already have a "Come Back Rate") since our APs will expire Nov. 30th but I have no incentive to renew them.

I really feel for everyone out there holding APs with no discounts. I agree you should not mortgage your future for a vacation but I seem to suffer from having champagne taste with a beer pocketbook! I save and save so that on vacation I can take a break from the everyday worries of creative financing. The discounts make this possible for many of us.

 

[cindala]

You have to remember that the early part of November is teachers convention time in NJ, so they refer to it as NJ week. You may experience more crowds then.

 

[pooh6890]

November is a busy time. The Food & Wine Festival is going on, Super Soap Weekend is the 8 & 9th, and there is a big convention at S/D too. I have been waiting to make my ressies for Nov. 7 to 10th with a code or discount. I let the BC go because all I could get was a AAA rate of $289 and can't afford that this year. I too have been putting in my dates and checking hotels and little by little, day by day, the resorts available are dwindling. I am more than likely going to stay at the All stars and just get on with it, code or no code. AAA is at least better than nothing. I am very frustrated over this too.