Birthday Pin Code!

[FINFAN]

maybe calculate 40% of the room rate for your ressie...and hold back that amount to pay at arrival? That way if you do get a code, you are already apid in full, if not, you have it set aside anyway and can just pay once you chek in. That's what I would do ( I would call WDW and get their calculations of taking 40% off , just to make sure)
Have a great trip!

 

[maiapapaya]

maybe calculate 40% of the room rate for your ressie...and hold back that amount to pay at arrival? That way if you do get a code, you are already apid in full, if not, you have it set aside anyway and can just pay once you chek in. That's what I would do ( I would call WDW and get their calculations of taking 40% off , just to make sure)
Have a great trip!

Good suggestion, but I don't think it would work. With the package you have to pay your balance in full 45 days before your arrival.

 

[FINFAN]

ahhhh, well, I would call for sure then...you never know, once you explain the situation a CM may be able to *see* if you are in line for a BDay PIN.

 

[n2mm]

DS's b-day is Aug 8th.....registered back in the day and still no pin code.

DH is Aug 6th and registered awhile ago and no pin here either.

 

[nan214]

Just got my 2nd pin code. this one is for my dd b-day in august. 40% off disney stay for b-day celebration. Now I need to figure out what deal is better. we already planned an August vacation c the 4/3 deal. im going to have to call tomorrow.

 

[maidenfairy]

I just got a pin code for Sept when we are going, but free dining is a better deal money wise. Oh well I finally get a pin and I can't use it.

 

[CAJUNWDWFAN]

I got this pin code as well but I'm not going during my birthday.

 

[delmar411]

I got 2 birthday pin codes for my 2 Oct b-day kids, yesterday. And we are DVC so I don't think that matters on whether you get them or not. I didn't get one for DH though and he shares his b-day w/ DD...although I'll check his email address later to see. I didn't get one for my July b-day though.

 

[nan214]

I just got a pin code for Sept when we are going, but free dining is a better deal money wise. Oh well I finally get a pin and I can't use it.

same thing here. got the 40% off pin for b-day in august, but my 4/3 deal is much better....

 

[gracielou]

Just bumping to see if ppl are continuing to receive birthday pins? We aren't going until October, so we've got a while to wait to see if we get one, but it will make me more hopeful if the trend continues.

Just got the birthday PIN yesterday for DH's October birthday. It stated it was good for the entire month of October, but from the new price our TA gave us, I believe it covered the last night of our stay, which is 11/1, as well. We already had a 40% off PIN from January, but that didn't include the last weekend, so this saved us an additional $87.60! Total price for 8 nights at CBR with 9 day park hoppers for two is now down to $1660.34!

Also, someone asked what happens if you've already paid off the trip. We paid the balance off last month and our TA said Disney was refunding the $87.60 back to our credit card.

 

[maiapapaya]

Congrats on the pin! I guess I'll start watching now for one for my DH, though I'm not going to get too excited about getting one (since it seems that not everyone with a registered birthday has received one).

It was also me that asked about what happens if you've already paid off your trip. Thanks for the info!

 

[DISNEYNUTS]

We got 40% off pin for our daughters birthday, trip was already booked, but free dining worked out to be a better savings, we are all adults (at least for disney terms) we are booked at the POLY

 

[maiapapaya]

We got 40% off pin for our daughters birthday, trip was already booked, but free dining worked out to be a better savings, we are all adults (at least for disney terms) we are booked at the POLY

Free dining is a better deal than 40% off the room rate for Poly? I did the calculation for us (in case we get the pin - can't blame a girl for planning! ) and 35% or 40% off worked out to be a better deal for us than the free dining we already have. Mind you our oldest will be 18 when we go and counts as an extra adult in the room (making the rate on the room higher). Unless I messed up the math (which isn't out of the realm of possibility!)

 

[n2mm]

Congrats on the pin! I guess I'll start watching now for one for my DH, though I'm not going to get too excited about getting one (since it seems that not everyone with a registered birthday has received one).

I agree, I registered DH for his August birthday and we have not gotten anything. We could use it as we wanted to add on a day before and after our DVC stay. We can get an AP discount for the day before, but was hoping for the 40% off a value (2 rooms).

 

[DISNEYNUTS]

Free dining is a better deal than 40% off the room rate for Poly? I did the calculation for us (in case we get the pin - can't blame a girl for planning! ) and 35% or 40% off worked out to be a better deal for us than the free dining we already have. Mind you our oldest will be 18 when we go and counts as an extra adult in the room (making the rate on the room higher). Unless I messed up the math (which isn't out of the realm of possibility!)

Yep free dining is the better deal our dates are Aug 16-23 at the Poly. Room only rate would be $2796 less 40 % = $1677.60 for a savings of $1118.40. Dining Plan for 5 adults for 7 nights is $1399.65. Dining plan costs more than room savings by $281.25, therefore making Free Dining the better deal. No can't blame a girl for planning, I was hoping it would help us, but I have ran the numbers backward and forward, and the CM is right First Pin Code too.

 

[maiapapaya]

Yep free dining is the better deal our dates are Aug 16-23 at the Poly. Room only rate would be $2796 less 40 % = $1677.60 for a savings of $1118.40. Dining Plan for 5 adults for 7 nights is $1399.65. Dining plan costs more than room savings by $281.25, therefore making Free Dining the better deal. No can't blame a girl for planning, I was hoping it would help us, but I have ran the numbers backward and forward, and the CM is right First Pin Code too.

Ok, makes sense now. I forgot that August is value season vs regular when we're there at the end of October. We also upgraded to MK view, so that adds a lot to the room cost. Glad that I'm not completely losing my mind! (I know math isn't my best subject, but thought I could at least crunch some numbers!) Sorry you couldn't use your pin. That's a drag. We've currently got free dining thanks to a pin my sister received (we got it too since our reservations are linked). Still holding out for that birthday pin. A 40% code would save us an additional $1000 over the free dining.

 

[Jenna319]

I'm obsessed with getting a bday pin code for my DH's Sept bday.... I just registered him at disneyworld.com, and ordered the free planning video.... anything else I can do to up my chances of receiving a 40% off bday pin for our Sept trip!?! If we got this, I would be very very tempted to upgrade to Poly as a surprise for his bday! Right now, I have 6 nights booked at POR and 1 night booked at Poly *that he doesnt know about*. Am I to understand that, if we were to receive this 40% off pin, that we could get the Poly for around $214 a night (which is 40% off of rack rate of $355), for a total of around $1500 for a week?!?!?! Oh please please please, let me get this pin!!!!!! It would make for the best bday ever for him to stay at Poly the whole trip!!