Booking with Disney.com

[pol]

Hi all,

First great site, I have learned a lot from reading all the posts.
If someone could put me straight on a question it would be great.
I have booked through Disney Uk for 2 weeks in sept. with DDP (not Free) and the total comes to just over £2,500. which is paid in full. I have seen on the disney.com the same holiday for $4000, the only change is the Ulimate 14 day ticket becomes the 10 days ticket. So should/can I cancel the booking and re-book with disney in the US and save $1000/£500? would the 10 day ticket be a pain? I have also booked two week tickets to seaworld and the water park, we could use that for the first couple of days.

Thanks for any help. Once again great site.

Paul

 

[emily1982]

We've booked through Disney US and it has worked out cheaper. Initially we had the magic your way tickets but then decided just to cancel them and get out own from another company (which haven't done yet). You could always get the 10 day ones then by a 3 day magic your way ticket etc.

 

[Shooby doo]

Paul I think that it would depend on what your cancellation charges are?I would think minimum you would lose your deposit,also your booking is going to depend on what your exchange rate is for that day & unless you have a Nationwide card or similar you will also have a transaction charge.Is the 10 day a Hopper or just a straight base ticket?
HTH SD

 

[wayneg]

Welcome Paul

Cancellation fees from Disney.co.uk

9. If you cancel your Booking

If you wish to cancel your Booking, this must be done by the Lead Guest in writing to the registered office address or by email to wdtc-uk@disney.com. In the event of cancellations the following charges become payable (as a % of total Booking price):

Period before departure date that letter is received Cancellation Charges as a % of total Booking price
More than 56 days Deposit only
56-29 days 30%
28-15 days 40%
14-1 days 50%
Day of departure or later 100%

 

[pol]

Thanks for the replays,

I go on the 5th sept so the 30% would take away any savings. The moral of the story is not to book with Disney.co.uk, Disney.com is cheaper, thanks for the help.

Paul

 

[wayneg]

Thanks for the replays,

I go on the 5th sept so the 30% would take away any savings. The moral of the story is not to book with Disney.co.uk, Disney.com is cheaper, thanks for the help.

Paul

Sometimes it is cheaper with .co.uk but your options are limited, like cancellation policies, adding discount codes, can't get Annual pass rate etc.
Thankfully I booked POR thru Hotelopia for this August, only cost me £15 to cancel when I got a great AP rate at AKL.
You live and learn.

 

[pol]

Were in AKL too, our first time, just looking forward to it now

Paul

 

[anthony2k7]

Can someone explain if the 10 days is that they must be used within 10 consequitive days of first use, or if it is 10 individual days that can be used any time within another time period? - hope that makes sense!?

We've got the 10 day tickets and it would be great if we could go any 10 days within our 14 days we're there. If we have to use all of our first 10 days at disney then its no big issue either was we have universal and seaworld tickets for the other days.

 

[wayneg]

Can someone explain if the 10 days is that they must be used within 10 consequitive days of first use, or if it is 10 individual days that can be used any time within another time period? - hope that makes sense!?

We've got the 10 day tickets and it would be great if we could go any 10 days within our 14 days we're there. If we have to use all of our first 10 days at disney then its no big issue either was we have universal and seaworld tickets for the other days.

I like this site for explaining tickets, also compares Disney price against their own. http://www.mapleleaftickets.com/disney_tickets.htm they expire 14 days after 1st use

 

[Shooby doo]

Anthony it is any 10 days within your 14 days from first use,you also can pay to have your unused days made non-expiry-this option is handy if you plan on going back,depending on how long you are going for I would be surprised if you could spend a full 10 days in the 4 main parks (assuming that you have added the waterparks to your Base ticket)!
SD