The bounceback is a room only discount. This means that the specific dates that are discounted will receive the discount and the other dates can be booked, but they will be at rack rate.
Like most special offers, the BB offer is subject to availability of rooms at the special rate. Even if rooms are available at rack rate, it does not mean that rooms are available at the BB rate. All you can do is call, after you check in. Sometimes, only the more expensive room categories are bookable, and other times you can get a rate reduction on what you already booked.
Just to clarify....by checking in....that means we've seen someone but likely the room isn't ready yet and we store our luggage etc...can I pick up a house phone right then and there and dial 8844? Will the fact that we've seen someone but aren't actually in the room still indicate that we are on site and able to check on BB offers?
You also should be able to do online check-in, but I would certainly think checking in at the front desk, even if room were not yet available, would qualify. I don't believe the room needs to be phsically occupied. But, I've always called from my room, so I can't say for sure.
Yeah, I was thinking about doing online check in before we leave next Wednesday. That's what I was curious about...if the call to 8844 has to actually come from a hotel room. I'll ask the CL Concierge when we try to check in around noon. Thank you!
You can try, but be prepared to wait until you have your assigned room activated . I would imagine that calling from WDW may help.
Guess I’ll hope and pray for general public or AP discount but not holding my breath
Wow! Seriously? Dang.....We're heading down in 4 days and that call was gonna be the first call I made when we got into the room. I guess others had the same great idea......Thank you for the update. I'll still call when we get down there but at least I'll be prepared to be disappointedWell in case anyone was wondering Yacht, Beach, and Boardwalk are sold out under the bounceback offer for Dec 6-15, Dec 7-15, and Dec 6-14 next year
Wow! Seriously? Dang.....We're heading down in 4 days and that call was gonna be the first call I made when we got into the room. I guess others had the same great idea......Thank you for the update. I'll still call when we get down there but at least I'll be prepared to be disappointed
I also have a room booked already for next December, BWI Deluxe Room. I had originally booked it for December 4-11 2019 but then saw the actual BB dates starting December 6. I added two days on the end, until December 13, vs December 11. I was certainly hoping for a BB for December 6-13...was just gonna drop December 4/5. I'll do the same as you, I'll try to call a few times when we're down there in 3 days but I'm not going to focus on it. Appreciate the updates!
This is correct! Like all Disney special offers, some rooms and resorts may not be included. They will decide to include in the promo, based on their projections of selling the room rack rate. If the rooms for a resort and a period are selling well, they may not have been included at all.
I just wanted to come back to give an update! I called to check on the Bounceback offer today for our January trip since my parents are down in Disney right now. We currently have 4 rooms booked at All Star Movies at the AP rate. The CM checked for a Bounceback rate for us but she said All Star Movies is completely sold out even at rack rate right now so there were no Bounceback offers available. She thought the AP rate would be a better deal anyways, however..... just my immediate family is staying for 3 days at POFQ before we meet up with the rest of our extended family at All Star Movies. I asked about applying the Bounceback offer to that stay even though neither my parents or aunt will be staying in that room - and I was honest with the CM - and she said it would be fine and gave me the discounted Bounceback rate for POFQ. We didn't book it (yet) because it required switching room categories and I wanted to discuss with DH first but the rate was $24 cheaper (total for 3 nights) than the AP rate so the discount must be slightly higher with the Bounceback rate. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the update.
I remember her earlier post. She did the booking for her parents and had their reservation number and all their info and called on their behalf.
