If the date, resort and room type is available with the Bounceback, I would go ahead and book the Bounceback and re-shop once AP deals come out. Sometimes the AP offers are a little better, sometimes it's the same offer, but there is no guarantee that the AP discount will be available for the dates, resort and room you are looking for. For example, I am looking at AP discount availability at the beginning of April, and many resorts/rooms are not available to book with that discount. Once your WDW trip is over, you won't be able to go back and book the Bounceback. But, you can cancel it without penalty up to 5 days in advance if it's room only and up to 30 days if it's a package, if a better AP deal comes around for your dates. Better to have a discount in hand than wait for a discount that may or may not be applicable.
Disney has made it so they only discount the specific rooms and dates they want to discount. The Passholder discount varies depending on the resort. The deluxe resorts range from 20% to 35% off. The Bounceback says "up to" 30% off for deluxes and weekends are excluded Jan - May. Your best bet is to call the Bounceback line and have them quote you. So depending on how many weekend dates you have / don't have and the resort and room type you would do better with one offer or the other. You will have to call and have them price it out.
If a room is already sold out without a discount, it will not be available to book with a bounceback rate. The room has to be available to book as a bounceback or to apply a bounceback discount. It's a good idea to price your dates and have an idea what you would like to book!How quickly does the room only bounce back usually sell out? I know the number of rooms allocated could be different from year to year, but it worries me that the Disney website is already showing standard view rooms as sold out at some of the deluxe resorts (Y&B, Boardwalk) for early December 2019. We will be there this December 1st so I’m planning on booking then, but if standard view is already sold out at rack rate does that mean it won’t be available under the bounce back? Ugh, I’m getting anxious!
I’m curious about this too! We have our rooms booked under the AP discount but I’m wondering if the bounce back offer will be better. I guess I’ll find out in a few weeks when my parents go!
The bounceback through August 2019 is a room discount for select 2019 dates. All the details are in the first post.
The bounceback now through next August is a room only discount for dates in 2019.
Ha! We were typing the same thing at the same time!
LOL, I noticed. JINX! You owe me a dole whip!Ha! We were typing the same thing at the same time!
The discount is ONLY off the room portion. If you are making a package, take the percentage off the room and then add the full price tickets (and full price dining, if you are adding that as well). Here is Mousesavers price list. It includes tax, but should give you a rough idea of pricing:
Congrats on booking a Bounceback. Here is a list of the historical discounts (including AP) and when they came out. June/July AP discounts have come out in April during the last 2 years:Hello!
We just came home from WDW last Sunday, and I was able to book 9 days at POFQ with the Bounce Back Offer!
(June 26- July 5 - 2019)
So, I actually pay around the same amount of money for 9 night at POFQ (With the DP) as I did this November for 7 night (with DP) at POP.
Maybe it was around $200 more, but I will need to check... I still think it was a great offer
I had asked my TA if he could help me, and he could.... BUT... I was in the "Disney bubble" and almost forgot about telling him what I had decided.
Thankfully I remembered it late Friday night (we was leaving Saturday) and I already had the numbers from my TA
I did not want to bother him on a Saturday, but he actually texted me and helped me with some information that morning and he told me to call him if I needed any help
I was really nervous calling for the Bounce Back offer, because I am from Norway and I was a bit afraid they would not understand what I said and the other way around.
Well, I called them and was told they needed my confirmation number for the stay in November... and it took me a while to find that.
Actually I had the correct number, but I might have spelled it out wrong.
I told them that I wanted my excellent TA to take over my reservation and they asked for the Travel Agency and his name and everything went fine.
Got a message from him later, that everything was ok....
The only thing I regret is not booking another room, because I am traveling with other people some of the time next year.
My TA also told me he`d look out for any AP discounts etc when they come out and we could have a look what would be the best deal.
I don´t know when AP for June/July normally will come out?
Do you know if I can modify my reservation and do a split stay with the Bounce Back offer?
I would have loved some days at the Beach Club.... but I am very happy with POFQ, we stayed at POP now and it was great.
But maybe POFQ are a little more quite
Very exited to go back in about 223 days (or something around that) AND stay at POFQ AND be an AP for the first time
Thank you so much!
Thank you I am very happy so far and fingers crossed for an even better AP discount.
