Can you haggle with Disney on resort prices as they try to fill unused rooms?

[SpaceAce]

I have reservations for a trip next week where we are staying at the Dolphin for 5 days and Coronoda Springs for the next 4. Ideally, I would rather stay at a resort on the monorail track (Polynesian, Contemporary, Grand Floridian.) that either of these, and please do not take offense as I KNOW the Dolphin is a fine hotel.

Basically this would be called an "upsell" (with me throwing in the leverage of extending my stay) - but I don't know if Disney will allow upsells to different resorts, instead of just a different view, level of service, etc... at the same resort.

Since I will be down there at the Dolphin, a non-disney hotel in terms of their reservation system, Disney may see an advantage to me starting my Disney (non-dolphin) vacation earlier. (They don't have to know, and probably wouldn't care, that I would be trading in Dolphin time.)

Would I have any way of talking Disney into getting into a "monorail resort" to use up their unused room at a greatly reduced rate since they may be trying to fill unused rooms this close to the date? I could even stop in and haggle in person.

Do I have any chance? Or is that just not the way it works?

(We do have annual passes, so we already would get a discount. I am just trying to see if Disney would let me stay at the Contemporary, etc... for the same ballpark # as Coronodo if they knew they would be getting more $ out of me by extending the stay. Keep in mind, basically I am offering them more $ but a lower rate.)

I personally don't think this will work - anyone think otherwise?
My apologies to anyone that thinks I'm conniving I just bought a new car so I'm in the mood!

Thanks!

 

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Spaceage.. have a look at this recent thread with similar thoughts...

http://198.64.133.85/showthread.php?s=&threadid=388865

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[GAIL HAYDEN]

Nope.

 

[SpaceAce]

Didn't think so...but thanks for saving me the time in trying!

 

[Lewisc]

You can't haggle BUT if the bookings are light Disney will release more discounted rooms (AP rate for example). An AP discount at a deluxe (particularly WL and AKL) might not be any more than RACK rate at a moderate.

The maximum discount (AP and good codes) is usually 40-45%. If that's enough for you keep checking for AP discounts, if it's not enough be happy with what you booked.

Save you some looking-- A good rate at Swan/Dolpin is about $150, a good rate at POLY is about $200. Wing rooms at the contemporary are less.