Changes on the DIS website regarding 2008

[Shasta]

I'm in now! Check it out!

 

[BeckWhy]

Where? I'm at the Disney site and I can't find them.

 

[Quinn222]

I'm just getting no rooms available at any resort for any date.

 

[emilymad]

If you start a reservation the range of rates for each hotel comes up. It keeps telling me that there are no rooms available though for my dates. I checked a bunch of resorts.

 

[Shasta]

I may have jumped the gun. I too am getting no rooms available.

I wonder if this means they are comming online today? Has anyone else gotten in that far before?

 

[Kim1964]

That's the furthest in I have gotten. Prior to now, it hasn't brought up resort rates at all for my August, 2008 dates.

 

[KelsiesMommy]

I got no rooms available for my dates at any resort... hopefully this just means they're almost ready to release and we should see it soon!

 

[jmkrat]

Well at least they are farther along today. They probably are still trying to work the tweeks out of the computer system. It seems like it will be any day now. So far I have heard some people say Friday, Sunday, or Monday. Any day now .

 

[emilymad]

For the WL it is showing a $10 increase over last year. Standard in value season was $215 and now the range starts at $225. If that is the standard increase that isn't too bad. Now just waiting to see if the weekend rates are higher....

 

[Shasta]

At first, I thought it was giving me a no-room becuase our check in date is Jan 1 (New Years Day). Maybe they will get up soon, the values are showing $82-$151. $10 more for the Holidays season too.

 

[SplashMtnCrew]

I checked the Wonderful Weeks of Disney for 'winter' and Jan 2008 comes up (without a price it says to call to book your reservation) but it does show P&PP! Hopefully that means they will be having it in Jan again! My DS didn't go to WDW this past Jan. and he missed out. It also mentions YMD 'celebration soars to life'....I thought it ended 12/31?

 

[hansel1]

You should edit your heading!

 

[n2mm]

I don't get prices. Says there is no availablity. Guess they are still working on it.

 

[tink2]

I checked the Wonderful Weeks of Disney for 'winter' and Jan 2008 comes up (without a price it says to call to book your reservation) but it does show P&PP! Hopefully that means they will be having it in Jan again! My DS didn't go to WDW this past Jan. and he missed out. It also mentions YMD 'celebration soars to life'....I thought it ended 12/31?

The P&P has been advertised on the Wonderful Weeks for Jan for a good month now. I am hoping the same as you- that it means there will be P&P this Jan. This party would be perfect for my DD8 and DS6- DD very into princesses and DS very into pirates. Here's hoping for an announcement soon!
On the YOAMD, it has been reported on the Theme Parks and Strategies board that AP holders got a newsletter saying they are extending it for another whole year- through Dec. 2008.

Here's hoping for rates soon!!!

 

[ldbrown318]

Im having no luck either. But at least we are closer along than yesterday!!!

 

[MikeyUVM]

They're definitely still working on it. From what I can ascertain though, the rates have remained largely the same on value resorts except for the high end prices which seem to have increased a little bit. Deluxes and moderates have increased by about 10 dollars. Not bad....

sorry if I'm like the tenth person to post this; I'm getting so excited for my trip in January and it seems like I won't have to be paying too much more!!!

 

[SGMCO]

I've just checked rates for MODS 2008 and they are:
$149.00--$240.00.
Not to Bad--was expecting Worse.
We always go during Value Season.

 

[jmkrat]

I looked too, the pricing seems off to me. For the Boardwalk the rates go from 325. not bad $10 increase from last year to 695.00. I don't know what room classifications are, but the high end seems high. So I don't think the system is quite ready, at least I hope not.

Actually, I checked and a Garden suite at a value rate is now 595.00, so that would mean that it will now be 695.00. Is it me or does that sound like a steep increase? Does anyone think they will increase it by 100.00? I am a little worried now. It doesn't make sense to increase it by only 10.00 at one end and 100.00 at the other. I wish they would just release them.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

I tried too, but no availability.

CR starts at 270
BC/YC/BW starts at 325
AK/WL starts at 225
GF starts at 385
Poly starts at 340
Mods start at 149 (up to 240)
Values start at 82 (up to 151)

DVC
SSR and OKW start at 285
VWL start at 315
BWV and BCV start at 325
(no pricing listed for AKV)

These are obviously standard rooms during value season. Now we wait for the dreaded weekend rates and the other seasons

 

[Shasta]

I just tried something. We are going Jan 1-7th. I tried backing it up a day on the DIS site for Dec 31-Jan7 (adding one more day) and got some interesting results. My total quote was $2271.00 (that is 7 nights at Pop, no prefered, dinning plan, 6 day base tickets, no insurance)

According to my math (based on 2007 figures) is should have been less.

POP, no prefered room, 7 nights. One night at $129.00 and the other 6 at $82. (rack rates per seasonal schedule) Total room cost $621.

Dinning plan 2 adults, 1 child should be 38.99+38.99+10.99 or 88.97 per day and $622.79 for the 7 nights.

6 day base tickets = $587.00

Add 621.00+622.79+587.00=1830.79 X 1.06 (tax) = $1940.63

I wonder what the extra $330.37 is for?