Disney Resort Pricing through the ROOF!

[Deb & Bill]

Hey there!

Just 2 in the room! The CM was somewhat annoying too! Just too silly, not really business oriented. The way she was conveying the information was a bit misleading when she was stating it was discounted. Lessons learned believe me.

I went to David’s DVC online and saw white a few properties that were gorgeous! The Grand Floridian 3 bedroom villa is drop dead gorgeous!

Unfortunately, unless you are talking about Sept 2019, you are much too late for a DVC rental. Especially the GFVillas. They are the smallest DVC resort at WDW and tend to book up quickly. Plus Sept falls during Fall Frenzy with DVC, Sept through the marathon in January - you need to book those before seven months out when all points become equal. It's a really popular time for DVC members.

 

[bumbershoot]

When you go on line how do you know if they added any discounted rates?

You click through a description of a discount and then you check the pricing to make sure it’s discounted.

I googled “enchanting rate Disney” and ended up here:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/special-offers/enchanted-escape-room/

It is an actual discounted rate. But just given the info you gave I can’t tell what sorts of rooms you’re looking at.

Though Matthew ended up more towards the East coast and not Orlando

And fizzled.

 

[AngiTN]

You click through a description of a discount and then you check the pricing to make sure it’s discounted.

I googled “enchanting rate Disney” and ended up here:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/special-offers/enchanted-escape-room/

It is an actual discounted rate. But just given the info you gave I can’t tell what sorts of rooms you’re looking at.




And fizzled.

I believe some of the people along St. Augustine may disagree about how much Matthew fizzled.

Not only do you have to click the Rate, you have to click all the way through to the payment page and then open the full details and see the day by day breakdown. That's where you often find out that only 1 of the days are discounted. That's all it takes to still qualify as being a discounted offer for the entire stay. I never check out without looking at the day by day breakdown first. I've been caught more than once of some nights showing up at rack rate but if I book just a single night for the same date I can get it discounted. It's all the new orphan room stuff they have. Some of it is so illogical.

 

[PrincessNelly]

Hi Diser's!

Just called Disney asking for 4 nights =September 30th check out October 4th - at the following Resorts:

Polynesian - $2300 - $3200 (standard and lake view pricing)
AKL - $1468 - Standard
Wilderness Lodge - $1700 Standard
Copper Creek Studio $1800
Copper Creek 1 BR $2800.

I was shocked! Is it just me or do you think it is way over priced? I also thought that September 30 was in a lower season. I would hate to see what the Christmas season pricing is.

Thoughts?

Thanks Everyone!!

That's funny, my friend is going the same dates and she has the beach club booked for about $1,500... she booked through a travel agent tho

 

[brunette8706]

That's funny, my friend is going the same dates and she has the beach club booked for about $1,500... she booked through a travel agent tho

Hey there! Wow! That’s a great price. I’m going to go through a travel agent too, hopefully will get a better rate.

Thank you!

 

[Disnsyncey]

Hi!

I understand that Disney is and will be expensive but this is just way over the top in my opinion. This is more than the Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton.

I just checked Four Seasons Orlando at Walt Disney World prices for that time....cheapest room they have is $1,079 and that is lake view (low floors) per night.....so those deluxes are looking good! haha

Not sure if this is having anything to do with room rates, but September is a big convention month, that could be driving occupancy too....

 

[georgina]

Yes, Disney deluxe are very expensive. That’s why I just spent 3 nights at Pop for an AP rate of $123/night befor tax. We stayed at a Boardwalk Villas studio last October for about $260/night through David’s DVC rental, booked exactly 11 months out.

 

[PrincessNelly]

Hey there! Wow! That’s a great price. I’m going to go through a travel agent too, hopefully will get a better rate.

Thank you!

Check your inbox!

 

[Marionnette]

Yes, Disney deluxe are very expensive. That’s why I just spent 3 nights at Pop for an AP rate of $123/night befor tax. We stayed at a Boardwalk Villas studio last October for about $260/night through David’s DVC rental, booked exactly 11 months out.

Yup! That's why we purchased DVC and haven't regretted it since! No more deal-seeking or hoping for a discount code. I book my BWV studio at 11 months without a middle man and then reap the benefits of staying at a Deluxe Resort for a fraction of what the guests on the resort side are paying for their rooms.

 

[hereforthechurros]

October is nuts. There’s no availability for DVC left at any resort in any room size. Even with TA discount they are only offering deluxe and they are all $400+/night. Considering staying offsite actually which is something I never thought I would do.

 

[Dean Marino]

...and this is why we bought into DVC, about 6 years ago .
Upfront: $28K.
Yearly Room cost: About $125 per night at BRV.
Break Even vs yearly Discounts: Occurs on our NOV 2018 trip.

So - post NOV 2018? We could donate our DVC Contract to Goodwill - or sell it for $1.00, triggering ROFR . POST Nov 2018? We make out like Bandits .

Just us.... DVC has turned out to be one of the BEST investments we ever made .

All personal opinion - I'm not necessarily right, no one else is necessarily wrong.

 

[snappy]

Bought BWV 2007. Stayed many times, all configurations except grand bills in boardwalk view, studio in standard view. Many trips with youngest DD and various of her friends during middle school, high school and college. No idea when we broke even. I didn’t keep track. We book 11 months out and we stay early February, early to mid May and mid October. Less points required eary February and October. DVC members like to book 11 months during low point months. Now retired we can go whenever but am liking offsite and other locales even more so. Our kids may end up using the points. Hopefully we will have grandkids one day to take. Not holding my breath.

 

[snappy]

Bought BWV 2007. Stayed many times, all configurations except grand villas in boardwalk view, studio in standard view. Many trips with youngest DD and various of her friends during middle school, high school and college. No idea when we broke even. I didn’t keep track. We book 11 months out and we stay early February, early to mid May and mid October. Less points required eary February and October. DVC members like to book 11 months during low point months. Now retired we can go whenever but am liking offsite and other locales even more so. Our kids may end up using the points. Hopefully we will have grandkids one day to take. Not holding my breath.

 

[ww52]

I hope this hijacking the thread, but I find it very discouraging that getting a relatively good deal on a Disney resort requires so much sleuthing.

A few things I find surprising:
Orbitz? You can get a Disney hotel through Orbitz? I thought they just tell you "5 star" or 4 star or whatever and you don't know what the hotel is until you commit.

I get the idea of getting a good deal through searching etc online - but why would that same good deal not be knowable by calling? I assure you, when I call the Swan or Dolphin, the reservationist knows everything available through them. Sometimes they aren't real forthcoming I'll admit - but they don't hide or lie about anything.

It may be a very false impression - but from many comments on here, I'm getting "if you call Disney, they will quote you rack rates. Don't call, do the legwork yourself."

So IF that's true (that the CM won't work to help you save - and it's your own fault for being too lazy to search several sites (that you may not even know exist) to get the deals others are getting - well, that's not just Disney being overpriced - that's Disney taking advantage of people.

Again, I assure you Swan/Dolphin do NOT do that. The reservationist saved us at least $150 a night by pertinent questions and working with me. Not expecting me to know what deals might be there.

Apologies - immensely - if I've completely misinterpreted things I've read here. It was triggered by the "don't call - search the internet" suggestion.

 

[georgina]

As a counterpoint, we looked into buying DVC in 2000 and decided against it. My kids are not that into Disney, and I am happy we did not buy. We did buy a pop-up camper though. I'm happy to rent when we want that level. There seem to be a lot of people who have points to rent.

A few things I find surprising:
Orbitz? You can get a Disney hotel through Orbitz? I thought they just tell you "5 star" or 4 star or whatever and you don't know what the hotel is until you commit.

You are thinking of priceline. On Orbitz they list hotels and prices and you pick what you want. It is often cheaper to prepay, but they are not always refundable, so I usually choose the pay when I stay option.

 

[AngiTN]

I hope this hijacking the thread, but I find it very discouraging that getting a relatively good deal on a Disney resort requires so much sleuthing.

A few things I find surprising:
Orbitz? You can get a Disney hotel through Orbitz? I thought they just tell you "5 star" or 4 star or whatever and you don't know what the hotel is until you commit.

I get the idea of getting a good deal through searching etc online - but why would that same good deal not be knowable by calling? I assure you, when I call the Swan or Dolphin, the reservationist knows everything available through them. Sometimes they aren't real forthcoming I'll admit - but they don't hide or lie about anything.

It may be a very false impression - but from many comments on here, I'm getting "if you call Disney, they will quote you rack rates. Don't call, do the legwork yourself."

So IF that's true (that the CM won't work to help you save - and it's your own fault for being too lazy to search several sites (that you may not even know exist) to get the deals others are getting - well, that's not just Disney being overpriced - that's Disney taking advantage of people.

Again, I assure you Swan/Dolphin do NOT do that. The reservationist saved us at least $150 a night by pertinent questions and working with me. Not expecting me to know what deals might be there.

Apologies - immensely - if I've completely misinterpreted things I've read here. It was triggered by the "don't call - search the internet" suggestion.

Yep, you've misinterpreted everything. Or made it way more complicated than it is

First, Orbitz is not Priceline. Go check the Orbitz website. You'll figure that one out all by yourself.

Second. It's not sleuthing to get the room prices. It's a sale. Nothing more complicated than that. Disney puts their resort rooms on sale. Their room sale works no different than any other sale on any other product. Their sale has dates where they have a sale price and they have a begin date and end date. You have to purchase the room when the sale is being held and your stay has to be during the valid dates.

The only thing that is slightly different is they will let you apply the sale pice to the room you have already purchased in that if you book today and the room goes on sale later they'll let you apply any sale price that's available to your room on your dates. Sort of how some stores will let you get a price change if they put an item on sale within a few days of you buying it. Just with Disney, there's no limit on the time.

 

[Marionnette]

The only thing that is slightly different is they will let you apply the sale pice to the room you have already purchased in that if you book today and the room goes on sale later they'll let you apply any sale price that applies to your room on your dates. Sort of how some stores will let you get a price change if they put an item on sale within a few days of you buying it. Just with Disney, there's no limit on the time.

Not quite. A room has to be available with the discount. CRO does not "apply" a discount to an existing reservation if there are no rooms in the discount's inventory for the exact dates and room type.

 

[AngiTN]

Not quite. A room has to be available with the discount. CRO does not "apply" a discount to an existing reservation if there are no rooms in the discount's inventory for the exact dates and room type.

And I said exactly that. Right here

they'll let you apply any sale price that applies to your room on your dates

appies to your room on your dates means exactly what you said. That your room has to be available and it has to be available on your dates with the sale. That's why I included that in my original post. To cover that it isn't just available for all rooms. I can see how maybe that wasn't clear though. I should have used the word available instead of applies. I can fix it to make it more clear

 

[sjs314]

And I said exactly that. Right here

appies to your room on your dates means exactly what you said. That your room has to be available and it has to be available on your dates with the sale. That's why I included that in my original post. To cover that it isn't just available for all rooms. I can see how maybe that wasn't clear though. I should have used the word available instead of applies. I can fix it to make it more clear

It is also important to note that when modifying an existing reservation to take advantage of a discount if ticket or dining plan prices have increased since you originally booked you will pay the increased prices

 

[Farro]

In all our stays, if we booked the room and then a discount came out, "magically" our category was always sold out, the first morning. Then they would tell us we'd have to switch hotels to get discount.

Not always easy to get a discount.