I think this only happened once, when Disney FINALLY put them on sale after Covid. For the longest time, it was day tickets only. There were over two years when either Annual Passes were suspended or not offered, and that created deep demand. What's happening now is pretty standard. First the Believe pass will sell out, maybe next week, then two more, leaving only the SoCal weekday pass which may be offered all year.
Grand Californian is so, so much nicer than the Disneyland Hotel Villas. And it's one of the fourteen. But I do hear you on the Riviera and the Cabins.
Inspire is the one that's usually available the longest, too damn expensive
I haven't check out the disneyland villas yet but i can imagine because I'm not all that impressed with the disneyland hotel. I do like the themeing of the rooms though, love the jungle book, grand californian is more subtle disney, but of course in a category of its own. I imagine the points cost is cheaper as well so that's a plus!
That's just not true. There's usually a short run before Christmas, as there was this year. But the early 2024 sale started on March 5, 2024 and weren't paused until June 5, 2024. That's two months. Expect something similar here. Again, certain passes will sell out, such as Believe. But some will be available likely for many weeks.
What they price it for has nothing to do with what they need to sell it for to get a target ROI.
I wonder how much of it is actually them selling out or Disney creating demand by making it seem like they "sell out" fast. They have mastered FOMO quite well
It will be on sale until just before you go to the park and hope to apply you multi day ticket to the price of a MK….
TBF, Riviera was just a few dollars more expensive during that same incentive cycle.
Yep I've had this kind of luck before too!
Ok, so I looked it up in case my memory got foggy:
Same here, when something new and shiny is out I want to stay there and go to all the previews and stuff and be excited!
Right I would have loved some Grand Floridian christmas points although I've heard it's a hot mess to stay there during that time, I am up for the challenge
Only when the gingerbread house is having an anniversary. I've been staying there for years during Christmas and its busy but not like this year. It was insane! IMHO I think the BPK "Firesale" was a marketing ploy to get DVC attention during a period when they were all coming out of the pandemic and needed to get some buzz going. Cheap building reno/flip and you have new DVC members and others that added on.Right I would have loved some Grand Floridian christmas points although I've heard it's a hot mess to stay there during that time, I am up for the challenge
How often does it have an anniversary? Do you go on actual Christmas day? I would love to do that some time. They need to do another market ploy there's an avian flu going around lol
