Freebies at check in?

[madasax12]

Just looked....we also got vouchers for a free 5X7 and a lanyard and pin for each party member

 

[Malcon10t]

funny - I stayed at the DL resort in 2015 and 2016, booked thru DL website and don't get any of that

I generally call Walt Disney Travel when I wanted to book as a package. But usually I book stuff separately as it is cheaper. You can go to the WTC in DTD and ask to buy the add ons. For me, this was cheaper than buying the packages. I think it was $10 per set.

 

[CookieandOatmeal]

Going next week and hoping they still have enough 60th pins and lanyards! Seeing the words "while supplies last" always makes me nervous lol.

 

[5forMickey]

If you book a package through Walt Disney travel, you will purchase everything together on the first call, you will leave a deposit and then be required to pay the remaining balance by a due date, there is a cancellation fee charged if you cancel or change your package. Once you pay your remaining balance and sometime befor your arrival date, usually three weeks, they will send you a package with the luggage tags in it. When you check in they will give you an envelope with your tickets in it and vouchers to go to the travel company and pick up your pins.

If you make a room reservation only through Walt Disney you are required to pay one nights deposit at booking and you pay the remainder when you check in, if you cancel within five days your money is returned. You can also purchase your tickets at the hotel but you will not get the vouchers for the extras.

So it's not really so much who you booked with, it's more how it was priced and paid for. Someone who has an AP for example would most likely book a room only because the wouldn't need tickets. We never book the packages because they always cost more than getting everything separate.

And just as an FYI....they really aren't freebies, the cost has been included in your package price.

 

[arichau]

I have never booked a package. But I have stayed at the DLH many times. The first time both my kids got signed 8x10 photos (one of Mickey and one of Minnie). Maybe because we said it was our first time there? I can't remember.

This year they knew it was around my son's birthday and he got a photo from Chip and Dale at check-in.

 

[Malcon10t]

I have never booked a package. But I have stayed at the DLH many times. The first time both my kids got signed 8x10 photos (one of Mickey and one of Minnie). Maybe because we said it was our first time there? I can't remember.

This year they knew it was around my son's birthday and he got a photo from Chip and Dale at check-in.

Yes, they frequently will leave pics like that if you ask. The "freebies" provided for the packages being discussed are luggage tags, lanyards, pins, coupons for free 5x7s of pics in the park, and a discount card for DTD.

I haven't really found the "freebies" to be worth the prices as you can usually get a better discount on the room online, and my credit union offers discounts on tickets.