I'm really close to getting an AP for the first time in my life. I have been going twice a year for the past several years. I would love the ability to park hop and I like the AP perks of discounts and special merchandise. I am just learning about AP room discounts. How for in advance can you check for a discount? I already have a standard view room at Poly booked Sept 16-22 without any discounts but am wondering if I buy my AP now would I be able to see if there is a discount available yet?
No, AP discounts aren't available that far out yet.
AP discounts act a lot like regular room-only discounts. Disney releases them for certain time periods/certain dates, usually in roughly 2-3 month windows. They are often/usually released after all other discounts/promotions are released (said another way, Disney will try to fill their rooms with higher paying guests first, then us APs get a shot!).
For example, the current AP room discount offer that was released last week covers 4/15-6/10/18. The prior promotion was valid for stays 1/1-4/14/18.
Also remember that an AP discount isn't always guaranteed - just like regular room only discounts, there has to be availability of the discount to get one. Sorry if you already know that.
One last thing, last year, AP discounts that covered 9/1/17-10/7/17 were released 6/22/17. Past performance is not always indicative of future results, but sometime "around" that date is when you're likely to see AP discounts for Sept come out this year.
That's a primer of how things work - feel free to ask any questions.
