Hurrah !!!!!

[princessjodiebo]

So its official with a bit of jiggery pokery and the realisation that DLRP trip in dec is just delaying our return to Orlando we have decided that in exactly 2 weeks i can book our trip back in october half term for at least 8 nights !!!!

My DH suggested doing 2 nights in a deluxe then the rest in a moderate to take advantage of the dining plan then we will just pay out of pocket for the other days

My question is this
Can you just book 2 nights somewhere like yacht club or Contempary and is the dining linked to your check in and check out or our disney tickets ?

We havent been for 3 years and fast pass plus and magic bands is a minefield plus i believe the food and wine festival will be on as well as MNSSHP so i will happily be investing in a folder and dividers and have a new hobby to keep me entertained

Cannot wait til i can offically change the ticker

 

[zippy99]

We have booked our whole holiday with WDTC this year and have 7 nights AKL, 4 nights on disney dream and them 3 nights at the contemporary.

We have had to book contemporary as a separate booking as Disney cannot handle split stays on one. I did, however, negotiate just a £50 deposit for the second hotel based on the fact that we could not include it. Dining plan is not included for us - but we did get 40% discount on rooms and $150 gift card.

Free dining would only be available on your main stay and is not transferable to a second resort. TBH, if you are booking with free dining (rather than room discount) you are better off not to split stay (if you are talking 2015)

 

[princessjodiebo]

Thats what i thought but hubby liked the idea so i said i would consult the trusty dis

If we book before the 21st october we get free qs dining and $100 dollar gift card

i don't know wether to upgrade to a deluxe as to be honest as we are only there for a short period of time i am worried it would cut into disney time in the parks but having looked at the crowd calendars we should be ok

Just want to be absoloutely sure we are 100% before i book

The other thing i thought about was renting points but again thats another minefield lol

I dont care to be honest i am going back !!!

 

[Elise79]

To qualify for the free dining deal you have to buy tickets and stay at least 5 nights. The tickets are not valid until your check in date.

Disney don't recognise split stays so it's always considered 2 bookings. You would need to do the deluxe resort second otherwise you wouldn't have tickets until you check in for your main stay.

Personally, I don't like split stays. I like to get there unpack and stay put until it's home time. We have done several and don't do them unless we have to now. I will do an overnight somewhere while staying checked in to our main resort (although that's usually the coast not another Disney resort).

 

[princessjodiebo]

We have decided to go for 8 nights in saratoga instead - we have the dining plan which if we maybe do character meals will help cut down time in the parks plus my daughter is throwing a fit as she has to have her steak in Coral Reef - plus i think it will be nice to maybe try some other places that we didnt before

The only other thing i dont know is if park hours will be out before MNSSHP dates are

That day we are planning Lunch at a resort hotel then heading in around 5ish so Dont want them to clash ?

I know i have loads of time but this year has gone very quick already lol