For the dell one, it looks like you can’t go through a shopping portal since you have to go to dell.com/amex. Anyone know if that’s correct. I’m looking at an XPS 13 9370.
I'll have to call in to see if they can do it retroactive because they don't make it very clear that it has to be picked in that calendar year. They just say "qualifying period" so I took that as the Platinum status period, like while you're platinum. If they'd have just said "calendar year" like they did in the T&C I'd have made sure I picked the suite nights before the end of the year. (since the elite nights wouldn't do anything for me in 2018)
You were the perfect target for this deal since you already were getting PHs and the Dining plan and met the length of stay requirement!Phew... it's been a whirlwind morning for me... no caffeine needed for me!
I woke up and was scrolling through Facebook when I saw an ad from a Disney page I follow saying that free dining was released overnight! I jumped up and grabbed my laptop to see what kind of money it would save us if we rebooked with that instead of the Magical rate we have. I was afraid that if I waited that I would miss out on the deal, so I went ahead and rebooked everything direct with Disney on the website and figure I will just cancel if we can get the discounts applied magically once I hear back from her.
So my original total package costs for three rooms for 6 people with 5 day PHs for everyone plus the dining plan was $8,638.58.
After rebooking with free dining, my costs for the same package is $7,751.20!
Glad that worked out in your favor!! 
You were the perfect target for this deal since you already were getting PHs and the Dining plan and met the length of stay requirement!
Unfortunately, I also think it speaks to how the magical rates aren't what they used to be. I also re-booked from my magical rates to Disney discounts for our upcoming trip later this month because the Disney discounts were better (I did this months ago, just commenting on how that's becoming a theme now)
I was going to recommend looking at those cards when I read your earlier post. I have the Capital One Venture card and I think the Aviator works very similar. When you have a travel charge, you use your "miles" to erase the charge(essentially a statement credit). You can use it for flights, rental cars, hotels, buses, trains....The travel category is not as liberal as Chase. For example, parking fees are not considered travel. But UT and my DD's bus to the airport was.
For my Dell offer in December, I went through a portal and still got the credit.
You were the perfect target for this deal since you already were getting PHs and the Dining plan and met the length of stay requirement!
Unfortunately, I also think it speaks to how the magical rates aren't what they used to be. I also re-booked from my magical rates to Disney discounts for our upcoming trip later this month because the Disney discounts were better (I did this months ago, just commenting on how that's becoming a theme now)
Elite nights are elite nights, so once you reach Platinum the perk is available in your account. If you click on the "see your benefits" link it takes you to the Platinum page where you can sign in to pick your benefits.
However, after I posted I played around some more and it does look like you have to pick it as soon as you make Platinum. It's telling me I don't have enough nights to pick now.
We did north to south in 2012 and ended up flying from San Fran to LA. The rental cars were outrageous, and airfare was cheaper. Had we gone south to north we could have driven, rental rates were less than half of the other direction.
Do you know if there was a restriction in the terms? This one says it can only be used at dell.com/amex or by calling in.
In Sequoia we stayed in a cabin in the Grant Grove section. I was happy with the location, as I wanted to be able to hike at least one of the trails without driving. This turned out to be good since we got the hike to Grant Grove in the morning and then had to stay in because of snow. Although the cabin did have a private bath, it was quite rustic. When we checked in she mentioned something about animals getting in the cabins. So I didn't sleep very good those nights! We went down to the hotel and roasted marshmallows in the lobby there while we got the snow. If I had to do again I would just stay at the hotel. We had wanted to do a cave tour, but it wasn't open yet.
Thanks, but unfortunately they aren't showing up that way eitherTagging @CyndiLouWho also...
I believe it’s some sort of backdoor method where you pick universal tix and then it suggests Disney tix at the bottom (like “people also viewed this” or something like that, lol). I know I’m not explaining that well but maybe somebody else can further clarify.
