January 2014 discount watch!!

[disney-inspired]

Last year the General Public offer became bookable 10/10/2012.
That was both the room discount and Play/Stay/Dine promo

If I book within the next two weeks, can I apply the promo if/when it is released to the public?

 

[luvallprincesses]

If I book within the next two weeks, can I apply the promo if/when it is released to the public?

You can always apply discounts after booking. Certain rooms may not be available for the promotion and/or packages, minimum day tickets, etc. may be required for some promos, but you will certainly be able to apply and/or rebook for later promotions. No harm in booking in the next two weeks and changing it up later.

 

[disney-inspired]

You can always apply discounts after booking. Certain rooms may not be available for the promotion and/or packages, minimum day tickets, etc. may be required for some promos, but you will certainly be able to apply and/or rebook for later promotions. No harm in booking in the next two weeks and changing it up later.

Thank you for the clarification. Currently, I'm planning to buy tickets Orlando Fun Tickets because with the purchase of a 4 day base ticket, you get a 5th day free. That is very tempting because it would allow us some park time on our arrival day without having to buy a 5 day ticket, which I wouldn't buy since the parks close so early.

Of course if the deal is S/P/D then I'll go directly with Disney and get a 5-day base ticket.

 

[mandarose210]

We just booked Jan. 7-13 at CBR with 5 day park hopper and plus dining for 3 adults and a 14 year old. Are there still hopes that this PIN deal will turn into an everyone deal?? I hope so. Last trip (June 2013) we managed to fit right into the 30% off moderate room deal. I'm kicking myself for not booking on bounce back so I hope we fit into something!!

 

[luvallprincesses]

We just booked Jan. 7-13 at CBR with 5 day park hopper and plus dining for 3 adults and a 14 year old. Are there still hopes that this PIN deal will turn into an everyone deal?? I hope so. Last trip (June 2013) we managed to fit right into the 30% off moderate room deal. I'm kicking myself for not booking on bounce back so I hope we fit into something!!

I am totally in the "Regretting not doing a Bounce Back offer" club with you!

 

[Wood Nymph]

Well, shoot. Our dates are Jan 4th-11th, and we've already booked airfare so we are pretty locked in. It's six adults going, so s,p,d would actually save us a TON of money. I see that the dates of this promo start Jan 5th. Are we just sol because we are checking in ONE measly day early? Can we still get the package deal for the nights of our trip? Any experts that can offer some insight? If we do a room only on the 4th, and get our package on the 5th, would that would mean we couldn't get our park tickets yet? We are arriving super early on the 4th, and I want to go to parks that day.

You can do a room only one day reservation on the 4th and then start your stay, play and dine reservation on the 5th. You can pick up park tickets up to three days early by going to guest services. You should be fine.

 

[prune1977]

I am totally in the "Regretting not doing a Bounce Back offer" club with you!

We're staying at the BC in Sept. My ? is this, if we get a bounceback offer can we book 2 rooms for a stay in January? We'll only have 1 room in Sept but are hoping to bring nephews and niece with us in January.

 

[Surfinpiratee]

Waittt...do you have to get emailed the pin?? Or are we posting the pins on here..?

 

[prune1977]

Waittt...do you have to get emailed the pin?? Or are we posting the pins on here..?

you can only get emailed a pin, even if someone else gave you a pin # it wouldn't work for you.

 

[Surfinpiratee]

you can only get emailed a pin, even if someone else gave you a pin # it wouldn't work for you.

How do you get emailed one? Do you have to be signed.up somewhere?

 

[mandarose210]

How do you get emailed one? Do you have to be signed.up somewhere?

Luck of the draw...

 

[Surfinpiratee]

Is that the ONLY way to get discounts? Or when they're "released to the public" are they posted somewhere?

 

[mandarose210]

Is that the ONLY way to get discounts? Or when they're "released to the public" are they posted somewhere?

They're usually PIN codes released first and then later released to card holders (chase disney) and then general public. They're always for limited number of rooms per resort.

 

[judypriv]

I booked my trip so I can make my ADRs. We booked Port Orleans again with the alligator bunk. Still waiting to hear if my brother is coming and about discounts. No discounts = we will rent a 2 bedroom vacation club if bro comes or stay with what we have if he doesn't. Please, discount gods, send free dining!

 

[prune1977]

I booked my trip so I can make my ADRs. We booked Port Orleans again with the alligator bunk. Still waiting to hear if my brother is coming and about discounts. No discounts = we will rent a 2 bedroom vacation club if bro comes or stay with what we have if he doesn't. Please, discount gods, send free dining!

I hate to say it but after no FD last year for the U.S. for January I'm really not expecting it and as busy as it was when we were there this past January compared to previous 2 years it wouldn't surprise if it was very little discounts.

 

[judypriv]

I hate to say it but after no FD last year for the U.S. for January I'm really not expecting it and as busy as it was when we were there this past January compared to previous 2 years it wouldn't surprise if it was very little discounts.

I agree about the FD but that's why I said the prayer!!! Cant't hurt! LOL.

BUt did you really find it busy? I found this last year (2013) MUCH less crowded then previous years but we did go more to the end into February then before. We used to go 3rd to 4th week and now we're doing the 4th to 1st week. I thought is was much less crowded. Ah, I remember the good old days before the Marathons and we would go January 3 or 4 and it would be DEAD.

 

[prune1977]

I agree about the FD but that's why I said the prayer!!! Cant't hurt! LOL.

BUt did you really find it busy? I found this last year (2013) MUCH less crowded then previous years but we did go more to the end into February then before. We used to go 3rd to 4th week and now we're doing the 4th to 1st week. I thought is was much less crowded. Ah, I remember the good old days before the Marathons and we would go January 3 or 4 and it would be DEAD.

We usually went a little earlier in Jan like the 3rd week of january but this past year we went I think Jan. 26-Feb 2 and the crowds were insane, by far our least enjoyable trip. My wife said," if summer is worse than this; dont ever ask me to go then because i'm not going to."

 

[judypriv]

I'm shocked. Really. That's why we go this time of year. We must have been in different park on different days. We didn't wait more then 15 mins tops the entire trip and most rides were a walk on. We do go by crowd forecast and I've been there a lot do we have a pretty good early morning routine. Well, here's hoping we all get Discounts!

 

[DisMama3]

I'm shocked. Really. That's why we go this time of year. We must have been in different park on different days. We didn't wait more then 15 mins tops the entire trip and most rides were a walk on. We do go by crowd forecast and I've been there a lot do we have a pretty good early morning routine. Well, here's hoping we all get Discounts!

I want to follow you around haha! We went third week of January last year and again this year we are going. I'm almost dreading it but husband has a conference so it helps a little on cost. Last year was AWFUL. The only saving grace was it wasn't deathly hot. MLK weekend was a bloody nightmare. We don't even plan to do the parks those days this year. Waits were awful. On the Wednesday of that week I did rope drop at dHS and got a 530PM fast pass for TSM!!!

 

[disney-inspired]

I want to follow you around haha! We went third week of January last year and again this year we are going. I'm almost dreading it but husband has a conference so it helps a little on cost. Last year was AWFUL. The only saving grace was it wasn't deathly hot. MLK weekend was a bloody nightmare. We don't even plan to do the parks those days this year. Waits were awful. On the Wednesday of that week I did rope drop at dHS and got a 530PM fast pass for TSM!!!

Did you go the week before MLK?

Because if you went the week before MLK you were smack dab between Marathon and MLK Jr. Day. So you have a run-off of marathoners and an early group of people who took an extended MLK holiday.

**ETA: I saw your dates and that's weird that it was so crowded but I've been in the summer so I think I can manage. I'm wondering what your level of insane is it's all relative, right?