January 2024 resort rack rates - do they fluctuate week to week or trend upwards?

[SL6827]

I've been able to modify room only reservations to apply AP or general public discounts.

Ok. Well that does make the most sense then.

 

[focusondisney]

Also, the average rates for 2023 at their peak pricing were $393, so I think something is off in your search parameters. I just looked and rates were $350-$406/nt for a water view room at GDT for your dates in Jan. I think you're looking at club level rates.

I think the numbers the OP gave were total for the 2 nights, not the nightly rate.

 

[Titanium]

On a side note, what is going on at WDW on October 4-6 2023?

We're booked at Coronado then and it seemed the rates are higher than surrounding dates, and I noticed the rack rate chart folks are discussing shows a "special" rate category for those exact dates.

 

[Eastern]

That's what I was thinking, but it seems if I have read that some had to cancel and rebook completely. Maybe others will chime in.

Maybe they were changing from a package to a room only. Then you have to cancel and rebook.

 

[focusondisney]

On a side note, what is going on at WDW on October 4-6 2023?

We're booked at Coronado then and it seemed the rates are higher than surrounding dates, and I noticed the rack rate chart folks are discussing shows a "special" rate category for those exact dates.

Monday October 9th is Columbus Day/ Indigenous People’s Day in the US & Thanksgiving in Canada. Both are hugely popular times to go to WDW. Plus some schools are on fall break. It’s very crowded that weekend. Mousesavers has those dates as Fall 2 & Columbus Day categories.

 

[Titanium]

Monday October 9th is Columbus Day/ Indigenous People’s Day in the US & Thanksgiving in Canada. Both are hugely popular times to go to WDW. Plus some schools are on fall break. It’s very crowded that weekend. Mousesavers has those dates as Fall 2 & Columbus Day categories.

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That makes perfect sense! Thank you.

 

[Miffy]

Looking to book a couple of nights at the end of a conference for a resort-only stay Jan 27-29, 2024. It is well after MLK weekend, and I don't see any races during that weekend either.

I was looking at booking a tower room at Gran Destino. One week ago the price for two nights (via the Disney website) was $566 (for a standard view tower room) and $635 (for for a water view room) one week ago. I didn't pull the trigger then. Now, no standard view rooms are available at the water view room is now $735. Undercover T prices have been even more?

My question is: do room rack-rates offered on the Disney site tend to just increase as dates get closer? Or like airlines do they vary from week to week?

OP. I just tried a mock booking on the WDW site. The $566 price you quote for a standard view room is probably for the casitas, not the tower. I think it's possible you misread the page you were on.

2 nights at the tower, standard view, is $689. (And, btw, standard view in the tower is available for your dates at the moment.)

Just be careful when you're looking at rooms at CSR. The first room on the list was a tower room (king bed), but the rooms shown underneath that were all casitas, not GDT.

 

[peacefrogdog]

OP. I just tried a mock booking on the WDW site. The $566 price you quote for a standard view room is probably for the casitas, not the tower. I think it's possible you misread the page you were on.

2 nights at the tower, standard view, is $689. (And, btw, standard view in the tower is available for your dates at the moment.)

Just be careful when you're looking at rooms at CSR. The first room on the list was a tower room (king bed), but the rooms shown underneath that were all casitas, not GDT.

Yes I must have looked at the non-tower rooms.
Ended up booking the Tower standard via Undercover tourist - ended up being $646 so a bit cheaper.