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Earning My Ears
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- May 22, 2009
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I am new here and have discovered something quite interesting.
Earlier today I got a quote from the main WDW website as we are thinking of making another trip to WDW in November sometime. The current dates we are considering are 11/19 - 11/28 - moderate resort. We are a family of 2 adults and a 10 y.o. child classified as an adult. (So 3 adults).
The quote we were given for POR standard view room including 10 day WYW tickets (with P/H and WPF) and Q/S dining was $3645. If we want to do the DDP then the total comes to $3915.
Previous trips to WDW were booked from outside the U.S. as we were not residing here at the time. I have family based in the U.K. so thought it would be interesting to get a quote from the Disney International website which is based in the U.K. wdtc.disneyinternational.com/Special-Offers.asp?ID=14 (without the www part).
Now here's the thing. Disney International website is offering free Q/S dining for all Mod and Delux resorts for stays between 8/2 and 12/17/2009. Bookings must be made by 7/15/2009. They also have an online special for a 14 day Ultimate Ticket for the same price as a 7 Day Premium ticket. (includes WPF and PH). The QS dining plan can be upgraded to the DDP for a cost of $6 pp per day.
I printed out their quote for the same dates at POR including tickets and DDP and the total is GBP1530. At the current exchange rate of around $1.50 for one GBP, the trip would cost $2295. This means that the exact same trip would cost $1620 more if we book it through the U.S. WDW website.
Can someone explain to me why the same trip is substantially cheaper when booked from outside of the U.S.
Being new here, I do not want to break any rules - the special offer I refer to is available to the general public (outside of the U.S.) and there are no pin codes involved. I hope it is O.K. to post my question on this forum.
Thanks
Earlier today I got a quote from the main WDW website as we are thinking of making another trip to WDW in November sometime. The current dates we are considering are 11/19 - 11/28 - moderate resort. We are a family of 2 adults and a 10 y.o. child classified as an adult. (So 3 adults).
The quote we were given for POR standard view room including 10 day WYW tickets (with P/H and WPF) and Q/S dining was $3645. If we want to do the DDP then the total comes to $3915.
Previous trips to WDW were booked from outside the U.S. as we were not residing here at the time. I have family based in the U.K. so thought it would be interesting to get a quote from the Disney International website which is based in the U.K. wdtc.disneyinternational.com/Special-Offers.asp?ID=14 (without the www part).
Now here's the thing. Disney International website is offering free Q/S dining for all Mod and Delux resorts for stays between 8/2 and 12/17/2009. Bookings must be made by 7/15/2009. They also have an online special for a 14 day Ultimate Ticket for the same price as a 7 Day Premium ticket. (includes WPF and PH). The QS dining plan can be upgraded to the DDP for a cost of $6 pp per day.
I printed out their quote for the same dates at POR including tickets and DDP and the total is GBP1530. At the current exchange rate of around $1.50 for one GBP, the trip would cost $2295. This means that the exact same trip would cost $1620 more if we book it through the U.S. WDW website.
Can someone explain to me why the same trip is substantially cheaper when booked from outside of the U.S.
Being new here, I do not want to break any rules - the special offer I refer to is available to the general public (outside of the U.S.) and there are no pin codes involved. I hope it is O.K. to post my question on this forum.
Thanks
