Rumored deals???

[DjdBrit]

I think different discounts work better for different people. But I am curious, how you can possibly save $2200 on 4/3, unless maybe you go for 2 weeks. At 3 days free, that would mean you are spending $733/day!

We went as a 3 adults and 3 children, we all had park hopper tickets and the dining plan. We stayed in a 2bed villa at SSR. WE saved $2,200 with the 4/s deal and got $100 gift card on arrival

I forgot to mention that we stayed for 8 night.... SOrry 8 fabulous night!!!

 

[lustergirl]

Gee, is it normal for people to get so cranky about all this? This is a discussion board and people have different opinions. It seems wrong to be mean spirited and to get snappy with other people. Telling other people to "laugh it up" seems contrary to the whole spirit of Disney.

I see you are new to the boards, first of all welcome! and second of all you have to take what others post with a grain of salt.

 

[keishashadow]

Yeah, but we get more for the money we spend! For us, it is a case of having a fairly fixed vacation budget. When we start planning we set an amount that we are willing to spend on our package, and that amount is pretty much set in stone - we won't go over by more than a few dollars. So when a code comes out, we're not comparing the price of one resort to another and trying to get the lowest bottom-line price tag; we're comparing the prices of the resorts we like to the amount we budgeted. At rack rate the budget for this trip would mean a moderate resort with a little money leftover, but a good discount means we can bump up to a deluxe.

Doesn't everybody have a travel budget whether of the hamburger helper or lobster variety? Even my friends who have seemingly endless deep pockets are watching their bottom line this year.

im of the more-the-merrier trips' frame of mind & the only way that's possible to is look for the best deal. I'd be willing to guess that many other DVC owners decided to take an additional trip or bank their points in order to go for the FDP offers this year.

 

[Colleen27]

Doesn't everybody have a travel budget whether of the hamburger helper or lobster variety? Even my friends who have seemingly endless deep pockets are watching their bottom line this year.

im of the more-the-merrier trips' frame of mind & the only way that's possible to is look for the best deal. I'd be willing to guess that many other DVC owners decided to take an additional trip or bank their points in order to go for the FDP offers this year.

Yeah, it is just different ways to work with the budget we each have. I think a lot of people look for the lowest bottom line because saving money on one trip means taking the next sooner. If it were a case of one $5000 deluxe vacation or two $2500 value vacations, I'd look a lot more at the bottom line too! But since we don't really have the time available for that between DH's business and the kids' school schedules, we approach the budget differently, looking more at getting the most out of our one big trip within the bounds of what we have to spend.

 

[Colleen27]

I think different discounts work better for different people. But I am curious, how you can possibly save $2200 on 4/3, unless maybe you go for 2 weeks. At 3 days free, that would mean you are spending $733/day!

I think we'll actually save more than that... My mother is traveling with us, so we're booked for two rooms at the Poly. By my math, the 4/3 will save us over $1200 per room. On a 2 bedroom villa, which is the other option we priced, the savings would be right around that $2200 mark.

 

[itchin2go]

I am with you 100%. Even if there is a $200 gift card, the 4/3 is not a better deal than free dining for my family of four. Not even close. Cracks me up that so many people want the savings - then they all upgrade and end up spending even more!

Please keep in mind that everyone's situation is different. We saved $1500 or so last year on the 4/3 deal. We had 2 rooms at AKL. Plus we got 2 gift cards. For us, we already had a non-discounted trip booked at AKL (same trip - 2 rooms). We changed to the deal when the 4/3 came out. We booked exactly the same trip. We didn't upgrade and end up spending more.

Free dining may be a better deal for you. 4/3 may be a better deal for someone else. For us, we do not enjoy the dining plan. If it's free, sure -- we'll take it, but we don't really eat that way so it's not a big selling point for us.

Even if the 4/3 deal enables someone to upgrade to moderate or deluxe for the same cost as the value or mod they were thinking about, why is that a source of humor? I'm guessing the people booking those trips are thrilled.

 

[smcdaniel4688]

I see you are new to the boards, first of all welcome! and second of all you have to take what others post with a grain of salt.

and a twist of lime and a shot of tequila........LOL. Guess it is just the mommy side of me that wishes everyone would play nice.

 

[Colleen27]

I totally understand what you are saying, but for some families, the lowest bottom line is what is most important. For my family, saving by staying at a cheaper resort means more days at the parks and extra perks like La Nouba, Disney Quest, and more "take home goodies" for my kids. It is two totally different ways of planning and budgeting. You feel like you are getting more for your money, but so do I. I don't care if we are staying at the AKL or the POP, we just love being there. No matter what criteria a person uses to plan or budget their trip, I think that we can all agree that each knows what is best for their families and all that matters is having a good vacation. To each his own....

Rereading my post, I realize it didn't quite come across the way I intended. I;m not saying we're getting more for our money than families who stay value; that's far too subjective and what we're willing to spend extra on may mean nothing and therefore seem like wasted money to someone else. What I meant was that we're getting more for our money than we would be without a code. That why I'm here obsessing over a code that won't make a difference to the bottom line of our trip - because while we'll be giving Disney roughly the same number of dollars either way, we'll be getting a lot more in return if a great offer like 4/3 comes out!

 

[lilstint]

All 3 over age 3?

Staying value season?

Free dining is about $40/adult & $10/kid. Even if one child is under 3 you're saving $100/night on DDP for 2 adults and 2 children. That would be about $700 savings for 7 nights or $770 if you 3rd child is over 3.

Value season at POR if $149 + 12.5% tax or $167/night or about $500 savings for 3 "free" nights. Plus about $50 in tickets if all kids over 3 or about $550 total savings for 4/3 deal.

So add the $200 gift card and it's pretty much a wash.

 

[wishing4PA]

So add the $200 gift card and it's pretty much a wash.

Agreed. Especially if you plan on eating in the dining plan style.

We found the $200 GC saved us more because we didn't have to pay for more than we were going to eat ... other than Akershus where DD was too busy watching princesses to eat, but that's a different story.

 

[soontobewed07]

This is my problem with 4/3 now I am going to want to upgrade Not that it is really a problem. Now where tmoo stay? See what all of the Rumors do

 

[lovesdumbo]

So add the $200 gift card and it's pretty much a wash.

We don't know if there will be the $200 gift card this year.

 

[smcdaniel4688]

Rereading my post, I realize it didn't quite come across the way I intended. I;m not saying we're getting more for our money than families who stay value; that's far too subjective and what we're willing to spend extra on may mean nothing and therefore seem like wasted money to someone else. What I meant was that we're getting more for our money than we would be without a code. That why I'm here obsessing over a code that won't make a difference to the bottom line of our trip - because while we'll be giving Disney roughly the same number of dollars either way, we'll be getting a lot more in return if a great offer like 4/3 comes out!

Totally understand! Thanks for clarifying! Hope you guys get the discount you are looking for and have a great trip!

 

[Tinkerbellie16]

Hello - do you remember when you were able to book the 4/3 for May/when it came out?

Hoping for last week of April/1st week of May myself!

Cheers

I booked the 4/3 deal on the day it came out (11/6/08) for the last week of April for the Poly. It was offered through sometime in June though.

Someone asked if you were only staying six nights at a deluxe , if you paid for the first four nights, could you still get two nights free? I'm also looking for an answer to this as well

The last 4/3 deal was a MAX of 3 free so you could still get 1 or 2 nights free but the way to 'maximize' the deal was to stay a week. Of course, Disney knows the longer they have you there, the more money you'll spend on food, activities, and souven'ears'

This is my problem with 4/3 now I am going to want to upgrade Not that it is really a problem. Now where tmoo stay? See what all of the Rumors do

I will say this, when I booked the 4/3 deal for the Poly for last April, I was able to book it the first day the deal was released. But I kept checking availability and pricing AFTER I booked and that deal was no available at that resort for long (for the dates I was traveling). So if you are set on a particular resort or room type and this deal does come out like the rumor suggests, I recommend you book it as soon as possible.

And I REALLY hope the rumors are true that they do release the 4/3 deal. I'm in!!!

 

[Princess Disney Mom]

Same here we saved a lot with the 4/3 because we stayed at the Contemporary and got the 10 day hopper non expiring.

Basically with the 4/3 deal the more you spend the more you save.

 

[lustergirl]

and a twist of lime and a shot of tequila........LOL. Guess it is just the mommy side of me that wishes everyone would play nice.

I agree totally. A shot of tequila- how interesting. I am so looking forward to the new tequila bar in Epcot. 4 different types of shots for 12 bucks!

 

[sharadoc]

Luckily, I already have a AAA membership. I already made a reservation without applying it though. But, if they still have rooms available, I should be okay to change, right?

Yes, that should be no problem as long as they still have AAA rooms available. I did that last year because I had my reservation before the 2009 rates came out. When they came out, I called and asked them for the AAA discount, so they applied it and my confirmation number stayed the same. I also didn't have to give a new deposit since it was still a room-only reservation.

 

[sharadoc]

Yeah, but we get more for the money we spend! For us, it is a case of having a fairly fixed vacation budget. When we start planning we set an amount that we are willing to spend on our package, and that amount is pretty much set in stone - we won't go over by more than a few dollars. So when a code comes out, we're not comparing the price of one resort to another and trying to get the lowest bottom-line price tag; we're comparing the prices of the resorts we like to the amount we budgeted. At rack rate the budget for this trip would mean a moderate resort with a little money leftover, but a good discount means we can bump up to a deluxe.

That's exactly what why we're hoping for the 4/3 deal. We're currently booked in a 1BR villa at a AAA discount. If the 4/3 deal comes out, we can get a 2BR for the same price as we were planning to spend on the 1BR. Same budget, bigger accomodations.

 

[DisMaven]

If the 4/3 is true, it will work for us only because we would prefer to stay in a Deluxe for 7 nights. We will be there in January and had planned to stay off property for 2 nights to go to Sea World, then stay at WL for 5 nights. With the 4/3 we could stay at WL the whole time...which makes us much happier! The 4/3 may not work for everyone but does any discount or deal really work for everyone anyway? Other deals haven't worked for us in the past. I think it's just different strokes for different folks. Hope people can make the most out of whatever the new deal is.

Also, my question is why would Disney offer the 4/3 deal from now to the end of the year? They have significant discounted room specials through Dec 24. If the deadline to make a reservation for the room specials and Free Dining ends this weekend, maye that opens up room for the 4/3 deal for the remainder of this year?

 

[smcdaniel4688]

I agree totally. A shot of tequila- how interesting. I am so looking forward to the new tequila bar in Epcot. 4 different types of shots for 12 bucks!

I am assuming that I will be able to locate that establishment in Mexico, correct?? Maybe I will see ya there! Bottoms up! LOL