So....about the PINs I keep reading about...

[jcano]

Do you call the WDW that you use to make reservations and just ask "Do I have a PIN attached to my name?"?

Are the offers date limited? Meaning if I am planning a trip for the end of the year, is it even worth calling now or would any offer have expired by then?

 

[Marionnette]

Do you call the WDW that you use to make reservations and just ask "Do I have a PIN attached to my name?"?

Are the offers date limited? Meaning if I am planning a trip for the end of the year, is it even worth calling now or would any offer have expired by then?

If you ask the CM if you have a "pin" attached to your name, you may or may not get lucky. Some will only apply a PIN code if you supply it. Others will take the time to look to see if you have one. If you had one and accidentally threw it out, there's no harm in calling to see if it can be recovered.

The offers are date-restricted, have limited resort availability, and have specific booking windows during which they can be applied. If you call the day after the "book by" date, you're out of luck.

To my knowledge, there are no current PIN offers that are good for the end of the year. Most of the PINs which were recently released only went through late September.

 

[Kies99]

I haven't been to WDW for going on 7 years now.

I get a PIN in the mail about 4 times a year. Just got one two weeks ago.

 

[JB2K]

Been to WDW 3 times in the last 6 years -- none of those trips involved a stay at a Disney-owned hotel, yet, I get PINs in the mail a few times a year....