SouthFayetteFan
Saving Money on Disney Vacations since 2006
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- Sep 6, 2014
The 2018 thread can be found here: https://www.disboards.com/threads/stay-play-dine-2018-calculation-thread.3638155/
The 2017 thread can be found here: http://www.disboards.com/threads/stay-play-dine-2017-calculation-thread.3550783/
I will post findings HERE of how the 2016 Stay Play Dine calculation is calculated.
The 2015 thread can be found here: http://www.disboards.com/threads/stay-play-dine-calculation.3339097/
A few quick notes:
I see these other package deals out there that do not include dining. My guess is those are merely room discounts with full price tickets on top (I don't know that for sure) but at this point I won't really be trying to dissect those. This will be devoted to the one...the only...the often complicated and never duplicated...Stay Play Dine deal.
MODERATE & DELUXE RESORTS
TICKETS: No Discount (no surprise there);
ROOM: $1.00 Off Rack Rate per night (no that isn't a joke!); (with the hotel tax this actually comes to $1.13 per night off)
DINING: Adult #1 = 55% OFF Dining Plan; Person 2-5 = 45% OFF Dining Plan (regardless of adult or child).
If appears that some deluxe resorts may give some additional room savings on top of what's listed above (specifically Boardwalk Inn, Yacht Club, possibly others). We'll continue to try to pinpoint that but for now this should give you a pretty good idea of how the savings works.
VALUE RESORTS
First Off - huge thanks to Don @ Mousesavers for some help with this one! If you haven't visited the site - Mousesavers is one of THE BEST Disney websites out there. http://www.mousesavers.com/ - go there, you won't be disappointed!
TICKETS: No Discount (no surprise there);
ROOM: $1.75 Off Rack Rate per night (no that isn't a joke!); (with the hotel tax this actually comes to $1.97 per night off at POP and $1.98 off per night at All Stars)
DINING: 40% OFF Everybody.
IS THIS THE DEAL FOR ME?
You may be asking that question - it's really hard to answer that. For my family it still is the better deal even with the lower discount than last year. We're staying at a moderate resort.
At a Deluxe resort for MANY people the room only will beat this hands down. At Moderate and Deluxe it is debatable and depends on eating habits and your party breakdown (adults vs. children).
For anybody who is used to free dining in the fall - this deal will certainly come as a shock - it is nowhere near the same value as free dining.
The 2017 thread can be found here: http://www.disboards.com/threads/stay-play-dine-2017-calculation-thread.3550783/
I will post findings HERE of how the 2016 Stay Play Dine calculation is calculated.
The 2015 thread can be found here: http://www.disboards.com/threads/stay-play-dine-calculation.3339097/
A few quick notes:
I see these other package deals out there that do not include dining. My guess is those are merely room discounts with full price tickets on top (I don't know that for sure) but at this point I won't really be trying to dissect those. This will be devoted to the one...the only...the often complicated and never duplicated...Stay Play Dine deal.
MODERATE & DELUXE RESORTS
TICKETS: No Discount (no surprise there);
ROOM: $1.00 Off Rack Rate per night (no that isn't a joke!); (with the hotel tax this actually comes to $1.13 per night off)
DINING: Adult #1 = 55% OFF Dining Plan; Person 2-5 = 45% OFF Dining Plan (regardless of adult or child).
If appears that some deluxe resorts may give some additional room savings on top of what's listed above (specifically Boardwalk Inn, Yacht Club, possibly others). We'll continue to try to pinpoint that but for now this should give you a pretty good idea of how the savings works.
VALUE RESORTS
First Off - huge thanks to Don @ Mousesavers for some help with this one! If you haven't visited the site - Mousesavers is one of THE BEST Disney websites out there. http://www.mousesavers.com/ - go there, you won't be disappointed!
TICKETS: No Discount (no surprise there);
ROOM: $1.75 Off Rack Rate per night (no that isn't a joke!); (with the hotel tax this actually comes to $1.97 per night off at POP and $1.98 off per night at All Stars)
DINING: 40% OFF Everybody.
IS THIS THE DEAL FOR ME?
You may be asking that question - it's really hard to answer that. For my family it still is the better deal even with the lower discount than last year. We're staying at a moderate resort.
At a Deluxe resort for MANY people the room only will beat this hands down. At Moderate and Deluxe it is debatable and depends on eating habits and your party breakdown (adults vs. children).
For anybody who is used to free dining in the fall - this deal will certainly come as a shock - it is nowhere near the same value as free dining.
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