To book or to wait for a code?

[ChrisMouse]

What do you all think? I need to book our room (hoping for POR) for our Nov 15-22 trip, but I've been waiting to see if there are any discounts (we could do Disney Visa, gen public, AP...)

Should I wait it out, or go ahead and book??

Thanks for any help...

Chris

 

[brentalex]

I would book the room now. Most likely if some discount comes out that you want to take advantage of, you will either be able to add it to the existing reservation, or will be able to cancel and get a new one. However, if no discount comes out and you wait and wait, you may not be able to get a reservation at all for the resort you want.

 

[hkeller27]

Book now! Codes can almost always (never say 100% always, because Disney can always change their mind at anytime) add the code to your reservation and you'll get the difference back. If you wait, you might not get that room at all!

 

[Aliceacc]

Ticket prices are rumored to increase on Sunday!

Book now. You can always apply a code later.

 

[GofFreak]

Better to book now.

 

[missycj96]

Agree - book now room only (not a package so that you can make changes more easily) and wait for a discount. Did you at least try AAA

 

[ChrisMouse]

I went ahead and booked our room to make sure we could get what we wanted. (We wanted room only anyway). Now I'll sit and wait it out. The cast member on the phone said that the AP discounts would be out soon.

I just wonder...what is the BEST discount?

AP?
Random pin code?

Thanks again for the input!

Chris

 

[Aliceacc]

Did you at least start with AAA?

From mousesavers.com:

"American Automobile Association (AAA) and Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) members qualify for "room only" discounts almost year-round, though there are a limited number of rooms available for each date. You can generally save about 10-20% at the Disney resort hotels, depending on the season.

In general, the discounts run as follows:

During Value Season you can get up to 15% off at the Disney Deluxe and Disney Vacation Club resorts, or 20% off at the Value and Moderate resorts and the Ft. Wilderness campsites.

During Regular Season you can usually get up to 10% off at the Disney Deluxe and Disney Vacation Club resorts, or 15% off at the Value and Moderate resorts and the Ft. Wilderness campsites.

During Peak Season and Summer Season you can usually get up to 10% off at the Disney Deluxe and Disney Vacation Club resorts, or 15% off at the Value and Moderate resorts.

The only time AAA/CAA discounts don't usually apply is Holiday Season (around Christmas) at the Value and Moderate resorts.

You don't have to book AAA/CAA rates through the Auto Club. Room-only reservations with an AAA discount can be booked directly through the Disney Reservation Center at (407) W-DISNEY or a travel agent who specializes in Disney travel. Just ask if there is an AAA or CAA discount for your dates and resort.

AAA/CAA rates for all of the following year are usually released in the summer. 2008 AAA/CAA "room only" discounts were released on August 5, 2007."