WanderlustNZ
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2012
Not familiar with the POR and murphy beds but I wanted to give my opinion on booking a package vs room only.
Peronally I always book room only because you can change or cancel without penalty until 7 days prior and there is no pre-payment requirement. You are not required to purchase tickets so you can shop for those separately (I like undercover tourist). Make sure you book a resort you will be happy with at a price your are comfortable with to start. You probably won't be able to "change it" to a discounted room or a package but you can cancel and re-book.
Then- if a room only discount comes up you can re-book, it may mean changing resorts depending on availablility but you can cancel your room only and re-book at a discount.
If a free dining or other good package discount comes up you can also cancel your oom only and re-book that package. Again it may mean a different choice in resorts but it may be worth it. Once you book a package you will be required to purchase tickets, be held to a payment plan and a 45 day window for cancellations and changes.
To tell the truth a package rarely saves our family money so you have to do the math. The above plans gives me the most flexibility in planning !
Thanks so much for taking the time to give me such a detailed response.
Do you know if you can cancel and rebook via the internet or if you need to ring Disney instead? It's a bit of a toll call for me if I have to do this.
Also, does having a TA make all these changes to the booking easier? I am presently waiting to hear back from Dreams Unlimited about the pros of switching my cruise booking to them. If it's going to make all this planning easier, I'll also consider making the resort booking with them also.