What do you think of the 7 for 4 Deal?

[timmac]

Deluxe resorts will get three free nights, not two. The Value resorts are doing the 5+2 deal. I think they would save money at the Grand Floridian doing 4+3 adding the dining plan themselves, too.

I know, but in his case, because of the existing airline reservations, they are only staying for 6 days.

 

[G66]

Kevin summed it up well, they want you captive on property for 7 nights/ 8 days buying food and maybe seeking extra paid entertainment outside your resort (ie Hoop Dee Doo). They prohibit split resort stays under the promo. At least they did over the summer. I suspect at least part of the reason being, that the "newness" of the second resort would give the guest less reason to add extras.

Having taken advantage of the promo over the summer, I'm kind of (GASP!) Disneyed out for a while. I know, this is kind of crazy talk. We ended up maximizing our stay, getting in almost 8 full days. Did all the major attractions multiple times. I would like to have split the stay among two resorts for some added variety.

I received some promo codes a few weeks ago and I think one of them amounted to 40% off a Deluxe resort stay, which is equivalent to 4/7. I don't remember if there were minimum stays. In any case, we got more than our fix in this summer. With no new attractions on the immediate horizon, I think the promo is going to loose it's effectiveness. Maybe I'll be singing another tune come the spring, but for now I'm not interested in another 7 night stay and all those chicken nuggets.

 

[AnneR]

When I first saw the promotion, I thought great but then I looked at the dates. With kids in school no way can I do a seven day vacation during that time period. The best we can do is 4 nights until June.

 

[NancyIL]

I'll be at WDW for 7 nights...in mid-April! Guess I'll wait for AP rates to come out.

 

[dizneedoll]

I did the 4/3 earlier this year but had only 6 nts. booked. It would have cost more then the room savings to rebook the airfare so we only took 2 nts free which was better then nothing of course. I'm not booking this 4/3 since I wasn't planning the next trip until December of 2010 but now I'm wondering if they continue to extend the offer as they have done this year if maybe I shouldn't go ahead and book 7 nts. in hopes that they offer this again or just go with the 6 I usually do. I'd hate to miss out on a possible free night yet again but I don't want to stress over discounts either. It's better to book what you want and be ok with the price and if there is a discount well then I see it as just icing on the cake. So I don't know what I'm doing yet in terms of making ressies.

I think a loyalty program for WDW would be awesome! I hope someone over there (at Disney that is) is listening.

 

[wishspirit]

A few questions:

I am booked (flights, not hotels yet, I need to get round to getting my Dreams quote) for June 2010. We want to stay for 14 nights, 7 in a value at Disney, 4 at Universal (to by pass those lines, but again its dependant on price) and then 3 renting DVC points. I am (now) an Annual Pass holder, however my partner isn't.

So, if in the very unlikely event that they extended this though June, would it work with only one person in the room buying at least a 5 day ticket? Or would it have to be both of us? How likely is it that they will extend it into June (or have any other promotions)? When would be the best time to book hotel rooms for June?

Thanks for any help guys!

 

[AnninIowa]

For us (my dad and I travel together), we are looking into this promotion for a January trip. We had to cancel last year's trip when my dad broke his hip, and we've been saying we will only book another trip if we can get a great deal. Since I like to do at least one day off property, usually at SeaWorld, the "free" days are an incentive to us as I won't view it as "wasting" a day at Disney that we paid for. If we are able to book this trip, I may take another day and go to the local mall or perhaps do Busch Gardens again. Again, I won't feel like I'm wasting my Disney ticket money since the ticket will be "free".

I have a gift business, so right after Christmas and before the Valentine's Day rush is perfect for us. Without kids and having to worry about school schedules, this kind of deal appeals to us. We have been in February before, and it was mostly older couples, people with toddlers, and international visitors. Cooler weather, low crowds....sounds like heaven!!!

 

[BriarRosie]

I know, but in his case, because of the existing airline reservations, they are only staying for 6 days.

Dang, I missed that.

A few questions:

I am booked (flights, not hotels yet, I need to get round to getting my Dreams quote) for June 2010. We want to stay for 14 nights, 7 in a value at Disney, 4 at Universal (to by pass those lines, but again its dependant on price) and then 3 renting DVC points. I am (now) an Annual Pass holder, however my partner isn't.

So, if in the very unlikely event that they extended this though June, would it work with only one person in the room buying at least a 5 day ticket? Or would it have to be both of us? How likely is it that they will extend it into June (or have any other promotions)? When would be the best time to book hotel rooms for June?

Thanks for any help guys!

Everyone in the room must get tickets. Annual passholders often get a 1 day ticket option on these room packages. But I don't know if your partner can upgrade at a ticket window or not to get a multi-day ticket.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I believe it's 37.99/night for adults and 10.99/night for children. I may be off by a buck, but that's pretty close if I'm not dead on.

Staying at the GF, getting two nights free is quite possibly the better deal.

It's $39.99 adults, $10.99 children ages 3-9 for the MYW plus Dining Plan for 2009.

 

[stitchlover]

We used the 4 for 3 deal this past March and have applied it to our trip for March 2010. We saved $1550 for the upcoming trip and right at $1600 for the last trip.

When we go we stay 9 nights so we don't have to lengthy our stay it just happens to fit nicely with what we already have planned. So we love the deal and were very happy when it was released again for Spring 2010.

I usually have our trip completely paid off by this time of year but this past summer we took a trip to San Antonio and a trip to Chicago. All of that is vacation money that would have gone toward the 2010 Disney trip. It's nice to know that I have $1550 less to come up with by January 25th!

 

[shopn24seven]

the FD is the best deal for us...at the values.
This 5/2 doesn't really save that MUCH, IMHO.