Well, the cheapest option is non-changeable, non-refundable. $ 67*
per night, plus tax!
With this special low rate:
We choose the hotel and room type and you'll find out what it is after booking and paying in full
Full payment is required at time of booking and payment is nonrefundable
No cancellations or modifications are allowed after payment
Personally, I don't like it, nor would we ever do it. The cheaper room options are only available Sun-Thurs and for us, we usually go for 2 weeks,
so we would still have to pay rack rate on Friday and Saturday. If we're going to have to pay full price for even 4 of the 14 night, I'd like a little control over the resort.
Secondly, I like the flexibility of being able to cancel/change my trip in case something comes up or a better discount comes out. I also like knowing that if I absolutely hate my resort, I can change to another. This isn't the case with this pin, as there are no modifications/cancellations. I would be really upset if I booked this code, only to find a couple weeks later a better discount for our family, such as
free dining or the 4 for 3 deal. I think it's going to be interesting how Disney handles complaints regarding this deal and a disliking for the resort that guests end up at....If people learn that if they complain enough than can get moved from the resort they got to the one they wanted, it defeats the purpose of the discount, but on the other hand, if this is someone's trip that they saved a long time for and they truly hate the resort and have had nothing but problems and there's no flexiility in moving, it's not going reflect well on Disney either.
And lastly, I think all of these discounts, promotions, pins are starting to cheapen Disney's brand and irritate a lot of people. I keep seeing, if they don't offer free dining in this month, or a good promo during this time, we're not going. IMO, it's worse now than it's ever been with new pins and discounts coming out every week and only to certain people, it's confusing to plan and know what's the best discount, what applies to you and it's frustrating when a pin comes out for your dates and you don't get it. Before, you knew free dining was in Aug/Sept and that was it, so you weren't playing these games of if this I can afford that or if that I can afford this. Now you're throwing in a whole new wrench. I know that we're in the minority here, but we're planning either a late Oct or late Jan trip, and we've all but decided to just stay offsite. I refuse to do value again after our fiasco earlier this year, but I also refuse to pay full price for a moderate knowing that odds are, there's going to be some sort of discount. I'm tired of playing the Disney discount waiting game so we can plan our dates and book our airfare around their discounts, so I think I'll book elsewhere where I don't have to play these games.
We are a family of 6, we always get 2 connecting rooms at a value resort for about 8 nights, free dining is always going to be the best discount for us. I mean if the "blind" price would have to be like $25.00 per night for us to take advantage of it.
