wdwfan22
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- Mar 26, 2008
How did you get room only starting January 2nd?!?
I have a room only with no discounts. I'm paying rack rate. Then I have a new reservatopm with package with S/P/D starting Jan 5.
How did you get room only starting January 2nd?!?
wdwfan22 said:I have a room only with no discounts. I'm paying rack rate. Then I have a new reservatopm with package with S/P/D starting Jan 5.
No, they will not do this. I called and specifically asked....even with a FD'ing pin code, where in theory, it would actually save them money by doing so .
Anyway, I was quoted $100 less to get 2 connecting rooms at a value vs. 1 room at POR. Not a bad deal! You get 2 bathrooms and 4 beds. Of course, this would only work if you don't mind the value theme.
Ahh okay, that's the same thing I have to do. I'm getting there the 3rd!
Now that the January discounts are out I was really able to compare apples to apples and verify what I said above. The cost breakdown looks like this (for 7 day split stay, 2 adults & 1 child - room/5 day hopper tix and DDP):
S/P/D Package quoted as - $5,264.88
RO Discount quoted as - $3,990.58
+ $1,006.44 tickets thru Undercover Tourist
+ $ 905.73 DDP using 5% discounted Target Disney Gift Cards
$4,896.31 Total
Daves DVC Studio Rental - $1,470.00
+ $1,006.44 tickets thru Undercover Tourist
+ $ 905.73 DDP using 5% dscounted Target Disney Gift Cards
$3,338.17 Total
A savings of $1,558.14 for the week. So glad I took the chance and rented points early!
I was on hold for one hour ten minutes, but I ended up saving $670.18 on a RO reservation! Woo hoo!!! A very happy birthday to me!!! Yay!!! On a side note: I know that I ended up calling at 7:05 and maybe that is why I ended up waiting over an hour when others were posting wait times of about 15 minutes. However, I do find myself wondering if people who posted those wait times were making new bookings, or if they were modifying an existing reservation like I was doing and whether or not that had an impact on the wait time? Not that it matters at all - it's really just a matter of curiosity
Denied anything by my travel agent. Oh well. No big deal.
Did I read right that some people have gotten free dining pins? If so, was this through e-mail or your mailbox. Thanks! Just curious... and hopeful!
Did I read right that some people have gotten free dining pins? If so, was this through e-mail or your mailbox.
Thanks! Just curious... and hopeful!
kbliss said:We got a free dining pin...found out on the phone with a CM! I did NOT receive an email. I called and simply asked if I or my DH had a pin code attached to our names. Bingo....happy, happy, happy dance!!!
Hello all! I was just curious about how pins work. We weren't able to apply either the S/P/D or the RO offers to our current reservation at Wilderness Lodge Villas, so I'm hoping for a pin for our mid-January visit. If we haven't gotten one by now, are we out of luck. Or do they roll out at different times and we have a chance still. Thanks!
Thanks, that's what I was hoping. I've been calling them every Monday too in hopes that's how it works and I missed an email.They go out in waves typically, so you could still get one! Check your spam too. They come from Disney Destinations.
Let me know if you are able to use the 25% off. Our TA told us it wasn't available or something.Oh nevermind! I found it
But you have to pick one discount correct you can't do free dining with a r/o discount or the SPD discount?
kbliss said:Yes you have to choose one discount...free dining is only offered through random pins that are sent out.
My original point was to let you know that the pin was NOT sent via email, snail mail, etc. I found out about the pin when i called Disney & asked if they had a pin attached to either of our names. It was actually under my DH's name.
All in all, the 5 of us are going to Disney (rack rate of $4700ish) for $2441.00!! How you ask??
3 adults, 2 kids
7 Days at POR
Dining plan - free pin code
Target Red card + prescription coupon = extra 15% savings!!!