Waking up way to early I figured I'd run some scenarios trying go pick a same level of room for 4-times during the next year comparing Standard Rates & AP Rates there is defiantly some flux in the deposit (holding reservation) amounts, but it's not completely consistent, if you look at the June numbers the AP holding rate is much lower while in January its on par. Appears there is some level of dynamic pricing or just random #'s being tossed around.
I used the Swan Reserve Standard Rate/Traditional Epcot View 2 Queen rooms for comparison;
Nov 11-Nov 15
Std rate $495/night Total $1485 Holding Res $506.25
AP rate #’s $389/night Total $1167 Holding Res $387.29
Jan 20-Jan 23
Std rate $532/night Total $1597 Holding Res $1095.79
AP rate $418/night Total $1254 Holding Res $838.70
June 9-June 12
Std rate $432/night Total $1296 Holding Res $1306.10
AP rate $374/night Total $1122 Holding Res $370.41
Sept 8-Sept 11
Std rate $475/night Total $1425 Holding Res $483.75
AP rate $374/night Total $1122 Holding Res $370.41