Alex2kMommy
<font color=purple>I'm going a little nutso myself
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2006
I have several questions regarding booking a trip for the late September - early October timeframe. Please jump in and provide your input if you have some!
1. I read an earlier post where someone mentioned booking at one of the onsite hotels, but waiting for a special rate to come through after that. How does that work? Can you book now to make sure you get a room, then if a better rate comes along, you can get the better rate?
2. Someone else mentioned booking directly through Disney Travel, then calling AAA to have them 'take over' the reservation so they could get the multiple fast pass option (as well as the other goodies.) What was the advantage of this over just booking directly through AAA? Or maybe the poster discovered about the fast pass benefit after the initial booking?
3. We are hoping to make it to DL (our first trip!) during the 50th celebration. If the celebration officially ends Oct. 2nd, would late September still hit the 50th parade, fireworks, decorations, penny presses, etc.? Or will they start dismantling everything before then? I don't think we could go sooner than the last week in September...
4. Someone posted recently that special offers for the fall should be coming available this coming week. Should I try to book now for September? Should I wait to see what the new deals are? How fast does this stuff go?
5. If we can't go late Sept-early Oct timeframe, DH's 2nd choice would be in Nov. I know this means the crowds die down a lot, but how about the weather? I know the last fall/winter/spring has been very wet on the whole coast - Is this considered a La Nina year, and this next fall should be drier?
Thank you!
1. I read an earlier post where someone mentioned booking at one of the onsite hotels, but waiting for a special rate to come through after that. How does that work? Can you book now to make sure you get a room, then if a better rate comes along, you can get the better rate?
2. Someone else mentioned booking directly through Disney Travel, then calling AAA to have them 'take over' the reservation so they could get the multiple fast pass option (as well as the other goodies.) What was the advantage of this over just booking directly through AAA? Or maybe the poster discovered about the fast pass benefit after the initial booking?
3. We are hoping to make it to DL (our first trip!) during the 50th celebration. If the celebration officially ends Oct. 2nd, would late September still hit the 50th parade, fireworks, decorations, penny presses, etc.? Or will they start dismantling everything before then? I don't think we could go sooner than the last week in September...
4. Someone posted recently that special offers for the fall should be coming available this coming week. Should I try to book now for September? Should I wait to see what the new deals are? How fast does this stuff go?
5. If we can't go late Sept-early Oct timeframe, DH's 2nd choice would be in Nov. I know this means the crowds die down a lot, but how about the weather? I know the last fall/winter/spring has been very wet on the whole coast - Is this considered a La Nina year, and this next fall should be drier?
Thank you!