Wendysofftoneverland
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- Sep 18, 2017
Planning on trying my first official Mickey ice cream barHey hope you enjoy it! I did the Disney After Hours after bashing it and it was fun! But I don't know I'd do it again.
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Planning on trying my first official Mickey ice cream barHey hope you enjoy it! I did the Disney After Hours after bashing it and it was fun! But I don't know I'd do it again.
one of the reasons they're long gone, is because disney cut the park hours...and now for the rest of us, the magic hours.
Last week, MK closed at 9 all week long......
I used POP and AOA bc they were the only available values for the week I randomly picked.Exactly. And the super cheap studios which is what people are pricing when they try to say it's cheaper (and even at their cheapest they still are not cheaper than All Stars. Pretty silly of anyone to even try to argue that LOL) are extremely limited and sell out quickly. The two times we tried to price renting, they were unavailable. Which meant going up to the next price level, which was most definitely not cheaper than All Stars.
Which I suppose raises the point that there are "levels" of Value. The "slums" of All Stars, and then the upper class PoP and AoAPeople are using Pop and AoA to make the "DVC is cheaper/same" argument.
Yes I totally agree. I wish it were more affordable overall. I know I'm super lucky that my parents paid for that vacation.You are concerned that some people can't afford deluxe, but have you thought about all the people who can't afford a first or second trip to Disney because they don't have parents able to pay for their vacation.
I thought the price was per person!Three words.....Star Wars Hotel. That place will book up so fast your head will spin and while prices haven't been announced, rumors are it will cost in that price range for 2 people.
Some rental websites let oyu piece the price over time with an upfront down payment but if you do it from a person on the board expect them to want it up front. Also yes its risky. If you cant go you lose the money. The only thing that can happen is the person you rented from could try to move your dates and you pay the difference. which we had to do to move our Dec 2020 to Oct 2021 but only if the points can be moved to the new date some times its at the end point and they would lose the points.So I have some questions for the people pushing DVC rentals which are definitely a great option for some people. If you’re renting points do you have to pay in full up front? Also, the booking is non-refundable, correct? So what happens if you have to cancel? Or what happens if there’s like a hurricane or something so all the flights are cancelled? Is travel insurance an option?
I would not expect any discounts coming back anytime soon saddlyIt is possible to rent DVC for $200/night, there’s just a steep learning curve to the whole process. It’s complicated. Most people won’t get the $200/night rooms until more familiar with DVC and renting. For studios most renters are paying $300-400/night.
Moderates go for over $300 now too, but mods can get discount offers plus have the flexibility to cancel/reschedule which DVC usually doesn’t have (unless you wanna pay extra for insurance).
It is possible to rent DVC for $200/night, there’s just a steep learning curve to the whole process. It’s complicated. Most people won’t get the $200/night rooms until more familiar with DVC and renting. For studios most renters are paying $300-400/night.
Moderates go for over $300 now too, but mods can get discount offers plus have the flexibility to cancel/reschedule which DVC usually doesn’t have (unless you wanna pay extra for insurance).
If you’re renting points do you have to pay in full up front? Usually 50% up front and the balance 90 days before arrival.So I have some questions for the people pushing DVC rentals which are definitely a great option for some people.
Just for fun, I looked at March 20-26 2022. Spring Break season. Pop for that week is 1567 for the cheapest room. AOA LM room is 1751. Or you could rent DVC thru Davids that SAME week at Old Key West, have a bigger room and this Deluxe perk, for 1786. So for $85 more, you could have a Deluxe resort for that week. I know it's not the same EVERY week all year. But it absolutely is doable for less than 1 single meal at Disney.
Not the point...I don't think anyone cares if they get extra if they pay for it.......its getting stuff taken away that bothers them (free parking, free magic band, free ME, advanced FP booking, EMH) all used to come with your price and now they dontWhat about the club level rooms? You could pay more at a club level room and have access to buy extra fp at 90 days and this was only available to CL guests. So you paid extra for a room to be able to pay more to get more fp and no one else was allowed to buy more or pick them early. To me that isn't any different than pay more to stay at this resort and get an extra hr or 2 a couple of nights.
I understand what the Mouse is trying to do. My gripe has never been with those who want to pay for an overpriced Hilton. My gripe is with the Mouse pretty much saying unless you pay us big bucks to come we don't want you and don't care about you anymore.
what? no im not....im just saying to make it an actual benefit, there needs to be little to no lines when it starts or it negates the benefitThey could do anything but that doesn’t mean it’s likely. You’re just pot stirring at this point.
Unless you're a family with a schedule that just won't accommodate firmly committing that far in advance.Just for fun, I looked at March 20-26 2022. Spring Break season. Pop for that week is 1567 for the cheapest room. AOA LM room is 1751. Or you could rent DVC thru Davids that SAME week at Old Key West, have a bigger room and this Deluxe perk, for 1786. So for $85 more, you could have a Deluxe resort for that week. I know it's not the same EVERY week all year. But it absolutely is doable for less than 1 single meal at Disney.
If you’re renting points do you have to pay in full up front? Usually 50% up front and the balance 90 days before arrival.
Also, the booking is non-refundable, correct? Yes, you need to commit to your stay.
So what happens if you have to cancel? You forfeit the money you paid to that point.
Or what happens if there’s like a hurricane or something so all the flights are cancelled? You eat the days missed. I have exactly this risk. We rented BWV $144/nt for this Sept. It’s cheap enough that I’m comfortable losing the money in that slim but possible chance.
Is travel insurance an option? The brokers offer insurance. It certainly can help but it’s not cheap and for most scenarios won’t be a full refund.
I prefer renting thru owners privately on the boards. Still there’s a lot to learn about point charts, booking windows and Use Years. Then you are in a position to understand what an owner can or cannot do if you needed to cancel or reschedule. Some owners will let you change dates once, others do not. When changing dates you’ll probably need to take whatever resort still has availability, like SSR, OKW or AKL.
This is exactly what DH didn’t like.its getting stuff taken away that bothers them (free parking, free magic band, free ME, advanced FP booking, EMH) all used to come with your price and now they dont