What is a website where I can find the best deals on Dinsey World deals ?

Question

Any information provided on where I can find the best deals on resorts at WDW and packaged deals would be great. Any sites, any info, pros and cons on the onsite resorts. Just info provided will be appreciated.

Answer 1

With Disney you are going to find that most places you are go are going to offer you the same price. For example:

Disney direct: You will get the price that Disney offers. You can call in to take care of things you need on your reservations and talk to their agents to ask a few questions and things. However, the agents aren't always the most friendly and/or most knowledgeable. While they do offer some help, they don't usually offer an excess of information.

Online dicounters such as Travelocity and Expedia: Some say that you can save a little money with these sites, to be honest I've never seen it. If you want to do a room only, you can usually get a better rate with Disney or a travel agent. I checked a few months back using these sites, Disney and my travel agent, and these sites actually cost more than I could find else where, without a discount from Disney. Also, the biggest problem is that you are on your own with these sites. If you ask questions and such they usually aren't much help. Also, contacting a human with these sites can take hours to get someone. In my opinion, not the best way to go.


Travel agent: This is how I book all my trips and from what I have found the best way to go. Most travel agents offer the exact same prices as Disney, no more, no less. However, they are always there to answers questions, help with planning, etc. Rather than being on your own, you have some help with the planning. It is also nice because you don't have to spend all your time searching around for all the info you need and possibly finding wrong or old information. Also, most agents that specialize in Disney will also book dining, tours, etc. So that saves you more time as well. I've found that agents also offer information and tips that will end up saving you money in the long run.



I would definitely not book with sites like Travelocity or Expedia, you may end up regretting that decision if you choose to go that way. You lose out on a lot of benefits when booking with them as well, one of the biggest is that you don't have the option to get the dining plan Disney offers. For you and your wife the plan is $38.99 per person, per day and for your child is is only $10.99. It is a great plan and can save you up to 40%. Plus, tax and tip is included, it is a great way to go.

I'm not sure of when you are actually planning to go. However, if you are a little flexible you should consider going during the free dining dates. This could save you quite a bit of money and you would get your dining included. So if you can, that is going to be the best offer you can find. Disney really does not offer a promotion that is better than the free dining. For most dates, except holidays and summer dates, Disney offers a promotion of some sort. You just have to keep an eye out for when they become available. So far they have offered the promotions through the 22nd of September.


The pros of staying onsite:

1). Better transportation- Especially if you are travelling with younger kids or older adults that need to rest in the middle of the day. Many offsite hotels, if they offer a shuttle (if they don't that is an additional cost you will have to pay) only run in the morning and in evening. You usually need to schedule the shuttle, etc. It can also be a long ride and take away a good portion of your time at the park. Onsite transportation is fast and easy, and it runs all day. Depending on where you would stay you have different transportation options, all resorts offer buses, some of them offer boat transportation and three offer a monorail for transportation.

2). You can take advantage of the Disney dining plan. This plan can save you 40% off of your food and you get to eat at the nicer restaurants that you may not eat at otherwise. It is a great deal.

3). I'm not sure when you are going, but Disney offers promotions for just about every date of the year. Unless you are going in the next few weeks, you should still be able to get a promotion for your dates. Currently they are offering free ticket upgrades, but they often offer free dining, especially during value season. So if you add up the saving there, you will more than likely be spending less, or possibly a little more than an offsite hotel, but you get all of the extra benefits and probably a lot more included.

4) The Disney touch- When you stay at Disney you know you are going to be staying at a nice place. I've gone past some of hotels that offer lower rates, and in some cases the same rates as Disney's hotels, and I think I would be afraid to go inside. Most of them aren't very clean, they can be a few miles away, etc. Also, you get the Disney service. If there is a problem, Disney will go above and beyond to try and fix the problem and do everything they can to make up for it. Even in cases where it isn't even their problem, they try their best to compensate in some way.

5). You can charge purchases to a room card so you don't have to bring your credit cards and cash with you everywhere you go.

6). Parking is free at your resort and you will also get free parking for the theme parks and some of the other places on property.

7). You packages can be delivered to your room. I know this doesn't sound like much now. But when you are in the parks, it is hot, you've been there all day, your tired and you have a ton of purchases to carry around, put on the bus, take back to the room (especially if you have kids that have purchases and/or diaper bags, strollers, etc.) it is nice to be able to make your purchase and then let Disney deliver it to your room.

8). Disney also offers Magical Express. Now, this isn't the best service and it does have some room for improvement, but it is also free. So that is another $100 or so dollars that you can save just for your transfer to and from the airport.


The only con I can really think of is that you may spend a little extra money, but I don't think this is always the case. Even so, I think it is well worth a little extra.


These are just a few of the benefits. I think that if you actually figure out your costs, everything that is included, etc. you will probably find that an offsite hotel actually ends up being more and you don't get all of the benefits. Most people think they are saving a ton of money by staying offsite, but they don't figure in the costs for everything else, or consider other benefits. After everything is said and done, I can almost guarentee you can save money by staying onsite, and you know you have a good room and things like that.

I will include some links to some of my favorite sites.

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions feel free to e-mail me. I go to Disney all the time and I'm happy to help

Answer 2

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