Garyjames220
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We booked 14 nights at CBR and 2 nights at the poly. We are from the uk and the total for the resorts only is dollars in about $6300
My expression is that of your avatar's But not really too surprisedWe booked 14 nights at CBR and 2 nights at the poly. We are from the uk and the total for the resorts only is dollars in about $6300
How about $29 per night at the Polynesian and Contemporary?We've been going to WDW for 25 years and price hikes are normal but the past year or two has been too much in my opinion. I guess if the demand is there they will charge whatever they can. We are just about at the point were we might hang it up.
A funny side story: we recently found an old resort receipt from a WDW special at the pop century for $55 per night.
I think they will definitely get away with it until after the anniversary hype and just pent up demand but if it stays like this I think we will see alot of discounts and sales in about 2 years.We've been going to WDW for 25 years and price hikes are normal but the past year or two has been too much in my opinion. I guess if the demand is there they will charge whatever they can. We are just about at the point were we might hang it up.
A funny side story: we recently found an old resort receipt from a WDW special at the pop century for $55 per night.
I have never seen a difference in park reservation availability for resort guest and single ticket guestI’d also add the park pass reservation system adds another benefit for staying on site in theory but not sure it actually plays out this way. I expect the park pass system to stay in future as way to incentivize on site stays when availability is tight (especially for ap).
You should totally look into renting DVC pointsI had the same sticker shock! I've been staying exclusively at the YC/BC since our honeymoon in 1994. The most I've ever paid was $400 a night in 2019 and that included free dining for 4 adults (DH, myself, and our 2 teens). I've been checking for September and I couldn't find anything less than $600 for a standard room with the 25% discount! The increase is insane! We're staying at the Dolphin for the first time ever because DH wants to be in that area to walk in and out of Epcot for the F & W festival.
...we've stayed here twice....you're still right in the middle of things....plus, they have great choices for places to eat [although, we went to Todd English's Blue Zoo just before this past Christmas and did NOT care for it - Flying Fish, when are you gonna OPEN???? ].....We have a reservation at the Dolphin. We can get a much larger room for a lot less money (even with the parking and resort fee) then what they are asking for the Disney hotels.
...... YIKES ............ DVC owner here so I don't usually book regular cash stays but with the restrictions and our curiosity we thought about booking at a moderate for our annual Christmas time stay. We usually book about 3 nights sometime between 12/1-12/19. I just took a look at resort prices and was floored. Two years ago we had a cash stay at Riverside for about $220 a night and with Caribbean Beach and Coronado being about $350 a night Im expecting Riverside to be the same at reopening. I can not believe people pay these prices when there are pretty much NO benefits to staying on property anymore. When will guest finally have enough of the constant huge price increases?
Yeah, lots of factors for sure. Also, people have had to cancel expensive international travel due to travel restrictions, so they're opting for domestic as the only other choice.I guess it’s because of the 50th anniversary and knowing some people may have two years worth of vacation dollars to spend.