Can You Reserve Room Only w/ AP Discount on Disney Online? About This Page:

[LisaJ]

I was wondering: When (and if) the new AP rates come out, can you reserve a room only with the intended AP rate? Is this even doable on the website?

[Bert & Sully]

I don't know whether you can or not but I have only heard horror stories about booking discounted rooms online so I would either do it myself or thru a Disney TA (we YMJ ) for peace of mind.

[Colexis Mom]

Yes, we have a room only reservation currently with an AP rate. I do not believe that you can book these rooms online though. You need to call Disney direct, or go thru a travel agent like Elaine mentioned. We also used YMJ, with great success.

[LisaJ]

My question was not worded correctly I guess. I mean, can you reserve these AP rooms using the disney website? Without having to go through an agent or calling disney direct? I mean, is it physically possible or is there no way to do this online? I'm only referring to the AP discounted rooms. I'm assuming there is not a way?

[Colexis Mom]

I do not believe that you can reserve any code rates (general public code or AP code for room only) online, and you have to call Disney direct.

[HiddenMickey]

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I do not believe that you can reserve any code rates (general public code or AP code for room only) online, and you have to call Disney direct.

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Marnie is correct. You can't reserve online for AP rates.



-HiddenMickey

[OffKilter_Lynn]

Save yourself the worry of code-watching and use a travel agent. I personally like Your Magical Journeys - especially Maureen!

No extra cost to you - they'll watch the reservation codes for you!

[In Wonderland]

I learned a lesson about booking online on the Disney site. Once the rooms are reserved, they say they CANNOT be changed. I booked BC rooms on the Disney site and when the codes came out, I was told I could NOT apply the code rate to my reservation. I called back to try another CM, who also told me I would have to cancel this reservation and get another one with the code. There were no rooms available. He TRIED to get approval to simply apply the codes to the room I had, and to make a long story short, after 2 hours on hold, he was unsuccessful. He tried everything he could think of, but it didn't work. Just pick up the phone and call Disney or one of the travel agents who specialize in Disney trips. It will save you lots of time and trouble (not to mention the $$)!!

[BigDogDad]

WOW, that's a surprise, and not a good one by any means. With all the research I have done, I don't recall reading that bit of info anyplace. I also priced out my rooms online for our upcoming stay at WL but decided to make the res with Disney CRO on the phone so I could ask about available discounts.



Sorry for your bad experience on this, but keep calling to see if any rooms become available. The Disney res system, from what I have learned, resets overnight so for any available rooms you are trying to get, the best time to call is first thing in the morning. If they do and you can lock up the discounted rate, you can then cancel the old res. Good luck!



Edit to original post: Your countdown timer shows 22 days remaining, this could be a problem. Packages with Disney Travel Co. have a 45 day cancellation window vs. a "room only" res with CRO which has a 5 day window. Any cancellations within those days means you lose your deposit. Have a great trip!

[DouglasE]

For my upcoming trip, my friend James booked us our 1 bedroom Villa at Beach Club Villas via the official Walt Disney World website. Later, when the discount codes came out for the time period for our trip, he delayed getting his rear in gear to get the codes applied. So I called the Disney Travel Company myself, posing as James (ssssh! don't tell!). James and I were instant messaging each other at the time so any personal information they would possibly ask I could get it to them lickety split. They applied the discount code I provided them. Although there was some kind of "fixing" that needed to be done on their end. I don't know what the problem was but the Disney representative was nice and courteous. It just took a LOOOOONG time for her to apply the discount code and say we were good to go. Two days later James sent me a message saying his credit card was credited with the $440 that I had saved us.

Moral of the story:
1. It is possible to apply discount codes to a reservation made online.
2. It is necessary to call the Disney reservation people to have the discount applied. Not possible via the website.
3. Highly recommend avoiding the whole booking online scenario. Save yourself some grief and go with a Disney Travel Specialist like "Your Magical Journeys", "MouseEarVacations", or "MouseForLessTravel".

[LisaJ]

I have learned some wonderful tips and some great money-saving advice on these boards; I'm so glad I "stop by" everyday.

It seems that there are so many different scenarios and ways in which Disney will book rooms and packages. Sometimes there doesn't ever seem to be any coordination between everyone involved, like the website, CRO, agents, etc. Everything should work for the customer whether or not you are online, on the phone, or in person making a reservation. You wouldn't expect a customer to be an auto mechanic in order to get their car fixed, now would you?

[Taleena]

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You wouldn't expect a customer to be an auto mechanic in order to get their car fixed, now would you?

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I don't know about that anymore. A lot of repair shops try to float extra charges and/or needless repairs past customers that aren't at least somewhat knowledgeable...

[LisaJ]

It's still not very ethical, though. Oh, well...what are ya gonna do? That's why we have these forums I guess.