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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Last night DH and I spent about 4 hours looking at pricing a Disney vacation. Now, we have no time to go before Value season runs out so we're either stuck with Peak (=high) season prices or waiting until July. And waiting another five months for a vacation seems like a really, really long wait. We even thought about getting a DVC room and only eating lunch at the parks. No dice - those rooms are really expensive.
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is there any way you can check-in to your resort on the last day of a value season? Even if the rest of your stay is during peak season rates, your entire stay will be at the value rate, because that is when you checked in. We are doing this for our trip in October. We are arriving on October 3rd (the last day of value season) and staying for 10 days at that value rate. I got this tip from somwhere (probably passporter) but I've seen so many websites lately, I can't really be sure.
is there any way you can check-in to your resort on the last day of a value season? Even if the rest of your stay is during peak season rates, your entire stay will be at the value rate, because that is when you checked in. We are doing this for our trip in October. We are arriving on October 3rd (the last day of value season) and staying for 10 days at that value rate. I got this tip from somwhere (probably passporter) but I've seen so many websites lately, I can't really be sure.
Are you sure this is true? I have heard it both ways... you get the same rate and also, you have to pay the higher rate on those nights that fall under this... How does it work when using DVC points and making ressies? One rate or both rates?
Yes...it is true if you check in the last day of value season you get that rate throughout your stay. My friend did this for Christmas last year and saved $2000 (he was renting two cabins at Fort Wilderness for Christmas week)
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I am backing everyone up on this. As long as you check in by the last day of value season, you get the value rate. Just keep in mind that you cannot change resorts or anything part way through your stay. If you do, those nights will be at the peak rate.
It is expensive. We are pulling the kids out of school in November to save a little money. It's a long way away, but well worth the wait. And, it gives us plenty of time to save.
is there any way you can check-in to your resort on the last day of a value season? Even if the rest of your stay is during peak season rates, your entire stay will be at the value rate, because that is when you checked in. We are doing this for our trip in October. We are arriving on October 3rd (the last day of value season) and staying for 10 days at that value rate. I got this tip from somwhere (probably passporter) but I've seen so many websites lately, I can't really be sure.
Have you thought of renting DVC points ? My brother and his family just did it and stayed at the WLV for a great price. I'm looking into doing myself for our Sept. trip.
Did your brother go through a travel agency? A timeshare company? It sounds like a good idea!
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Have you thought of renting DVC points ? My brother and his family just did it and stayed at the WLV for a great price. I'm looking into doing myself for our Sept. trip.
I just wanted to add that we've heard rumors that the "check-in on the last day of value season" trick may be going away. I haven't heard official confirmation, but it's possible that it will happen.
I know it's super duper hard to wait for a vacation -- I feel for ya!
What I'd recommend is that you do something that suits your budget for this year and then plan your next vacation so that it falls in value season so you can finally go to WDW. I highly recommend mid-November for great weather, low crowds, low rates and all of the Christmas holiday trimmings
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We have been every June since 2000 (except 2002). This year we have had to make some adjustments in our normal budget, so we considered putting our trip off until November. Even if we do that, it will still be tight and we would only be able to go for a few days (we normally do at least 10).
So we decided to just put off our trip until June 2008. That way we will have worked out our new budget and be comfortable enough to enjoy the trip. I just keep telling myself that we are so lucky for the times we've been able to go and it will be so much more enjoyable next year rather than strecthing ourselves too thin this year.
Yes, we do think it is expensive, but we really enjoy ourselves at WDW. Compared to some other places we've been, we honestly feel like we get more for our money at Disney than anywhere else.
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Are you sure this is true? I have heard it both ways... you get the same rate and also, you have to pay the higher rate on those nights that fall under this... How does it work when using DVC points and making ressies? One rate or both rates?
I stayed at Pop in 2005 and paid value rate for first half of week but had to pay more for the last half because it changed to regular season. And I had it all booked months in advance!
We decided to go anyways and have split our trip between two resorts - three days at a moderate and two days at a deluxe. We're also staying our first night (fall down dead tired) at an off-site hotel. And we've decided since our budget allowed for either great food or great hotels but not both, we're going in the middle. Our food budget will be spartan compared to other trips but we should still have a good time!
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