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[007hollie]

Hiya everyone!!!

Wow it's a been whole since i visited here... well.family and I are planning a big trip to Disney for July 2018.. (2 weeks on property tickets and Disney dining (not quick)) all 11 of us 7 adults 4 children age range 11-3 Were getting prices and they are insanely expensive like £29k!! Is this the going rate for disney these days?? Walt Disney travel company havent got the flights for our dates yet but the week before is way to expensive so.im not holding out to much hope with them.
My last visit was November 2013 and when we booked that we got a really good deal. I didn't realise Disney had increased prices so much 😕 and help and advice much appreciated!!

[chezp]

Welcome back!

Hmm, if the £29,000 is a price for 11 of you, I'd say that's about right, considering what my nephew was getting priced out a week ago. It's him, his wife and two children and off-peak, they were looking at £6,000 for a value or moderate for two weeks. Of course, if you're going school holidays, it will be even more expensive.

I'm a bit concerned by the fact that the Walt Disney World Company don't have flights. They're should be out now, as Virgin and BA both publish 11 months ahead (unless you're coming back in August?).

I'd shop around and see what you can get. Try separating out tickets, hotels and flights and see if that's cheaper. Try other travel agents - Thomson, Thomas Cook, Virgin etc. and see what they come up with.

Also, are your dates set in stone? You may find being able to leave even a day or two earlier may make all the difference, especially around school holidays.

Don't forget Disney haven't necessarily increased prices that much. Sure they've gone up since your last visit, but equally the pound has nose dived against the dollar, which makes going abroad much more pricey. Every British travel agent has to buy their tickets/hotels etc. from Disney in dollars, so it's going to be more expensive.

[007hollie]

Hey!!!!

Yea £29k was all of us and we are returning in August around the 9th/10th depending on when we go, we ufortunately have to go in the holidays as my niece is starting high school in Sept so we can't take her out of school.

We will keep looking and try and get a better price, we've been given a better price at Caribbean but were reluctant to stay there with the major work that's being carried out.

Thanks for your help☺

[chezp]

Originally Posted by 007hollie

Hey!!!!

Yea £29k was all of us and we are returning in August around the 9th/10th depending on when we go, we ufortunately have to go in the holidays as my niece is starting high school in Sept so we can't take her out of school.

Ah, in which case, you're probably a few days early to get flight prices, but try Virgin/BA etc. and see if they have their prices out yet. Usually, if you're going to get a good deal on flights, it's in the first few days they go on sale....

We will keep looking and try and get a better price, we've been given a better price at Caribbean but were reluctant to stay there with the major work that's being carried out.

I fully get that. That was the advice I gave my nephew as well. I wouldn't want to stay there with all the work.

Thanks for your help☺

No problem. Just another thought - have you thought about looking into renting DVC points? It may or may not be cheaper, but that was you could look at getting a couple of two-bedroom villas (they each sleep eight) or a two-bedroom and a one-bedroom villa. Old Key West doesn't take that many points and it's way nicer than any moderate....

[007hollie]

Hey, yea I priced up renting the points and it was pretty cheap, I managed to get reasonable flights too the only problem I found was adding the tickets and dining on i couldn't get an accurate figure and then read the owner has to do it and it can be expensive. I worked it out on 3 studios at animal kingdom lodge.

[suzanne1972]

I've used Travel City Direct in the past, the Virgin owned but a lot cheaper than going with Vifgin. They're only available online and telephone, no branches to go into again they might not have the flights out yet but maybe worth a look there?

Suzanne xx

[chezp]

Originally Posted by 007hollie

Hey, yea I priced up renting the points and it was pretty cheap, I managed to get reasonable flights too the only problem I found was adding the tickets and dining on i couldn't get an accurate figure and then read the owner has to do it and it can be expensive. I worked it out on 3 studios at animal kingdom lodge.

Is it worth you adding the dining plan on? I ask only because I don't know how much it honestly saves you these days... We only get the Deluxe Plan which does save you some money and DVC members also save money on it at certain times of the year.

With the tickets, it could be worth looking at other ticket brokers, such as Attraction Tickets Direct. I've used them for non-Disney tickets (we get great Annual Pass rates through the DVC) and they've always been the cheapest.

[007hollie]

Originally Posted by suzanne1972

I've used Travel City Direct in the past, the Virgin owned but a lot cheaper than going with Vifgin. They're only available online and telephone, no branches to go into again they might not have the flights out yet but maybe worth a look there?

Suzanne xx

Hiya, we've booked with Travel City always in the past but this year they are loads more than other company's like ridiculasly expensive!

[007hollie]

We wanted it this year as we wanted to do some character meals and they're pretty expensive without the dining plan, we've had it before and found it good.

If we were too rent DVC points can we buy tickets from any ticket broker? Am I right in thinking dining has to be done buy the dvc owner?

[chezp]

Originally Posted by 007hollie

We wanted it this year as we wanted to do some character meals and they're pretty expensive without the dining plan, we've had it before and found it good.

If we were too rent DVC points can we buy tickets from any ticket broker? Am I right in thinking dining has to be done buy the dvc owner?

Dining plans would have to be added by the DVC owner, but as far as I'm aware, you can buy tickets from anywhere.

[007hollie]

Update

So after a hugely extensive search we've now decided on Disney's Old Key West again (last stayed in 2010) we've tried all avenues and couldn't get a good price within our budget. However for old key west, we've got a price were happy with.. it's over budget but compared to value and moderate it's a good deal. We tried booking with Disney and buying our own flights.. way too expensive. We contacted all the tour companies we know.. We tried renting vacation club points but once adding tickets and flights it was way too much. So we found the best deal. we had a think and decided to find the best deal for Old key west and now we have to hope and pray the price hasn't changed and it's still available when we call first thing tomorrow morning.. fingers crossed!!

Thanks for your help everyone!

[Pris]

I hope everything works out for you. Although I've never stayed at OKW, I've always thought it looked like a lovely resort and would love to try it sometime.

[007hollie]

Originally Posted by Pris

I hope everything works out for you. Although I've never stayed at OKW, I've always thought it looked like a lovely resort and would love to try it sometime.

Thank you! We managed to book and it was cheaper than before which was amazing. 310 days to go!

[Pris]

Originally Posted by 007hollie

Thank you! We managed to book and it was cheaper than before which was amazing. 310 days to go!

Woo Hoo!!! Let the planning begin!

[Silvercat]

We love Old Key West, it is so pretty. Well done on finding the deal that suits you! We've been going for many years now and find that every year the price goes up by around £300 for the two of us ........