Originally Posted By nickapoohiluvu January 28 through Feb. 14. I just got the Grand Californian for $189 a night for Feb 1-4. Hope y'all can make use of it! Persistence does pay off!
Originally Posted By nemopoppins How did you get the info? I keep checking the AP page but there's nothing.
Originally Posted By VegasPixie Oh...I'm so depressed. We booked Feb 8th to 11th through Disney Travel Company for a total package price of $680, and I just called Central Reservations for the AP price: $479 for the same room same days. Since I'm under 30 days from date of arrival, the cancellation would be $200. Oh well...
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Did you get the cancellation insurance? I had that once a long time ago before I did some learning and decided it wasn't worth it. Anyway, a new promotion was announced after I booked with the WDTC and I wanted to save the money too. I asked them to change my price (I think it was $120 less) to the new promotional price and they wouldn't. I then said that I would use the insurance cancellation and rebook. That would cost me $60, so at least I would save $60. They gave me to a supervisor and she gave me the new promotional rate anyway so I saved the full $120. Of course I did do all this with laryngitis, so maybe she gave me the rate because they were sick of hearing my squeaky scratches excuse of a voice.
Originally Posted By slim22 Thanks nickapoohiluvu just made reservations at the Grand Californian for Feb 2-4 for my birthday. can't wait
Originally Posted By nemopoppins How are you doing this? Room reservations is closed now? I am so uninformed.
Originally Posted By nickapoohiluvu I've been calling daily for rates and checking out the message boards for Laughingplace and Mouseplanet and have also been checking out Mousesavers. I hadn't made my daily call to Reservations yet when someone on the Mouseplanet website posted that they got the AP rates. I called and got the discount. Persistence and dumb luck on my behalf. Mousesavers is now updated too. I'd call tomorrow morning as soon as possible.
Originally Posted By nickapoohiluvu I've been calling daily for rates and checking out the message boards for Laughingplace and Mouseplanet and have also been checking out Mousesavers. I hadn't made my daily call to Reservations yet when someone on the Mouseplanet website posted that they got the AP rates. I called and got the discount. Persistence and dumb luck on my behalf. Mousesavers is now updated too. I'd call tomorrow morning as soon as possible.
Originally Posted By VegasPixie Nemopoppins: No, I didn't get the insurance, and actually this trip was actually supposed to happen last October but we had to change to dates due to a death in the family. We changed our dates just 3 days before the start of the trip and they didn't charge us the change fee so I really can't complain. But yeah, I did call last night and they quoted a price of $129 a night for PP, which is nearly half what we are paying. Almost makes me want to go another weekend!! One note of interest: when I called Central Reservations and said I was an AP holder and asked for rates, they gave me much higher rates; then I said I thought there were much lower rates available for AP holders. Suddenly the lower rates were offered. So do be sure to ask for those lowered rates! Thank you nickapoohiluvu for posting the info!!!!!
Originally Posted By agent nickapoohiluvu - Thank you. I had given up calling. Below were the rates I was quoted this morning: PPH- $129 $139 Theme Park view DLH- $139 $154 Pool/Downtown Disney view GCH- $189 $199 Downtown Disney view $209 Theme Park view My husband said he would go on a businees trip and we could go to DL as long as we stayed at PPH. Much to my dismay we had to book GCH because PPH was booked for the dates he needed. Oh well!!!(I would make a smiley face but I am keyboard challenged!)
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess GAWD, this happens to me every time! We miss it by ONE STINKIN' DAY! (We'll be there Jan 27, and we can't change the date, either.) UGHHHHHHHH!!!
Originally Posted By MickeyMommy Add me to the list of thank you notes to nickapoohiluvu! I booked a park view at the PPH at regular price (minus 10% AP discount) a few weeks ago for my youngests birthday, and had been calling hoping to catch AP rates with no luck. When I saw your message I called and saved $90/night! Thanks!!!!!!
Originally Posted By godalejunior I am in the same boat as you are Vegas..I did buy the insurance but when I called to see if I could get the AP rate, they said no. I was going to bust my buns over to the bank and upgrade my hopper and then bust back to DLH and then check in with the AP. When I talked to WDTC about the trip insurance, which I purchased, they made it sound like someone basically had to be on their death bed for me to cancel. I decided to grin and bear it and pay the rack rate since I keep getting the run around with WDTC.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ ^ not only that, you typically have to reserve with the hopper. Most of the time, they ask for the number.
Originally Posted By grumpster nickapoohiluvu - thanks. We just booked the DLH DD view. Didn't even plan on going that weekend until I saw your post. They also quoted us PPH concierge for $189 a night.
