Originally Posted By RoadTrip DCL doesn't give away rooms like WDW does. As usual, you get what you pay for. Many complain that a Disney cruise costs at least twice what a similar cruise on another line costs, and that is why. SERVICE. Disney has apparently decided that cruise guests will pay the difference but theme park guests won't. They are probably right.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "It doesn't matter if people are talking about Disney or not. They are going to Disney, they are spending money, and nothing has changed that even with the phenomenal success of Potter." Im visitng WDW for my first time soon, and i am going for WDW. UNO was just a added bonus that i would do if Potter was there or not.
Originally Posted By dshyates Yeah, us white trash hillbillies consider $670/night fow a parking lot view room to be a premium price.
Originally Posted By dshyates Yeah, us white trash hillbillies consider $670/night fow a parking lot view room to be a premium price.
Originally Posted By dshyates I was quoted that price, but I didn't pay it. I ended up paying $169/night at the JW Marriott at Grand Lakes.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The way WDW discounts lately, I can't believe they would even quote a price like that! What/when was it for? Poly at Christmas?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<The way WDW discounts lately, I can't believe they would even quote a price like that! What/when was it for? Poly at Christmas?>> I can remember calling WDW resevations up a few years back when trying to book a room within two weeks and was told the only room available on property was the Presidential Suite at Coronado Springs Resort for $3,000 a night. I told the reservationist that there had to be rooms elsewhere on property for cheaper and she said, "no", that is it! I ended up staying at the "then" Marriott Courtyard in Downtown Disney ( now it is the Holiday Inn in Downtown Disney ). Thus begining my stays in Downtown Disney. I know WDW isn't the only game in town when it comes to hotel rooms. And I discovered the convience of staying in Downtown Disney. I'd rather be staying in a spacious room with queen size beds in Downtown Disney for less than it would cost to stay at a Disney Value resort. Plus from Downtown Disney I can get anywhere on the WDW property in under 20 minutes at any time using various forms of transportation without having to use my car.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Looks like things are looking up. You can get the CR aka Contemporary Resort Presidential Suite Tower Club MK aka Magic Kingdom view for the week of Christmas @ the rack rate of $2,950/night. Or the GF aka the Grand Floridian Main Bldg(Building)Club Level Grand Suite for the same week @ the rack rate of $3,145/night. And now the most expensive rate @ CSR aka Coronado Springs Resort for the same week in the Casitas Executive Suite is $1,320/night. What a difference a couple of years make.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom My booking was made within two weeks of the vacation jkayjs. Why don't you check those rooms rates again when we are less than two weeks out from Christmas.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Also at that time Port Orleans Riverside was shut down (at that time the largest non Casino hotel in the world), Saratoga Springs, Bay Lake Tower, Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas were not even built. So there where "thousands" of fewer rooms on property than today.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I should have said Port Orleans Resort since the entire resort was shut down. As I recall the Value Resorts had not even been built. I remember seeing them under construction and everyone on the Disney transportation bus "groaned" as they looked like concrete bunkers at the time. The big talk at the time was the Value Resorts. No one understodd why Disney built them so far away from the parks. The Wyndham Bonnet Creek property hadn't even been built. Wyndham had just won in court the right to "use" Disney roads to get to their property.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom BUT the Disney parks were pretty much the same. Maybe "Soarin" was under construction. But not much else had changed. Well, as I recall the parks looked cleaner and were better kept on that trip! Oh and you could walk into any sitdown restaurant ( except the Castle ) and get a table. And there were more food choices on the menus. I think Biergarten in the Germany Pavallion was still serving salmon as the lunch menu.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom The BEST part about that trip was that since I stayed at a non-Disney hotel. I bought actual passes and didn't use all my days. So I actually have a pass with a couple days left on it! Yes that was back when Disney "passes" actually were good for forever and that wasn't an "extra" that you have to pay for now!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Sorry I'm reading posts 11-20 but I've always had great customer service down at Walt Disney World I will never complain about that.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Gee I thought that would be good news & was commenting on the poor economy. I think I might be in a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' situation here. It might be time for another hiatus from this section. BTW lets all take a moment to thank a Veteran today for protecting the freedoms we enjoy!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Gee I thought that would be good news & was commenting on the poor economy. I think I might be in a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' situation here.>> jkayjs, your damned if you do or damned if you don't. And I appologize for my snippet response. But, I felt compelled to disclose that I was booking a room within a two week window ( which is a huge no no in the hotel industry and apparently at WDW ). And you want to keep in mind that there were thousands of fewer rooms available on property at that time. My initial post was in response to someone's post about $600 dollar a night parking lot view rooms at WDW. My point was that WDW has much more expensive rooms than $600 a night. Who knew there was a Presidential Suite at Coronado Springs at $3,000 a night.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<jkayjs, your damned if you do or damned if you don't. >> Sorry ment to say your "not" damned if you do or damned if you don't. Everyone around here has something of value to say.
