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Walt Disney World: Trying to plan my vacation for next year and I can't decide where to stay while in Orlando.

From tamara castellanos
Posted October 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Is WDW going to extend the free nights into the summer months?


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From James Rao
Posted October 23, 2009 at 6:12 PM
They did last year, but I guess past performance is not always indicative of future results and all that. Still, unless you think the economy is going to go through the roof in the next few months, Disney will need to push to keep rooms full. And since Buy-4-Get-3-Free was so successful last year, there is a very good chance it will be extended though at least the end of June.

Furthermore, Disney will have to compete with Harry Potter at Universal starting in April/May, so that's just one more reason to expect some special deals.

From Bob Miller
Posted October 24, 2009 at 8:29 AM
Tamara, as James said, you never know. I didn't know when I booked my vacation last year. I had booked a room at Pop Century for early August and paid the deposit. This was in November of 2008, before they extended their buy 4 get 3 campaign to June 27th 0f 2009. Those dates would fit into my vacation plans, so I decided to re-book my trip.

After getting my room for June 20th to 27th, I also included Magic Your Way Tickets with water parks/Disney Quest. I also had to pay the deposit for this package. I still wasn't sure if I was going to keep both trips and later canceled the August trip and got a refund on the deposit.

And later on, I believe Disney extended the buy 4 get 3 campaign to the end of August. So you can see Tamara, they can change their minds, just as well as we can. So you can do like I did and book now, and wait and see. But at least you'll know you have a room reserved if you book now, in case the economy changes.

From tamara castellanos
Posted October 24, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Thsnk you for your advice. I think i'm going to ggo ahead and book for June. At least i'll be able to get my dinner reservations in for my favorite dining places.

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