Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Visa Card
, which entitles you to around two days' advance notice when a discount is
released (visit
disney.go.com/visa
for details).
4. INTERNET SELLERS
Online travel sellers
Expedia (
expedia.com
)
, Travelocity
(
travelocity.com
)
, and
One Travel (
onetravel.com
)
sell Disney hotels, but usually
at a price approximating the going rate obtainable from the Walt Disney Travel Com-
pany or Walt Disney World Central Reservations. Most breaks are in the 7-25%
range,buttheycangoasdeepas40%.Disneyalsoplacesitshotelroomson
Priceline
(
priceline.com
)
. While still abstaining from the “Name Your Own Price” aspect of
the site, Disney's hotel rooms are now in Priceline's inventory and available through
its conventional booking engine at a discounted rate.
5. WALT DISNEY WORLD WEBSITE
Disney still offers deals when it sees lower-than-
usual future demand. Go to
disneyworld.com
and look for “Explore Our Special Of-
fers” on the home page. In the same place, also look for seasonal discounts, usually
listed as “Summertime Savings” or “Fall Savings” or something similar. You can also
go to “Places to Stay” at the top at the top right of the home page, where you'll find a
link to Special Offers. You must click on the particular special to get the discounts: If
you fill out the information on “Price Your Vacation,” you'll be charged the full rack
rate.
6. RENTING DISNEY VACATION CLUB POINTS
TheDisneyVacationClub(DVC)isDis-
ney's time-share-condominium program. DVC resorts (a.k.a. Disney Deluxe Villa re-
sorts) at Walt Disney World are
Animal Kingdom Villas, Bay Lake Tower
at the
Contemporary Resort, the
Beach Club Villas, BoardWalk Villas, Old Key West
Resort, Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs,
Grand Floridian Villas
, and
Wilderness Lodge Villas
. Each resort offers studios
and one- and two-bedroom villas (some resorts also offer three-bedroom villas). Stu-
dios are equipped with kitchenettes, wet bars, and fridges; the villas come with full
kitchens. Most accommodations have patios or balconies.
WDW Resorts Chart
All-Star Movies Resort
1701-1901 W. Buena Vista Dr.
