Yes, applying a discount to your Walt Disney World vacation before you travel but after you have already booked it is possible! Booking a Walt Disney World vacation can be a big expense for families in today’s economy. Many people do not do the research into the vacations and hope by waiting to book their vacation at the last minute, that there may be a discounted price to help sell off rooms, as there are with many other destinations.
The Disney Travel Company is not known for offering last minute discounts, but instead offers deals – such as the FREE Disney Dining Plan, throughout the year. In fact, the Disney Travel Company allows guests to book their Walt Disney World vacations up to 499 days prior to the vacation start date and many frequent Disney-goers do book this early as they are able to have their pick at which Disney Resort they will be staying at, the room type of their choice, Discount Watch and take advantage of promotions that may pop up for their vacation dates. Plus, booking early allows guests to take advantage of the current Magic Your Way Park Pass prices, which tend to jump in price each Spring/Summer.
How can you take advantage of current promotions if you’ve already booked?
Walt Disney World is different than many other companies in allowing guests that have already booked their vacations to take advantage of any promotions that may pop up and will help the guest save money.
Can I book with an agency and get the better prices?
Yes! Agents that are ‘Authorized Disney Planners’ are able to take advantage of any of the promotions that the Disney Travel Company releases. When booking your Walt Disney World vacation, be sure to ask your agent if they are able and willing to do this.
Destinations in Florida was the first agency to introduce Discount Watching to their Disney World guests several years ago, and prides themselves on this great perk that allows their guests to receive the best price possible on their vacations.
Guests who have booked their vacations with Destinations in Florida don’t need to worry about keeping an eye on the different discounts that come out. The agents at Destinations in Florida are always staying up to date on what promotions are being announced and each agent will automatically make the changes to their clients’ reservations if a discount is running during their vacation dates!
Guests that book their Disney vacations directly with Disney either by phone or by internet are able to take advantage of the better promotion price, but Discount Watching can be time consuming as you need to keep tabs on what is going on at Disney and jump on any deals that pop-up the second that they do come up. An agency can definitely be an advantage here in doing all the work and keeping you informed on discounts as they come up.
Learn how you can pay for your Walt Disney World trip in payments.
Learn more about all the Disney Deals you can use to pay for your next trip. Also my friends at Destinations in Florida can help you find Disney Vacation Deals.
I was wondering what would happen if you have already paid off the vacation through Disney but then a promotion or discount comes out. Will they refund you for the amount you’ve already paid? Or are we out of luck because we have paid the balance off in full before it was due? Thank you to anyone who answers my question!
You have to call them to have the discount applied. They will credit it back to your original source of payment.
IWW are booked for January 2013
Can I get my package discounted I have deluxe dining all booked but I saw the quick serve offered
Hello Anna,
You can. When the discount becomes available, guests are able to call (or have their agent call) and have the reservation changed. You would just need to upgrade the Quick Service Dining Plan to the Deluxe Dining Plan.
I will warn you though, resorts or different classes of rooms do sell out the first day, so you need to get on the phone first thing in the morning when a promotion is released….and it can take some time to get through!
I often tell my clients to book as soon as they are ready, because Disney almost always has some sort of discount! Even during the high season they offer some incentive!
Great tip!
I love Destinations in Flordia! We booked for this Dec with them earlier in the year and when the free dining became available during our trip they called us and added it to our package. They saved us a ton of maoney in dining costs.
I love when a new promotion comes out and I get to call my guests and tell them “I just saved you $200!” One of the most exciting parts of being a Disney agent!
I am planning a vacation to disney. I already put down a deposit but before that i went to an travel agent and the price was almost 400 dollars more with her. so i decided to do it on my own, but now i hear all these good things about an authorize disney agent and wonder if theres is anything i could save more on. do you think you could help me