Disney may have just lost money this year, I know they just did with me. I became a DVC a few years ago, but once every three years we take a trip that does not use points so we can take a bigger trip with all the family the next year. So in Jan was our off point vacation. Just my daughter and the new baby. We have always stayed at a deluxe hotel, at least for the past 10years. So I booked our jan, lowest price of the year at the poly and waited for the discount. Yesterday I called figuring I was going to save a lot, and I moved to the grand and saved $800, not bad but not what I wanted by any means, first I don't like the grand, second the savings which I thought would be closer to $1500 was mediocre. So I slept on it and weighed my options. This was to be a convenient for the 21 month old Tasmanian Devil we have, at the poly we would have the monorail and such. But as I talked to my daughter, things just sounded worse and worse, who knows if we can use to pool in the winter, not a huge bonus if it is to cold, plus the grand pool is nothing special like the poly pool. The food, yeah not happening at the grand when you have a Tasmanian devil, she won't sit still at a mcdonalds never mind to eat at one of the grands. The monorail is known not to run in the rain, so it may not even be an option for us. So DD say my best vacation of all times and the one I loved the most was at the POFQ try to get a room there, we will have a car so it won't be a problem for us.
So I just rebooked the vacation again, and now Disney owes me money because it is paid off, with just the deposits I originally made for a one night at the poly we have four nights times two at the POFQ, I had to originally book the poly in two different reservations to get what I wanted, so I kept it that way and we have the POFQ for four nights and then for four nights again. Total savings $3,594. No matter what we do, we can never spend that much with just two of us at Disney, so this deal that made everyone so frustrated that I assume Disney thought would make them money, has actually cost them money, at least for us because for the first time in 10 years we are going to moderate, and we will not be in any way be able to spend that amount of money in the parks.
So I just rebooked the vacation again, and now Disney owes me money because it is paid off, with just the deposits I originally made for a one night at the poly we have four nights times two at the POFQ, I had to originally book the poly in two different reservations to get what I wanted, so I kept it that way and we have the POFQ for four nights and then for four nights again. Total savings $3,594. No matter what we do, we can never spend that much with just two of us at Disney, so this deal that made everyone so frustrated that I assume Disney thought would make them money, has actually cost them money, at least for us because for the first time in 10 years we are going to moderate, and we will not be in any way be able to spend that amount of money in the parks.
