Originally Posted by Mary2e
You live in MCO and deal with an agency?
yup... for rooms only. I do occasional WDW weekends, and they've always been able to get me good rates. And they always do my DLR rooms for me.
Originally Posted by Mary2e
You better get yourself to TheDis (disboards.com) and fast. You're missing out. I've found the agencies are good for super newbies, but they get the same deals that are listed on mousesavers.com. In other words, you can easily do it yourself with a little research.
I'm on the DIS, and I don't care much for it. I prefer wdwmagic.com. I don't particularly care for mousesavers though, especially since on some items, like car rental, I've found better rates through agencies and corporate rates.
Originally Posted by Mary2e
BTW - the annual pass is only really worth it now if you plan on entering the parks more than 10 times. The hotel discounts are not nearly 50% any longer. During super low periods, the best I've seen is in the 30-40% range. I haven't seen a 50% discount in over 4 or 5 years - and yes, I'm a long time annual passholder.
so you're telling me that my paying $65/nt for All Star Movies with 20 minutes notice was not 50% off, yet the person whom I spoke to at the pool was paying over $130/nt? While the 50% is hard to come by, the AP discounts generally offset the purchase of the pass. Especially if you go around Xmas or Halloween, and ou can get the 25% off MNSSHP/MVMCP Tickets and the dining discounts offered with it.
Originally Posted by Mary2e
The discounts aren't what they used to be any longer.
You won't get any argument with me on that one. I finally invested into Disney Dining this year... I gotta admit, the 50% off at PI is fun when friends are in town.