Now that Disney has officially launched Buy 4 Nights Get 3 Nights Free promotion, it's time for anyone considering going in 2010 to start planning.
Whether it's this offer or a future offer you're hoping will return, you can book your vacation for the time of year you want to travel and still get the benefits of a special offer if it comes out and applies to your time of travel.
Planning is half the fun!
Some new changes coming up include the Disney Dining reservation system allowing guests to book dining reservations 180 days from departure rather than a mere 90. That change is expected to take effect Oct. 27th. And here's a hint I received from a very nice inside Disney connection. On the day you can begin making reservations, bookings online may be made starting at 6 a.m. If you call, they don't open till 7 a.m. So if there's a must-do restaurant on your list, get up early and book on the Disney website at www.waltdisneyworld.com. And don't forget....you will need your Disney confirmation number to make those reservations! Get that from your travel agent.
Another change is that the one table service Disney Dining Plan price for next year will cost more during peak seasons in Disney. If you travel Feb. 12, 2010 to April 10, 2010 or June 4, 2010 to Aug. 14, 2010, or Dec. 17, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010, you'll pay $5 more per adult per day and $1 more per child per day for the dining plan. The deluxe dining plan price does not increase for peak seasons.
And anyone still considering booking during the current Buy 4 Get 3 Free (or Buy 5 Get 2 Free at a value resort), don't delay--there has been quite a surge in bookings since Disney began advertising this promotion on TV. This promo is good for travel through late March, but already I'm seeing the lower airfares getting gobbled up.
For more information on Disney e-mail me at spohns@libertytravel.com