Values get the Quick Service plan (all counter service places), and Moderates / Deluxes / Deluxe Villas get the regular Dining Plan. No suites are included in this (except the All-Star Family Suites). You also must pre-purchase a PhotoPass CD to get this price ($100).
- You must book at least a three night stay, and your stay cannot be longer than 14 nights
- You must include at least a two day Magic Your Way base ticket
- You must pay your $200 per room deposit at time of booking, you cannot “hold” a reservation
Ordinarily, I would just zip my lips and be happy with what I'm offered. But this time, I don't have to. Why, you ask? Because this doesn't apply to us. We arrive on September 28.
I'm not a big fan of this offering. I know that Disney has said that they're going to "wean the public off of discounts". Well, that's all fine and dandy, except for the fact that air prices have went up considerably. And I don't know about you ... but gas is $4.16 here in Columbus, Ohio (which means I pay $4.36 or higher since I have to put premium in my car). Not exactly a good time to start eliminating discounts.
Not to mention that, for a family of four like mine (three Disney adults and one Disney kid), the addition of the PhotoPass CD reduces the savings from $900 to $800. Actually, for my family, it adds about $75 to our tab because I always participate (usually lead) a PhotoPass share. Our own CD isn't something we'd have bought, so that's an added expense. And all this whining is for absolute NAUGHT, since the dates don't include ours anyhow. :)
I'll be interested to see how this one pans out for Disney. I don't know that it'll be as big of a deal as it historically has been, and I think requiring the PhotoPass purchase is an interesting twist on the "value added" concept.