bama_ed
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Folks,
Again for the 4th year in a row, I have put together a table of all the rack rates (non-discounted full price) for the campsites at Fort Wilderness for the calendar year 2020. The table is based on data provided by MouseSavers (an excellent resource): https://www.mousesavers.com/ .
With the release of new rates and packages this past Tuesday June 23, 2019 for 2020, we saw some pretty hefty increases across the board. A thread is already ongoing about breaking the $200 a night barrier (without tax). On top of that, Disney has dreamed up an extra surcharge idea to charge more for Premium Campsites that are very close to the Meadow Trading Post area (pool, campfire, TP, etc.) and called them "Premium Meadow" campsites. Establishing that category and comparing their 2020 prices to 2019 created a big jump in rates that won't necessarily repeat going forward.
A couple observations:
Here is the heat map with the year-over-year price comparisons:
Finally, who wants to live for the entire year at the Fort? You'll have to dig deep for a 366-day stay (2020 is a leap year):
Bama Ed
Again for the 4th year in a row, I have put together a table of all the rack rates (non-discounted full price) for the campsites at Fort Wilderness for the calendar year 2020. The table is based on data provided by MouseSavers (an excellent resource): https://www.mousesavers.com/ .
With the release of new rates and packages this past Tuesday June 23, 2019 for 2020, we saw some pretty hefty increases across the board. A thread is already ongoing about breaking the $200 a night barrier (without tax). On top of that, Disney has dreamed up an extra surcharge idea to charge more for Premium Campsites that are very close to the Meadow Trading Post area (pool, campfire, TP, etc.) and called them "Premium Meadow" campsites. Establishing that category and comparing their 2020 prices to 2019 created a big jump in rates that won't necessarily repeat going forward.
A couple observations:
- The rate data below from MouseSavers includes 12.5% tax and is rounded to the nearest whole dollar (essentially out-of-pocket cost).
- Four new rate periods have been created (Halloween, Holiday 2 for the week Christmas to New Years, Marathon/Run Disney race in February, and Marathon/Run Disney race in April). Rates for these new ones are much higher than the non-special periods they sprang from.
- Now there are 24 rate periods (Disney no longer names the periods but MouseSavers adds that for historical comparisons) up from 11 in 2009 (the oldest rate data I have).
- For most existing rate periods and site types, the price increase for 2020 was in the 7-11% range (last year was 2-5%).
- I would predict that when 2021 rolls around we will have a similar price increase again because the SWGE surge will not be over in 2020 and in 2021 the celebration begins for the Magic Kingdom's 50th Anniversary.
Here is the heat map with the year-over-year price comparisons:
Finally, who wants to live for the entire year at the Fort? You'll have to dig deep for a 366-day stay (2020 is a leap year):
- Tent/Pop-up: $39,997 (+8.5%)
- Full: $51,328 (+8.7%)
- Preferred: $57,370 (+9.1%)
- Premium: $60,764 (+8.5)
- Premium Meadow: $65,890 (+17.6% over 2019 Premium rates to establish this category)
Bama Ed