ArtistBruce24
Navy Veteran, working for the mouse
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2017
Hey Everyone! Long time lurker of the DIS here and I'm in need of the community support.
Just to give everyone a quick background so we're on the same page, I'm staying at Pop! from April 29-May 5, 2017 right now with the Disney Dining Plan. I am a solo active duty military traveler visiting for my 6th time, this being my second time this year! I first went Jan 18-24 of this year and stayed at the Polynesian Villas (LOVED IT) with the deluxe dining plan.
Unfortunately, there are no open military rates at the Pop! so I'm using the Fun & Sun Offer for about $114 a night with a total package cost of $1177.08 with the dining plan. I've been trying to get 'upgraded' to the military rate but nothing is open. I really want Coronado or Caribbean Beach but for whatever reason May 4-5 is showing very limited availability with nothing at the value resorts and the only moderate is POFQ. After making some phone calls I have several options at hand and I was hoping to get some in depth advice.
Whenever I fiddle with the dates I can get some really great availability from 29 April-4 May regardless if it has Military or not. I'm really trying to either get a better rate at Pop! which isn't happening right now, or something in the moderate resort range that's close to what I have now price wise. I want to stay 6 nights and can't really change the dates I have because it's mandated by my command.
So here's the dilemma, whenever I search the 29th to the 4th I get the great options so I got curious and messed around. For whatever reason that's beyond me, it's May 4-5 that's taking all the rooms. I don't get it. Right after that the resorts open back up with pretty good availability. I thought maybe splitting my stay with the Pop! from April 29-May 4 and then staying at the Contemporary from May 4-5 would be a good option. But I'm betting that on a military rate opening up which isn't always guaranteed. Secondly, I thought to try getting a cheaper rate at another value resort from April 29-May 4 and then staying at the Contemporary on my last day again because it's essentially the same cost. But I don't want to give up that amazing transportation service the Pop! has.
Lastly, I thought to try seeing if a military rate was open for a shorter range at the Pop! like 29 Apr-2May or something to keep driving the cost down. I was also told to see if about doing a stay from 29 Apr to ten days, nine, eight, etc. and see if a military rate opens, if it does book that then drop it down to the 6 nights.
Do you have any advice at all on what I should? I get it's a play on the system, kinda, but of course there are those risks.
The mouse is playing a hard game right now.
Thank you so much!
Just to give everyone a quick background so we're on the same page, I'm staying at Pop! from April 29-May 5, 2017 right now with the Disney Dining Plan. I am a solo active duty military traveler visiting for my 6th time, this being my second time this year! I first went Jan 18-24 of this year and stayed at the Polynesian Villas (LOVED IT) with the deluxe dining plan.
Unfortunately, there are no open military rates at the Pop! so I'm using the Fun & Sun Offer for about $114 a night with a total package cost of $1177.08 with the dining plan. I've been trying to get 'upgraded' to the military rate but nothing is open. I really want Coronado or Caribbean Beach but for whatever reason May 4-5 is showing very limited availability with nothing at the value resorts and the only moderate is POFQ. After making some phone calls I have several options at hand and I was hoping to get some in depth advice.
Whenever I fiddle with the dates I can get some really great availability from 29 April-4 May regardless if it has Military or not. I'm really trying to either get a better rate at Pop! which isn't happening right now, or something in the moderate resort range that's close to what I have now price wise. I want to stay 6 nights and can't really change the dates I have because it's mandated by my command.
So here's the dilemma, whenever I search the 29th to the 4th I get the great options so I got curious and messed around. For whatever reason that's beyond me, it's May 4-5 that's taking all the rooms. I don't get it. Right after that the resorts open back up with pretty good availability. I thought maybe splitting my stay with the Pop! from April 29-May 4 and then staying at the Contemporary from May 4-5 would be a good option. But I'm betting that on a military rate opening up which isn't always guaranteed. Secondly, I thought to try getting a cheaper rate at another value resort from April 29-May 4 and then staying at the Contemporary on my last day again because it's essentially the same cost. But I don't want to give up that amazing transportation service the Pop! has.
Lastly, I thought to try seeing if a military rate was open for a shorter range at the Pop! like 29 Apr-2May or something to keep driving the cost down. I was also told to see if about doing a stay from 29 Apr to ten days, nine, eight, etc. and see if a military rate opens, if it does book that then drop it down to the 6 nights.
Do you have any advice at all on what I should? I get it's a play on the system, kinda, but of course there are those risks.
The mouse is playing a hard game right now.
Thank you so much!
