PlutoTheDog89
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2011
Not yet.
We normally go 12/24 - 1/1. Last year we waited too long and the flights got too expensive, so we booked 12/25-1/1.
We'll probably book right after our Easter trip. Really hoping for free dining to go through 12/22. If that's the case, we'll go 12/22-1/1—Adding the 2-3 days with free dining would save us a little over $700. We're staying at YC for Easter, rather than BC, so we wanna see which we prefer before booking Christmas.
Not to endorse Southwest, but it's the best when booking trips well in advance. If you book with points, you can cancel and be refunded your entire trip. If you purchase tickets and the price of the flight goes down, you can contact them for a voucher.
You have nothing to lose from booking a hotel now, outside of Disney booking up, then not offering Free Dining. You can always cancel and get your deposit back.
Book the second flights become available with Southwest. We had this problem twice in the past 2 years. Two years ago, we tried to book the day the flights were extended and missed out on the Wanna Get Away Fare. Luckily we found a flight that was within our budget. Last year we waited too long. Christmas Eve was too expensive. I kept pushing to book anyway, predicting that the price would come down, but $340 each way was WAYY too out of our budget. We booked about $220 each way. Long story short, the price for 12/24 came down, but we kept the 12/25 flights (which also came down)
For first timers, you're in for a real, real treat. We've been going the past eight-out-of-nine years and LOVE it. Yes, it's crowded, but there's nothing like it. You can totally get around the crowds by going early/staying late and taking breaks in the afternoon.
We normally go 12/24 - 1/1. Last year we waited too long and the flights got too expensive, so we booked 12/25-1/1.
We'll probably book right after our Easter trip. Really hoping for free dining to go through 12/22. If that's the case, we'll go 12/22-1/1—Adding the 2-3 days with free dining would save us a little over $700. We're staying at YC for Easter, rather than BC, so we wanna see which we prefer before booking Christmas.
Not to endorse Southwest, but it's the best when booking trips well in advance. If you book with points, you can cancel and be refunded your entire trip. If you purchase tickets and the price of the flight goes down, you can contact them for a voucher.
You have nothing to lose from booking a hotel now, outside of Disney booking up, then not offering Free Dining. You can always cancel and get your deposit back.
Book the second flights become available with Southwest. We had this problem twice in the past 2 years. Two years ago, we tried to book the day the flights were extended and missed out on the Wanna Get Away Fare. Luckily we found a flight that was within our budget. Last year we waited too long. Christmas Eve was too expensive. I kept pushing to book anyway, predicting that the price would come down, but $340 each way was WAYY too out of our budget. We booked about $220 each way. Long story short, the price for 12/24 came down, but we kept the 12/25 flights (which also came down)
For first timers, you're in for a real, real treat. We've been going the past eight-out-of-nine years and LOVE it. Yes, it's crowded, but there's nothing like it. You can totally get around the crowds by going early/staying late and taking breaks in the afternoon.