@mreynoldsDisney I totally agree with this. I think you are 100% wrong for all these reasons.Yep, you are probably 100% wrong. Disney does not hold back rooms. They want resorts booked & deposits paid. They won’t gamble on turning away a customer who may not change to a Disney resort from offsite later. If they have a room open & you want to book, you can.
Pop warner does indeed take a huge chunk of the value & moderate resort rooms. Every year. In addition, last years free dining bounceback promo included dates starting Dec 6th. And the room discount bounceback that has been in effect since October also included these dates. Many people booked early December in anticipation of Galaxy’s Edge opening then, before the actual date was announced. Those people may be staying put in December. There are not even many deluxe rooms available then either. For example, Yacht Club is also completely sold out for most of that week. And has been for quite awhile.
In addition to all that, Thanksgiving is late this year, meaning there is 1 less week between Thanksgiving & Christmas. So everyone who wants to go between those 2 holidays really only have 3 full weeks to visit. That in itself can have a huge impact on resort bookings. Early December bookings have been increasing for years. This year just seems worse than normal.
In the spirit of the movie Trading Places I would be willing to wager on it (a $1 max though, lol)Yep, you are probably 100% wrong. Disney does not hold back rooms. They want resorts booked & deposits paid. They won’t gamble on turning away a customer who may not change to a Disney resort from offsite later. If they have a room open & you want to book, you can.
Pop warner does indeed take a huge chunk of the value & moderate resort rooms. Every year. In addition, last years free dining bounceback promo included dates starting Dec 6th. And the room discount bounceback that has been in effect since October also included these dates. Many people booked early December in anticipation of Galaxy’s Edge opening then, before the actual date was announced. Those people may be staying put in December. There are not even many deluxe rooms available then either. For example, Yacht Club is also completely sold out for most of that week. And has been for quite awhile.
In addition to all that, Thanksgiving is late this year, meaning there is 1 less week between Thanksgiving & Christmas. So everyone who wants to go between those 2 holidays really only have 3 full weeks to visit. That in itself can have a huge impact on resort bookings. Early December bookings have been increasing for years. This year just seems worse than normal.
Isn't SWGE already open?
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open at Walt Disney World Resort August 29, 2019. At opening, the land will include dining, shopping and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will open later this year.
Are you referring to the Rise of the Resistance?
I kind of agree with @mreynoldsDisney
In the spirit of the movie Trading Places I would be willing to wager on it (a $1 max though, lol)
Doing some random test bookings, the dates of 12/2 - 12/6 range Disney is showing zero properties have a single room available on any of those nights.
Any price range, any part size.
Yet historically this is a slow time to visit.
Compare that to checking availability on Christmas Week, Thanksgiving Week and you will find available rooms at Disney's website for multiple properties, price points, etc... yet historically these are MUCH busier weeks in the park. It doesn't add up to me.
So yes Star Wars changes things for this year and the trends are increasing for this time period, but none of that explains how there could be availability Christmas Week and Thanksgiving Week.
You can book today also with many options the week just before Christmas and New Years Week both of which are much more popular times to stay at Disney.
Disney's tiered pricing tells me that if nothing else.
Without kids off of school anywhere, I just don't believe Disney has sold out every on property room, the first week of December 6 months in advance.
I hope I am 100% wrong though as we will be there from the 4th to the 12th on property (already have lodging booked, but don't want those kind of crowds).
My only counter to that would be:Yes but before the August date was announced, Disney was publicly stating that it projected a "late 2019" opening for SWGE. A lot of people interpreted that to mean "Thanksgiving" and booked late November and early December stays accordingly.
I think "historically" is the key word here. While that may have been true 5/10 years ago, for the past few years early December has consistently been one of the busiest times of year. It was trumpeted online and by travel agents and word of mouth so often as the "best time to visit" with low crowds and cooler weather. Add Pop Warner, free dining, lower ticket prices and room rates compared to later in December, and it's not to hard to see why early December is selling out and Christmas week (one of the most expensive times to visit) is not.
@DebbieB Would you recommend that we book now? If it's busy, is it only Disney resorts or will the non-Disney resorts be overbooked too? Thanks for the help!
Doing some random test bookings, the dates of 12/2 - 12/6 range Disney is showing zero properties have a single room available on any of those nights.
Any price range, any part size.