Oct - Dec Magic Your Way Promotion

[Tink1]

purchase a Magic Your Way package and get accommodations at a discounted price.

These vacation packages are valid for stays most nights Sept. 28 – Nov. 25, Nov. 29 – Dec. 3 and Dec. 13-23, 2008.

Valid Booking Period 8/14- 9/24

Intercot.com & Magical Journeys
Booking Codes

Basic MYW -- DGL
MYW + Dining -- QXD
MYW + Deluxe Dining --UVL
Credit to Intercot.com

More to come

Nanc

[offwego]

whoa that misses my dates..I don't think I've ever seen that before. Oh well I'm going anyway. Guess this makes thinking about ap's much easier.

[Dsnygirl]

Just wondering -- how discounted are the rooms? It only hits 3 of our nights, but I'm still curious... thanks!

[luvnwdw]

We arrive Dec 4th and leave on the 13th, no discount for us ???? It would have been nice though

[puppypolice]

I just got off the phone w/ Disney to update my ressies w/ the code & saved $226 on MYW dining Oct. 5 - 9 at AS Sport. Doing the math, it appears that I saved more than w/ the AP discount:joy::woohoo:

[missalabama]

does anyone know if WL is included? My friend called with the code this morning and they told her it was not good for WL.

[Tink1]

does anyone know if WL is included? My friend called with the code this morning and they told her it was not good for WL.

Every resort is included-subject to availability. The WL and monorail resorts sell out very quickly, as does POFQ.

Nanci

[missalabama]

she already has a ressie at WL and she called this morning at 8:00 and the CRO told her that WL is not included.

[MushuGrl]

Wow. I'm so disappointed. We picked our week especially because it was one of the "magical weeks" so we could get a discount. So far they've excluded our week in everything.

Editted to say I'm whining and crying but I'M STILL GOING! BWHAHAHA!

[quicksand]

Yeah!!! Debbie from MJ just saved me $226.09 on my November reservation.:number1: I didn't have to do anything. She did all the work for me!! Thank you so much Debbie!! You are the greatest!!! :mickey: :number1: :thumbsup:

[Bringonthemouse!]

YAHOOOOO--Just got my e-mail from Terrisue at MJ. She automatically applied the discounts to my upcoming Nov. trip which saved me $621.00!!!!!!!
Terrisue, you are truly my hero!!!

[Irish_TinkerBell]

All I have to say is...Debbie from MJ is the greatest TA ever!! Debbie saved me $490.00 for my Nov trip:woohoo::joy::woohoo: Thank you, Thank you. :cheer::cheer::cheer: for Debbie!

[The Hitchhiking Ghost]

The dates listed on this general public discount are the exact same dates that were listed on the email PIN code and the mailing PIN code that we recieved almost two weeks ago. Only difference (that I know of) is that with the PIN code we have until 12/23 to book.

Will be interesting to see what the discounts end up being for this code.

[TheDuckRocks]

Thank you, Naci! You guys are the best!:thumbsup:
I just saved $371.20 off our 5 night w/deluxe dining stay at POFQ.:sleigh::santa3::santa3::tree: It's like Santa came early this year.

[Tink1]

she already has a ressie at WL and she called this morning at 8:00 and the CRO told her that WL is not included.

Unfortunately, it doesnt matter if she has a reservation already, the resort must have promo rates available to switch her to.

By 8am they could have easily been gone. WL sells out in minutes on promotional rates.

We were up at "O dark 30" accessing through the portal for availability and still had some we could not get.

Nanci

[Disney fans..]

Kathy from MJ saved us $627.70 on our November vacation!:eyes: She is awesome! :grouphug:

:congrats: to everyone that has saved!

:high5::yay::joy::woohoo::clappy:

[brad192]

Got an email from Terrisue this morning saying I had received the discount & saved $437.31 on my December trip! Wahoo!! Terrisue & Magical Journeys ROCK! (Does happy dance around office cube). :mickey:

[ginger19]

These dates work for us but does anyone know how I could get an online quote through disney with the discount? I don't see anywhere to put it in. We are still on the fence about where we will stay and I'd like to have the numbers to compare vs what I can get off property.

[*Liz*]

Apparently there's nothing available October 10-14th anywhere on property. Very disheartening. I'm guessing because it's Columbus Day weekend? I guess I didn't think that was a big weekend. :(

[coloradowendyl]

Race for the Taste is that weekend and it is Fall Break for many of the Southern Schools.

Wendy

[Gator]

:thedolls:This totally stinks! I booked this week (Dec7-16) two years ago and got a discount. Now it's the only week that doesn't get a discount. 2 reasons: Pop Warner booking a gillion rooms and MouseFest. It ***** because I'm not a part of either. I guess I'll have to stick to value resorts this year. :thedolls::mad::ack:

[mshomeschoolmom]

Is this for ressies already in the making for Oct 5-11 with the travel agency? I am supposed to make my final payment on Aug 21.

Thanks

[The Hitchhiking Ghost]

These dates work for us but does anyone know how I could get an online quote through disney with the discount? I don't see anywhere to put it in. We are still on the fence about where we will stay and I'd like to have the numbers to compare vs what I can get off property.


When I got a PIN code in the mail I tried to go to Disney's website to see if I could input the code and get a quote at the discounted price. I could not find a location to enter the code. I tried their webchat help desk and the on-line CM told me the only way to do it was to call Disney Travel direct (or thru a TA).

I would assume this might apply to general public codes as well, but I could be wrong.

[mshomeschoolmom]

I just got off the phone with my Travel Agency and was able to get the promotional discount savings of 340.00. WOO HOOO..................:thumbsup:

[*Liz*]

And that's exactly why we're going down; because we have a mid-fall break then. :thedolls:

[Jeri Lynn]

We are staying at the Beach Club 10/18 - 10/24 and unfortunately Melissa at MJ tried and there was no availability for a discount. I know she will continue trying because she is the best, I just feel bad she has to listen to me whine about it!! :blush:

In the end as long as I am at Disney that is what counts.

[shortcake311]

We booked our vacation through AAA and I called our agent today. I paid it off Monday, so I figured I would just get a credit, but she said it didn't apply to us. She said she spoke to someone at Disney and neither were sure of where I got the information. Before this post I had obtained an e-mail from Disney Visa about it, but figured I couldn't use it. Anyone know about this? Oh yea, she said I was already getting the cheapest amount.

[Tink1]

We booked our vacation through AAA and I called our agent today. I paid it off Monday, so I figured I would just get a credit, but she said it didn't apply to us. She said she spoke to someone at Disney and neither were sure of where I got the information. Before this post I had obtained an e-mail from Disney Visa about it, but figured I couldn't use it. Anyone know about this? Oh yea, she said I was already getting the cheapest amount.

It is hard to say without knowing specifics. You can check the Disney website and see if its available and then tell her to try again? It can be applied to packages that have been paid in full.

Many agencies do not like to lower your rate because by doing so it lessens the commission they are paid.

Not that watching out for the agencies bottom line is a bad thing (which is why we don't have a 1-800 number and work 75% of the time via email) but to do so at the expense of a client is just not right IMHO.

Days like today, MJ agents bust their butts (and trust me, they do) to LOSE money.

Nanci

[Tinkerbellfan]

I am so glad we decided to book with Magical Journeys this time. Karen saved us $600 on our November stay at the WL. That is about $100 a night - I am so excited about our trip and so thankful for Karen's help.

[N2DisneyWorld]

I am so excited! I called today and asked if I could apply the discount to my reservation and ended up saving almost $450.00!

Woo Hoo! I can't wait to go.

:yay::muscles::joy::party2::cheer:

[Mrs Bus Driver]

OH I hope I get the discount,:muscles: it would really help out. I almost canceled my trip but decided I really needed a break (besides DD offered to help pay:pixie:). So it would be really nice to get it. Does it include value resorts? Hope I hear from Denise soon.:mickey:

[mickeyd]

Debbie just saved us $339 on each of our two rooms - a total saving of $678!

MJ is the best! :joy:

[DebC]

wishing and hoping that Port Orleans French Quarter opens up for our dates in October

[biodtl]

I'm so excited about this discount! Thanks, Wendy, for saving us a bundle!!

[MushuGrl]

I'm with you Gator - we planned it for this particular time (Dec. 7-13) for the discounts!

Oh well. Since it's nearly impossible to get a room, but it's mainly because of PW, maybe they'll release a ticket discount or something to get folks to the parks. Considering I'm having to pay ALOT more for my room than I wanted to (wanted a Mod, had to take a deluxe suite) ANY little bone will help.

[ginger19]

When I got a PIN code in the mail I tried to go to Disney's website to see if I could input the code and get a quote at the discounted price. I could not find a location to enter the code. I tried their webchat help desk and the on-line CM told me the only way to do it was to call Disney Travel direct (or thru a TA).

I would assume this might apply to general public codes as well, but I could be wrong.

I had a few minutes this morning and went into the disney website where they list the best times to go. There is a link on the left side for specials so I clicked on it and found this one. I could get a quote right off of there for it.
There was availability for several resort but only WL in the deluxe category.

[BlueDorrie]

Melissa@ MJ just saved me $303 on my trip. Whoo-hoo!!!!

[A Mouse Fan]

A BIG HUGE thank you to Wendy @ MJ who saved me tons of money at the WL with this promo! I know you woke up at the wee hours of the morning to get this done and I can't tell you how much I appreciate you! Your the best :thumbsup:

[eandrsmom]

I called, and they still had GF available with the discount code, but it wasn't as good as the discount code with the PIN I got in the mail.

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

:thumbsup: Got my email from Karen at MJ...we're getting about a $350 refund...thanks a bunch

[kadesha]

BIG thanks to Wendy at MJ! Yesterday the discount codes didn't apply to us. She told me she'd keep working on it and she did it! We saved about $280 at Pop! Thanks Wendy! :thumbsup:

[disneychick62]

we will be there nov.9th-15th. they told us the code does not include pofq. thats our luck~ anyone hearing differently, please respond to this post...thanks bunches!!!:(

[Sunshine1010]

I know a lot of people are disappointed in the dates. It seems like a lot of people have 'missed out' of the discount because they are going somewhere around the 1st/2nd week of December. I'm assuming that means that Disney doesn't need to 'increase' hotel stays because they are already filled?!?!

[teachvicts]

I was just looking through the historic discounts dates and saw that Disney Rewards Visa has previously offered discounts for about the same time as this package discount. Does anyone know if the Disney Visa discount is bigger or should I go with this one? THANKS

[felix18]

I can only wish that it would cover our trip--we will be POFQ 12/10-12/17 but this discount does not apply. Oh well, maybe next time!!

[ariel326]

The pin # in the mail saved us $659 at CBR.

[RedSoxFan]

MJ and Terrisue saved me $400 by switching to CBR from POFQ.

[Emsparents]

Just got off the phone with Disney. Was able to add an extra day with park hopper and meal plan making our stay 8 days and will still be getting back $110.00!!!!!!!!. We are going the week of Veterans Day. We had originally booked with a pin code, and this discount is still saving us quite a bit more. This is great!! I did the math and it must have brought the room rate down to about $50.00 a night. We are staying at POP (BEST RESORT AT WDW!!)and they were able to switch everything over with no problem at all. The CM I spoke with was AWESOME! Can't beleive we get an extra day and still get money back!!!!!

[brad817]

OK, help me out here. We've got a package booked on December 11-14 that I reserved on disneyworld.com. Do I just call Disney and ask for the discount?

Edit: I called and saved $71.22. We're only there 3 nights and our dates only partially overlap, but it's better than nothing! We're also switching from All-Star Movies to a preferred room at All-Star Sports. Sounds good to me.

[Disney Doll]

Thank you Wendy & Magical Journeys!! We saved $300.00 by switching from POFQ to POR. This was my 1st time booking with MJ and you can bet that I won't book a trip without Wendy from now on. I didn't do a thing. Wendy contacted me with the discount and all I had to do was give her the go ahead to make the change. Can't wait until Oct!

[DisneyDadfromPittsburgh]

I hate to aske this since I have been to Disney many times but never used this.....what exactly is this Magic your way?

[KarenP]

I hate to aske this since I have been to Disney many times but never used this.....what exactly is this Magic your way?

Magic Your Way is the name of Disney's packages.

[Gator]

Looks like a lot of people are getting a discount. I hope against the odds one sneaks along so I can join the crowd.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's WDW discount.

[HoosierDisneyFan]

I just called and POFQ is not a part of the promotion.:sad: Does anyone have a list of what resorts are in and what resorts are out?

[MushuGrl]

I know a lot of people are disappointed in the dates. It seems like a lot of people have 'missed out' of the discount because they are going somewhere around the 1st/2nd week of December. I'm assuming that means that Disney doesn't need to 'increase' hotel stays because they are already filled?!?!

Sunshine, from my recent scary experience, I found that for the most part, hotels are filled Dec.7-13. After doing the math, I'm deducting it's due to Pop Warner and MouseFest. There are three adults in my party, and when we booked last week (we were waiting for the Visa discounts which never happened, and now we know why), we were told the best they could do for us was an Old Key West studio. We've been checking periodcally just in case a room becomes available, but it's actually getting worse instead of better. So, after planning for a year for a "magical week" to get a discount, we ended up paying nearly $1200 more instead. (We would have changed it, but we already had our plane tickets and days off.)


HOWEVER....I'm wondering..since Pop is gumming up the rooms...that means that a bulk of the people staying at the resorts will NOT be at the parks, right? (Correct me if I'm wrong, those of you that have stayed during Pop.) SO if that's the case, I'm hoping they're throw us second-weekers a bone with a ticket deal or something in hopes of getting more folks in the parks. ANYTHING will help.

Even a free dole whip. I got no shame. :blush:

[NH Disneyfan]

For those of you asking about how to do online reservations for Disney discount packages - you need to select "Special Offers" from within the "Tickets and Reservations" link.

I booked completely unplanned yesterday for 4 days in December. We're staying at the value resorts for the first time ever (Deluxe loving family here) but couldn't beat the price! The big draw, the flights - Delta in December, 4 people Boston to Orlando for less than $800. Did it all on DisneyWorld.com and was the best price I could find anywhere on the internet.

Woo hoo!!! Can't believe we're going back again!

[teachvicts]

(we were waiting for the Visa discounts which never happened, and now we know why)

What is the reason that Visa discounts did not happen this year? I was waiting for those too!!:confused:

[BelleLovesTheBeast]

I was just looking through the historic discounts dates and saw that Disney Rewards Visa has previously offered discounts for about the same time as this package discount. Does anyone know if the Disney Visa discount is bigger or should I go with this one? THANKS

I would book this discount. In the past DRV's discount has been released before the general public discount. For this reason I'm thinking the DRV isn't going to be offering one this year. If a better offer becomes available you can always rebook.

[KarenP]

I just called and POFQ is not a part of the promotion.:sad: Does anyone have a list of what resorts are in and what resorts are out?

All resorts are included in the promotion just not every resort is available for every set of dates.

[KarenP]

What is the reason that Visa discounts did not happen this year? I was waiting for those too!!:confused:

We can't be sure, but were told that the Disney visa promo that was due out Monday was pulled due to it being leaked all over the internet.This promo is the same as what would have been offered for Disney visa card holders anyway.

[sorarail]

I was all excited. DH and I will be staying at YC from Nov 8 - 15. I called Disney Vacations thinking that if we could receive a credit, I would apply it to upgrading our room, but the very nice reservation specialist checked both YC and BC and said neither resort had availability during those dates for code DGL.
Oh well..we're going to have a grand time anyway!

[ryels]

Woo hoo!

We just saved almost $700 by switching from POFQ to POR for our trip in November.:thumbsup:

We really wanted to try out POFQ...but not for $700. I'll have to stay there next time.

[azdisneymom]

:sob::sob: I called just 2 hours after Disney Opened and could only get the discount for part of my stay - if I wanted to split it into 2 reservations. Because the ticket pricing was greatly affected I would have only saved $100. I am sooooo sad. I guess if you snooze you loose.

Glad that it worked out for some of fellow Intercotees though. Congrats to those who were able to take advantage. Maybe the Disney Visa discount will come out soon.

[sdelord]

These dates work for us but does anyone know how I could get an online quote through disney with the discount? I don't see anywhere to put it in. We are still on the fence about where we will stay and I'd like to have the numbers to compare vs what I can get off property.

- Go to this URL to book the discount online. We had to switch from POP to Sports but saved over $700 first week of Dec.
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/special/offerDetail?id=FY09FallOfferPage .

[kminton]

Silly us thought it was just for the value resorts, and since we already had ressies at the WL, didn't think that it would apply to us.

My DH sent the Disney Visa code to Wendy and she sent us back an email that same day. We saved enough to cover our gas money plus - almost $500.

Thanks Wendy. Now the 6 week wait!!!!

Kerri

[Clay Ransone]

Woo hoo! I called my travel agent to tip her off about the discount code (I think will use Magical Journeys next time). I was calling her back to tell here I would be willing to switch to POR from POFQ when I got the good news. I was able to save $393.75 by adding the discount code and stay at POFQ.

[HoosierDisneyFan]

Note to all.....

Do not give up on your favorite resort if you were told the discount code was not available for your resort. I called twice about savings at POFQ (first week in December) and was told that I would have to move to POR to get the savings. I elected not to move. On my third call I was able to use the discount code and stay at POFQ :thumbsup:. I saved $422.00!!!:cool:

[Sunshine1010]

POFQ vs. POR

Is one really more expensive than the other one? I've seen a lot of posts on this thread about how they switched to the other one and saved money.....

Just wondering....

[The Hitchhiking Ghost]

No - POR & POFQ are both moderates (along with CBR & CSR) and as such have the same room pricing. The upcharges for rooms should be the same too (standard view to waterview or prefered room).

So I think the savings from going from POFQ to POR (or vice versa) simply reflects that for that poster's travel dates, one resort had no rooms at the discounted code promotion and the other did.

I think the savings for a moderate using this code is around $55-60 p/night depending on room type and tax. So if someone is staying 8 nights they might realize a $400+ savings.

But POR and POFQ enjoy same rack rate pricing.

[Carolanne]

Sweet--I just saved $282.50! We'll be there 10/2 to 10/7, Pop Century MYW with the dining plan :) Thanks Vincent at Walt Disney World Travel :thumbsup:

[Sunshine1010]

Hitchhiking Ghost --- thanks. That makes sense.

[FUN]

just got off phone and im getting back 792 dollars!:mickey:

[Trixietink]

wooohooo! I just called and saved 485.00!!!! :mickey::D

[MushuGrl]

Ya'll are making out like BANDITS! Tickled for you!

:thumbsup:

[WonderlandsMostWanted]

Keep checking MushuGrl, something for your dates could still open up! I've got my fingers crossed for ya!:fingers:

[DisneyMama18]

After 5 days of my travel agent fighting with Disney I was able to apply the discount code to my current reservation at the Poly for Oct. 10-15th. The discount saved me $448!!!!!. We have 2 other families traveling with us and the ones staying at Fort Wilderness cabins were able to use the discount code, however the family staying at the WL were not.:mickey:

[lynnrapata]

My family and I are going Oct. 29 - Nov. 3 and staying at AKL and it did not pertain to our reservation. Bummer!!! :(

Lynn

[lynnrapata]

I literally just got off the phone with WDW and the lovely lady who was helping me took the time to find the discount code I needed to save $483.75 on a pre existing vacation! Wooo Hooo!!! :thumbsup::cloud9:

[shortcake311]

I'm a little upset with Disney. I called my travel agent again to try and get this promotion. They were finally able to do so, but said that Disney is charging a processing fee because I'm "changing" my package. I'm actually getting the exact same thing, but instead of it being called a AAA MYW package it is the Oct-Dec MYW package.

Does this seem right?:confused:

[disneyjo46]

WOW!!! I just got off the phone with Steve @ Disney and he made my existing ressie alot more magical. I just saved $642.50 on my 9 night trip to All Star Movies !! Hope you can do as well as I did!!!

[Tinkerbella16]

It took my TA to check 3 times for our reservation at FOFQ for Nov 9-15. Finally the third time she was able to save me $445!!!!! So happy I got the discount...trip was paid off a whole lot sooner than expected!

:mickey::mickey::mickey:

[BigRedDad]

I got home from a weekend vacation to find out that my BIL got us the package upgrade for WL. We only saved $120, but we got upgraded to a Courtyard view ($200 value). This package gave $320 in bonuses.

It is too bad we had to book through AAA to start with. This would have been so much easier to let MJ do all this for us.