Saving on resorts at WDW

In my opinion, we can break things down into a few simple categories
1. Resort
2. Park tickets
3. Dining


Let's start with the resort options. For this discussion, I'm focusing only on the WDW resorts.
Disney offers plenty of discounted rates. It just depends on when you want to go. In previous posts I've noted the seasonal flow for WDW. When kids are off from school, it's busy and you won't see as many discounts.
Here's a link to the Spring specials: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/special-offers/spring-room-savings/

There are a great many things to take into consideration when choosing a resort....ambiance, location, room size, amenities, capacity...PRICE!
Disney breaks their categories down into 3 categories:
1. Value
2. Moderate
3. Deluxe
3a.Villa

These terms may not be clear to everyone. Simply put, these are least expensive to msot expensive as well as smallest to largest.

People assume that I'm a resort snob b\c I am a DVC member. Not true. We were slumming it...er...I mean staying at the value resorts (and participating in a fridge swap no less!) before we ever entertained the DVC.

While there is a vast array of differences between the types of resorts, the Value resorts are an excellent way to save dollars. They aren't glamorous but you certainly have the Disney flare that you would expect. We have stayed at the All Star Movies and All Star Sports and had excellent experiences.

If you are used to something a little more chic but really don't want to pony up the cash b\c you expect to spend a lot of time at the parks and other areas of interest, there is a lesser known option. That is to rent vacation points. Yes, you can live like  DVC member without all the commitment. This is something that I recommend to folks that aren't sure about joining DVC. Check out the following link. http://www.dvcrequest.com/
David's is well known and reputable.

Basically, people end up not being able to use all of their points <insert reason here> and want to recoup some of the cost. So they rent them out.The rates vary from season to season as well as the resort. normal supply and demand logic applies.

We'll cover Park Tickets in the next post.