Bounceback or Pin?

[kachow85]

Hi everyone!
I am planning on making another trip to the World in July. We have gone every July, and in the past have gotten a pin which makes staying moderate or deluxe a possibility. However, with Disney saying they are not releasing as many pins, I am worried we will not get one. My question is this:

We are staying at POP in late January. If we booked a room at a moderate/deluxe now, and didn't receive a pin before then, but received a bounce back at POP, could we call and apply that discount to our reservation? Or is a bounce back different than a pin or discount, and we would need to cancel and rebook using that offer?

I know that neither are guaranteed, but I was just hoping someone could answer this question.

Thanks so much!:wave:

 

[Monty]

Bounceback cannot be applied to an existing reservation. You would have to book the bounceback while you're there and cancel your pre-existing booking.

 

[kdshwl]

We just returned from 9 days. There was not a bounceback offer in our room. They had the offer that they are running free dining through Sept 2011 (with a few blockout dates). Same for my sister and her family's room as well.

 

[captainkidd]

Am I the only one who is not enticed at all by Free Dining as a Bounceback? If I'm gonna "bounce back", I want to save money on my room.

 

[wdwfan22]

As of last week the current Bounce Back offer is the Free Dinning offer currently available through disneyworld.com

 

[becanya]

We stayed at WL Oct 11-17 and didn't receive any bounceback offer.

 

[kdshwl]

I would much rather have a room discount; but if one isn't offered and I'm going, I'll take free food over nothing. I really, really liked going on one trip with my "go 4 nights get 3 free" deal.

 

[Monty]

ummm - are you sure? We received a bounceback offer in April '10 (Wilderness Lodge). We applied the bounceback to our existing Nov-'10 reservation without any issues at all. Now, it's possible that the rules have changed since April of this year....

The way it was explained to me was they couldn't. :shrug:

I tried once and got the exact same dates at the exact same resort, but was given a different reservation confirmation #. The CM cancelled the prior reservation while I was on the phone.

 

[seast119]

My husband called this past weekend and was inquiring about the bounceback offers. A castmember told him that they did not think Disney was doing the bounceback offers at this time

 

[DizneyPryncess]

Am I the only one who is not enticed at all by Free Dining as a Bounceback? If I'm gonna "bounce back", I want to save money on my room.

Not alone, I'm with ya. We're not big eaters, so we far prefer the room discounts. I wouldn't plan a trip around free dining, but I do plan trips around pin codes I get for room discounts.

 

[Boomdog15]

Not alone, I'm with ya. We're not big eaters, so we far prefer the room discounts. I wouldn't plan a trip around free dining, but I do plan trips around pin codes I get for room discounts.

Agreed, our family is exactly the same way. We plan entirely around the room discounts.