With all this talk about the new Animation resort that is set to open in the future, I was wondering about something. Which Disney resort gets the most business as in terms of capacity and money?
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Disney Resorts
- Thread starter NutsForFlorida
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As far as I know Disney does not release actual numbers but from my experience the Contemporary and the Boardwalk are consistently packed. Of course constantly packed does not necessarily translate into the most profitable.
BigRedDad
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I would venture to say Pop Century because it is the largest resort. After that, the individual All Star resorts. However, since the All Star resorts are so close, if you combine them, then it is massive. I think the sheer volume, lower room cost would make the Value resorts the busiest and largest business.
Pioneer Hall
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Capacity and profitability are two very different things. If you were to count the all stars together, then they probably see the most people based on the number of rooms that they have (and in Disney's eyes they are considered one resort in terms of management and services). Porfitability is anyone's guess really. There is really no way to tell which resort might be the most profitable and what is actually taken into account when they determine those figures.
Tom
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The Polynesian rarely has occupancy available. And based on its rates, it generates a nice revenue.
However, based on the Fall/Winter Room Discount restrictions, it appears as if they have great success with Animal Kingdom Lodge and Grand Floridian, since they are specifically excluded from the "Deluxe Resort" discount category. AKL only gets the 25% Value Discount and GF gets the 30% Moderate Discount.
PixarfortheWin
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Sorry that is not true....we barely are ever above 98% occupancy at the Polynesian....
Pop Century has the highest turnover....
Tom
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:lol: I would consider "barely over 98%" to be quite near capacity.
What do you get at the Polynesian that you wouldn't get at, let's just say, Pop Century?
Monorail access to MK and Epcot, 2 table service restaurants, themed pool, interior hallways, rooms that are nearly double the size of a value resort, view of the fireworks at MK from the beach, queen size beds, full concierge service available, etc.
WDW_Emily
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I will second pop. we have tried to book for pop about 3-4 months before we leave and it is usually booked.
All stars always have open rooms.
That's quite a lot.
Yeah, but it comes at a hefty price. Personally I stick with the values and the moderates. I just do not spend enough time at my resort to make it worth it.
Tom
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New2WDW
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I was just thinking about the pricing of the Value to Deluxe Resorts:
A standard room at an All Star Resort on Oct 1 for the weekend would be $115 + tax and a standard room at the Poly for Oct 1 would be $425 + tax. So you roughly need to fill four Value Rooms to equal one Deluxe room at Poly. So then how much of that money made is profit? :shrug: I know a lot more would go into the upkeep of the Poly than the Value, but there a lot more people out spending from those four Value Rooms than the one Deluxe Room. It would be interesting to know some of these numbers.
A standard room at an All Star Resort on Oct 1 for the weekend would be $115 + tax and a standard room at the Poly for Oct 1 would be $425 + tax. So you roughly need to fill four Value Rooms to equal one Deluxe room at Poly. So then how much of that money made is profit? :shrug: I know a lot more would go into the upkeep of the Poly than the Value, but there a lot more people out spending from those four Value Rooms than the one Deluxe Room. It would be interesting to know some of these numbers.
I agree. And since I travel alone, it makes it even less worth it. But I agree with the posters above as well, capacity and profitabilty dop not go hand-in-hand. The Six Flags park I worked for probably had the shortest or close to the shortest season. Yet it was the park with the largest profits, and it wasn't even the most-attended park. I have seen Broadway shows sell out constantly, yet close without once recouping its costs.
I'd go with the one for $115+tax. For me, I know that I won't spend all that much time at the hotel/resort. I just need some place to crash after a long day at the parks. Then get up in the morning and go again. I guess it's all preference. How are those All Star resorts?
They are fine. Clean rooms, well kept grounds, nice pools. About the only gripe I have are the double beds. When you are use to a queen sized the doubles can be a bit on the tight side with 2 people.
JEANYLASER
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which resort has 35% off discount does Caribbean Beach Is one of the discount?
It depends on when you are traveling. Promotions change all the time, have black out dates, etc.which resort has 35% off discount does Caribbean Beach Is one of the discount?
You have to have at least a queen size bed. I agree.