Major Room Discounts Coming for Early Summer and Late Spring 2025

[Sirwalterraleigh]

These discounts aren't good enough. I have been browsing for 40 minutes with different dates across all hotels, and I don't see a compelling price point.

…I bet you're far from alone

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I agree, that is a great price for YC.

It’s probably actually $410

When people say “I got a great deal!!!” They often reflexively shave off the 13% tax

 

[mightynine]

But wow, you have to wonder where additional WDW revenue streams are going to come from.

Lightning Lane Multi-Magic Dreams Come True Your Worlds Premier Pass Ultimate, anyone?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

IMO the whole thing is overpriced now.
If my family were to go from 5 nights at Yacht with 5 tickets and no hoppers it would be $7000. That's not including flight or food.

I don’t think it’s that binary…

Wdw has always been “overpriced”…you pay somewhere in the range of 20-30% (minimum) of surcharges since the opening date (Orlando tax and Disney brand tax)

What’s different now is the relative value has flexed with the economy over time. Some times - it’s been a pretty awesome value…others have been kinda steep. But there was always some part of the trip that was a better deal you could live with…

I could give examples but I’ll fall asleep before I’m done

What’s really eroded these last 5 years is there almost no “good deal” left.

If anyone has an idea where it is?…let me hear it (but be serious…no need for duster clown comments)

 

[hopemax]

I'll look at mods and deluxes. The blog post is at ~45 pages, which is borderline "manifesto" at this point.

After [redacted ] I thought the new accepted length for "manifesto" is like 2 pages?

All I know is that after visiting my parents, every other year over Christmas since 2005, we spent 12/26 by popping into Epcot and DHS for the first time ever, because not only were they not blocked out for CM sign-ins there were reservations available! If we wanted to go to a park on Christmas Day we could have!

Not all is right at the Mouse House, even with a small portion of people willing to spent whatever, to avoid lines. The disparity between the max capacity of E-ticket rides vs quantity of hotel rooms is going to be a problem. If WDW sells out the former, it's hard to do anything to goose sales of the latter.

 

[hopemax]

You’re being jaded to the point of being ridiculous. No hotel with a walking path to two theme parks is $250.

Except the three that also include Express Pass, when AP discounts are available!

Those are becoming farther and few between, as they go quickly, but I did see Royal Pacific for $231 in August 2025. If others are comparing to their local Holiday Inn Express, I'll still be looking at the 3.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Except the three that also include Express Pass, when AP discounts are available!

Those are becoming farther and few between, as they go quickly, but I did see Royal Pacific for $231 in August 2025. If others are comparing to their local Holiday Inn Express, I'll still be looking at the 3.

I’m cry-laughing. Christmas Week 2025 is “on sale” for $899/night at HRH. Worth it for Express that particular week but still…

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Or you can stay at Pop early August for 6 nights for $1100 and change and get 4 tickets for 2 adults and 2 kids for $2200 and change. That's roughly $3400 which isn't bad.

What about “yacht club” was confusing in his statement?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Except the three that also include Express Pass, when AP discounts are available!

Those are becoming farther and few between, as they go quickly, but I did see Royal Pacific for $231 in August 2025. If others are comparing to their local Holiday Inn Express, I'll still be looking at the 3.

Portofino was available for $260ish over the mlk weekend when I looked last summer

 

[Ayla]

I’m cry-laughing. Christmas Week 2025 is “on sale” for $899/night at HRH. Worth it for Express that particular week but still…

YC is over a thousand dollars a night this week. I priced out a last-minute trip yesterday.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Portofino was available for $260ish over the mlk weekend when I looked last summer

Can’t imagine Universal is pleased having to discount by that much. That’s low for the flagship!

 

[ToTBellHop]

YC is over a thousand dollars a night this week. I priced out a last-minute trip yesterday.

Yep, Disney rates around Christmas are insane. Glad we used DVC points last week!

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Can’t imagine Universal is pleased having to discount by that much. That’s low for the flagship!

Supply and demand

What good is an empty room?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Supply and demand

What good is an empty room?

Sure but they risk people thinking the room isn’t worth $900/night.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Sure but they risk people thinking the room isn’t worth $900/night.

There’s no “risk”…it’s not nor ever will be

 

[dmc493]

Are there still large sections of any resorts not in inventory (or whatever it's called)? And do rooms not in inventory count towards occupancy rates? Apologies if this was already brought up, I know it's been discussed before

 

[JD80]

Are there still large sections of any resorts not in inventory (or whatever it's called)? And do rooms not in inventory count towards occupancy rates? Apologies if this was already brought up, I know it's been discussed before

According to SEC filings there's been pretty consistent reported inventory over the last decade.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I know this thread is predominantly dedicated to the room discounts, but does anyone happen to have heard any whispers about FL resident admission promos? It feels inevitable, and with my AP expiring in a few weeks I'm wondering if I should just do whatever summer ticket offer they run or take a while off my pass and jump on an AP again later.

I sincerely doubt they'll run an AP promo but it would certainly entice me back if they did. I was without a Universal AP for a few years and jumped back in last time they did the 15 months offer. That kind of thing would be great for WDW and they don't have to actually offer a "discount" that way.

 

[surfsupdon]

Also please remember that Values and Mods still don’t have daily housekeeping!!!! It’s such a joke at that price point! Even discounted!!! Disgusting!

 

[Tom P.]

You build for demand. There is a demand for DVC, I'm not sure what the demand would be for another Mod or Value no matter how much I'd love to see a moderate resort that has more 6-8 people family suites at decent rates like a Great Wolf Lodge.

I must admit, I have never seen "decent rates" and "Great Wolf Lodge" used in the same sentence before...