New Classification System for Walt Disney World Hotels?

DizneyFreak2002;2504541 wrote: There will no longer be classes for hotels... That is going away...

Really? All Stars won't be considered value resorts and Port Orleans a moderate?

DizneyFreak2002;2504541 wrote: There will no longer be classes for hotels... That is going away...

I don't understand?? There has to be classes or levels for pricing, no? Even though, with the gondola addition I'm sure POP and AoA will be hiked up/reclassified.

Don't see how they cannot be categorized. Even with added transportation options, the resorts simply don't compare. Poly and Pop are just too different.

Let me reword.... Value, Moderate, and Deluxe would go away if, and again stressing IF, they institute a plan they had... I believe the hotels would strictly be categorized solely by proximity to theme park or Disney Springs... So Polynesian wouldn't be a deluxe, just simply MK resort...

As far as the doing away with classes. Based on what i see on pricing, all disney hotels fall into the delux pricing. Waldorf or Gaylord here I come.

DizneyFreak2002;2504541 wrote: There will no longer be classes for hotels... That is going away...

Huh? There will still need to be cheaper hotels and expensive hotels, no one is going to pay Poly prices for ASM.

Are they just changing the categories?

Anthony007 wrote: Huh? There will still need to be cheaper hotels and expensive hotels, no one is going to pay Poly prices for ASM.

Are they just changing the categories?

Rumor is that hotels will be classified based on location. MK area, Epcot area, Disney Springs area, etc.

Obviously there will be different pricing depending on the resort amenities and room sizes.

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BrerGnat;2504832 wrote: Rumor is that hotels will be classified based on location. MK area, Epcot area, Disney Springs area, etc.

Obviously there will be different pricing depending on the resort amenities and room sizes.

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So like the way the magical express classifies the resorts.

As for the Stars Wars Experience, I'm not sure people are understanding. If you do this experience, you are not travelling to the parks (except DHS). Your entertainment IS the experience. Not my thing, but if it was $650 a day sounds about right for room, costume, food, and experience. Not cheap, but not over the top.

I think w/ SW land, everything else, I think the room rates are really going to be increased.. So, I think the idea of moderates will fade out. There new reclassification I think will allow them to more easily sneak in substantially higher prices.

texas211;2504838 wrote:

I think w/ SW land, everything else, I think the room rates are really going to be increased.. So, I think the idea of moderates will fade out. There new reclassification I think will allow them to more easily sneak in substantially higher prices.

Yep. Especially when 2 of the moderates and two values will be part of the gondola transportation system...

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BrerGnat;2504846 wrote: Yep. Especially when 2 of the moderates and two values will be part of the gondola transportation system...

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One would believe that this is a driving force in the rehab of Pop -- to bring the rooms up a notch (or four) and justify pricing increases.

PopPhan;2504892 wrote: One would believe that this is a driving force in the rehab of Pop -- to bring the rooms up a notch (or four) and justify pricing increases.

From the pictures I've seen, they haven't gone up any notches. This is probably the first time I've planned on staying at Pop that I had doubts after our first visit.

Cinderelley;2504900 wrote: From the pictures I've seen, they haven't gone up any notches. This is probably the first time I've planned on staying at Pop that I had doubts after our first visit.

Switching to queen beds, adding a coffee maker, 55" TVs, hard flooring, a sliding privacy divider near the sink, dual shower heads, and convertible bedding is a notch up from what most value rooms have.

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Yeah, but I see the pricing jumping way on up.

No thanks. I'll stay at offisite premiums, enjoy my rental Tahoe, and still be way less expensive and a better value. I don't mind paying premium rates, but I feel like the Disney hotels just really dont do enough to justify such prices. Other hotels, sure.