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Why you should plan your 2010 Disney travel early (like, today!)

Posted by ThemeParkMom on January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment

Yes, it is the first week of the new year.

And yes, we are all just getting back to our routines after the holidays.

But it’s time to start planning your Disney travel for this year and beyond.

No, I’m not kidding.

The early bird gets the worm, or in this case, the best selection of resort rooms or cruise cabins. And for the least amount of money.

“The people who get in on any promotion early are going to pay the lowest price,” says Celeste Koutavas, an agent with Disney-only travel agency Enchanted Destinations.

Celeste tells me it’s a simple case of supply and demand. The lower-cost options (the less expensive categories of Disney Cruise Line cabins or Walt Disney World and Disneyland resort rooms) often fill up the most quickly. In addition, as resorts or cruises fill up, the prices rise.

So what if you book early and then Disney releases a bigger, better deal for your vacation than the one your originally got? The agents at Enchanted Destinations say they monitor the new deals for their customers and re-book a vacation if there’s a better deal to be had.

So if all this talk of saving money isn’t enough to have you flipping the pages of the calendar just yet, here are my top three reasons why you should book your Disney vacations right away:

1. More Harmony in the Workplace: Scheduling vacations early leads to less fighting with co-workers over who gets the most popular weeks off.
2. Less School Burnout at Home: Your kids will have something to look forward to when the novelty of being back to school in the new year wears off by the end of this week.
3. More (or Less) Diet Angst, More or Less: You will be able to calculate exactly how many days you can slack on your New Year’s diet before you will need to go on your vacation diet.