Thanks for bringing a great question to planDisney, Nicholas! My wife and I always search for discounts and special offers when booking our Walt Disney World Resort vacations! However, sometimes we book without a special offer and then we run into the situation that you are describing in your question. I'm happy to share our experience to help guide your own!
If Guests booked a Walt Disney World Resort vacation and then a discount or special offer becomes available, the Guest is able to check if the new offer can be applied to their existing reservation. There is a spot on the
Walt Disney World Resort website to check for this information. If you visit the website, hover (don't click) your mouse over the heading that states, "Places to Stay." When the dropdown menu appears, click
"View Special Offers." Once all of the special offers appear, find one that you believe might apply to your existing reservation. Click on that offer. When the offer appears, you'll see a small dialog box to the right of the screen. That dialog box states, "Have an Existing Reservation? See if you can apply this offer to your existing reservation." Click there and follow the prompts to see if you will end up saving some money on your vacation! Uncle Scrooge McDuck will be so proud of you! Check that Special Offers page regularly! It is updated with new offers throughout the year!
Nicholas, we have been successful every time that we tried to apply a new offer to an existing reservation! I am wishing you the same luck!
Hakuna Matata! Jonathan