DisBuckMan
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- Apr 14, 2015
If these people keep reservations until 20 minutes before surely they'd have to pay the $$ penalty?!
Hyperbole.
If these people keep reservations until 20 minutes before surely they'd have to pay the $$ penalty?!
Nope a woman on another thread said you change it to another day in the future that you can cancel at another date, and you never have to pay a fee and you can have all the reservations you want. I never knew such a thing existed until I got on these boards. Too bad people don't use their powers for good.
I can only surmise they live close by since it doesn't make sense to keep DW ADR forever. It also could helps to explain the changes in cancellation policy at some restaurants.Nope a woman on another thread said you change it to another day in the future that you can cancel at another date, and you never have to pay a fee and you can have all the reservations you want. I never knew such a thing existed until I got on these boards. Too bad people don't use their powers for good.
So,in theory-you could simply keep rearranging for infinity.....bonkers
Yep I was so naive and has no idea such manipulations go on, but it explains why when I check one day during my trip (over two months away) there is not ONE table service adr to be had! Though I guess the day of there were be a lot of cancellations as people change some of their schedules.
I do think people start to change ADRs around when their FPs become available and there are more changes when final payment dates become due.
Yep I was so naive and has no idea such manipulations go on, but it explains why when I check one day during my trip (over two months away) there is not ONE table service adr to be had! Though I guess the day of there were be a lot of cancellations as people change some of their schedules.
The thing I wish they would do is make it so you can only have one reservation for the dinner/lunch/breakfast hours for that day. This way people would be not holding multiple dinner reservations. I know that you are not able to book the same time but I know people hold on to them right up until they have to cancel them.
Nope a woman on another thread said you change it to another day in the future that you can cancel at another date, and you never have to pay a fee and you can have all the reservations you want. I never knew such a thing existed until I got on these boards. Too bad people don't use their powers for good.
That sounds more like a problem with the booking system than actual availability.
I feel you. Disney does change their offerings and hours until so close before that I understand why some people need to change. I wonder if there is some kind of happy balance where you have a deposit on each reservation that you lose if you cancel. Like, you could adjust without penalty up to 24/48 hours before or something. This might discourage people from making a ton of reservation that they are not actually going to use. Reading these boards has been pretty eye-opening on that front. I also don't get the park hours thing either- that isn't super hard to plan around, and if it's too risky skip it. The PPO stuff seems a bit silly. Like why can't it just be a cool special thing when the stars align and not a dealbreaker tragedy when it doesn't? The more I learn about Disney, the more I think that a lot of the problems are caused by the competitive mindset of so many park-goers. It's disappointing.Unpopular opinion:
I'd actually be thrilled about this because then maybe people wouldn't hold onto ADRs they don't plan to use and more stuff would be available right off the bat.
It drives me nuts knowing people book tons of ADRs knowing they will drop a bunch based on FP, park hours etc. later on. I know everyone has the right to do it, and I understand why they do it, but it still drives me crazy.
We choose a few key ADRs per trip and don't change the plan once it is set. We don't book backup ADRs if our first choice is not available - we set the places we want to go for the trip and if we get them we get them and if we don't we don't. We don't do PPO meals - mostly lunches if we do them - so park hours changes are irrelevant to us.
I think it happens more than you think. This was posted on another thread:
Don't think it's just one person.Just because one person says she's been able to do something...
Don't think it's just one person.
On *********** site:
"We use that term on our podcast. (Backside of Magic)
The explanation is this:
Its a way of not getting caught paying the ADR cancellation fee if an emergency comes up (or any other reason that you can't or don't intend to actually show up and use at the ADR).
Basically, you can move an ADR up until 20 minutes before that ADR. Also, you have to cancel the day before the ADR to avoid the fee. So, if you are sitting the day of the ADR and can't use it what you can do is move the ADR to a later day... (again, this is available up until 20 minutes before the ADR). By moving it out to a later day, you can then cancel it without penalty.
Basically, bump out the reservation... and then run from it (cancel).
- Ryan""
I feel this too. I am still surprised by it. This is my third and final trip to WdW, and I have used these boards, because I was getting married during the first trip, and needed some information and guidance. I was glad to know to book ADRs, since no one at the TA had mentioned anything, and glad to know some other little things we wouldn't have otherwise done like the GAC / DAS. Our son has ASD< and without this accommodation our trip would have consisted of a lot of time spent sitting on walls crying because how could I have brought my child to Disney and they hate it? This time, FP+ is new to me and my date to book is 10/14. I am nervous.I feel you. Disney does change their offerings and hours until so close before that I understand why some people need to change. I wonder if there is some kind of happy balance where you have a deposit on each reservation that you lose if you cancel. Like, you could adjust without penalty up to 24/48 hours before or something. This might discourage people from making a ton of reservation that they are not actually going to use. Reading these boards has been pretty eye-opening on that front. I also don't get the park hours thing either- that isn't super hard to plan around, and if it's too risky skip it. The PPO stuff seems a bit silly. Like why can't it just be a cool special thing when the stars align and not a dealbreaker tragedy when it doesn't? The more I learn about Disney, the more I think that a lot of the problems are caused by the competitive mindset of so many park-goers. It's disappointing.