A Disser in Need is a Friend who is confused....

[bom_noite]

We are DVC Members and long time board stalkers. Unfortunately we have not been down there since this magic bandaid appliance has been instituted. We have booked a trip for May '15 - big brood - 12 strong. My questions to those more educated:

1) Well - in the past we pride our selves on our Stealth like movement. Get to FLA - check in - we may go to the MK on Tue or Thu (depending local meteorological reports). Now, I have to follow El Nino patterns and the Farmers Almanac to figure out the best day to go? Ok - the question is: What is the prevalent thought on picking a day if that makes any sense.

2) More on the Bandaid...... My wonderful and Beautiful Daughter wants to put her boyfriend on the Ressie (See note 1 below). The question is: What do I do if this BF go's the way of the Dinosaur and is replaced by another lover?

*Note 1: I dub this Boyfriend Old Number 23 - my son calls all of the BF's a dead man walking. Must say: He is the first one we all like and are telling her such on a daily basis. For what it is worth. Number 23 has the same number as Michael Jordan - he may be the chosen one.

The last BF who went to WDW with us (Old # 12) brought his Guitar to serenade us all with Folk Music. We are all trying to rush out the door for the drive down and he was not real happy with our placement of his golden fiddle within the SUV. I was concerned with seeing out the Rear View mirror - he thought this was a secondary consideration. I asked: "Have you ever seen the movie Animal House?" Went over his head and maybe a ton others! Google: Animal House Guitar and you will be able to understand my thinking at that moment.

3) I am not much of rider anymore. I tend to get a Lemonade and sleep on the island or the Hall of President (See Note 2 below). Can I get FP's on my card and hand somebody my bandaid? Will management eject me for this egregious act?

*Note 2: I usually go to the HOP and tell the CM's: I am going to be sitting here me for a while - I paid my $100 so get over it - just nudge me if I snore. I am petitioning the DIS Staff to host a "best places to nap in the world" segment on DISUnplugged - we are working on dates now.

4) Last Question: We may go to BMG for lunch. Worth it? If you are a DVC'er do you order in advance? My god - I may come home with 14 Taco's or 23 Burritos from Taco Bell - I never know until I am put on the spot and told to drive up to the 2nd window (why did the install the first window which they never use - a mystery to me - sorry I agree this is not the Bell Boards).

Let's sit back and enjoy the Chatter!

 

[lions1995]

I will take a shot at some of these.

1) I use easywdw.com calendar to start with. I may not always follow their suggestions, but it is a start. We always made ADRs in the past, so for my family, having to replant parks is not a big deal. For those who typically wing it, it will bra bigger issue. Remember that you if you wake up and decide to do something that was not in your plans, you can cancel your FPs and try to rebook them for another park / day. There are some attractions that will not be available the day of ( some are gone at the 60 day mark) so if you have a FP for Mine train, you probably will not get it back.

You need to have a person linked to a ticket to pick FP times. So by the 60 day mark, everyone should be loaded into MDE with a ticket linked.

2) if you have BF 23 goes 'puff' you should be able to replace his names on the reservation and move his ticket to another person(BF 24 maybe) but I think the FPs would be dropped if you have them already. If there is not a new BF or a replacement , then I think you could link the ticket to yourself (you would have two then, so you would be one up for your next trip). Of course, if he bought his own ticket and linked via his own MDE, he would keep it (I assume).

It may be possible yo simply keep everything under BF 23 names and simply slip someone else in their. As long as they do not mind being linked in such a way.

3) anyone can use anyone's MB. So if you have FPs on your band, anyone can use them. However, it will only be for one person at the specific ride and time. This could be a solution if BF23 drops and someone else comes. If you FPs match everyone else's, that person could simply use your band.

4) I think you mean BOG. From what i understand, if you do the FP for BOG and preorder, you can still change it when you get there. You have to confirm or edit your preorder.