Canceling onsite reservations and keeping FP+

[disneyscrapper74]

Does anyone have a definite answer on this? If we cancel an onsite stay (room only) within 30 days from check in, do we lose our Fast Pass+ reservations? Has anyone successfully canceled and kept the FP+? Am I better off canceling on the phone with a cast member to make sure I can keep my FPs?

 

[dansdad]

If we cancel an onsite stay (room only) within 30 days from check in, do we lose our Fast Pass+ reservations?

No.

Has anyone successfully canceled and kept the FP+?

Yes.

Am I better off canceling on the phone with a cast member to make sure I can keep my FPs?

Won't make a difference.

 

[disneyag]

I sure hope Disney closes this loophole soon!!!

 

[DebbieB]

This is pretty much the same as the Fort Wilderness throwaway campsite scheme.

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

This is pretty much the same as the Fort Wilderness throwaway campsite scheme.

Just curious...what does this mean?

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

Does anyone have a definite answer on this? If we cancel an onsite stay (room only) within 30 days from check in, do we lose our Fast Pass+ reservations? Has anyone successfully canceled and kept the FP+? Am I better off canceling on the phone with a cast member to make sure I can keep my FPs?

I don't know myself but Disney may catch onto this at any time... so even if someone successfully did it before, it may not work in the future...

 

[Disney_traveler]

Just curious...what does this mean?

People will book a campsite which is cheap and use it for early FP booking but never actually check in.

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

People will book a campsite which is cheap and use it for early FP booking but never actually check in.

Yikes...
It makes perfect sense now why even at 60 days popular FP are so difficult to come by..
People staying off site have virtually no chance of securing them

 

[FelisLachesis]

Just curious...what does this mean?

From the main Throwaway thread here, some people will book a couple of days at a campground site, with no intention on actually using it. For about $60 (depending on time of year), Disney will send magicbands for everyone on the reservation, offer 60 day access to fastpasses for the days booked, and allow free parking at the theme parks for those days. Even for two people, getting a couple of magic bands and 2 days of parking is about $62, so it's like gaining early access to fastpasses for free, even for a couple of days.

 

[Lynne M]

The OP's gotten this answer, so I'm going to close the thread.