Cancelling first day of a 5 day reservation?

[skylynx]

Hello...figured someone out there would know all about this.

My daughter's high school marching band is performing in WDW in March over our spring break. I made reservations for a studio at SSR for Sunday through Wednesday nights (4 nights). Our first choice would be to fly to MCO Saturday and stay an extra night, but if the fares are way lower on Sunday morning (as they often are during break weeks) we might not get to fly down until Sunday. We'd know at least two months in advance if we were going to go Saturday instead.

Now here's the dilemma...if I call MS now and add the Saturday night on to our reservation to make sure we have somewhere DVC to stay during that busy time, and then find out in December (or whenever Southwest tickets for March go on sale) we have to travel to WDW Sunday instead and I need to cancel that first Saturday night, will they just "trim" it off the existing reservation, or cancel the whole 5 night stay and try to rebook a 4 night stay when there may be nothing left? Does it make sense to make a separate reservation for just the single Saturday night so if we need to cancel there's no risk of someone at MS accidentally mucking up the other four nights? It is not a big deal for us to switch rooms or properties after the "bonus" Saturday night if it protects the other reservation. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I've been on the phone with MS before altering reservations and had the agent say in transition "oh, it was available seconds ago, but just lost that one. Let me see if I can find another..." Happily, it's worked out for us, but I guess I'm just a little nervous about changes made that late during an extra-busy booking time.

Advice, caveats?

 

[Claire L]

If you already have the 4 nights then any add on is a new reservation so can be cancelled as such, it will not affect the 4 nights. If able to get the same class of room at the same resort get the reservations linked so that you are less likely to have to move rooms.

Claire

 

[Disneypubgal]

Hello...figured someone out there would know all about this.

My daughter's high school marching band is performing in WDW in March over our spring break. I made reservations for a studio at SSR for Sunday through Wednesday nights (4 nights). Our first choice would be to fly to MCO Saturday and stay an extra night, but if the fares are way lower on Sunday morning (as they often are during break weeks) we might not get to fly down until Sunday. We'd know at least two months in advance if we were going to go Saturday instead.

Now here's the dilemma...if I call MS now and add the Saturday night on to our reservation to make sure we have somewhere DVC to stay during that busy time, and then find out in December (or whenever Southwest tickets for March go on sale) we have to travel to WDW Sunday instead and I need to cancel that first Saturday night, will they just "trim" it off the existing reservation, or cancel the whole 5 night stay and try to rebook a 4 night stay when there may be nothing left? Does it make sense to make a separate reservation for just the single Saturday night so if we need to cancel there's no risk of someone at MS accidentally mucking up the other four nights? It is not a big deal for us to switch rooms or properties after the "bonus" Saturday night if it protects the other reservation. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I've been on the phone with MS before altering reservations and had the agent say in transition "oh, it was available seconds ago, but just lost that one. Let me see if I can find another..." Happily, it's worked out for us, but I guess I'm just a little nervous about changes made that late during an extra-busy booking time.

Advice, caveats?

Did you ever consider booking a value for the first night and moving to your DVC resort for the second night?? If your plans change and you definitley need the Sat nite then call MS and see if a room is available at SSR... at least this way you will have a room and not have to worry about your points...

 

[Sandisw]

Yes, you can just modify your reservation and drop the first night if you need to. I did that with my ressie at BLT in Dec. When I first booked, I did two nights. Then we made it 3 nights (they still had it available). Then we changed it back to 2.

It was all under the same reservation and didn't affect my initial two nights at all.

Good luck!!!