Changing Start Date

[TahoeTessie]

Changing Ticket Dates and dining reservations? I am still trying to get hotels rooms for in between, before or after My DVC Rooms so I don't have my final dates yet. I also haven't booked the plane tickets yet. It is now 60 days from our possible dates and I would like to start making dining reservations.

1. Do you need a park ticket and park reservations already made to make in-park Dining reservations?
2. If I purchase an 10 day ticket to start on November 7th and start making reservations, and then find out we can't get there until Nov. 10th, can you change your 10 day ticket to start on the 10th?
3. If you can change your park ticket to a later start date, what happens to your park reservations and dining reservations that you have already made that start after your first park day? Do you get to keep them even though you changed your original ticket? I already know the reservations before your park ticket start date will get cancelled but I want to know if the later ones get cancelled too since you've changed your original ticket?
4. If I buy my sister a 10 day ticket and make all the reservations, but she doesn't come, what happens to the ticket since reservations were already made? She doesn't know yet, but if I wait until she knows, then the reservations for some things might be full. I don't want to take the chance of her not being able to go to dinner or not be able to go to the same park one day.

 

[nekonekoneko]

Changing Ticket Dates and dining reservations? I am still trying to get hotels rooms for in between, before or after My DVC Rooms so I don't have my final dates yet. I also haven't booked the plane tickets yet. It is now 60 days from our possible dates and I would like to start making dining reservations.

1. Do you need a park ticket and park reservations already made to make in-park Dining reservations?

Neither a park ticket nor a park reservation is needed to book a reservation, but you will need both to be able to go to it. Having a dining reservation, by itself, will not grant access into a park.

2. If I purchase an 10 day ticket to start on November 7th and start making reservations, and then find out we can't get there until Nov. 10th, can you change your 10 day ticket to start on the 10th?

Yes, you can either call or go to guest services to have it changed. If the ticket costs more, then you'll have to pay the difference. If the ticket costs less, there will be no refund. Also, a 10 day ticket is good for 14 consecutive days. Even if you start late, if the new 10 days you want to go are still within the old 14 day window, no change would be needed.

3. If you can change your park ticket to a later start date, what happens to your park reservations and dining reservations that you have already made that start after your first park day? Do you get to keep them even though you changed your original ticket? I already know the reservations before your park ticket start date will get cancelled but I want to know if the later ones get cancelled too since you've changed your original ticket?

Any dates that are the same from both the old ticket and the new ticket will not have the park reservations affected. Dining may or may not stick through a change of dates on the ticket. If you do change dates, double check that any dining reservations actually have been cancelled.

4. If I buy my sister a 10 day ticket and make all the reservations, but she doesn't come, what happens to the ticket since reservations were already made? She doesn't know yet, but if I wait until she knows, then the reservations for some things might be full. I don't want to take the chance of her not being able to go to dinner or not be able to go to the same park one day.

As long as the ticket is not used, the value of the ticket will be on her account, and will be usable to purchase a new ticket at a later date. If the new ticket purchased costs more, then, like above, you'll have to pay the difference. If the new ticket costs less, no refund will be given.

 

[Jangles]

Deleted as wrong information. Sorry.

 

[Her Dotness]

Park tickets don't grant you the 60+10 booking advantage. You get that only when staying in a Disney-owned resort. It is correct that someone staying in a Disney-owned resort can book the 60+10 for everyone eating, no matter where they're all staying. Some might be friends living near WDW.

You don't need either park tickets or a room reservation to book ADRs. Locals make ADRs all the time. The ADR booking system is entirely separate. Because it is, you must cancel or modify each ADR on days you won't be going into a given park. Changing park tickets won't do that at all, so be certain to go into the dining reservation system and cancel/modify each one. If you know you'll want to eat there another day, modify your ADR which keeps you in the system, giving some advantage.

Also, you'll not be charged the no-show fee for ADRs if fewer people arrive for the reservation than booked. Don't even worry about that. As long as one person appears and eats, you're fine. I know that to be true because I wasn't feeling well and skipped a lunch ADR once. DH ate there, no "missing person" fee charged.

 

[TahoeTessie]

Park tickets don't grant you the 60+10 booking advantage. You get that only when staying in a Disney-owned resort. It is correct that someone staying in a Disney-owned resort can book the 60+10 for everyone eating, no matter where they're all staying. Some might be friends living near WDW.

You don't need either park tickets or a room reservation to book ADRs. Locals make ADRs all the time. The ADR booking system is entirely separate. Because it is, you must cancel or modify each ADR on days you won't be going into a given park. Changing park tickets won't do that at all, so be certain to go into the dining reservation system and cancel/modify each one. If you know you'll want to eat there another day, modify your ADR which keeps you in the system, giving some advantage.

Also, you'll not be charged the no-show fee for ADRs if fewer people arrive for the reservation than booked. Don't even worry about that. As long as one person appears and eats, you're fine. I know that to be true because I wasn't feeling well and skipped a lunch ADR once. DH ate there, no "missing person" fee charged.

"It is correct that someone staying in a Disney-owned resort can book the 60+10 for everyone eating" How does this work if you have a "piece meal" reservation? I have 6 reservation numbers right now through DVC and 1 paid reservation in between since I had to make each part separately and am on a waiting list. I just booked what I could when it showed up so we would have something. So is the 60 +10 only if you have 10 days since the first day on the same reservation #? These are my "piece meal" reservations. 1. AKV Jambo 2. AKV Jambo 3. (2 days) POP 4. AKV Kidani 5. AKV Kidani 6. (2 days) AKV Jambo and finally 7. (3 days) AKV Jambo (ALL Jambo and Kidani are the same room types so I am hoping they won't keep making us check out, then in, then out, then in, and moving each time.)

Plus, how can you make the reservations for the +10 days? I just added the AKV reservation for November 2nd and I can not make any dining reservations past November 8th. I'm confused. Thank you.

 

[glocon]

"It is correct that someone staying in a Disney-owned resort can book the 60+10 for everyone eating" How does this work if you have a "piece meal" reservation? I have 6 reservation numbers right now through DVC and 1 paid reservation in between since I had to make each part separately and am on a waiting list. I just booked what I could when it showed up so we would have something. So is the 60 +10 only if you have 10 days since the first day on the same reservation #? These are my "piece meal" reservations. 1. AKV Jambo 2. AKV Jambo 3. (2 days) POP 4. AKV Kidani 5. AKV Kidani 6. (2 days) AKV Jambo and finally 7. (3 days) AKV Jambo (ALL Jambo and Kidani are the same room types so I am hoping they won't keep making us check out, then in, then out, then in, and moving each time.)

Plus, how can you make the reservations for the +10 days? I just added the AKV reservation for November 2nd and I can not make any dining reservations past November 8th. I'm confused. Thank you.

With split stay (multiple resorts) you have multiple start dates.
Even though you are staying at all wdw resorts, you can’t book dining for them all at once.
Your window to book is changed each time you change your resort, so you can only book multiple days of dining for your pop (#3), then your jambo (#6), then your next jambo (#7) where you have multiple days on the same reservation.
Since you have 7 different reservations you’ll have 7 different days to start booking unfortunately.
Maybe try calling to see if someone could help to make it easier for you?
Best of luck!

 

[Her Dotness]

Glocon is unfortunately correct.

We once decided to add a day to our DVC stay and had no trouble doing that. Member Services said they'd fix it so we needn't change rooms.

We forgot that it was still technically a split stay and puzzled over why we couldn't book all our ADRs. Same resort, staying less than 10 nights, so whassa issue? Then, we both did the forehead slap as we realized it was 2 different reservations. Booked the front-end single night's ADRs and the next day were able to book everything for the second reservation, the remaining multiple nights on the 60+10.

So, for your arrival date for each resort, you'll have to book for each reservation on its 60-day-out window. If you find you can't book for POP, for instance, check to be certain you're trying on the correct date; you might have miscalculated and are trying a day too early.

What you'll do is book like this at 60 days out for each arrival date:
1st reservation--Jambo
2nd reservation--Jambo [If MS can combine these Jambos, you should be able to book for both nights. If not. you'll have to book as listed, and so forth for the Kidanis and the Jambo 6&7. Be sure to ask how many can be combined.]
3rd reservation--POP 2 days [The 60+10 enables you to book both days.]
4th reservation--Kidani
5th reservation--Kidani
6th reservation--Jambo 2 days [The 60+10 enables you to book both days.]
7th reservation--Jambo 3 days [The 60+10 enables you to book all 3 days.]

It's going to be a challenge, because the ADR system doesn't know or care that MS may be able to keep you in the same room. As far as ADRs are concerned, each reservation is a completely separate stay as if you were leaving the morning after your last night there, going somewhere else and then returning to WDW for an all new stay.

If you are able to replace POP with AKV, you can just leave your ADRs if you like what you got. The dining system doesn't care you're switching resorts; it'll keep those ADRs unless you want to change them.

Does that help? Keep asking if not, and I'll try to clarify.

 

[lanejudy]

As others have said -- no ticket required for booking ADRs. But a ticket is required to book your theme park reservations. And you must have a theme park reservation or a hopper to enter a park for your ADR (and if hopping, must at least tap in at the reserved park prior to hopping). ADRs will NOT automatically cancel if you change tickets, change theme park reservations, or even cancel your resort reservation. You will need to manually cancel any ADRs if necessary.

Ticket dates can be changed. As PP mentions be aware of the use-window for a 10-day ticket (any 14 days from the designated Start date). So you may or may not need to change the ticket dates if you add/drop a day for your trip.

For ADRs you should be able to book both arrival day and check-out day for each reservation, which of course will overlap. So at the first 60-day period (tomorrow, if checking in on Nov. 10th) would be your first 2 days. Then Monday book your 3rd day (which is check-out day of reservation #2). Tuesday book your 4th and 5th days (middle day and check-out day of POP). Etc. (please confirm your 60-day date for each check-in and adjust accordingly)

 

[Her Dotness]

For ADRs you should be able to book both arrival day and check-out day for each reservation, which of course will overlap. So at the first 60-day period (tomorrow, if checking in on Nov. 10th) would be your first 2 days. Then Monday book your 3rd day (which is check-out day of reservation #2). Tuesday book your 4th and 5th days (middle day and check-out day of POP). Etc. (please confirm your 60-day date for each check-in and adjust accordingly)

We thought we could, too, but couldn't book beyond the single-night reservation's arrival date. Had to wait till the next day, 60 days out from the start date of the rest of our stay.

DH said he thought we could have booked it all that first day had we asked MS to combine the reservations. They said only that we could stay in the same studio. So, that might explain why, we thought.