Well that makes all the sense in the world while they're trying to reduce reservations. lol This isn't hindsight, this is real time. lol. Maybe they won't allow them to book during the first opening phase- whatever undisclosed timeline that is. I wonder if you self cancelled if you can re-book as well? What a mess.
No, just that it is odd that my July reservation was cancelled, when people still seem to be waiting for June reservations to be cancelled and no one else seems to have reported a July cancellation. And I would have appreciated an e mail from WDW to inform me that the reservation was cancelled, even if it was only a generic ‘round robin’. I am intrigued as to why I am ‘ the odd man out’.
They could be doing it based on the TA that booked the reservation, cancelling reservations for those that specialize in Disney first as a courtesy advance notification ahead of other TAs and individuals. Or it may have to do with the resort at which you are booked because it appears that YC will not be opening when the parks open. Emails could be rolling out later, much like they did with ADRs. My phone was blowing up with email notifications on Wednesday for ADRs that had been cancelled the week before. Who knows what goes on behind the curtain?
Again they got themselves into the capacity problem by allowing ppl to continue to book so they could use ppls money as a source of revenue even though they knew they weren’t going to open. They could easily make the rule 3 & up like they did at first. When they first announced 3 & up, I thought they were being reasonable. But now this & other things make it clear that they’re trying to weed ppl out.
I'll amend...costs them next to nothing. Better?
But, if they're going to allow park hopping for AP's and resort guests, they're running the busses anyway. The skyliner is going to go where it goes regardless so there's no cost there. A lot of people drive between parks as well. Really, the cost is negligible in comparision to the money they make on the park hopper option.
It's really impossible to know, but deposits could easily run into the millions. Regardless of the reason, they should not have been actively taking reservations when they knew they would not be open. Obviously this is true- look at the bind they're in now. The very idea that they're having to make their business look so unappealing that guests don't want to come is just insane, but true.
Maybe. They could allow park hopping with no park-to-park transportation provided. Much like there is no direct transportation from any park to DS, or between resorts.I'll amend...costs them next to nothing. Better?
Sometimes an outsider’s perspective is more objective.
Sometimes insiders can't see things objectively.
I'll amend...costs them next to nothing. Better?
When I read the part about extra wishes being granted by filling unsold spots at things like fireworks parties I laughed out loud. After the discussions that have been had expressing ill will because folks may be given resort upgrades through this, can you imagine the brawl that will happen if people find out that the party at the next table were granted a "wish" instead of paying $99 a person. Holy moly! Disney magic to Disney cage match in minutes.
For what time period do you think they are planning to do this - through end of year?
