DAS changes coming WDW May 20/ DL June 18, 2024

[Angel Ariel]

It sounds logical. Just setting expectations that it's not a guarantee. Since the changes made last year, they have been stricter about including extended family -- even older teen or adult siblings have been excluded. I'm not sure that having 2 DAS holders will make it any different because conceivably the 2 parents could split, one with each DAS holder.

My impression from all of those reports that I'd read also was that those were when people were asking for additional people (beyond the 3) to be added to the DAS - that extended family and adult siblings were no longer qualifying in that instance. But this wouldn't be asking for more than 3 people per DAS?

I get wanting to set expectations. Basically my pov with everything related to DAS is to have no expectations any more and just go with the flow.

 

[disneydenisel]

One suggestion I have as a local AP, is you can apply in person at Disneyland, so you can try using the alternative accommodations when you need to split up and if that doesn’t work you can go to the booth and explain your situation, they may reconsider DAS or they may offer you something different like 1-3 fast passes. No guarantees but its worth a shot if the alternatives dont work for you. Best wishes.

Thank you for the suggestion. We will definitely try that when we get there and see how it works!

However, our sweet 6 year-old cat suddenly got very sick and has spent the last three days at the vet/emergency pet hospital. DH told me to cancel the trip today (5 days out), because the next few days will be critical for the cat, so we had to cancel our 2 bedroom villa, ADRs, park reservations, flights, etc. I have only had to cancel a trip once before, and that was due to the pandemic.

If we try to go in September, will I need to start all over again with a video chat, since we no longer have park reservations linked to our tickets (required for the DAS conversation)? The original conversation was May 16, for a trip June 8-12, and that trip may now be starting on September 28 or 30. I am a planner and not a person who ever cancels. Ugh.