Dining meal plan and making reservations with couple who are not

[jguynn]

My family of 4 has the meal plan. My parents would like to join us for a few days while we are there, but doesn't want to do the meal plan. Can I make reservations at 180 days out for us and include my parents? If I do make reservations and they decide later on closer to our trip that they don't want to dine with us, will me changing the # in our party cancel our reservation time and I will have to start over finding a new reservation?

Thanks for your help!

 

[purple figment]

Make your reservations for the maximum number who will be at the table. Whether or not some have the dining plan and others do not will not matter. At the restaurant let your server know which meals will be on the dining plan and which will be paid out of pocket. You will receive 2 separate bills.

If your parents decide not to join you, you can call and modify the reservation. Be sure the castmember on the phone understands that you are just modifying, not cancelling. You can also just arrive at the restaurant and let the CMs know there are only 4 of you. As long as at least one person shows up for the reservation, you will not be charged for the missing diners.

The only reservations I would definitely modify to the correct number of people are any that were pre-paid (e.g. CRT, the 3 dinner shows - Hoop De Doo, Spirit of Aloha Luau, Mickey's Backyard Barbecue, fireworks dessert parties). If the castmember wants to cancel the reservation to process a refund and book a new res, ask for a supervisor or hang up and try again.

 

[jguynn]

Thank you for the info!!!