Disney to cancel FPs if room is cancelled

[Runnsally]

From a coding perspective I think it might be a side effect of the first check. If (reservation<beginning date:ending date>) is deleted then if fastpast made within <beginning date:ending date> ANDIF <beginning date:ending date> is greater than 30 from FPdate delete fast pass.

If this was true, the FP would remain if you cancelled the reservation inside of 30 days before check-in, right?

 

[SL6827]

From a coding perspective I think it might be a side effect of the first check. If (reservation<beginning date:ending date>) is deleted then if fastpast made within <beginning date:ending date> ANDIF <beginning date:ending date> is greater than 30 from FPdate delete fast pass.

Some how they will do it, at some point.

 

[jhoannam]

But you need a ticket on your account to be able to book fast passes and tickets are now dated with a start day and so many days to use the whole ticket, not 14 days like it used to be with a start date for whenever you use the first day. Unless they buy a flex ticket, which is a higher price.

Not all tickets have dates, example military discounted tickets.

 

[anomamatt]

From a coding perspective I think it might be a side effect of the first check. If (reservation<beginning date:ending date>) is deleted then if fastpast made within <beginning date:ending date> ANDIF <beginning date:ending date> is greater than 30 from FPdate delete fast pass.

That won’t work when a leading reservation books FPs for a second stay.

They would have to tie reservation number to each FP at the time of booking. And then cross-check every FP in the system versus reservations. And it would have to be the reservation that opens the FP window, not the reservation during the time the FP is booked for. Good luck with that Disney IT!

 

[Ariel620]

The 2 day grace period should hold the fastpasses in the case of a DVC waitlist
Coming through, right?

 

[Jrb1979]

Many people cancel and rebook for many reasons. Discounts, flight times, etc.

If you could save hundreds of dollars would that be worth the hassle? It is to me.

What kind of jobs do some of you have that let you book vacation time more then 6 months advance at a time. My job lets people book in 4 to 6 months intervals.

I have never booked any vacation a year out. I save up the money for it that long in advance but don't physically book anything til close to 3 or 4 months ahead of time.

 

[rteetz]

The 2 day grace period should hold the fastpasses in the case of a DVC waitlist
Coming through, right?

It should. You will probably have to call Disney just to make sure they don’t cancel the FPs since you still have a stay just at a different location.

 

[rteetz]

What kind of jobs do some of you have that let you book vacation time more then 6 months advance at a time. My job lets people book in 4 to 6 months intervals.

I have never booked any vacation a year out. I save up the money for it that long in advance but don't physically book anything til close to 3 or 4 months ahead of time.

Every job is different. You certainly could book the vacation 6+ months in advance and then just take the time off later.

 

[jhoannam]

What kind of jobs do some of you have that let you book vacation time more then 6 months advance at a time. My job lets people book in 4 to 6 months intervals.

I have never booked any vacation a year out. I save up the money for it that long in advance but don't physically book anything til close to 3 or 4 months ahead of time.

Technically, I haven't submitted my leave request for my August trip 6+ months away. But my supervisor has know about it since we made reservations in October. I made sure I planned the trip during a non-board meeting week. I probably won't submit my request until 3 month before, but it's already been 'approved'.

 

[Jrb1979]

Every job is different. You certainly could book the vacation 6+ months in advance and then just take the time off later.

I know every job is different. I would never book a vacation without knowing I don't have the time off

 

[Branderson610]

What kind of jobs do some of you have that let you book vacation time more then 6 months advance at a time. My job lets people book in 4 to 6 months intervals.

I have never booked any vacation a year out. I save up the money for it that long in advance but don't physically book anything til close to 3 or 4 months ahead of time.

I am a teacher. So, I could book vacations far in advance if I choose too, ie summer breaks, Christmas breaks....etc

 

[SaintsManiac]

What kind of jobs do some of you have that let you book vacation time more then 6 months advance at a time. My job lets people book in 4 to 6 months intervals.

I have never booked any vacation a year out. I save up the money for it that long in advance but don't physically book anything til close to 3 or 4 months ahead of time.

Just an average office job where I say I am taking a trip on these dates and they say “ok put it on the calendar.”

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

What kind of jobs do some of you have that let you book vacation time more then 6 months advance at a time. My job lets people book in 4 to 6 months intervals.

I have never booked any vacation a year out. I save up the money for it that long in advance but don't physically book anything til close to 3 or 4 months ahead of time.

I know every job is different. I would never book a vacation without knowing I don't have the time off

When I was at the insurance company call center PTO bids were held in October-November for the entire NEXT YEAR. First round was for holiday weeks. Second round was for full 5-day weeks, third round was individual days.

Now that didn't mean you weren't able to get time off during the year it just had to be available. But if you wanted a full week off you were left with having to make that decision during the PTO bid mostly because it was rare to have 5 full days in a row completely available (PTO was calculated in 15min increments so if you wanted a whole day but any portion of that day was unavailable you couldn't take the whole day off). Holiday weeks for sure you needed to do it during PTO Bid.

I disliked it honestly as we had to plan long enough vacations so far in advance.

 

[tlmadden73]

RUMOR

Starting 2/4 according to reports on Twitter, if you cancel your hotel reservation it will automatically cancel your fastpasses as well so people who book throwaway rooms would be in trouble.

I am shocked this lasted things long. This should help those 'hard to find' Fast Passes more available. I know I have been tempted to do this the times to do this the two times I stayed offsite. If this is going to happen Disney must have seen a SIGNIFICANT amount of people abusing this.

One of the times I just did a throwaway room (campsite) (and KEPT the reservation (never cancelled) to use the EMH perks. Not ashamed of it, because I paid for (just didn't use) a spot. Based on the prices - the perks were easily worth the cost of the unused room. I still feel throwaway rooms is legitimate as long as you don't cancel.

I have also wondered how many Fast Passes go "unused" because of this. How many Fast Passes just are reserved in the system (and never freed up) for people who legitimately cancel their trips and don't go? Or just in general? I mean as an AP-holder . I could go make fast passes every day for the next 30 days and never use them (taking them out of "circulation").

The next thing MDE needs is a way to "wait list" Fast passes to be able to grab these cancelled fast passes rather than having to check every minute of every day to see if they free up.

 

[Jrb1979]

My job you put your request in for the summer in January and for winter months you put it in September. Since its based on seniority you may not get what you asked for.

That said I have been down to Orlando the past 4 years around this time of year and have never had a problem finding good deals for rooms or flights. I have never been one to book well in advance.

 

[chiisai]

The 2 day grace period should hold the fastpasses in the case of a DVC waitlist
Coming through, right?

It should, but I’d link the new DVC stay to MDE immediately- as soon as the waitlist comes through.

 

[eeyoresmom]

It should, but I’d link the new DVC stay to MDE immediately- as soon as the waitlist comes through.

And to do so you should be checking your dashboard on the DVC site. Don't expect email notification that a waitlist came through!

 

[charmed59]

If this was true, the FP would remain if you cancelled the reservation inside of 30 days before check-in, right?

If the FP were originally made in under 60 days, but over 30, they would be deleted. The date they cancelled the reservation is not taken into account. It is only a check to see if FP made over 30 days out have an existing reservation 60 days from the day they were made.

For those who have leading reservations because they might drop those leading days for legitimate reasons could make their fast passes at the 60 mark of their second reservation and not lose the FP. This would be 60 days from when they are sure they are staying, not 60 days from when if all the stars align and they could be staying. Then, if the stars don’t align they won’t lose anything.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

I am a teacher. So, I could book vacations far in advance if I choose too, ie summer breaks, Christmas breaks....etc

This! Ditto!

 

[Marionnette]

What kind of jobs do some of you have that let you book vacation time more then 6 months advance at a time. My job lets people book in 4 to 6 months intervals.

I have never booked any vacation a year out. I save up the money for it that long in advance but don't physically book anything til close to 3 or 4 months ahead of time.

Self-employed, small business owners. We don't have to ask for time off.