do people intentionally double book ADRs?

[lisaanddenny]

Do people double book?

 

[boardom]

Yes. Baaaaaaaad people.

 

[boardom]

(Seriously, yes, they do - but it's both rude and a bad idea...you are subject to having the doubles cancelled if dining notices or checks.)

 

[lustergirl]

 

[kimis]

I know this is very dumb of me but I don't understand the reason for the doublebooking. What purpose does it serve? I didn't know people could or would do that. How does a cm allow it when you call? I am confused. My dh says somedays I should take off my "rose colored glasses and say hi to the real world." LOL

 

[Tink030]

Do people double book?

I do not double book. And I don't think that anyone would want to.
If a cm sees that you have two adrs at the same time they will cancel them
and you will be without any adrs.
This happened to someone I know.
So to answer your question some people may just to have a couple of places to choose from, but if you don't want to loose your adrs I wouldn't do it.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

I think this concept has been seriously over-hyped recently on the DIS. I don't thinnk it's a swisespread as some DISers would like to think. Everytime someone posts about it being hard to get an ADR, someone else blames it on double bookers. the truth is that withthe new dining plan, restaurants ahve just become more busy. Seriously, if the problem was really widespread, wouldn't WDW just estimate an average and overbook? I mean think about it...how often do you get seated right at your ADR time anyhow? IF WDW KNOWS that 20% of folks aren't going to come ona given day, then they will just overbook by that amount. If the place has to stay open an extra half hour some days, then it would.

The reason to attempt it would be to have the option that day of going to either meal, but as someone pointed out, DIsney is trying to crack down on this sort of thing.