Extend stay but change to All Star Sports??

[KMZOB]

Okay...I don't know that I have ever been this unorganized or indecisive..so I need your help!!!

I have a package for free dining booked at POP 9/7 - 9/12. I just am feeling that it's not enough time. We'll arrive around 1:00 on the 7th and need to leave for the aiport around 3:00 on the 12th...so I really want to extend our stay until the 14th. They flight will be the same price as I budgeted (I am booking Friday) and it looks like it will only cost another $200 bucks. Good deal I think for 2 more days of vacation for 3 of us...BUT
when i pretend I am booking from scratch, it only shows ASSports as the available value hotel. So, if I call tomorrow morning
1. Can I change my reservation??
2. Would you change from POP to AS in order to add days???

What would you do?

 

[blue_eyes5212]

I called last night because I wanted to add a day to the beginning of our trip and I had to choose between Sports or Music. We have never stayed at Sports and it is the first bus that gets picked up/dropped off, so I choose Sports. So as long as there is availability they will let you change the reservation.

 

[nluvwithmickey]

I did the same thing 2 weeks ago. I was booked at POP Aug 30th-Sept. 6th. Unfortunately, no more availibility at POP and we had to choose between Sports and Music. I have to admit, I hesitated for a minute...we just LOVVVVVE Pop century so much. But since we were adding 3 whole days, the choice was pretty easy and we switched to Music.

You'll have a great time no matter where you stay. All the value resorts are really nice. Music has the newly refurbished rooms so that's what made us go for this resort.

 

[NEWEARS2006]

Disney has offered upgrades to some people staying at the value resorts. It seems that a bunch of people have taken them (why wouldn't you). In theory, this should be freeing up rooms at the values during the free dining period. I would maybe wait a day or two to see if Pop opens up.

 

[KMZOB]

I had an awesome CM who helped me change my reservation from POP to Sports and add 2 more days to my base ticket. He even requested a building for me (without me even asking) because it is inbetween the pool that is open and the main building...HE WAS AWESOME...i'm sorry I didn't catch his name...I was half asleep when I called.

YIPPEE!! WE'RE STAYING AT DISNEY ANOTHER 2 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jenseib]

So are you switching to AS sports the whole time, or just those 2 days are at AS sports?

 

[KMZOB]

We switched the whole time. That was the only thing they told me I could do to get the free dining and such or I could have paid more for a Mod, but that wasn't in budget.

 

[clarrkkent79]

We switched the whole time. That was the only thing they told me I could do to get the free dining and such or I could have paid more for a Mod, but that wasn't in budget.

I think everyone is feeling the pinch right now with the Free Dining + Value Resort Inventory....including me.

There was no availability for POP for a 9 night stay at anytime in Sept. I booked All Star Sports, then read about refurbished rooms at All Star Music. Tried to switch and got nada. Nothing available.

It was scary even moving the trip back one day.

I don't remember it being this bad last year, but then again I booked in May. I didn't think WDW would be THAT busy in mid Sept., especially with school being in. Wishful thinking I guess.

 

[KMZOB]

I thought the same thing...I figured September was the slowest time of year. I guess Free Dining is working for Disney!

 

[jenseib]

The hotels are NOT booked up. They only hold a certain amount at each hotel for free dining. I have heard that they have opened up a few more blocks of rooms at some of the hotels though, once the first sets were booked. They offer free dining to get people to come during the slow/hurricane season.