Got a late PAT - any way to bump it up?

[squirk]

You could potentially drive to the airport and then take the Disney transportation from there (which I believe allows you to skip PAT). Would allow you to get around PAT for a whole lot less than concierge (but highly unlikely to be worth it other than the satisfaction of getting away with it)

I like the way you think. But at $400 for the round-trip transfer for the five of us, I'm not sure I'm "getting away" with anything.

 

[BK2014]

If the earliest PAT it shows is 11:15am, is it possible that there are earlier PATs but they are not shown on the list because they have already been taken? Or will it show you all of the PATs, even the ones that are already full?

 

[randumb0]

If the earliest PAT it shows is 11:15am, is it possible that there are earlier PATs but they are not shown on the list because they have already been taken? Or will it show you all of the PATs, even the ones that are already full?

You will only see what's available

 

[squirk]

If the earliest PAT it shows is 11:15am, is it possible that there are earlier PATs but they are not shown on the list because they have already been taken? Or will it show you all of the PATs, even the ones that are already full?

Yes, I believe that is the case - they will not show PATs that are considered “full”. I have been checking for the past few weeks and I have seen (later) PATs appear, disappear, reappear later, etc. My assumption is that availability for me shifts around as people tinker with their reservations.

 

[GusterFan]

Chiming in with the folks that recommended just checking and rechecking. I did it way more often than I want to admit to, but we went from boarding at 1:45pm to 1045:am. Finally snagged it a couple days ago, and we sail Monday.

 

[randumb0]

@squirk What ended up happening with this?

 

[mmouse37]

When I sailed in April I got a PAT of 11:15 am. I then added transfers and my reservation changed to say since I had booked transfers I did not need to pick a PAT.

We just booked last week for the July 4th Dream and during check it got 11:00-11:15 PAT boarding group 5. After the fact we decided to take transfers so booked them and my reservation did not change to say anything about not needing to pick a PAT since we had transfers. Was wondering why.

MJ

 

[squirk]

@squirk What ended up happening with this?

It ultimately became moot, because my wife decided last-minute () that she preferred a more leisurely morning and wanted to spend the 90 minutes between the PATs at the beach. So we all went for the later one.

The folks at the garage barely even glanced at our docs, and made no mention whatsoever that my son and I were technically 90 minutes late.

I will say that the COVID testing/notification setup was just as smooth and seamless as reported. I guess that's now moot as well.