Has anyone booked flights through Disney and changed them?

[Scooley01]

We booked our entire honeymoon vacation through the Disney site, including flight, resort, park tickets, dining, etc. We realized that things would be a bit easier if our departure flight was later in the day, and I was thinking of calling Disney to change that, but I wasn't sure if they'd be able to. I also know flight prices have dropped dramatically over the past week or so, so if the flight could be rebooked at a lower fare, that'd be awesome too! Anyone have any experience with this before I call Disney?

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Disney has separate contracts with the airlines that, typically, are subject to different change and cancellation terms than you would get if you had booked directly through the airline. The only way to find out what your fees may be is to call and ask.

 

[married2mm]

We had booked flights previously in a package with Disney-however we dropped them altogether as could get cheaper elsewhere.
Even by paying an amendment fee.
I’m the U.K. and it was £150 pp.

 

[Alesia]

It's too late now, but for future reference: never book a flight through a third-party. Having a middle man is a huge pain in the butt when there are changes (and there are almost always changes.

But to answer your actual question: there are too many variables and no one here can really tell you anything. You'll just have to call Disney.

 

[AngiTN]

We booked our entire honeymoon vacation through the Disney site, including flight, resort, park tickets, dining, etc. We realized that things would be a bit easier if our departure flight was later in the day, and I was thinking of calling Disney to change that, but I wasn't sure if they'd be able to. I also know flight prices have dropped dramatically over the past week or so, so if the flight could be rebooked at a lower fare, that'd be awesome too! Anyone have any experience with this before I call Disney?

You'd likely have to pay a change fee that almost ALWAYS offsets any lowered prices and usually makes it a worthless endevor. And many of the flight sold by third parties are not changeable at all. All you can do is call Disney travel and ask. But be prepared for a not without it costing $200 a ticket answer.

 

[Scooley01]

You'd likely have to pay a change fee that almost ALWAYS offsets any lowered prices and usually makes it a worthless endevor. And many of the flight sold by third parties are not changeable at all. All you can do is call Disney travel and ask. But be prepared for a not without it costing $200 a ticket answer.

This is totally true! I ended up calling and talking to Disney earlier today, and even though the flights *are* currently cheaper, we'd have to pay a change fee of $200 per ticket, so we wouldn't end up saving any money at the moment. Thanks for the advice, y'all!

 

[AngiTN]

Sorry the news wasn't better. While booking with Disney added a layer of complication it would have been the same answer had you booked direct. So this one time, booking through a 3rd party didn't impact anything. The one exception to that being Disney's hands are tied and they couldn't waive it if they wanted to, unless they wanted to eat the cost. You CAN get a sympathetic agent with an airline who can waive fees. Not that it happens often but it CAN happen. So I would never book airfare 3rd party in the future. Save the layer of complication.