Has anyone ever fudged the number of people in your room?

[kaytieeldr]

OK - I promised myself I would not respond on a personal level to all of the jabs I'm taking, but I had to respond to this one. #1

My apologies - it wasn't a jab, merely personal experience that seems to parallel your situation a great deal.

 

[SandrA9810]

What Delmar said...

Just make sure you do your research on that forum. Dis has set up some very good rules to follow. Once you get an idea of how it goes, make a post with how many points you need and how much you're willing to pay per point. Then people will post back with what they have to offer.

If you use the link I provided above, you can check out the point rates for each resort for the year. Now if your trip over-laps a "season", your points will be based on your check in day.

Once you find some one to rent points from, your communications will be through them, not through disney. You can add the dining plan for something like 40$ a day per adult, 20$ per child (3-9), or you can go with the quick service dining plan for a lesser price. But since you'll have three little ones eating off your plate, I'm sure you'll want to do more buffets than al a carte (that is if the two youngest are eating solids), so the regular plan might be better. And that means you can add in more character meals, which would probably suit the children more than waiting in line. In some cases, they're a bit over rated. But without having to wait in line with 6 kids, I think it'll be worth it for you.

And yes, this way you can use your GAD tickets for upgrades, without having to buy a seperate ticket. Just use the tickets the first day, then visit guest relations on your way out.
Disney understands that most DVC owners probably have annual passes and therefor buying tickets for their vacation is not necessary. So they're eligable to add the dining plan to their room reservations.

We can make this work for ya. You just have to ask.

 

[riaesq]

I don't know if I missed your dates or not; but if you are talking about August, there is an excellent chance that free dining will be offered as it has for several years now. Something to consider in your calculations.

 

[Disneyadore]

You may be used to be surrounded by five children and I think you have grown “deaf “to the noise they make.
We stayed in the GF and our neighbors had 4 little girls. The rooms sleep five and I guess one was for free. Not my business.
They were really nice and very well behaved. Also the parents were very nice to talk with.
The rooms had adjoining doors and you would be amazed how much noise and disturbance this family created. Please note that you are even planning to take more people in a smaller room with very thin walls.
The children did not run around or even cried but the whole time they were in the room you could hear everything they did and said to each other.

The whole evening it was bath time, potty time, and feeding time. The babies needed a bottle in the middle of the nigh and changing diapers so again the whole family was awake and so were we. At six o’clock in the morning the babies again needed care and again the whole family, including us were awake.
We did not mind but I don’t think every one is that understanding.
Did you even think of the stroller? The room will be packed and you can’t just leave it outside.( Our neighbors were asked to remove them from the hall way . Two electric scooters had to be removed also. People could not get passed them)
You must do what you think you must do but be prepared on a very disappointing vacation.

 

[luvsJack]

I agree and I know if I was next to them I would be turning them in. I don't understand how people don't understand that stealing is stealing whether it is a little bit or a lot. And just because you don't like a rule doesn't make it right to not follow it. Having a lot of children is a choice you made no one made you and having to book 2 rooms is something that comes with that choice. Wait till you can afford it or don't go, there are a lot of us who haven't had a vacation in 3 years.

Wow. I realize that having an extra baby in the room may be against WDW's rules. I realize that way down deep it is ethically wrong to not tell them about the child. But, I certainly hope that I have better things to do on my Disney vacation than worry about what my next door neighbors are doing.


OP, how about just calling WDW and asking them (without going into details of who you are) what your options are with that many children. Tell them exactly how many there are and what their ages are. You may be surprised that they are much less judgmental than the answers you get here and will probably be very helpful.

 

[Deb & Bill]

...Just make sure you do your research on that forum. Dis has set up some very good rules to follow. Once you get an idea of how it goes, make a post with how many points you need and how much you're willing to pay per point. Then people will post back with what they have to offer. ....

That's not the way the Rent/Trade Board works anymore. No more posts looking for points to rent. Now the person looking for points must respond to one of the post from a member seeking to rent out their points.

If you rent a reservation from a DVC member, plan on no cancellation policy and no refunds. Because you are renting a reservation from a member and not from Disney, the member will set all the terms for payment. If you choose to get the dining plan and free dining is going on, you will not get free dining. There is no free dining when you stay on DVC points.

But a DVC two bedroom villa may just be the best option for you if you don't like the Ft Wilderness Cabins or the All Stars Family Suites.

 

[JJ&JHsmom]

Just wanted to send the OP. She is just trying to take her children on a much wanted and needed vacation. I hope she figures out a way!!! I believe she asked for help, not criticism of her parenting and life choices.

 

[Lady V]

I know how frustrating it can be to be off by just ONE person! this past summer we did 5 nights at the Hard Rock Hotel. I kept asking them is there anything for 6? The repeated answer was no. Five was the limit. The rooms were over 200 a night so that extra room did cost us plenty. But-we did end up just booking the extra room. Once we were there I was really grateful that we had the space!(of course-once I had paid my deposit I learned about a King suite or something that would hold us but it cost more than our 2 rooms combined so we stuck with the two rooms)
i do hope you have a great vacation-is there a possibility of maybe only taking the older kids? some special time for them? and then later take everybody? Just an idea...