Has anyone had this experience with reservations?

[Epcot242]

This past weekend we made our reservations for WDW for 13 nights and 14 days. But when we made the reservations we came to find that there was a slight problem with our wanting to stay over the "maximum limit of 10 days". So in order to accomodate our situation we had to made 2 reservations, one for 9 days and the other for 4. We found this to be extremely odd and a bit of a hassle. What I'm wondering, though, for those who have had this experience or even those who might know this better than me, is will we have to switch rooms once those inititial 9 days are up? We phoned the BCV about it and they told us no, but that nothing can be certain up until 5 days of our trip. Also, if we keep our same room, will we have to switch room keys/park tickets? Or are we going to have separate tickets all together? I'm sorry for the length of this, it just seemed like we couldn't get any straight answers from the CMs (although they were very nice). Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!

 

[skiwee1]

I've never had that problem and always stay 12 days or more. I just rebooked the other day for 12 days at the Poly with a AAA rate. I got one reservation.

 

[DisneyGeek2000]

No one can guarantee that you won't have to switch rooms. It is highly unlikely, but there is no guarantee.

You will have to go to the front desk to check out and back in, even if staying in the same room, since there are 2 reservations.

If they do make new keys for you, they can move the tickets from one to the other.

 

[Pea Picker]

We have had this happen to us twice. Both times it was due to the length of stay and the fact that we booked during a price difference. Such as the Thanksgiving holiday when the price changes depending on which nights you stay. Also both times we did have to have our room keys changed (check out and check back in) but we did not have to switch rooms.

What are your nights nad are you paying the same amount all 13 nights?

 

[zippehsmom]

If you book a package I think the max days is 10 days. Room only stays can be longer than 10 days.

Skiwee, is your reservation room only? I'm assuming it is because you booked it with AAA rate yourself.

Also, the only time it would be beneficial to book two separate reservations is when one season changes and the rates are cheaper. Our last stay in December we started in value and ended up in Holiday season, but we only paid value rates because we started in value.

 

[pjpoohbear]

I wonder if the difference in experiences, is that those with one reservation are room only and those with two reservations are room, tickets (max 10 days) and possibly dinning?

Penny

 

[skiwee1]

If you book a package I think the max days is 10 days. Room only stays can be longer than 10 days.

Skiwee, is your reservation room only? I'm assuming it is because you booked it with AAA rate yourself.

Also, the only time it would be beneficial to book two separate reservations is when one season changes and the rates are cheaper. Our last stay in December we started in value and ended up in Holiday season, but we only paid value rates because we started in value.

Yes it is room only. That explains that!

 

[Epcot242]

Thanks for all of the replies!!!
Our dates are 6/11-6/24. I didn't think there was a season change in or around those dates, but I could be wrong. And we only did the room + park hopper passes, no meal plan.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Epcot242

You are on a package, (yes, even without meals) So you are split due to the fact that disney does not have a method of issuing park tickets for a number of days greater than 10. If even if you were to book room and tickets seperate, you would still need to have be issued two park tickets, ie a 10 day ticket and a 3 day ticket.

Penny

 

[tmt martins]

They also did the 9 days as it will sit in mid-week and they it will be easier to stay in same room as to the weekend with all the new people coming in.

 

[Disney Gator]

No one can guarantee that you won't have to switch rooms. It is highly unlikely, but there is no guarantee.

You will have to go to the front desk to check out and back in, even if staying in the same room, since there are 2 reservations.

If they do make new keys for you, they can move the tickets from one to the other.

You shouldn't have to come down to the front desk at all. The check out will be automatic with express check out and the keys for the 2nd reservation will be slipped under your door. That's how it's supposed to work anyway. The reservations should link in the computer automatically so the only thing that might not happen is the new keys appearing under your door. Then you would have to go to the front desk and we'll cut your keys. It only takes a couple of minutes though.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

I've booked Room-only and Packages for more than 10 nights, and never had this problem.

We were there earlier this month for 11 nights on a package and didn't have to split them up.

Is this a new thing?

 

[eeyoreforever]

Actually, we had a room only last year for 13 nights and had to make two separate reservations also. They did one reservation for the 9 nights and the other one for 4 nights. I had used an AP code and I think they told me that the max for that is 10 days. But they did allow me to use the code on both of the reservations.

I was also told that I would have to switch rooms from a standard to a preferred (supposedly that was all that was available). But, on the morning of the change, they said I could stay in the room I was in. Sure was glad not to have to change rooms. I did have to go down to the check in desk though and check out and back in.

 

[mickeyfan2]

I've had to do this before with an AP discount.

 

[Epcot242]

Thanks for all of the replies!! With any luck, we won't have to switch rooms, but we'll see how things go. Regardless of what happens though, it's still WDW and that's really the only thing that matters.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Thanks for all of the replies!! With any luck, we won't have to switch rooms, but we'll see how things go. Regardless of what happens though, it's still WDW and that's really the only thing that matters.

When we did this they just tied our reservations together and we kept the same room. Did have to go and get new keys and start a new tab.

 

[rt2dz]

You don't have to split reservations during a season price change. You simply pay the price that is in effect during check-in. If the season changes during your stay, it is in your best interest to split your reservation to pay less on the nights you can.

 

[D L and K's Mom]

We had to do that on our last trip. DH had to go down and check us out of the room. We had to get new keys and he had to do all the paperwork ...he had to wait in quite a bit of a line and then the keys would not work. Later in the day we had to tell the Mousekeeping people 3 times we were not REALLY checking out. DS was just back from the Celebration hospital and we were trying to let him sleep in one of the rooms...they came 3 times even when I had the tag hanging and once after I had called the front desk and Mousekeeping direct. It was sort of a pain. I am pretty sure he had to pay the cost of the first days stay and then they started a new tab and we had to check out again when the next day was over....I am sure they have to do it this way but I wish there was another.

 

[Grammyof2]

I just booked 16 nights using AP code for FW trailers. I had to make two reservations, one for 10 nights and one for 6 nights. This of course, is a room only reservation. They said they would link my reservations and I PROBABLY wouldn't have to move, but they wouldn't guarantee it. When I went online they allowed you to reserve for the whole 16 days, so I might try calling back and seeing if I truely need 2 reservations. I only had to put down 1 night deposit though, not 2 for two different reservations.

 

[diznyfanatic]

We experienced something similar last month and we were told that the problem with stays longer than 10 days, whether it's a package or a room only reservation (and you purchase your passes elsewhere) isn't really the room part. It's the tickets part that is causing you to have to have two different reservations. You can not purchase any pass that is longer than 10 days, unless you upgrade to an AP or buy a another new set of passes.

What bothers me the most about the way Disney does this is that guests are penalized badly on stays longer than 10 days if don't have an AP and you need to buy extra days on your pass. The reason is that having to buy another round of passes to accomodate the additional days of your stay is heavily frontloaded price-wise. The absolute MOST expensive tickets you can buy are less than 4 days in length and from then on it's pretty cheap to buy additional days. People are paying at least $100.00 more per person by having to do it this way instead of getting the discounted amount for additional days beyond the original ten.

There are lots of people who only get 1 two week vacation per year and choose to spend it at WDW. Upgrading to an annual pass won't work for them because they can only come one time a year, it's just that it's for 14 days.

There is a HUGE gap between the cost of a ten day pass and an Annual Pass. There really needs to be a 14 day pass. The way it's currently set up, it's almost like Disney is actually discouraging stays longer than 10 days and penalizing the people that do. Maybe they hope people will buy the AP anyway.