I feel mean, is it just me?

[mistysue]

Normally I am not a vengeful person.

But when somebody admits they make multiple ADR's for the same meal, or how they have a dinner in two parks "just in case" because they don't know where they will want to eat, or for whatever silly reason even though they know it makes getting ADR's harder for other people-

Am I the only one who sort of secretly wishes some CM will find and cancel all their duplicate ADR's?

I get that planning is hard, but seriously this line about how "if you think I'm the only one... (insert vague insult about being naive or sadly mistaken)" Sounds like a cheesy line from a teen peer-pressure movie. Really??? So do you also smoke crack and sleep with every person you meet because other people do it too? I would bet not, but how does other people doing it justify anything ever?

 

[Alexander]

Nope, I completely agree with you 100%.
This is just another negative side effect of free dining. Others being lousy food, and overcrowded restaurants.

 

[MamaJessie]

When making ADRs I sometimes make a few reservations, and then talk to my husband and delete from there. I feel like such a hog while I have the extra reservations, even though they never last more than a week. I am not the most considerate person on earth, I forget to send birthday cards and rarely send a thank you note. But having multiple ADRs just seems so RUDE. I was so surprised to read that people do that.

 

[PrincessTiffany]

Nope, I completely agree with you 100%.
This is just another negative side effect of free dining. Others being lousy food, and overcrowded restaurants.

Being selfish and inconsiderate have absolutely nothing to do with free dining. Those type of rude people book double ADRs year round. Let's not turn this into ANOTHER free dining bashing thread. There's at least 4 going on right now on other parts of the board and you can bash on one of those.

 

[stitch34]

I'm sure that a LOT of people double book their meals, without realizing that it's wrong, or that there could be a chance of something getting canceled.

Friend of mine went in July for first time, was helping her with dining. On one night she was unsure where to eat at DHS. Later tells me, well, I got a reservation for Sci Fi, Mama Melrose and 50's and figure we'll decide which one when we get there. I'm like ohh, you can't do that!! She just didn't think about it that you shouldn't do that. She did end up picking a place and keeping only one once I explained to her.

But it's so easy to just say eh, we'll figure it out when we're there, want to have a backup plan in case do different park instead, so book at a couple different places. I just would think a lot of people would do that, perhaps not realizing how hard it is to get dining ADRs and just not thinking about being considerate of others - just caught up in the planning and giving themselves options - or they realize how hard they are to get and figure ohh, better snag everything I can.

I don't double book. Perfect example...upcoming trip, Had Le cellier for late lunch booked... then thought eh, maybe kids want something else, so booked something else and cancelled the Le Cellier. didn't want to be double booked. OF COURSE, later ask the kids and they really wanted Le Cellier. Go figure. now wishing I could get that ADR back. I worry too much about being double booked, should have just kept them both for a day or two until I knew for sure.

 

[DisGirl23]

I agree... mean or not.
The "how do I know what I'm going to want to eat in 6 months" line drives me bonkers! I don't know what I'm going to want to eat either but, I'm going to book a place where I know I will find something to eat. I've never had my trip ruined because I was booked for Sci-Fi but, really wanted tacos.
So, I'd say "go for it" if they wanted to crack down on double booking.

 

[2Tiggies]

I was so surprised to read that people do that.

I must admit, I am less surprised that people do it. I find it more amazing when they post about it - even starting a new thread to do so.

The "how do I know what I'm going to want to eat in 6 months" line drives me bonkers! I don't know what I'm going to want to eat either but, I'm going to book a place where I know I will find something to eat.

I couldn't agree more. There is no difference to me booking a restaurant for next week or for 6 months time. Either way, I don't know what I will feel like at the time, but that is the whole point of choosing a place with a menu that appeals to you. If you hate Japanese Cuisine, don't book Teppan Edo.

This can become a hot topic. Hopefully the thread will remain civil and pleasant.

 

[Boardwalk Tigger]

Most people have never experienced a vacation where you have to book so many reservations so far out and many have no idea what they want to eat or where they will be.It can be overhelming! I think it is a lot of newbie's that overbook because they are unfamiliar with Disney and the restaurants. The free dining makes it worse. I remember when it wasn't difficult to get a walk up reservation. Newbies should try to book one reservation for each meal and cancel a double book asap on a reservation they are unsure of. If not the Disney police may do it for them.

 

[bcvprincesses]

It drives me nuts too. A few days ago someone posted five different breakfast ADR's at four popular places for the same day. That is crazy. I can't believe that someone would actually have that many reservations for the same time. I really wish that you would have to put a credit card down for every reservation or something to stop this.

 

[pigletto]

Normally I am not a vengeful person.

But when somebody admits they make multiple ADR's for the same meal, or how they have a dinner in two parks "just in case" because they don't know where they will want to eat, or for whatever silly reason even though they know it makes getting ADR's harder for other people-

Am I the only one who sort of secretly wishes some CM will find and cancel all their duplicate ADR's?

I get that planning is hard, but seriously this line about how "if you think I'm the only one... (insert vague insult about being naive or sadly mistaken)" Sounds like a cheesy line from a teen peer-pressure movie. Really??? So do you also smoke crack and sleep with every person you meet because other people do it too? I would bet not, but how does other people doing it justify anything ever?

I don't think it's mean. I think it's reasonable. A friend of a friend was telling us she had 3 or 4 ressies for every day since she just "couldn't decide".
It annoyed me.
Frankly to me it's saying "My family and I are just that much more important than everyone else.. sorry you can't find anything while I chose between these 4 ressies I have"

It entitlement, it's everywhere, and it's not going away anytime soon.

 

[mistysue]

I have more patience for that random person who doesn't really plan much, said "hey, let's go to that Disney world place" and then double booked not really thinking about it.

It's the people who post on the boards and KNOW that it upsets people. In a totally unrelated thread somebody made a comment that they had some duplicate ressies they could share with somebody. I posted to just say basically in case you didn't know, if you double booked a meal sometimes CMs will cancel the ADR's so you might want to check they are still there.

I basically got jumped on by multiple posters to be told I was naive if I thought it was just them and then told I was completely wrong and the CM on the phone told her they don't EVER do that. I just responded that people have come on the dining board to complain that it happens to them and she came back again that no, I am wrong and she isn't getting into a bickering war. The whole conversation just seemed crazy and backwards because everybody jumped in to defend double booking all you want.

And then made me hope those people lost their ressies just for being so rude about it. I really just meant to be helpful thinking they might be innocently not considering what they did.

 

[Boardwalk Tigger]

What do you mean they posted five adr's? In what way. That is ridiculous!!!!! It is a form of glutony. People get a life!!!

Disney will wind up cancelling all but their last ressie. I made a very late dessert ressie just once in my many years going to disney at a different restaurant than dinner which was three hours earlier. My dinner reservation was cancelled leaving only the dessert reservation at 930 and I didn't find out until that day in Disney when I called about my ressies. I would never book a dessert at a different restaurant again. This was done awhile ago and the moral is don't have 2 resservations for what disney thinks is the same meal!!!!!

 

[KELLY]

I have more patience for that random person who doesn't really plan much, said "hey, let's go to that Disney world place" and then double booked not really thinking about it.

It's the people who post on the boards and KNOW that it upsets people. In a totally unrelated thread somebody made a comment that they had some duplicate ressies they could share with somebody. I posted to just say basically in case you didn't know, if you double booked a meal sometimes CMs will cancel the ADR's so you might want to check they are still there.

I basically got jumped on by multiple posters to be told I was naive if I thought it was just them and then told I was completely wrong and the CM on the phone told her they don't EVER do that. I just responded that people have come on the dining board to complain that it happens to them and she came back again that no, I am wrong and she isn't getting into a bickering war. The whole conversation just seemed crazy and backwards because everybody jumped in to defend double booking all you want.

And then made me hope those people lost their ressies just for being so rude about it. I really just meant to be helpful thinking they might be innocently not considering what they did.

I know what thread you were talking about. You came across trying to be helpful. But the people with mutiple reservations didn't see it that way. Why would they?

One person in that thread was trying to help another with adr's. Which was a nice thought but don't put it on the resort boards people.

 

[crystalcml]

I agree with OP. Even when my family went and had the dining plan for the first time we only made 1 ressie a day or 2 depending on if we were doing lunch/dinner or breakfast/lunch. We never double/triple/quadruple booked ourselves as newbies so being a newbie isn't an excuse in my eyes.

It's just common courtesy (if you think about it) at a large tourist destination such as WDW to NOT book so many adrs around the same time. I'm sure there are other people that would enjoy having just one of those ressies.

I think having to book with a credit card would stop a lot of this but I also think the reservation system is flawed if it even allows you to make multiple adrs for the same time frame.

 

[2Tiggies]

Most people have never experienced a vacation where you have to book so many reservations so far out and many have no idea what they want to eat or where they will be.It can be overhelming!

Very true. You can't discount this - I think even not-so-newbie people find it stressful at the best of times.

I think it is a lot of newbie's that overbook because they are unfamiliar with Disney and the restaurants.

I don't believe this is the case - just going by previous threads along similar lines, it seems to be the experinced folk who are more likely to do this.

 

[mistysue]

I know what thread you were talking about. You came across trying to be helpful. But the people with mutiple reservations didn't see it that way. Why would they?

One person in that thread was trying to help another with adr's. Which was a nice thought but don't put it on the resort boards people.

Oh good, After the responses I was just thinking "great, now everybody thinks I'm the jerk."
I'm a little sensitive so I'm always afraid people are going to hate me. (not sure why I figure it should matter too much on a forum, but it does)

 

[KELLY]

Oh good, After the responses I was just thinking "great, now everybody thinks I'm the jerk."
I'm a little sensitive so I'm always afraid people are going to hate me. (not sure why I figure it should matter too much on a forum, but it does)

I would have commented as I'm sure many others that are on that thread would of. But I knew what it would of turned into. That thread just isn't the place for that. I think you were just trying to correct a wrong that someone posted.

 

[LdnCpl]

The sad part is nowadays people in general don't care about other people. You will find inconsiderate people from the time you board the plane to the time you land back home. Does it bother me when someone whacks me on head with their carry-on and doesn't say sorry-yes, does it bother me when people board DME by squeezing or fencing off the doorway( ala human wall) for others to walk on, sure it does. I have had my share of line cutters, parade jumpers etc at Disney but I refuse to let that stop me from having a good time. I roll my eyes at them and feel sorry they were never taught manners. The sad part is that probably the line cutters, litter bugs and bag throwers are the same ones that book 4 dinner meals at 4 parks in one day. What would make it worse is they probably don't even cancel the other 3, they just don't show up so even the walk ups can't get it. I'm done my little rant

 

[elaine and the boys]

Personally, I think the window that pops up when you've made a double reservation online should not have the option to "keep all reservations". You should have to choose one or the other.

 

[crashbb]

I'm sure that a LOT of people double book their meals, without realizing that it's wrong, or that there could be a chance of something getting canceled.

I don't know, I think the window popping up telling you that you are double booked and should cancel one of the bookings (when you book on-line) is a rather big hint that their is a problem with double booking. And any CM I've spoken to when booking over the phone has also always mentioned if I've made a double booking. I like to make the second booking, before canceling the first, to make sure that I get one.