Just for clarification: Advance DAS has a 1 hour return window, (regular) DAS has an open return window, and VQ has a strict 1 hour return window?

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Did I get that right?

We hope to sign up for some advance DAS reservations, and from what I read they will have a 1 hour return window and we will try to stick to that.
DAS appointments made in the park we can return anytime after the window opens (but we cannot book another DAS until we've tapped through the current one).
And VQ's have strict 1 hour return windows and neither ADR's nor DAS might save us if we are late.

I hope to avoid $ILL's but it's possible we will buy them if we aren't fast enough to get VQ's at 7 am. In this case, should I assume $ILL's have a strict one hour return window?

Am I forgetting anything?
 

When we had a GotG boarding group that conflicted with our dining ADRs, we went to the restaurant and informed them of the conflicts-they graciously told us to come back after we rode and they’d seat us. If I had the same issue with Tron, I’d do the same thing and see if the dining establishment would work with you and BG time.
 
So I have been late to my pre booked ones many times. The first few times I booked an in park DAS since I knew we were late and missed it, but when I scanned in, it used the pre booked one instead of the in park one. Tried then with another one a different day with the same result. So then tried without and was let in every time. And only once was anything said to me about next time trying to be a little more timely (I was like 4-5 hours late).So I know they say the pre booked are an hour window, but my experience has been that they are not very strict about it.

And I agree - GOTG can be late for the VQ, but not for Tron.
 
So I have been late to my pre booked ones many times. The first few times I booked an in park DAS since I knew we were late and missed it, but when I scanned in, it used the pre booked one instead of the in park one. Tried then with another one a different day with the same result. So then tried without and was let in every time. And only once was anything said to me about next time trying to be a little more timely (I was like 4-5 hours late).So I know they say the pre booked are an hour window, but my experience has been that they are not very strict about it.

And I agree - GOTG can be late for the VQ, but not for Tron.
You can use the DAS Advance Selections as long as they are still showing up in your app.
That said, the official rule is that they have a 1 hour window and expire after that.
So, if you really want the attractio, it’s best to go within the window - you never know when they will start adhering to it
 
You can use the DAS Advance Selections as long as they are still showing up in your app.
That said, the official rule is that they have a 1 hour window and expire after that.
So, if you really want the attractio, it’s best to go within the window - you never know when they will start adhering to it

Oh I do agree with you that I think I was probably lucky, but when it happened more than once it became a pattern. As I said, I knew I missed it the first time and booked an in park DAS time and was surprised when it took the expired pre booked one (like late by several hours). It took me several minutes to figure out that it had because I was trying to book a new in park one and it was telling me I couldn't so I checked and that one was still there.
 
Oh I do agree with you that I think I was probably lucky, but when it happened more than once it became a pattern. As I said, I knew I missed it the first time and booked an in park DAS time and was surprised when it took the expired pre booked one (like late by several hours). It took me several minutes to figure out that it had because I was trying to book a new in park one and it was telling me I couldn't so I checked and that one was still there.
I had this same experience with Test Track last month. We knew we weren't going to make our advanced booking because the Guardians VQ was at the same time. So I booked a DAS on Test Track. We checked in about 45 minutes after the window expired but it used our advance selection not the newer booking.

We are usual Disneyland goers and I feel like at DL the advance selections disappear more quickly.
 












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