Ok now I don't want to make this anymore confusing, BUT why can't you switch Jeff and Sandie on the room ressies....on "paper" put Sandie in your room and Jeff in their room? Is it a ticket issue? Cause you can have those pulled off the room key (as you already know). I'm really concerned that they are flying stand-by.
Well there are a number of issues lol! Not the least of which that they are package reservations and all paid for and Disney would charge us to make changes at this point. They tried to charge me a $15 processing fee for upgrading the tickets last week and another one for adding the
DDP and it was a major battle to get that off.
Changing names, I believe, after the 45 day mark, is considered a $50 fee
But basically, yes, it's a ticket issue.
We have 9 day hoppers + water park and more that start on the 11th
They have 5 day hoppers that start on the 14th. Even if we had the room in Jeff's name and pulled the ticket off and gave to Paul I'd be terrified that they'd enforce the non-transferable clause of the ticket since it would be in Jeff's name. That would be a disaster of epic proportions. Not to mention Paul would then have to deal with a ticket separate from his room key and dining plan which, while I realize isn't a big deal, might well be to him and more than I want to try to explain.
And, practically speaking, if we don't have connecting rooms it means having them change who is in what room on the keys, redoing keys and all that which would be a pita as well.
Financially, even though it wouldn't have cost more, it was far cleaner for them to have their own ressie and all their costs completely separate from ours.
They ALWAYS fly standby. They have a deal, long story, that lets them fly for free if they go standby. So it's worth it for them and they have a contact that can check to see how full the flights are and they plan accordingly. It often works out, occasionally not. For the one day of possible no SAB time, we will just have to deal with it. I'd need to check but I think there are a good 4-5 flights that day within about a 4 hour time span so they will get there, it's just a matter of when and the feeling seems to be that generally, early AM on a Sat is not a packed flight so they are going for the earliest possible out.
I'm hoping a super nice CM just adds Evan on my say so lol! I mean the reservations are booked as linked and connecting requested so...it's possible, right?
My theoretical scenario to the BC CM was that both Sandie and I do the online check in and I bring a copy of hers with me and then maybe in that case, they'd let me add him. But since that requires going to the regular line and redoing room keys, among other things, she strongly suggested we not go that route. And that they couldn't add him until after she checked in.
Live.
We will be able to use the quiet pool and we do have WP & More so it may be the perfect reason to check out BB.
I'm just going to have to be flexible and roll with it, and am REALLY glad I found out ahead of time!
It really makes no sense to me though. At WL we have 2 rooms but it's one ressie, with the PIN code, one deposit. For some reason at YC they couldn't/wouldn't book it like that and it's two rooms, two deposits, etc. If it had been able to be just one, that would have worked but now that our dates aren't the same and our tickets are totally different, it works out better/cleaner.
Other than the SAB issue for Day 1 at the YC.
aren't you glad you asked?
I will be printing that off and laminating it! 
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