Major Pixie Dust Sighting!

zimaaaaah

Disney lover since forever
Joined
Sep 8, 2005
Messages
468
Just had to share what happened to us last week on vacation!

First of all, we had Airtran cancel our flight and had no options for us for 2 days, so we had to scramble and managed to get another flight on another airline for a day later (at 3X the price:eek:). I called Disney the next morning(after we had to come back home all packed to go to Disney) to see if they could add the lost day to the end of our vacation. They had to switch me to a supervisor since we were arriving that day, but they got it done and changed in the computer without issue. Got our flight back changed (NOT on Airtran!)and the rental car changed, we thought we were all set; vacation crisis averted.

When we got to Pop Century to check in at around 9:30 pm on Saturday, they could not find our reservation in the computer. I had luckily received the confirmation before we left that morning and printed it out, so they had the number and proof of payment. To make a long story short, they had somehow cancelled our entire reservation in the system. You can imagine after the cancelled flight, extra airfare money spent, and the general stress already involved in just getting there, I was pretty upset; like about to cry upset. A really nice supervisor named Christine came over and told me that Pop had no rooms available, and they were working on fixing the problem. She said they had some availability at Deluxe, but were not sure which one.

And oh boy did they fix the problem! She came back about 30 minutes later and her supervisor Todd had authorized to have us transferred to another hotel for the entire stay. They moved us from Pop to the Grand Floridian! :woohoo: MAJOR PIXIE DUST ! !

The hotel was so nice, and the rest of our vacation was wonderful. Just another example of how Disney goes above and beyond to make sure guests are taken care of. That's why we go back again and again.
 
That is awesome! How great to have such a nice surprise after so much headache! I would have freaked about the flights too.
 

Congratulations so glad to hear everything worked out :goodvibes
Sounds like you had an amazing trip pixiedust:
 
Oh wow -- that is so wonderful... it must have made you feel a little better about the extra $$ you had to spend on the airfaire. Glad you had a great trip!!
 
Thanks guys! Yes, it did help me feel a little better about the airfare, although it didn't feel much like it at 11 pm when we still weren't in a room! Oh well, all is well that ends well! Dis'ers over on the transportation board suggested maybe I should send a thank you note to Airtran!
 
That is a great story. Sorry you had to stress to go through it, though.
 
Disney magic at work :) Airtran cancelled our departing flight from disney. Luckily we were able to fly jetblue without paying any extra, but it is SO stressful when that happens, glad disney was able to make it better for you.
 
Just had to share what happened to us last week on vacation!

First of all, we had Airtran cancel our flight and had no options for us for 2 days, so we had to scramble and managed to get another flight on another airline for a day later (at 3X the price:eek:). I called Disney the next morning(after we had to come back home all packed to go to Disney) to see if they could add the lost day to the end of our vacation. They had to switch me to a supervisor since we were arriving that day, but they got it done and changed in the computer without issue. Got our flight back changed (NOT on Airtran!)and the rental car changed, we thought we were all set; vacation crisis averted.

When we got to Pop Century to check in at around 9:30 pm on Saturday, they could not find our reservation in the computer. I had luckily received the confirmation before we left that morning and printed it out, so they had the number and proof of payment. To make a long story short, they had somehow cancelled our entire reservation in the system. You can imagine after the cancelled flight, extra airfare money spent, and the general stress already involved in just getting there, I was pretty upset; like about to cry upset. A really nice supervisor named Christine came over and told me that Pop had no rooms available, and they were working on fixing the problem. She said they had some availability at Deluxe, but were not sure which one.

And oh boy did they fix the problem! She came back about 30 minutes later and her supervisor Todd had authorized to have us transferred to another hotel for the entire stay. They moved us from Pop to the Grand Floridian! :woohoo: MAJOR PIXIE DUST ! !

The hotel was so nice, and the rest of our vacation was wonderful. Just another example of how Disney goes above and beyond to make sure guests are taken care of. That's why we go back again and again.

2.gif
& CONGRATULATIONS:cool1:
 
We are flying AirTran to Disney in August and now I am getting worried.... why are they cancelling people's flights?!?! We usually fly USAir our of Charlotte but got a great deal with direct flights thru AirTran.
 
Good for you!! What a wonderful upgrade - so glad you enjoyed the GF and everything turned out well. :goodvibes
 
That is an awesome PIXIE DUST PARTY! Good for you! I hope your vacation was super magical!:thumbsup2
 
We are flying AirTran to Disney in August and now I am getting worried.... why are they cancelling people's flights?!?! We usually fly USAir our of Charlotte but got a great deal with direct flights thru AirTran.

Well, ours was supposedly due to bad weather in Atlanta (we live in Missouri) that delayed getting the plane to us. The thing that bothered me was that they didn't really give us much option other than a Sunday late flight when we were supposed to go on Friday afternoon which would have cost us 2 days vacation. We were flying out of a very small airport with limited options. There is a whole thread over on the transportation board about it. I'll just say there are differences in opinion about what is acceptable and what isn't from an airline. Not going on that topic again!
 


Disney Vacation Planning. Free. Done for You.
Our Authorized Disney Vacation Planners are here to provide personalized, expert advice, answer every question, and uncover the best discounts. Let Dreams Unlimited Travel take care of all the details, so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy a stress-free vacation.
Start Your Disney Vacation
Disney EarMarked Producer

New Posts







DIS Facebook DIS youtube DIS Instagram DIS Pinterest DIS Tiktok DIS Twitter

Add as a preferred source on Google

Back
Top Bottom