Not Making Room Requests

[SarahC97]

I have made room requests for every trip I've been on. Most of the time I have to wait quite a long time for my room - which is fine. But I'm going on a quick weekend trip this August and want a room as early in the day as possible. Do you think not putting in any room requests during online check-in will give me a better chance to get a room earlier or does it matter? I booked a standard studio at Boardwalk Villas through Disney.

 

[Wubar]

Isn't early check in a "request"? Something like "I wouldn't mind having this or that, but if a room is ready right away for early check in? That's my first priority."

 

[DebbieB]

There’s a box to check for earliest available room vs getting requests.

 

[SarahC97]

Well, MDE won't let me do anything to request, including check the box.

 

[Dave006]

Have you tried using the web version of MDE?

Link: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/plan/

Dave

 

[SarahC97]

Have you tried using the web version of MDE?

Link: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/plan/

Dave

Yes, there's nothing to select in the drop down boxes for online check-in.

 

[rdaky]

I don't think it necessarily makes a difference. When your room is ready, it's ready.

We checked in at 7:30am on our trip last month and our room was ready at 9:30am. And I made room requests and got exactly what I requested. But we've had other trips when our room wasn't ready until after 4.

 

[MomOTwins]

Sounds like a phone call is in order. I would just make the request for earliest available.

 

[Nancyg56]

I would call. I plan to call for that same request. We are arriving in the morning and I would like our room ready if possible I booked a DVC villa on a cash basis, but the checkin is at 4 PM. I hope if I make one request, and that's it, we will have an earlier check in that if I make a multitude, especially given that I am not familiar enough witht eh resort to even know what to request! LOL!

 

[SarahC97]

I would call. I plan to call for that same request. We are arriving in the morning and I would like our room ready if possible I booked a DVC villa on a cash basis, but the checkin is at 4 PM. I hope if I make one request, and that's it, we will have an earlier check in that if I make a multitude, especially given that I am not familiar enough witht eh resort to even know what to request! LOL!

Same! Plus it's such a short trip for us, I don't really care where we are. Our plane arrives at 8:30 am, so I'd really hate to wait all day.

 

[gillep]

Same! Plus it's such a short trip for us, I don't really care where we are. Our plane arrives at 8:30 am, so I'd really hate to wait all day.

Call and have it noted, also once you get to the resort (if you haven't received a room ready text yet) go to the check in desk and let them know that you are there and will take the first available room in your category. I fly on a red eye from CA and arrive really early and I have excellent luck with this method, I don't usually get my room right then and there, but it is out of the norm for us to have to not have our room before noon.

 

[Huff]

Same! Plus it's such a short trip for us, I don't really care where we are. Our plane arrives at 8:30 am, so I'd really hate to wait all day.

If our room isn't ready early we drop off our belongings, carry-ons etc. to luggage services and head to the parks or to eat somewhere.