OMG!!!! Just call me an idiot and slap me.....

[FigmentChick]

You are not going to believe the major boo-boo I discovered today. Now, please note that I have no one to blame but myself and the guilt, stress and anxiety are weighing heavily on me.....

I called this morning to get more information from US Air regarding checking a carseat and bringing a stroller on to the plane. When the representative came on the phone she said that my flight information had been changed.....from 8:10 pm to 6:10 pm!!!! "Hold on one sec," I beg and start digging through my bag o' tricks until I find my confirmation....and, lo and behold, I made the flight ressies for the evening!!!! I can't believe this! I totally feel like I screwed up my entire vacation (I know that's not true, but that's how it feels right now). I mean, I got a really good rate, but I can't see spending money I don't really have for new tickets (we need five as the baby will be sitting on my lap).

DH keeps telling me I didn't screw up and it's not like we'll be missing much (we visit DTD our first afternoon and do not go to a park). But I tried to explain to him that in my OCD mind, we arrived around 10:30 am and were on Disney property a little after noon. Now we'll be lucky to get the kids into bed by 9:30 for an early day at the MK. Plus, we have to figure out how to run to Wal-Mart that time of night in order to get our provisions (including diapers) for the week.

I am just so upset......can anyone make me feel just a bit better? (Not to mention I have crises happening at work as well)

 

[crashbb]

Actually, if I were you, I'd try to use the schedule change to your advantage. Tell them that 6:30pm doesn't work well for you and ask to be moved to the morning flight (I'm assuming there is one, since you thought you had booked it). It can't hurt to try.

 

[helenk]

Actually, if I were you, I'd try to use the schedule change to your advantage. Tell them that 6:30pm doesn't work well for you and ask to be moved to the morning flight (I'm assuming there is one, since you thought you had booked it). It can't hurt to try.

I second this method

 

[DebbieB]

I agree - I will call and see if they will switch you to a morning flight because of your flight's time change.

 

[Disneyfanatic108]

Since your flight times changed, I would also call and try to get the morning flight.

 

[wdwrich]

In the event you can't change to an ealier flight time, consider using a grocery delivery service instead of trying to get to a store that first night. We've used GardenGrocer.com and were very happy with the service. WeGoShop.com also gets good reviews.

 

[jackdis]

I would try to change the flight, too, but maybe just to put it into perspective.....it's not the worst thing in the world to be arriving at night. You will be there with your family. Life is too short. Enjoy every minute!!!

(maybe the kids will sleep on the night flight if it can't be changed? you will wake up to a magical day at the world!!! can you stay a day longer as a "surprise" to your family???)

Have a wonderful trip!

 

[FigmentChick]

jackdis - I, too, finally came to the decision that it was not the end of the world. I truly do know this, but it's hard to convince a person with OCD that the world is NOT going to end when things get changed.....

Anyhow, thank you to all my "friends". You guys here at the Dis are wonderful and I thank you for letting me rant and for your words of assistance. And guess what????

YOU ALL WERE RIGHT!!!!!!

I just got off the phone with US Air and they moved me with no fees at all!!!! And, here I was planning on giving them my credit card number for the change in fare. Janine (the representative) was wonderful and calmed me down. So, now, my friends, we are on a 7:55 AM flight to the World. After the dominoes falling, I honestly thought this day couldn't get worse, but now my flight has been changed and I received $20K for my company.......

Maybe the day is looking up.......

 

[Microcell]

Glad it all worked out for you!

 

[jackdis]

So glad it worked out for you!
Believe me, I am a planner and still need to remind myself quite often that these are just little bumps in the roads/annoyances that I can get through.

Have a great time!!! Awesome flight change for you!!!!!

 

[jobie61]

OK, you asked for it !!!!

You are an IDIOT !!!!

 

[sandiegosusie]

Love a happy ending! Good for you!

 

[Tozzie]

jackdis - I, too, finally came to the decision that it was not the end of the world. I truly do know this, but it's hard to convince a person with OCD that the world is NOT going to end when things get changed.....

Anyhow, thank you to all my "friends". You guys here at the Dis are wonderful and I thank you for letting me rant and for your words of assistance. And guess what????

YOU ALL WERE RIGHT!!!!!!

I just got off the phone with US Air and they moved me with no fees at all!!!! And, here I was planning on giving them my credit card number for the change in fare. Janine (the representative) was wonderful and calmed me down. So, now, my friends, we are on a 7:55 AM flight to the World. After the dominoes falling, I honestly thought this day couldn't get worse, but now my flight has been changed and I received $20K for my company.......

Maybe the day is looking up.......

I am very happy it all worked out for you, and it wa quite refreshing to see someone not blaming the airline. You aren't an idiot you made a mistake it happens. Glad you can relax a bit now.

 

[mommy*RN]

I'm glad it all worked out for you and that you caught the mistake before arriving at the airport at 8:30AM. Imagine what a long day THAT would have been for your family.

I just posted how Airtran adjusted my flight after switching times on me, so I'm glad to see other airlines realize that flight changes aren't always optimum for travelers.

Have a wonderful trip!

 

[Queenofthecastle]

Something similar happened to a good friend of mine, but her situation was much more unpleasant. She misread her tickets and thought that she was departing at 6PM, but when she showed up at the airport that evening she discovered it was actually at 6AM and she had already missed the flight! She ended up having to wait until the next flight which wasn't until the next morning AND had to pay a change fee. She learned a hard lesson that day and I had to give her a hard time for it because I had to drive back to the airport to pick her back up! Lesson learned = double and triple check your itineraries! We laugh about it now though

 

[tigger813]

Jet Blue kept switching our times for our April trip! We had a connecting flight in the morning and the layover time kept increasing so much that we were arriving 6 hours later than originally planned. DH called and said the changes were not acceptable and got us onto a direct flight at 6 AM (early, but we were going to WDW so we didn't care)! No charges! We were tired but had more time in our happy place!

 

[Disney Legend]

 

[FigmentChick]

Thanks for the hugs, Disney Legend.

Tigger - I'm glad it worked out for you! See - we're what you would call early risers. Even my three children (9.5, 8 and 15 mths) wake up every day by 6:30am. If we're not up - something is seriously wrong. We have a good laugh on the weekends, because we either (1) have to wait until the neighborhood wakes up to start our yard work and such or (2) have to wait until the stores open so we can do our errands.

Our trips to Disney usually start out early in the morning. I'm just glad I did make that phone call; otherwise, as someone else said, I would have shown up at the airport 14 hours before my flight time! (I'm one of those idiot people who get to the airport two hours before my flight)