I would think disney wouldn't mind. They got their money. The guest is using the booking in one block. Leaves the park .oo1 less busy during the day.
?? I don’t think using G+ exactly as advertised was some sort of loophole nor do I think that’s why things have changed. I think the changes are because people couldn’t get over the loss of planning and complained extensively. I also think a significant population of guests couldn’t grasp how G+ worked. With this system Disney can avoid refunds/complaints bc newbies will see exactly what they’re getting before paying.
Agree and agree. The 2-hr booking was a feature of the system people paid for, certainly not a loophole. And the changes coming now I think are mostly due to guest feedback and complaints about not being able to plan, and a lack of on-site guest 'perks'.
Your post has definitely gotten me thinking of my booking strategy! We are in a similar situation as we arrive July 26th through the 30th, so we will be up with everyone else at 7AM on the 24th. We were planning to have DHS be our first park to visit on the 26th, but are now considering moving this park to the 29th so maybe it will be "easier" to book our rides. I'd like others perspectives....would moving DHS to later in our trip make a difference in booking?We're definitely planning to book together and then modify any we need to, although for the most part we'll be sticking together. You can only book 12 people max in a group, so we will have 2 of us booking for one day/park (11 & 11 for the same attractions) and the other two simultaneously doing the same for a different day/park. Probably DHS and MK first, (for SDD and TBA which are the fastest to sell out.) Then each tag-team will move to AK and EP. At least that's my plan.Since it's a free-for-all for pre-booking on the 24th, rather than focus a strategy like booking your farthest day out first, I'm just going for hardest to get first.
I hate having no data for how this is going to go. LOL. Let's just hope we don't get Stitch eating the page errors all morning when the whole world logs in at once.
While they haven't explicitly mentioned Annual Passholders staying onsite, the Disneyworld website breaks things down into two categories: (1) Eligible Resort Hotel Guests and (2) All Other Guests. It then describes when All Other Guests book based on whether they have date-based tickets, other ticket types, or annual passholders. To me, that means if you are a Resort Hotel Guest, it doesn't matter if you have a ticket or an annual pass, you book at seven days before the first day of your resort stay.
Woohoo! My new trench buddy! I had a thought this morning that made me feel better. As the system works right now, we have essentially every person going to that park logging on at the same time. On the 24th, a lot of people will be logged on at once, but their attention will be spread over everyone currently on property finishing their stay, as well as those staying between 24th and August 7. That's a lot of days for people to decide where to book first. I think we'll do okay.
I agree with the others above that Disney probably didn't see this as a problem; after all people were simply taking spots that happened to be available at that time. Keep in mind, although these systems are being sold as time savers for park guests, the actual motivation behind Disney's implementation is, of course, money - you can't spend (on meals, souvenirs, etc) when you're standing in line. Free up those wallets!
Ha! You are making me feel a little less anxious so thanks for that! Booking 7AM on the 24th is seeming quite daunting when considering the amount of people that will be doing the same thing at the same time. I am a super planner so I like to have every little detail planned. Having no data on how this will all work puts me in a position of being a guinea pig which is so anxiety producing to me!
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for posting this!
6 rides pre-booked in that you have 3 MPLL pre booked, 2 single pass LL’s pre booked, and a VQ? The VQ isn’t a LL and it’s not guaranteed. I’m not traveling with Daddy Warbucks so I don’t plan on buying the single passes every day. I might buy one for our family of 4 for our entire trip.
This is interesting... Will the system automatically recognize that you have a split stay to continue to allow you to make advance ride reservations for days during your second stay? Is this how Fast Pass worked for split stays? I never used that system but i have read from others that you used to have to call in to make dining reservations for split stays. I hope we don't have to call in to make ride reservations during the second half of a split stay.
While I would love to take Jason's reply as fact. Disney does not acknowledge the term "Split Stays". Disney does not allow this for the ADR 60 day booking window for "Split Stays" or was it allowed back in the days of FP+.
Yep, that's the plan. When I say "try" for six I am acknowledging the VQ is not a sure thing. But five for sure, on our first day.
Yup, with FP+ we could book the entire trip over both (or sometimes three) resort stays.
I really really hope this is true - would make things much easier. But it's odd the system would recognize split stays as continuous for Lightning Lane selections/purchase, but not for ADRs. Seems like often the most consistent thing about Disney planning is the inconsistency!
