Rose Bowl

[longboard55]

So do all these Utah and Ohio St folks who come out and traditionally go to Disneyland, just get locked out with the new system. Does not seem fair

 

[Geemo]

So do all these Utah and Ohio St folks who come out and traditionally go to Disneyland, just get locked out with the new system. Does not seem fair

For Rose Bowl time - They will have to keep an eye out for a reservation cancellation.
No one is locked out if they purchase a ticket and make a reservation.
Unless capacity is met and the Fire Marshall closes the gate.

There are other theme parks they can visit.

 

[robinb]

So do all these Utah and Ohio St folks who come out and traditionally go to Disneyland, just get locked out with the new system. Does not seem fair

It does suck. I went to Disneyland for NYE before the Rose Bowl twice and I've been to WDW for the Capitol One Bowl and Outback Bowl. I would be very disappointed if I were to go to California for the Rose Bowl and couldn't visit DL.

 

[DisSurfer878]

It does suck. I went to Disneyland for NYE before the Rose Bowl twice and I've been to WDW for the Capitol One Bowl and Outback Bowl. I would be very disappointed if I were to go to California for the Rose Bowl and couldn't visit DL.

But... why? Disney isn't the person "in charge" of the Rose Parade....

 

[robinb]

But... why? Disney isn't the person "in charge" of the Rose Parade....

Why would I be disappointed? Because I would want to go to DL and it would suck if I couldn't. Wouldn't you be disappointed?

 

[Malcon10t]

Disney sells packages to the teams for Dec 26-28. My thinking is they will have packages with pre-reserved reservations during those dates.

 

[StormyCA]

To paraphrase: "You can please all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot please all the people all the time."

If the people attending the Rose Bowl couldn't make their plans far enough in advance then they lose out, even if it's through no fault of their own. If you've been following Disney forums you'll have seen that there are a LOT of people who haven't been able to get park reservations because they can't book far in advance. It's the 'new normal'.

Can they be disappointed, sure. But it is what it is.

 

[Malcon10t]

If the people attending the Rose Bowl couldn't make their plans far enough in advance then they lose out, even if it's through no fault of their own. If you've been following Disney forums you'll have seen that there are a LOT of people who haven't been able to get park reservations because they can't book far in advance. It's the 'new normal'.

Can they be disappointed, sure. But it is what it is.

Since the teams wouldn't know what "Bowl" they would be playing until just a week or so ago. Like I said, Disney provides packages for the parades, football teams, families, etc.... I am sure they have pre-reserved packages set up for a few of the dates between 26-30th the teams and families can purchase.

 

[mel2014]

Tagging on to this question with one about the Super Bowl. We have reservations for a trip with friends on the weekend of 2/11-2/14. Being totally football clueless, it didn't even occur to me that the Super Bowl was that weekend and that it would be held in LA until it was mentioned on another DL crowd predictor site, where they were predicting increased crowds on both 2/13 and 2/14. Given the new reservation system, it doesn't seem like it could be any worse than right now, when all of the reservations are taken. Does that seem right?

 

[Geemo]

Tagging on to this question with one about the Super Bowl. We have reservations for a trip with friends on the weekend of 2/11-2/14. Being totally football clueless, it didn't even occur to me that the Super Bowl was that weekend and that it would be held in LA until it was mentioned on another DL crowd predictor site, where they were predicting increased crowds on both 2/13 and 2/14. Given the new reservation system, it doesn't seem like it could be any worse than right now, when all of the reservations are taken. Does that seem right?

Valentines Day ties in with the Super Bowl too....
Looks like all of the MK's are out of reservations already.
Ticket reservations are still available though.

If you want to be in the parks, get your tickets and reservations now.

 

[StormyCA]

Since the teams wouldn't know what "Bowl" they would be playing until just a week or so ago. Like I said, Disney provides packages for the parades, football teams, families, etc.... I am sure they have pre-reserved packages set up for a few of the dates between 26-30th the teams and of families can purchase.

Are those packages available to the 'general public'? I thought those packages were 'reserved' for participant's families, team members, VIPs, etc. I assumed OP was talking about just 'team fans' who would want to travel to see the game.

(Trip down memory lane.....I remember when New Years Day meant an 'empty' park. We were local then and the 'moms' in the family took all the kids to DL while the men stayed home and watched the game. Guess that's not true anymore)

 

[Malcon10t]

Are those packages available to the 'general public'? I thought those packages were 'reserved' for participant's families, team members, VIPs, etc. I assumed OP was talking about just 'team fans' who would want to travel to see the game.

Generally, it is put on the teams site and with their travel agencies. Fans can book with the travel agencies too, but it means booking packages, and not just tickets to Disneyland. Generally includes hotels, transportation, game tickets, and tickets to various theme parks/activities.

 

[KateDrake]

We looked into it a few weeks ago (after the Utes beat Oregon the FIRST time) and reservations were already scarce. We would have been able to do a DCA-only trip, but decided against it. Instead we're using the trip to do a bunch of things we've always meant to do but never gotten around to on Disney trips (La Brea tar pits, Getty Villa, Griffith Observatory).

It certainly helps that we already had a trip planned for January that we are giving our kids for Christmas! If I didn't have that I think I would be super bummed.

 

[Wesley815]

It will sure be interesting this year to see how the reservation system impacts crowds.

In the past the week between Christmas & New Year is one of the the worst times you could come to Disneyland, as it's packed to capacity (and any tourist areas in SoCal.)

 

[longboard55]

Disney sells packages to the teams for Dec 26-28. My thinking is they will have packages with pre-reserved reservations during those dates.

I hope they do, it was always a big part of the trip.