Stupid request but can I do it?

megnsamsgracie

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Okay, my dad is up and down about going to Disney with us. If he comes, we have 2 rooms booked at CSR (he will pay us $1000 towards the cost). If he doesnt, then I will either go with 2 rooms at ASMo OR for only $300 more than the cost of 2 rooms at CSR, we will do 1 room at Poly. My concern lies with availability. Can I book all 3 reservations that we *might* need, pay the deposits and cancel by the 45 day mark the ones we dont want? I have 2rooms at CSR booked and held with deposit right now.

I am not sure financially if anything will come up and we cant afford Poly or 2 rooms at CSR on our own thats why I want the ASMo as a backup option.

Also, whatever 2 ressies I cancel, can the $ paid towards them just be transferred to the one we are going to keep? I keep getting different answers from the CM's when I call CRO if I can switch resorts after day 45. Some say no fees if I UPGRADE, some say if my dad has the insurance on his room, we can cancel his and get a full refund of the fees and then they would rebook the one room (the ressies are in my name) Some say whatever I have at the end of the promotion is what I will have, no resort changing.

I just want to cover my bases. I really dont know if my dad is coming or not and then if its just my family, I dont know what we will have for cash come pay off day.

I know, crazy question!
 
Thanks, instead of the refund, can they just apply the funds to the ressie we plan to keep? I plan on alternating which one I pay each week at payday. Or am I better off JUST paying the deposit and then putting all the payments towards the one it looks most like we will use?
 
Could you make room-only reservations? Then the cancellation date is 5 days instead of 45, and you only pay a one-night deposit.
 

Okay, so you want to have 3 reservations going at the same time,

#1 CSR 2 rooms
#2 ASM 2 rooms
#3 Poly

Technically, I think that would be considered 5 reservations actually. I'm pretty sure that Disney doesn't put multiple rooms under a single reservation number, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately, having all those reservations already in the system, when you do decide which is the best option, Disney is going to look at the others as cancellations and not upgrades. That's probably why the one CM suggested travel insurance for your dad, so that he could get his full amount back. Not getting clear cut answers from Disney, I'd be very concerned that with the worst case scenario, you'd be charged for 4 cancellations.

Unless you have some special code or package plan discount, I'm tending to agree with Barb that your best bet is to book them as room only right now. It's only 1 night room deposit and you can upgrade to a package when you know for sure what your dad's plans are.
 
We are going during free dining, hence the package not the room only. I told my dad he has until August 1st for a definite answer yes or no, after that I cant wait. My payoff date is August 7th.

What I have right now is hubby and I at CSR 9/7-9/10. That is paid off already, done deal.

Then we are taking the kids for 10 days 9/21-9/30. For that, so far I have 2 rooms booked at CSR with the deposits paid on both rooms. That ressie includes my dad coming. Then, I want to make another ressie for Poly for just the kids and DH and I. Same time frame just leaving out my dad. And then finally as a backup incase "emergencies" arrive and we need to tough the vacation fund, I want to have 2 rooms at ASMo because thats only $2K for 1 day base tickets for 10 days. The difference is $1600 between the AS and Poly... Right now I have the money for the Poly, but since we only pay cash for stuff and dont charge anything, if something comes up, we might need to touch into the vacation fund. So, if that happens, I want to make sure I still have a ressie we can afford, 2 rooms at ASMo.

I know, I am making things complicated. My first problem is my dad... I cant get a definite yes or no from him so I have to have some type of plan that includes him (they said I cant add him to the package at a later date). I know I have to cancel before day 45 to get a full refund and that I can do. I just didnt know if the system would allow me to have technically 5 ressies for the same time frame!

Also, forgot, we have 1 reservation # currently for the 2 rooms at CSR, they both show up under the same #
 
Actually, it'd only be 3 reservations, but I don't think the system will let it happen. Especially since it's exactly the same dates, package inclusions and passengers - save your dad. I suppose you could try to book room only for either the AS or Poly but you'd need to try and make Dad commit sooner - say before June 24th - so if his answer is no you can try and convert your room only to a free dining package. If you wait til August to switch, the free dining won't apply to what is, essentially, a new package reservation.
 
Also, trying to apply the deposit to a new reservation is iffy. We tried it last month -- had two rooms reserved on two seperate reservations (that's the only way they would do it unless there are kids involved) and cancelled one of them. We wanted the deposit from the room we cancelled to go toward the room we kept. The CM couldn't guarantee that would happen and said we would have to wait until we got our confirmation to see if it worked or not. Apparently, the system relies on some hidden criteria to determine if the deposit is refunded or applied elsewhere.
 
Thanks. I was told that I can have the current reservation and then make a new one without my dad. The system would allow that. She didnt know if I could do 2 more. I guess I just need to lay it down to my dad yes or no and then pick one resort and just cross my fingers nothing comes up.
 
Thanks. I was told that I can have the current reservation and then make a new one without my dad. The system would allow that. She didnt know if I could do 2 more. I guess I just need to lay it down to my dad yes or no and then pick one resort and just cross my fingers nothing comes up.

My recommendation would be to get an answer from your dad as soon as possible. If I remember correctly, I don't think Disney will transfer your money down from one reservation to another reservation. The will just give you a credit or refund if you paid cash.
 
I know, I am trying. But his health is like a roller coaster so I never know :( I guess what I can do is book Poly with an AAA discount and keep the ins on my dads and if he cancels, then I can get that part refunded and then switch to a room only at Poly and just have to pay for dining, but then again, maybe an AP rate will come out.
 
I would be worried if there were any rooms left with free dining. I thought they were pretty much gone by now since they only allowed a limited number of rooms at each resort per day.
 
As of right now, for my dates, there are rooms at the Poly and ASMo... and we still have our ressies at CSR held with a deposit right now
 
As of right now, for my dates, there are rooms at the Poly and ASMo... and we still have our ressies at CSR held with a deposit right now

I thnik the room at Poly might be kinda small for the 6 of you.
Your idea of a seperate room for your 4 little ones might work out better.

JMHO
 
We plan on sleeping in the room and eating breakfast (brought from home) and thats about it. We will definitely use the resort though for at least 4 hrs a day. Plus, we have 3 water park days and they close at 5..... so after that, we will hang out by the pool the rest of those nights. As long as hubby and I have our own bed, thats all we care about.
 
Okay, so I called my dad and said rooms are booking up, what do you want me to do? He said he just cant confirm right now. So I asked if he wanted me to do a room only and then he can just pay for his food then if he goes. So thats what we are doing. We have the package at Poly for 9/21-9/30 and my dad has a room only AAA rate for the same time frame.
 





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