LvsTnk,
We did the same yesterday for PO, telling them we got *** off the internet and asking if we qualified. They took our ressie without a problem. Any suggestion that Disney cannot police this themselves or that we'll get 'burned' by not having a PIN # is ridiculous. Once they take your dates and give you the rates they're committed to that. The confirmation we get in the mail is a legal document.
Disney does this to get certain demographic/economic groups into WDW. They do this to the exclusion of other demographic/economic groups. A case can be made that this is discriminatory, thus illegal. They'll live with some savvy consumers getting in on this as the price of getting the crowd they want. I have to question who's interest is served by blocking info in this forum, the Disney consumer or Disney. Does WDW need the protection of the moderators? Is it 'abuse' of the internet to exchange money saving knowledge? See the note below that I copied from the Resorts forum thread on this topic if you're concerned about getting the rate at check-in time. Enjoy your stay.
Bill From PA
FYI, there's no way anybody could get burned. By Florida state consumer laws (which are standard in most states), no matter what the circumstance is, the rate somebody is quoted when you make reservations at a hotel as well as the price that shows up on your confirmation slip is the maximum price they can charge you per night. The only exception is if in writing they state you must present the postcard. In this case, the postcard nor the confirmation sheet does not state that, therefore they can not require that someone show it. If Disney were to reject someone because they did not have the postcard, they could be fined up to $200,000 due to the violation of the consumer law. So, if this should happen to anybody here, and you are asked for the postcard and do not have it, demand them to show you proof in writing that they wanted the postcard in possession when redeeming the rate. If they can't come up with the proof, then they have no ground to stand on.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
[This message was edited by BethR on 01-14-01 at 01:15 PM.]