Waiting for August Hours - All hours are up!!

[TVEPFOX]

I'm using August 2008 hours as a guide.

 

[wnielsen1]

Hollywood Studios is up for August:

It won't let me post the link. Use the link in the sticky to go to the international site - then choose Hollywood Studios and August!

 

[Robo]

Hollywood Studios is up for August:

It won't let me post the link. Use the link in the sticky to go to the international site - then choose Hollywood Studios and August!

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/hollywood-studios/calendar/

 

[J3nn78]

HS up on the regular site too!

Woohoo!

 

[J3nn78]

August 30 is not on the calendar???

Not a big deal, it is the last day of my trip anyway

 

[wnielsen1]

August 30 is not on the calendar???

Not a big deal, it is the last day of my trip anyway

You can get it off of the int'l site:

Aug 30: 9 AM - 8:30 PM
Aug 31: 9 AM - 7 PM (+ EMH not sure if morning or evening)

 

[Robo]

DHS EMH is all over the board.

 

[eliza61]

For those that think we need to just "CHILL" and lighten up, that is plain wrong. This is a slap in the face to guests. Disney is sending a message to their guests that Disney's timing is more important than the guests vacation. I hope their mailbox is flooded with guests expressing their disappointment. When whoever it is that empties their e-mail sees the multitudes of ticked off guests, they may tell their boss and hopefully it will move up the ladder. The louder we squeak, the greater chance we will get noticed.

What will I do if hours aren't released? I am going to double book ADR's until hours come out. I may even triple or quadruple book! I have a Grand Gathering with 11 people We are using 3 years worth of DVC points, but if this were a cash trip, my room expense for the Grand Villa would be over $13,000! Add in the out of pocket expense of park tickets for 7 adults, and 4 kids, plus 7 table service meals, 7 lunch meals, stroller rental, souveniers. This trip is a fortune. Surely Disney knows when Fantasmic is showing, they are more than happy to book Fantasmic dining packages. Releasing park hours and show times within the 90 day ADR window is flat BAD FORM! Walt would not be happy at all, and frankly neither would Roy O. I am not really sure if Bob Iger gives a Remy's bottom though.

Pheeeww, I feel much better. I love a good fight in the morning.

No slap in the face intended, at least not from me. the bottom line is until Disney is good and ready to release the hours, we can jump up and down, scream, holler and cry until we're blue in the face and we'll still be with out hours.
The price of your trip is irrelevent (to Disney). they will release when they release.

 

[jeffdalon]

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Thank you for the phone number! I just called and politely but firmly registered my complaint. I feel as many do in this discussion that Disney is not treating their valued guests as though they were of value. If it weren't August and busy and if restaurants didn't get booked to capacity, I wouldn't care.

But it will be August, hot, busy, and Disney has orchestrated it so that their guests stay on Disney property, eat only Disney food, and spend their time in their parks. A Disney vacation is an investment of both time and money and the value of the investment goes down if I can't eat the food I want in the park I want to be in on day I plan to be there.

Grrrrr. Thanks for letting me vent a bit.

 

[heycher]

Ok... so Hollywood Studios is up -- is it safe to assume the others will follow suit , soon?

So far, my guesses were right based on last year's days of the week park hours. I had to make my ADRs based on these guesses so I hope they continue to be correct!

 

[Maddygirl]

Glad they have HS hours up now. I don't see any times for Fantasmic. Does that mean they haven't decided yet or are we SOL for our trip??

 

[Robo]

Glad they have HS hours up now. I don't see any times for Fantasmic.
1-Does that mean they haven't decided yet or
2-are we SOL for our trip??

1- Yes. (Not POSTED yet, anyway.)
2- No. Expect the Fantasmic! times to appear as time goes by.

 

[jeffdalon]

No slap in the face intended, at least not from me. the bottom line is until Disney is good and ready to release the hours, we can jump up and down, scream, holler and cry until we're blue in the face and we'll still be with out hours.
The price of your trip is irrelevent (to Disney). they will release when they release.

I respectfully disagree. The combined expense of only those who are posting on this board is probably in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Disney corporation does care about public relations and they need the Disney fans to come and bring their families for Grand Gatherings.

You're right that screaming here to each other does nothing to encourage Disney to release the hours or change their policy about the timing of such releases. But it is effective to call customer service, respond to surveys, and voice displeasure to any manager who has the power to move that complaint up the chain of command.

Be polite, firm, and clear in your complaints and they won't fall on deaf ears.

 

[overthemoon4mickey]

We land at 10:55 and are heading to Beaches and Cream for lunch and walking the Boardwalk and then heading back to POP to enjoy the pool and relax and get ready for the parks starting Sunday!

Great Idea! We have been to disney over 29 days and never managed to squeeze in a day there. My DD has always talked about the Kitchen Sink and That would be a great start to the vacation!!! Yum, I can taste it now!

 

[MelanieC]

Never mind - It didn't refresh correctly haha!

 

[kidsrfun]

Never mind - It didn't refresh correctly haha!

Where? I just called up the calendar and it doesn't show anything yet!!

 

[Robo]

Never mind - It didn't refresh correctly haha!

Yup.

 

[kidsrfun]

Never mind - It didn't refresh correctly haha!

LOL!! We were writing at the same time! I just got all angry that I couldn't find it for nothing!!

 

[MelanieC]

I went in a different way than I normally check (from the DHS) calendar and I got all excited.

 

[M2DD's]

My 90 day mark isn't till tomorrow for my ADR's but I had a few?'s so I called disney dining and ahe couldn't look up the dates that I want fantasmic dinner package but she said that she has booked for other guest August 4th and 9th. She said it seems like its following the same pattern as July with shows Sun,tue, thur nights. Which makes sence since those are the night where the park is open till 9pm not 7pm.
HTH
P.S She did say that she was told that the rest of the other park hours will start to show within the rest of today. Lets hope she right.