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Hey guys, just wanted to update on what happened with Disney. They called me yesterday and I again explained everything. She offered me three fast passes for next time that won't expire and 1 day tickets for my family to make up for the day we lost. The problem with this is they cannot be upgraded and so really they are not worth much as we usually go for at least a week at a time so when you add on a day it really does not amount to much. She was really nice and apologized up and down and I thought at least it was something. I told her the names of the managers I had dealt with at the Boardwalk and she said she would email them everything I had said to her. I was a little disappointed as I didn't feel like it was much compensation but I thanked her anyways and figured better than nothing.

So fast forward to today she called me again and said she had spoken to the managers at the Boardwalk after she sent them my comments and they remembered me and felt terrible I had such a bad stay. They said they wanted to make up for it more than the other things she had offered me. They gave me three free nights ( two rooms!) at any Deluxe hotel garden view or better on top of the other things! No black outs and they will never expire! I honestly couldn't believe it. I had accepted the first call without complaint so the fact that they decided to give me more really gave me such a great feeling toward Disney. Thanks to everyone who sent me good vibes!! Now to convince my husband to squeeze in another trip sooner rather than later lol.

I've been following along and am glad your story ends well. Enjoy your next trip! :goodvibes
 
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I am so happy for you. I agree that so many complaints here are things that are petty, but not what you dealt with. I am glad that you were compensated for that stay.
 
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I'm happy that your situation was recognized for the disaster it was. I've given BWI 2 tries and both times moved to other hotels. The front desk staff were useless, but luckily I have a great travel agent who handled it all for us. Never again.
 
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Hey guys, just wanted to update on what happened with Disney. They called me yesterday and I again explained everything. She offered me three fast passes for next time that won't expire and 1 day tickets for my family to make up for the day we lost. The problem with this is they cannot be upgraded and so really they are not worth much as we usually go for at least a week at a time so when you add on a day it really does not amount to much. She was really nice and apologized up and down and I thought at least it was something. I told her the names of the managers I had dealt with at the Boardwalk and she said she would email them everything I had said to her. I was a little disappointed as I didn't feel like it was much compensation but I thanked her anyways and figured better than nothing.

So fast forward to today she called me again and said she had spoken to the managers at the Boardwalk after she sent them my comments and they remembered me and felt terrible I had such a bad stay. They said they wanted to make up for it more than the other things she had offered me. They gave me three free nights ( two rooms!) at any Deluxe hotel garden view or better on top of the other things! No black outs and they will never expire! I honestly couldn't believe it. I had accepted the first call without complaint so the fact that they decided to give me more really gave me such a great feeling toward Disney. Thanks to everyone who sent me good vibes!! Now to convince my husband to squeeze in another trip sooner rather than later lol.

Such great news!! I'm so glad this worked out. And with the free nights, it wouldn't take much convincing to get my DH to go! I hope you have a magical time next time.
 
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I agree. I expected this to be another one of those petty posts but this sounds really bad. Sorry you had to deal with this but they came through for you!
 
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Hey guys, just wanted to update on what happened with Disney. They called me yesterday and I again explained everything. She offered me three fast passes for next time that won't expire and 1 day tickets for my family to make up for the day we lost. The problem with this is they cannot be upgraded and so really they are not worth much as we usually go for at least a week at a time so when you add on a day it really does not amount to much. She was really nice and apologized up and down and I thought at least it was something. I told her the names of the managers I had dealt with at the Boardwalk and she said she would email them everything I had said to her. I was a little disappointed as I didn't feel like it was much compensation but I thanked her anyways and figured better than nothing.

So fast forward to today she called me again and said she had spoken to the managers at the Boardwalk after she sent them my comments and they remembered me and felt terrible I had such a bad stay. They said they wanted to make up for it more than the other things she had offered me. They gave me three free nights ( two rooms!) at any Deluxe hotel garden view or better on top of the other things! No black outs and they will never expire! I honestly couldn't believe it. I had accepted the first call without complaint so the fact that they decided to give me more really gave me such a great feeling toward Disney. Thanks to everyone who sent me good vibes!! Now to convince my husband to squeeze in another trip sooner rather than later lol.
I just saw this! I'm so happy that they made things right with you :).
 
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I loved the BWI but had some issues also.. A security guard gave us a hard time for being out walking around 'after hours'. It was like midnight or maybe later, was a night MK was open really late. Where our room was it was easier to cut thru where the arcade and stuff is, if that makes sense, and go in one of the other doors. We were lower level, and it was just faster. I really dont know what the rules are, but I know people show up at all hours. But yea, I loved the resort area, but have to agree not the most magical at that resort..
 
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Hey guys, just wanted to update on what happened with Disney. They called me yesterday and I again explained everything. She offered me three fast passes for next time that won't expire and 1 day tickets for my family to make up for the day we lost. The problem with this is they cannot be upgraded and so really they are not worth much as we usually go for at least a week at a time so when you add on a day it really does not amount to much. She was really nice and apologized up and down and I thought at least it was something. I told her the names of the managers I had dealt with at the Boardwalk and she said she would email them everything I had said to her. I was a little disappointed as I didn't feel like it was much compensation but I thanked her anyways and figured better than nothing.

So fast forward to today she called me again and said she had spoken to the managers at the Boardwalk after she sent them my comments and they remembered me and felt terrible I had such a bad stay. They said they wanted to make up for it more than the other things she had offered me. They gave me three free nights ( two rooms!) at any Deluxe hotel garden view or better on top of the other things! No black outs and they will never expire! I honestly couldn't believe it. I had accepted the first call without complaint so the fact that they decided to give me more really gave me such a great feeling toward Disney. Thanks to everyone who sent me good vibes!! Now to convince my husband to squeeze in another trip sooner rather than later lol.

When they give you things like future free nights/FP/tickets, do they send you an email or something so you have confirmation of what they have promised to do?
 
Awesome!! Plan a quick trip, and enjoy a new resort with your one day ticket and fast passes. Think of it as an additional bonus vacation.
 
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Good to know, hopefully we won't have to deal with anything like this again but I'll remember that.

When you guys say you get good results from email what does that mean? Do you think they will credit me some of my stay or what would you expect? I don't know what they can possibly do to "make up" for lost time but is there a standard compensation? I didn't even really think about that before but I did leave with one unused ticket day because of the whole fiasco do you think it would be too much to ask to have that credited back somehow? I have no idea what would be reasonable.
Thanks! I will try to email them. Ok well here it goes.. So we were coming from 4 nights at the CR (which was amazing) so we had our luggage transferred including milk and other groceries we had ordered. We did bring a back pack with swim suits in it so we could go swimming right away in case the room wasn't ready (we came right at 3:00). We go to check in and the room wasnt ready so we changed, headed to pool and left our backpack at bell services. We went swimming for about an hour still no room. We go to get our backpack so we can change out of wet clothes and go eat and come to discover they lost it. They think they accidently delievered it someone else and promise to find it right away. We wait and we wait, I talk to the front desk and they say they are doing best they can. The baby is cranky because we all have wet clothes, it's past his nap time and we are stuck in the hotel lobby basically.

Our room wasn't ready till after 7, and there was no crib, no luggage, nothing. I called down to at least get a crib while we wait so baby can take a nap before we head to the parks for a couple hours. I called about our groceries so I can give the baby milk and they said they were still trying to locate everything but would bring up milk. They never did. There was no deadbolt on the door so the baby could just walk out so they said they would send someone to fix it. That took an hour, while he was there I said our bathroom lock was not working and he said he would come back with the right tools to fix it, he never did. I had to call 4 times before getting a crib at 9:30. I had requested a crib when I made the reservation mind you.

They finally delievered groceries that were not ours. We did not get our stuff till past 10 pm and at that point the only park open was MK and we just didn't have it in us so we lost the entire day. The manager apologized and said she would give us the extra 3 fastpasses for the nest day and they would be for anytime, anywhere. So we went to use them and got denied. She never actually put them in the system. I had let the fastpasses I already had lapse because the anytime ones were going to be more convienent so I had to spend an hour on the phone with them while we were at Hollywood studios to explain what had happened. Everyone I talked to acted like I was just trying to get free fastpasses. They finally resolved it but the whole thing was just a mess. The rest of the stay waits were long anytime I needed to go to the front desk, we had several outlets that didn't work, housekeeping was meh. I have had 100x better service at value hotels and for the amount of money we were spending it was just a disaster. I will never stay there again. Sorry it was so long!!

That sounds awful, did you get the issue fixed?
 
I would send an email to George and if no response then on facebook. The Orlando Sentinel is the last resort (this was unofficial guides suggestion not mine)
Why? The situation has been resolved...to the OP's satisfaction.

I'm thrilled that they stepped up and made things right. While it doesn't change your actual vacation, it's a wonderful thing to feel listened to and validated. I think the worst feeling is to have a very valid complaint and have no one care...to try to placate you so that you'll just go away!!
 
Why? The situation has been resolved...to the OP's satisfaction.

I'm thrilled that they stepped up and made things right. While it doesn't change your actual vacation, it's a wonderful thing to feel listened to and validated. I think the worst feeling is to have a very valid complaint and have no one care...to try to placate you so that you'll just go away!!
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Glad to hear they gave you decent compensation for that disaster. Many if not most complaints people have are trivial to me and yours was truest one of the worst clusters I have ever heard.
 
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Thanks! I will try to email them. Ok well here it goes.. So we were coming from 4 nights at the CR (which was amazing) so we had our luggage transferred including milk and other groceries we had ordered. We did bring a back pack with swim suits in it so we could go swimming right away in case the room wasn't ready (we came right at 3:00). We go to check in and the room wasnt ready so we changed, headed to pool and left our backpack at bell services. We went swimming for about an hour still no room. We go to get our backpack so we can change out of wet clothes and go eat and come to discover they lost it. They think they accidently delievered it someone else and promise to find it right away. We wait and we wait, I talk to the front desk and they say they are doing best they can. The baby is cranky because we all have wet clothes, it's past his nap time and we are stuck in the hotel lobby basically.

Our room wasn't ready till after 7, and there was no crib, no luggage, nothing. I called down to at least get a crib while we wait so baby can take a nap before we head to the parks for a couple hours. I called about our groceries so I can give the baby milk and they said they were still trying to locate everything but would bring up milk. They never did. There was no deadbolt on the door so the baby could just walk out so they said they would send someone to fix it. That took an hour, while he was there I said our bathroom lock was not working and he said he would come back with the right tools to fix it, he never did. I had to call 4 times before getting a crib at 9:30. I had requested a crib when I made the reservation mind you.

They finally delievered groceries that were not ours. We did not get our stuff till past 10 pm and at that point the only park open was MK and we just didn't have it in us so we lost the entire day. The manager apologized and said she would give us the extra 3 fastpasses for the nest day and they would be for anytime, anywhere. So we went to use them and got denied. She never actually put them in the system. I had let the fastpasses I already had lapse because the anytime ones were going to be more convienent so I had to spend an hour on the phone with them while we were at Hollywood studios to explain what had happened. Everyone I talked to acted like I was just trying to get free fastpasses. They finally resolved it but the whole thing was just a mess. The rest of the stay waits were long anytime I needed to go to the front desk, we had several outlets that didn't work, housekeeping was meh. I have had 100x better service at value hotels and for the amount of money we were spending it was just a disaster. I will never stay there again. Sorry it was so long!!

DAMN! I am quick to apologize for Disney because a lot of complaints I see on here wouldn't be a blip for me. But this...I would be CRANKY AS A MO-FO. Wet clothes, crabby baby, unhelpful staff who issue worthless apologies, promises, and FP? Gross. I hope you get some answers.
 
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OP, I am glad it worked out so well for you.

I just want to say that we called the "front desk" at POR due to a terrible mildew smell coming from the fridge. By the time we got back from the parks that day it had been replaced. So, yes they are able to help you.
 
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OP, I am glad it worked out so well for you.

I just want to say that we called the "front desk" at POR due to a terrible mildew smell coming from the fridge. By the time we got back from the parks that day it had been replaced. So, yes they are able to help you.

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Thanks everyone for your support! I am more than happy with the compensation. I am so glad to know the Disney really does care, you just need to get the right people!
 
When they give you things like future free nights/FP/tickets, do they send you an email or something so you have confirmation of what they have promised to do?

Yes, they gave me an email with a case number and a special number to call to help book. The fastpasses I pick up at guest services I guess.
 

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