Disney Parks Blog announces that all dining reservations cancelled through the end of the year. ADR booking window will be changing from 180 to 60 days prior to arrival.
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/an-update-on-walt-disney-world-resort-reservations/
So literally I had taken the day off from this stuff and just checked back in. Wow
Not only am I done with the parks/resorts I think I will cancel Disney +
But before I really unleash i just want to confirm what I understand to be the situation.
In terms of my personal trip originally booked for April we paid in full a few days before they shut down. We knew the risk, we took a chance. No complaint there. After it shut down we called back and were enticed with free dining to book to a later date. So booked to the time we could go. Late August. Now TWDCs response to our loyalty is to yank that entiicement. Do I have that right?
Next there was some thought that existing ADR, some of which people made 6 months ago would be used to somehow dole out park reservation. No. Those are gone. So are FPS. So all that hard work, shot to hell
Ok. I kinda get it. I had little faith that WDW IT would be able to handle much more than a clean restart anyway. But all the new park reservation/ADR opening will be open at a later date. I hope they communicate that date better than they have communicated everything elae
And when they installed FP didn’t they trumpet it as a way to cut down on wait times? How would it not be helpful now? And BTW, if I get no advance FP ability and no EMH *** would I pay money to stay on property?
Please don’t hit me with the “it’s a pandemic” thing. I know. Unprecedented. Unknowable. BUT they should have done the following:
1) once 6/1 came and went they should have shut off bookings/ticket sales. They kept taking payments and ADRs. After 6/1 they should have identified a date they WOULD NOT BE OPENING BEFORE and stuck to it. Instead they kept up with these rolling cancellations.
2) they should have gotten the phone CMS in line. Far to many posters shared stories of CMS telling them the trips would be good. I love CMS. They are poorly managed
3) The idea of opening at reduced capacity did not catch them unaware. Everyone knew it, like masks, would be part of reopening plans. As soon as this was known ADRs should have been shut down. If I as a biz man kept taking orders/making sales on things I had no intention of delivering I would be locked up for fraud.
oh and one more question, I still don’t even know if I have a hotel reservation. Right?
For years I’ve watched their money grabs in terms of paid emh and other BS. This has last straw written all over it. I love this board. People have been kind in sharing info for years. Someone said this was like a break up. I agree. A bitter one. My daughter, who lost her sweet 16 trip she’s been planning for years just read the blog and told me she doesn’t ever want to go back. She feels strung along. Nice going Disney. Spare me all the BS “Magic” talk.