WDW AP veteran (live 40 minutes away) and have had our first DL/DCA trip planned since January. Our DD is a CM at WDW, and we have planned the trip on a BUDGET, using her CM discount for PPH, and her complimentary tickets/Main Entrance Pass for admission. (Learned yesterday that her comp tickets/Main Entrance passes are completely blocked for DL for what appears to be eternity, but comps can be used some days of our trip at DCA. NONE can be used on 6/2) Trip dates: 6/1 - 6/6. Her 20th birthday is 6/2 and she wants nothing more than to be in DL on her actual BD. Today DL released park hours for 6/2: 8am - 6pm, which confirms earlier speculation about why people were unable to book any F! dining packages that day. Clearly there is going to be a special event (undoubtedly related to SW:GE) that evening. Now I have to decide if I want to drop $400+ for a short day at DL or convince her it would be wiser to adjust our plans and do the much less exciting DCA that day. Was also planning F! dining package, and WoC dessert party, but may have to scrap those plans altogether just to afford entering DL for one day. So disappointed. I actually considered completely different options (which, I now realize were completely unrealistic, but in the moment seemed logical) such as flying on from LAX to HI to go to Aulani instead, or scrapping CA altogether and doing a
Disney cruise. So, now I must accept the additional cost for tickets. Had originally planned 2 days in DL, but now may be only 1.
