Cruella 66
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2007
@deerh The caveat is: Party Size Limits:A Member can register themselves and up to 5 additional guests (total of 6)—or up to the number of guests on his or her Resort reservation.
The guest with the fist full of bands probably had multiple reservations or a Grand Villa.
Mine said the same as pp, total of 6 OR the amount on your reservation. So if you had a grand villa/cabin that could be more than 6.Nope,
Not quite.. ONLY 5 guests AND the DVC member can get "wristbands" for the MM.. So...Unless they have changed the rules in the last month,
that is what it said at least on my email back in February for the MM at AK in May.. Total of 6... How the gentlemen got 10-12 tickets in front
of me is confusing...
This is exactly what happens at these events. There is also at least one person who routinely stalks these forums asking for DVC Members to get tickets to the events for them & their "family". I tried to alter my reservation to remove a member of my party who wasn't coming via the supplied link in my confirmation but the link didn't work. Others have also reported the same issues. When I attended the AK event in April there was a large party ahead of me waiting for one of the character Meet & Greets. Another large group joined them. They were obviously locals & seemed to be CM's judging by their familiarity with the CM's & Photographer who were working the line. Not saying that none of them were DVC Members but most if not all appeared to be CM's. I'm sure there are many who book the maximum # of spots to bring friends who aren't staying on property and aren't members." a courtesy to other Members, if you need to cancel your reservation or reduce your party size, please do so at least 48 hours prior to the event by following the link in your original event confirmation email. Doing so will help Disney Vacation Club accommodate other Members and their Special Guests interested in attending this reservation-required event. On-Property Resort Guests may reserve space for the Member and up to the number of Guests listed in their Resort accommodations. Members without a Resort reservation may reserve space for the Member and up to five Guests. Walk-ins will not be permitted."
As I went back and looked at my email (copied above), I stand corrected! I see that now!
I still am wondering why the CM said, how many do you need? Never checked my Card # (DVC), or resort reservation, or asked my room # or
anything... I still think there are "kinks" in the system..
So... If I had my wife and I in a studio, and 2/3/4 friends in the Orlando area that live near WDW, but not staying with me at the resort, I could
have told her 6 tickets please, and allowed non-DVC members to go to the event during the DVC timeframe, and nobody would have been the
wiser...
I spoke with member services at about 10 AM and was told it was sold out then. Tried at 9:00 online but got what seems to be the standard error...didn’t recognize me. I was actually surprised I got through to member services. They should just have people request ahead of time and select via lottery, it’s just about that anyways with the luck you need to get the system to work.
Anyone else get in today? I saw a post on my FP cruise page that others were able to register for MM this morning.
I agree with you 100% that the system needs to recognize people with an onsite res on points at their home resort. This is our first event and I was sort of hoping that’s how it would work since that is how we are booked. When I registered I got in about 3 minutes before it was supposed to open and by the time I was done registering the page just spun for a minute before I got a confirmation. Then shortly after that I read that people were unable to book because it sold out. I was amazed at how fast it all sold out.To answer Capang — NO! The process for this MM event actually bothers me and is not magical at all. We have had an on-site reservation since August 2017 for July using points at our home resort. When we learned of the MM event, we were excited to see that it was during our stay. Unfortunately, the day that they opened the online reservations, we were in the midst of an ABD trip in Arizona and literally had no WiFi access when the reservations opened. When we finally had internet access, the site reported that the event was sold out. We called MS that afternoon, but all they could do was apologize and suggest that we keep checking, in case someone cancels (yeah, right). They also said to check on 6/20 when additional slots are released. Fast forward to yesterday, I finally had a break a little before 10, only to find out that there was no availability. This was upsetting, as we had planned our agenda for the week to accommodate this event (since we have to do ADRs at 180 and FP at 60).
Frankly, I feel like the online midweek signup is a huge disadvantage for those of us who work for a living. Also, I feel like the event should prioritize members who are staying onsite AND using DVC points. I am a little miffed to read about people who have cash stays or are not even staying on property who gained access to this event, particularly those who have been to several events.
I have to agree with Mountain Mouse. This should be done as a lottery and should prioritize members staying on points. They could send a email to members staying on points first and give them first right of refusal. If they get through all members staying on property and still have spots left, then open it to the general membership. JMHO.
Frankly, I feel like the online midweek signup is a huge disadvantage for those of us who work for a living. Also, I feel like the event should prioritize members who are staying onsite AND using DVC points. I am a little miffed to read about people who have cash stays or are not even staying on property who gained access to this event, particularly those who have been to several events.
The issue is everyone with a reservation can book early, whether on points or cash. It seems like those using points at a home resort should be at an advantage when it comes to booking. And it isn’t possible for some people to sign up at work, even if it just takes 90 seconds (I assure you it took me 10 minutes at least with the pages crashing/freezing). Some people don’t have access to a phone or internet while working or can’t access certain sites. Where I work MDE is blocked, as is the DVC site and the DCL site.Members staying on property do get the sign up first in my understanding. It's only after those staying on property for the event date have had the option of booking that other members can book.
As for working, I had no problem signing up WHILE I was working for a MM last year. It came in my email, and took me maybe 90 seconds to 2 minutes tops to complete. Easy peavey!
Members staying on property do get the sign up first in my understanding. It's only after those staying on property for the event date have had the option of booking that other members can book.
As for working, I had no problem signing up WHILE I was working for a MM last year. It came in my email, and took me maybe 90 seconds to 2 minutes tops to complete. Easy peavey!
There are post on this board of members with cash stays getting access to the event. Members STAYING ON POINTS should get priority, IMHO. Unfortunately, as a physician who starts seeing folks at 7AM, it is difficult to steal away in the middle of the morning for something as trivial as this.
Anyone else get in today? I saw a post on my FP cruise page that others were able to register for MM this morning.