Serious question about dining reservations

[Nox]

In light of the announcement of a phased reopening beginning July 11... (assuming OCTF approves their reopening plan)

I did not see anything that specifically addressed Disney restaurants that are located in Disney resorts. Examples: V&A in Grand Floridian, California Grill in Contemporary, etc. All I saw was talk of the DVC resorts and not allowing new reservations.

I am already assuming that reopening July 11 means nothing - including resorts and their restaurants - will be opened until then, period. Is that a good assumption?

We have reservations for V&A on July 9, and I was so holding out hope to go, because otherwise this will be the third year we've had reservations and haven't been able to go - and to miss it by two days just has me dropping my head against my keyboard. But... I feel like I already know the answer is obviously they won't be open.

Just wondering if anyone else has ADRs before July 11, have you been notified they are canceled?

 

[goofynut41]

My trip is in Dec. and my dining reservations window opens next week ....NOW how can you do that if they wont allow you to make them?

 

[Krandor]

The DVC resorts like villas at grand floridian are opening on June 22nd. Now we don't know if that means all the restaurants will be open or not. We also don't know when non-DVC resorts will open. We also don't even know if there are going to be changes to ADRs on july 11.

So since villas at grand floridian will be open there is a chance V&A will be too but way too early to know.

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

I’m in the same predicament— staying DVC 7/5-7/13. Will California Grill be open For my ADR on 7/7? Will Yachtsman be open 7/10? No idea.

I‘m just waiting until Disney announces.

 

[Krandor]

Somebody in news and rumors just posted something from WDWmagic saying ALL FPs and ADRs are going to be cancelled.

 

[Nox]

I‘m just waiting until Disney announces.

The downside to that for me is that it's for our anniversary, so I don't want to find out a week out that our reservation was cancelled and I didn't/don't have time to make other plans.

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Well, this was just posted on a different board:

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

The downside to that for me is that it's for our anniversary, so I don't want to find out a week out that our reservation was cancelled and I didn't/don't have time to make other plans.

Looks like they’re cancelling all dining reservations may 28th

 

[Sandisw]

Thank you. This is good to know. We had FP booking date coming up in a few days and didn’t know if we should bother.

 

[Nox]

Looks like they’re cancelling all dining reservations may 28th

Yeah, I recall seeing somewhere else something about "reservations from March 16, 2020 to the end of the closure period will be automatically refunded." I assumed the "end of the closure period" meant July 11. And while that was specifically addressing prepaid dining, I assumed all dining would be included.

Currently my reservation is still there, but I guess I'll expect to see it cancelled. Unfortunately, if it isn't for the actual day (July 9) I won't be interested in going, so having "priority" to rebook doesn't really help me. Hopefully it does others, though! I'm very sad, but there's always next year, and maybe by then things will be largely back to normal.

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

I should clarify, it was posted on another board without knowing if it’s legitimate or not. It’s not officially from Disney so who knows (?)

I would wait for official word on anything. In the meantime, I am reserving any ADRs that I can on “OpenTable” that are in Disney Springs thatI wanted just for some reassurance.

 

[jemtx]

Looks like they’re cancelling all dining reservations may 28th

Will this apply to people who have the free dining recovery offer. Will we get 35% a later trip if we don’t want to go this August?

 

[Jacq7414]

Well, this was just posted on a different board:

I cancelled my trip with free dining before the announcement being that we are from NY and the whole 14 day quarantine. I wonder if we could get the 35% discount

ETA: isn’t today may 28? Were reservations cancelled

 

[jemtx]

Yeah, you’re right. Today is the 28th. I missed that.
Do you think this post/info is legitimate?

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Yeah, you’re right. Today is the 28th. I missed that.
Do you think this post/info is legitimate?

It might be, it might not be. It’s not official word from Disney so we have to wait and see.

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

It’s being reported on multiple sites now, as well as travel agents on twitter:
https://mickeyblog.com/2020/05/28/w...es-new-reservations-system-being-implemented/

 

[Nox]

I cancelled my trip with free dining before the announcement being that we are from NY and the whole 14 day quarantine. I wonder if we could get the 35% discount

ETA: isn’t today may 28? Were reservations cancelled

I know currently, in MDE, my reservation is still present.

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Well, this was just posted on a different board:

It’s official now: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/an-update-on-walt-disney-world-resort-reservations/

 

[jemtx]

It’s official now: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/an-update-on-walt-disney-world-resort-reservations/

Wow! Thanks for updating & posting so quickly.

 

[jemtx]

It’s official now: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/an-update-on-walt-disney-world-resort-reservations/

It doesn’t give specifics or mention that 35%, but I guess we’ll have to wait until Disney reaches out to us to see what kind of alternate promotions/refunds are offered to us.