Not sure if anyone would have the answer to this but I figured I would give it a try since it appears Disney Dining does not have a definitive answer themselves. We are going in August and it just so happens that the day we plan to go to DHS is August 23, 2014. We made all our ADRs for the trip 180 days out including the Fantasmic Dinner Package at Brown Derby. Obviously, Disney recently announced Villain's Unleashed would be the same day.
I called Disney on Saturday and at that point Disney Dining told me there is no way I could have the Fantasmic Dinner package as Fantasmic is blocked out for Villains Unleashed, however, sure enough when she looked at my ADR the woman told me that in fact I do still have a Fantasmic Package, however, if I wanted to use it I would have to buy Villains Unleashed tickets when it went on sale to the general public Monday morning. Though she wasn't even sure if the Package would remain even if I bought the tickets or if there would be tickets available this morning.
This morning I had to call twice because Disney did not load the Villains Unleashed tickets right away. Nonetheless, I was able to purchase Villains Unleashed. Though when I asked the woman about the Fantasmic Package she initially wasn't sure if I could use it still but stated once I purchased the tickets she believed I could. Aside from the obvious complaints that I did make my ADRs 180 days in advance and they changed the entire day on me (yes I am aware Disney's rides, attractions, and the like are subject to change) and that Villains Unleashed was only offered to AP holders and DVC members to start, thus potentially locking me out of the reservations I made almost 120 days ago, my question is does any know for sure now that I have my tickets for Villains Unleashed if my meal at Brown Derby will still include the Fantasmic Dinner Package? In order to get the package we had to eat dinner at 4:00 P.M. which given the option we would rather eat later. Thus, if we can't get the package we would rather just make a later ADR.
I called Disney on Saturday and at that point Disney Dining told me there is no way I could have the Fantasmic Dinner package as Fantasmic is blocked out for Villains Unleashed, however, sure enough when she looked at my ADR the woman told me that in fact I do still have a Fantasmic Package, however, if I wanted to use it I would have to buy Villains Unleashed tickets when it went on sale to the general public Monday morning. Though she wasn't even sure if the Package would remain even if I bought the tickets or if there would be tickets available this morning.
This morning I had to call twice because Disney did not load the Villains Unleashed tickets right away. Nonetheless, I was able to purchase Villains Unleashed. Though when I asked the woman about the Fantasmic Package she initially wasn't sure if I could use it still but stated once I purchased the tickets she believed I could. Aside from the obvious complaints that I did make my ADRs 180 days in advance and they changed the entire day on me (yes I am aware Disney's rides, attractions, and the like are subject to change) and that Villains Unleashed was only offered to AP holders and DVC members to start, thus potentially locking me out of the reservations I made almost 120 days ago, my question is does any know for sure now that I have my tickets for Villains Unleashed if my meal at Brown Derby will still include the Fantasmic Dinner Package? In order to get the package we had to eat dinner at 4:00 P.M. which given the option we would rather eat later. Thus, if we can't get the package we would rather just make a later ADR.
