jklakeview
Well-Known Member
Sorry I had to try that again. Didn't work out well the first time.
Do you have young children?You'll have to explain to me what happened in your own experience and maybe it will make me change my opinion. I for one think it is disrespectful and downright wrong of people to make dozens of reservations and then just forget or not care about cancelling them. If they could somehow stop people from making multiple reservations then I'm all for not having a cancellation penalty. I think in MOST (not all, but the majority) cases, cancelling the night before is not a lot to ask. I make a lot of reservations but usually cancel them even before my trip begins. I do the same with cars. NEVER once had I left for a trip with multiple car or dining reservations made.
Yes I do, a 3 year old and a 4 month old. I have been there 3 times with my 3 year old (he was 4 months, 1 1/2, and 2) and had free dining all three times. I ate at a restaurant every night for dinner. This is the first time we are going to be there with both. I am very excited. Eating out is nothing new for them though. We go out to dinner in some form or another almost every night. Not something too fancy all the time, but we do eat out each night.Do you have young children?
I find it hard to believe, then, that someone with young children might not understand the need to cancel a RSVP day-of. Have you never had to cancel your plans day-of due to your kids? I know I have.Yes I do, a 3 year old and a 4 month old. I have been there 3 times with my 3 year old (he was 4 months, 1 1/2, and 2) and had free dining all three times. I ate at a restaurant every night for dinner. This is the first time we are going to be there with both. I am very excited. Eating out is nothing new for them though. We go out to dinner in some form or another almost every night. Not something too fancy all the time, but we do eat out each night.
You'll have to explain to me what happened in your own experience and maybe it will make me change my opinion. I for one think it is disrespectful and downright wrong of people to make dozens of reservations and then just forget or not care about cancelling them. If they could somehow stop people from making multiple reservations then I'm all for not having a cancellation penalty. I think in MOST (not all, but the majority) cases, cancelling the night before is not a lot to ask. I make a lot of reservations but usually cancel them even before my trip begins. I do the same with cars. NEVER once had I left for a trip with multiple car or dining reservations made.
I have seen this basic scenario over and over on these boards. SO WDW doesn't have a policy to let a reservation go to a walk up after, say 15 or 20 minutes? That seems insane. After 20 minutes, they should let it go. If that party shows up after that, they could try to accommodate them (such as with another no show table), but otherwise SOL. The comment I saw somewhere on this forums which stated that they got into Ohana b/c a party of 26 did not show up was shocking to me.
The problem is likely that Disney cut the staff down to the bare minimum because there weren't enough ressies. Not that the entire place was booked and no one showed.
I do not remember who posted that story about Ohana, but that is what they said - they were told a party of 26 booked and then was a no show.
The issue being that today, the system does allow for multiple bookings. I have always assumed this is because someone may have an ADR scheduled and then find an alternative one they'd like to book instead. The system should prompt you to say "if you book this we'll automatically cancel the other one" but it doesn't. If you call and do it over the phone very often the CM will catch it but even then they rarely will force you to cancel the duplicate.If all reservations end up getting made through MDE (or one centralized system) then the system itself could stop multiple bookings... correct? No need for the punitive fee, and last minute cancellations would be filled by walk-ups.
The issue being that today, the system does allow for multiple bookings. I have always assumed this is because someone may have an ADR scheduled and then find an alternative one they'd like to book instead. The system should prompt you to say "if you book this we'll automatically cancel the other one" but it doesn't. If you call and do it over the phone very often the CM will catch it but even then they rarely will force you to cancel the duplicate.
That said however, I think ultimately this is to stop no-shows for any reason, multiple reservations or otherwise. Fixing the system to no longer allow multiples would just resolve half the issue.
I have seen this basic scenario over and over on these boards. SO WDW doesn't have a policy to let a reservation go to a walk up after, say 15 or 20 minutes? That seems insane. After 20 minutes, they should let it go. If that party shows up after that, they could try to accommodate them (such as with another no show table), but otherwise SOL. The comment I saw somewhere on this forums which stated that they got into Ohana b/c a party of 26 did not show up was shocking to me.
I've never seen that and have booked multiple reservations for the same time period many times. The difference is I did it because I changed where I wanted to eat and then went in and immediately cancelled the duplicate. If it's doing that now, maybe that was a change they implemented and the reason behind putting this idea on hold!It doesnt though, a pop up online says you already have a reservation for this time period, do you want to cancel it and make the new one instead.
I've never seen that and have booked multiple reservations for the same time period many times. The difference is I did it because I changed where I wanted to eat and then went in and immediately cancelled the duplicate. If it's doing that now, maybe that was a change they implemented and the reason behind putting this idea on hold!
All I ever remember seeing is the thing that shows me my existing plans for the day. I'm nearly positive I never saw a pop-up but either way, the way it's described, it's not truly preventing you, it's just nicely telling you.They've been doing it for years. Not sure why you haven't seen it. Could you have missed the pop-up?
All I ever remember seeing is the thing that shows me my existing plans for the day. I'm nearly positive I never saw a pop-up but either way, the way it's described, it's not truly preventing you, it's just nicely telling you.
Throughout this thread quite a few people have admitted to making multiple reservations for the same meal time so it doesn't appear to be just me. The difference was mine were temporary and I cancelled the duplicates. Others have said they make them so they can chose from different options for the meal. Glad to hear they have something in place that is supposed to prevent it but I'm telling you, for our December trip, which I booked just a few months ago, I was able to make duplicate ADRs for the same time slot. I also don't get why it'd be one way for some people and another for others but I've got nothing to gain in simply making this up obviously.Any time I have changed reservations, it told me I had an existing reservation for that time and politely asked if I wanted to give it up for the new one. Keeping both wasn't an option. It was polite, but it wasn't a reminder. If you clicked "yes" your old reservations were cancelled by the system. There was no way around it other than using multiple accounts.
It's been this way for quite a while now. Can't remember exactly when it started but I want to say it went along with the 2011 policy changes. Really not sure why your experience would be different. Mine has been consistent.
Throughout this thread quite a few people have admitted to making multiple reservations for the same meal time so it doesn't appear to be just me. The difference was mine were temporary and I cancelled the duplicates. Others have said they make them so they can chose from different options for the meal. Glad to hear they have something in place that is supposed to prevent it but I'm telling you, for our December trip, which I booked just a few months ago, I was able to make duplicate ADRs for the same time slot. I also don't get why it'd be one way for some people and another for others but I've got nothing to gain in simply making this up obviously.
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