Have These Announcements/Rumors been discussed?

[RSoxNo1]

My understanding was that much like the original Jungle Cruise they wanted a repeatability and consistency of the animal viewing aspect of the ride. I can only assume that budget cuts resulted in the shortened version. Popeye and Bluto's at IOA blows Kali out of the water (no pun intended).

 

[PhotoDave219]

The online ADR booking is not a rumor, it was announced to travel agents months ago. First, they need to install the new ADR system, then they will enhance it to offer online booking.

From DisneyTravelAgents.com:

"The Walt Disney World® Resort will upgrade the reservation booking system for dining, recreation and tour reservations in late November 2008. Please note this date differs from the previously communicated date.

In the future, Travel Agents and Guests will be able to make dining reservations online at disneytravelagents.com and disneyworld.com with this new reservation booking system. The launch date for this enhancement will be announced at a later date."

Doesn't sound like a rumor to me.

[Sarcasm]Great[/Sarcasm]

Now you'll never be able to get a ressie you want on short notice...... (And by short, i mean under 14 days. Day of is beyond impossible anymore.)

 

[DisneyWales]

[Sarcasm]Great[/Sarcasm]

Now you'll never be able to get a ressie you want on short notice...... (And by short, i mean under 14 days. Day of is beyond impossible anymore.)

See i think there should be a small portion of hourly tables kept aside for walk-ins, We never plan that far in advance, at most two days, its so hard to know now what im going to be in the mood for in 6 months times.

But then as a testament to Disney Dinning, it really is that popular.

I know i could pretty much say, I love fish so lets eat at Fultons or Coral Reef etc, but still, either the demand is far to high for the current supply, or Dining plan has just made this whole situation silly.

 

[Master Yoda]

See i think there should be a small portion of hourly tables kept aside for walk-ins, We never plan that far in advance, at most two days, its so hard to know now what im going to be in the mood for in 6 months times.

But then as a testament to Disney Dinning, it really is that popular.

I know i could pretty much say, I love fish so lets eat at Fultons or Coral Reef etc, but still, either the demand is far to high for the current supply, or Dining plan has just made this whole situation silly.

For the sake of argument lets say you have a business and you produce widgets. You are only able to produce 100 widgets per day and you allow your customers to preorder their widgets. Would you only pre-sell 75 widgets per day just so you can have 25 widgets per day available to a customer that might want one at the last minute or would you pre-sell every widget you could?

 

[jt04]

For the sake of argument lets say you have a business and you produce widgets. You are only able to produce 100 widgets per day and you allow your customers to preorder their widgets. Would you only pre-sell 75 widgets per day just so you can have 25 widgets per day available to a customer that might want one at the last minute or would you pre-sell every widget you could?

Which direction is the wind blowing?

 

[Master Yoda]

Which direction is the wind blowing?

NNE at 4 mph.

 

[DisneyWales]

For the sake of argument lets say you have a business and you produce widgets. You are only able to produce 100 widgets per day and you allow your customers to preorder their widgets. Would you only pre-sell 75 widgets per day just so you can have 25 widgets per day available to a customer that might want one at the last minute or would you pre-sell every widget you could?

I know, its bad financial sense, but excellent customer service. Plus is means me and my terrible "leave it till last minute" planning style will allow me to eat in the parks.

 

[DisneyJoe]

I know, its bad financial sense, but excellent customer service.

ONLY if there are enough people that do walk-ups or last minute dining reservations - you would be making those people happy, but you would be reducing the number of tables that are available to those who are planning further in advance, who may walk by on the day they tried to get a reservation and see the empty tables.....unless these people are told to try for a same day or a walk-up reservation, they wouldn't think it was excellent customer service at all.

 

[jt04]

NNE at 4 mph.

5.2% gross widgets after taxes

 

[Master Yoda]

I know, its bad financial sense, but excellent customer service. Plus is means me and my terrible "leave it till last minute" planning style will allow me to eat in the parks.

I use to be the same way. While I do miss being able to make resort and dining reservation on the drive down for a last minute trip I realize that those days are gone. If I want to go to WDW and eat at particular places at particular times I simply have to plan ahead. It is also not like Disney restaurants are the only restaurants that book out far in advance. Give Emeril's in Orlando a call and see if they have a last minute table for 4 available. Sure you might get lucky but chances are you will be told that they don't have any free tables for weeks.

 

[MysticOrient]

I still think that if Australia comes to AK it will take over Dinorama and all that carnival stuff would be sold off. Of course that is my personal opinion because I think Dinorama is cheap looking and out of place in AK (yes I know the "backstory"). Australia just seems like a natural addition to the park and people would love it IMO.

My 6YO daughter would be QUITE disappointed if that happened! She LOVES the Triceratop Spin and I love the "Whack a Dinasaur" games. I'm probably in the minority here, but I think Chester 'n' Hester's area is cute.

Judy

 

[Master Yoda]

My 6YO daughter would be QUITE disappointed if that happened! She LOVES the Triceratop Spin and I love the "Whack a Dinasaur" games. I'm probably in the minority here, but I think Chester 'n' Hester's area is cute.

Judy

You are not completely alone. After I learned the back story I too developed a fondness for the place. My 7 year old daughter would also be crushed if they closed it. She won her first carnival style game in her life there and it was against he mother, father and two older sisters which made here extra proud.

 

[RSoxNo1]

For the sake of argument lets say you have a business and you produce widgets. You are only able to produce 100 widgets per day and you allow your customers to preorder their widgets. Would you only pre-sell 75 widgets per day just so you can have 25 widgets per day available to a customer that might want one at the last minute or would you pre-sell every widget you could?

I know what you're going for here, but it's not really the best example as the widgets don't have to be sold on the day they're made, whereas once a table is left empty you can't recoup that cost.

With that said, the best way to get a reservation day of, is either make the reservation that morning (I believe you can do it through Guest relations, if not, 407-WDW DINE). Or, simply walk in during a non-peak time. Try getting a table at 3:30 instead of 6:30, you're likely to have some luck.

 

[DisneyWales]

Generally we haven't had a major issues with dinning, we just walked up and they have had a table spare, but thats when its just me and my BF.

When i went with my Dad, my two brothers, my half sister and my dads GF and her son, I had to book most things 2-3 days in advance.

But i think free dinning is going to be the killer this month.

 

[DisneyJoe]

I know what you're going for here, but it's not really the best example as the widgets don't have to be sold on the day they're made, whereas once a table is left empty you can't recoup that cost.

Ahh, but these are perishable widgets!!!

 

[Master Yoda]

Ahh, but these are perishable widgets!!!

Yep they were perishable widgets. They turn to dust at closing time.

 

[krankenstein]

You are not completely alone. After I learned the back story I too developed a fondness for the place. My 7 year old daughter would also be crushed if they closed it. She won her first carnival style game in her life there and it was against he mother, father and two older sisters which made here extra proud.

I have developed a fondness for DinoRama too. I feel the background story really helps tie the area into DinoLand nicely. If Disney ever decided to remove DinoRama, the area would feel incomplete to me.

 

[SirGoofy]

Story aside Dinorama is a cheap, ugly, and potentially painful experience for the park goers. Painful because it's flagship attraction, Primeval Whirl literally hurt my friends and I the last time I was on it. Those harnesses are awful. The area just doesn't feel like it belongs in a Disney park.