Originally Posted By grumpster ^^^^^ I was told something similar for my May and July stays - ticket purchase only, not hotel stay. Other than the 'resort atmosphere', the only reason I stay on property is for the MM's (yes, I'm an AP holder). Luckily, I made reservations at CCI and HoJo's for the same time periods - they will now get my business.
Originally Posted By 5formickey I'm betting that's why they have gone to charging the first night stay, to try and cut down on the amount of people booking mutiple hotels and then deciding at the last minute which place they will stay at. Kind of a bummer for guests, but from a business stand point completely understandable. While we enjoy early mornings, they didn't influence our choice of staying at the DHL, we have stayed both on and offsite and enjoy staying onsite so much more we won't go if we have to stay offsite. It good there are so many options so we all can be happy.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Maybe Disney is trying to control the local AP/early entry. But many Aps are not local. The only way you have a chance to get nice photos in FLand or ride the rides with tiny infants is in the early entry. Has Disney ever tried to stand in the Dumbo line with a toddler and try to explain "we have to wait our turn" to a child that just wants to ride Dumbo NOW! I still recall this experience 8from 8 years ago with my nephew!Trauma for me and the toddler.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Worse yet waiting in line for 60 min or more and just as you start to get to the final stretch in dumbo or peter pan and have the tot annouce not only do they need to potty - but they need to do it NOW... sometimes people are nice and understanding and will let you run to the potty and come back - but more often they are not!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Good point Darkbeer, it wasn't an "official" thing, just something we've been told we could do the past few years as we check in. I'm curious now whether they are cutting it out completely or just making it a random perk. Or perhaps the CM's are no longer "allowed" to mention it on the phone.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub It does upset me to see many "guests" so nonchalant about this perk. Just because you have not needed it in the past, you might need it for the future or for that time when you happen to be awake early! I wonder how this will affect WDW. Has anybody heard? This is upsetting because of the price you pay. It was a nice perk. A little something to make you happy. We can't all be celebrities at DL with all the extra freebies they get! Heaven forbid they should do anything nice for the rest of us in this land.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Maybe they took away this perk so that everybody could be dreamed with it upon check in.
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 ^^Haha. This is kind of a bummer. We don't mind getting up early and have used it on every trip! It is kind of unfortunate if you have a family where some members are AP holders and some members are not as is the case in my family.
Originally Posted By godalejunior Has anyone confirmed that EE for AP holders staying on site is no longer?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I beleive that is what Darkbeer confirmed - even while staying at the resort hotels the only way to get EE is to purchase your tickets through the hotel or purchase tickets outside of disney (getawaytoday, AAA) that include EE on the tix - The room charge slip will not get you into the parks with your valid AP - only the tix with EE on them will --- I am guessing and only guessing you will then be limited to a certain number of EE based on the ticket you bought.
Originally Posted By rockcow1 Are the fastpass machines up and running during MM?(for those rides that are open and have machines)
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"Five days (as well as the six weeks turnaround for refunds) sounds very over-the-top to me.)"<<< Sounds like they will be earning lots of interest off of everyone else's money.
Originally Posted By grumpster I forgot to ask about the cancelation policy when I called. Just glad it appears that MM is still in tact for resort stays. Although I will admit, after thinking about it for a while it didn't bother me as much.
Originally Posted By dlport The question I have regarding this change is if Disney will limit the MM days that you receive with your WDTC-purchased tickets? As others have said, previously, if you had your room charge slip, you could use MM EVERY TIME it was offered during your stay. As an example, we would fly in Sunday, and stay through Wed. MM was available to us on Mon and Tues (not Wed because it was not just not running.) We would use MM both Mon and Tues. I wonder if the new ticketing will limit the number of times that you can use it? As in, only ONE MM with a 4-day hopper, as an example. That would really limit the perk.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice dlkozy, you're right... AND they'll be KEEPING that first night's payment in a lot of cases. We've always been fortunate and have never had to cancel a vacation on short notice due to illness, etc., but I'm sure that it happens a LOT - and that five days won't cut it for a family who just got hit with flu bugs a day or two before leaving for the resort. I'd be EXTREMELY cranky if, for example, I became ill two days before a $400-per-night stay at the Grand Californian and lost those $$ - especially considering that the ONLY time we stay there is for a very special occasion (my recent 50th birthday and our honeymoon in 2004). It'll be interesting going forward as we read of these instances. I wonder how many times upper management will be called into action... and what the results will be when people DEMAND refunds.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I agree it will be interesting to see how permanent the changes are and if the MM are limited. Just FYI we have had 2 occasions where we had to "cancel" our reservations at a DLR hotel due to emergencies. One was weather related (couldn't get there) and one was an illness. We weren't asked to pay the one night fee or penalties as long as we re booked, which we were planning to do. The CM's were very gracious both times. I wonder if this will change too.
Originally Posted By MickeyMommy I read on another board that MM were still going to be offered to guests regardless of what type of ticket or AP they have. Any updates on this info???
Originally Posted By LuLu >>They said EE (or MM) has always been available with ticket purchases only and it is just at the CM's discression to make it available or not. That just isn't true.<< Yeah, that's just baloney. It didn't have to do with the hotel CMs, but the ones at DL gates who let you in with a room charge slip! I'm pretty sure they were informed that was the policy, that they weren't just allowing hotel guests in on a whim ;-)
