If they did what you said, people who had June reservations would be upset. Disney probably legitimately believed they would be open in June back in March when they closed. The situation didn’t allow for that. First they stopped people from booking in June and now they’re cancelling people week to week. I’m not sure how they could have done this much better.
Being one of the people with a June reservation, I would be much happier with Disney if they let me know further in advance that they weren't able to open like they thought, and they hope to open soon. Giving people 3 weeks or less to plan for a cross country trip where job schedules, animal care, property care is involved is not enough time for me, and most people I know. If you live closer, or have a less complicated life, it might work for you.
Did you actually find a whole week in late July available at CC right now, or was that some DVC member services magic?My son and his friends had a June 1 - 8 trip booked at Copper Creek using our DVC points. While he hasn't received any communication from DVC about a cancellation (as noted above they are cancelling 5-7 days prior to check in), all of their ADR's and fast passes disappeared through June 6 on MDE. This was a replacement trip for a previously cancelled one, May 11-18. It's supposed to be their grand college graduation victory lap trip.
I just finished rebooking them July 18 - 25. Here's hoping third time's the charm!!
Being one of the people with a June reservation, I would be extremely ticked off if they canceled all of June and then ended up opening partially after I canceled/rescheduled everything.
I totally get it. I want to know with enough time to make other plans. But, I ask you what would be a worse scenario for you:
Same with us. June is our second attempt where we got shut down. This probably plays into why I am so frustrated with Disney's lack of communication, and rolling cancellations. Everyone has different opinions, but I am sure I am not alone in being disappointed in how they are handling their cancellations. Communication is KEY. Dribbling out information every day is aggravating.
Without a question, for me I would much rather know that they do not plan to be open so I can make other plans. It wouldn't affect me at all if they ended up opening after all because I understand how soft openings can be beneficial. The secrecy and dribbling out of information while I have so much money on the line is very frustrating.
Well, according to their current plan, they don't plan to be open. They're closed indefinitely and have no announced opening date, and have not announced a plan to release an opening date anytime soon. This is directly from Disney, which seems to be the info you're looking for. They're not keeping anything secret - these boards are just digging into everything a lot more and speculating.
I mean only if they don’t plan to open in June instead of doing this rolling cancelling nonsense. If they’re trying to open in June, I’m fine with the process.
Our first trip was cancelled 2 days before we were to arrive. They were offering a promotion for people needing to rebook from their March cancelled reservations, so we booked our trip for June. Your comment about semantics really doesnt apply. I get that some of you don't agree with me, but there really is no need to continue to argue. Disney has thousands of dollars of mine that were pre-paid before our March trip. I rebooked based on THEIR PROMOTION for June. I don't think it is too much to ask for them to communicate in a timely manner -- less than 3 weeks is not reasonable in my mind. No further arguing required.
My complaint is they should have NEVER taken a reservation for a time they didn't know if they'd be open or not. Pretty irresponsible, frankly.
Current cancellations are only through the 6th I believe. So I think you are correct, your 7th reservation is still valid. For now.
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