We have this adventure booked for Feb 20, 2022. Now that the Park Reservation calendar includes dates from that week, I felt it was necessary to prod
ABD again about assurances that we would definitely get in the parks. Now, I do expect that Disney will ensure that everyone on the Adventure can get in the parks, but there is nothing in the contract verbiage that guarantees that and of course we don't have tickets to arrange our own reservations. When I booked the Adventure in July/August, the CM couldn't give me any guarantees, and said that they didn't even know if park reservation system would be in place by next year. Well, now we know it is and I want someone to acknowledge that ABD guests are guaranteed entry.
The CM last night wasn't sure. All she could say is that we are guaranteed 10 FP's during our Adventure. So they need to update their script because FP is not Lightning Lane. I said that I had some real concerns that we would not have reservations without a guarantee, so she was going to send an inquiry and notify me by e-mail. Not confident that I will get a follow up on that.
The other news is that the earliest date for this specific Adventure is 13 February. So all January 2022 dates have vanished since I checked last. The Feb 13 and Feb 20 tours are waitlisted. I asked what kind of lead time they gave for cancellation of dates and the CM said they always try to notify guests before the PIF date (which is December for me). She also said that if they couldn't bring the tour up to an ABD standard for whatever reason e.g. a backstage area is not available and no suitable sub is available either, then they will cancel the Adventure. I speculated that the cancellations may be tied to the delays for Fantasmic! and WOC since VIP seating for those shows are a part of the Adventure, but the CM didn't confirm that one way or the other (but I think I am right based on the January cancellations).