I'm hoping for March 30th which is a Friday. It should work if their pattern continues from the previous months but I'm prepared to book for a different night if need be. I just hate that it's taking so long. Disney expects us to plan so far in advance but it's hard when things like this happen! My FP day is Jan 24th so I have a little time yet but it sure would be nice to have it secured.
I am hoping for a Monday and those look iffy. Getting FEA out of the way as a FP is going to practically free up an entire park day for us so I am really hoping they release these dates before our upcoming FP day.
They’re taking soooo long to open these dates! My FP day is next Wednesday so I’m really hoping they release dates soon!Just jumping on the watch and wait bandwagon for early April.
I’m disappointed too, and annoyed. I wish they’d at least let people know if they’re discontinuing it so we can quit checking and holding up our plans.
My FP day is Wednesday so if it doesn’t open by then I’ll have to just book as if there’s not going to be a party. I’m hoping to be able to accommodate it if it opens late but once my days are set that might not be a possibility because we don’t have Park hoppers. So frustrating because I was able to book my HEA dessert party ages ago. I was so hoping this would be the same.
Totally different department puts on the parties you mentioned. The department that puts on the FEA, SW and JBJB parties also puts on a bunch of other parties, special and private events property-wide every day. They put on thousands of parties every year, so due to staffing and budgetary concerns, scheduling any further out than they do is a challenge. The schedule is subject to other events that need to be fit into the schedule as well. MK has only a handful of parties to schedule and they can be put on a fixed schedule. They don't have hundreds of clients wanting to schedule a private party or event. Hope that clarifies things.
Why yes I do. Not only would I be surprised, I would be shocked.
If the schedule hasn't been released for publication, that's all they can really say. The party has usually sold out since it began and for it to not continue just wouldn't make sense. But it's Disney.
Not that it's a fool proof method to determine anything, the FP are still available for the next 60 days, which is beyond the current party dates. So that probably isn't it
Me too!
I totally agree, it's so frustrating. I booked my FP this morning so my days are pretty much locked in. All I can do now is hope the party is available for our Epcot day.
Your expectations as to what Disney should divulge may not be in line with what they normally do. The who and the why is not known by the average CM answering the phone. They're giving you whatever info is available to them, which is very basic stuff.
I'm not sure I'd categorize it as a specialized group, it's the main group that puts on the vast majority of dessert parties, private and special events.
