Adding a 5th person ...necessary on reservation?

[julietsstars]

Hi Dis planning fam

We currently have resort only reservation at Caribbean for 4 of us w/ 4-day separate military tickets. We've recently added a 5th person to our group and they now also have a 4-day military ticket. I was able to associate her in MDE and got her a park reservation each day.

My question is... is it 100% necessary that I add this 5th person to our resort reservation?

 

[Moliphino]

Do you specifically have a 5th sleeper room booked? Do they need Magical Express?

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

You said you got her "a resort reservation each day", so is she staying in her own room?

 

[iheartglaciers]

If she's staying in the room, Disney requires you to have her on the reservation.

Separately, if she needs any of the amenities (like Magical Express, Extra Magic Hours--though that's not happening right now), then she would also need to be on the reservation.

 

[vinotinto]

Add her. Not all rooms at CBR sleep 5 and you will need a room that sleeps 5. Plus, she will need to be on the reservation to open the door to the room.

wait, does she have already a resort reservation? Or does she have a parks reservation?

 

[julietsstars]

Thank you all! Yes, I mis-typed 'resort' when I meant park OK, so based on all then its a yes for me! Appreciate the help!

 

[osufeth24]

Hi Dis planning fam

We currently have resort only reservation at Caribbean for 4 of us w/ 4-day separate military tickets. We've recently added a 5th person to our group and they now also have a 4-day military ticket. I was able to associate her in MDE and got her a park reservation each day.

My question is... is it 100% necessary that I add this 5th person to our resort reservation?

Guess i'm in the minority, but not really. But there's not a reason not to either (unless the room only sleeps 4).

Before covid yes, but now since there's no FP booking, EMH, if you don't need magical express, then not really a reason

 

[Sunnywho]

There's also an extra adult fee Disney will want if it's more than two adults in the room

 

[julietsstars]

Before covid yes, but now since there's no FP booking, EMH, if you don't need magical express, then not really a reason

Yep, that was my thinking as well, but I had completely forgot about Magical Express. All sorted now and thankfully I already had a sleeper room booked so no extra fee's for another person.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Guess i'm in the minority, but not really. But there's not a reason not to either (unless the room only sleeps 4).

Before covid yes, but now since there's no FP booking, EMH, if you don't need magical express, then not really a reason

If the fifth person is staying in the room, that person needs to be on the reservation. All guests must be on the reservation. That's the reason.

 

[brockash]

Hi Dis planning fam

We currently have resort only reservation at Caribbean for 4 of us w/ 4-day separate military tickets. We've recently added a 5th person to our group and they now also have a 4-day military ticket. I was able to associate her in MDE and got her a park reservation each day.

My question is... is it 100% necessary that I add this 5th person to our resort reservation?

I would. It won't change your price unless you have more than 2 adults in the room and honestly at the rate Disney's going who knows how things will be. You'll definitely want to add to make sure you get the 5th sleeper rooms. I'd also add in case meeds ME, or if they start requiring magicband scanning for pool entry etc. There's lots of things that you may be inconvenienced by if you don't add them. Also, if something happens abd they close CBR, they'll make sure they put you somewhere to accommodate 5, if that situation and you don't have the 5th person on the reservation that won't happen.

 

[NYDisneyKid]

sleep on the floor??

 

[kaytieeldr]

Yep, that was my thinking as well, but I had completely forgot about Magical Express. All sorted now and thankfully I already had a sleeper room booked so no extra fee's for another person.

If three of more person are 18 or older, yes, there is an extra fee. Please add the person to your reservation.

 

[julietsstars]

If three of more person are 18 or older, yes, there is an extra fee. Please add the person to your reservation.

She's 14 so no extra fee for us

 

[kaytieeldr]

Still, every occupant of a hotel room needs to be registered.

 

[SheriBerry]

It also has to do with fire codes....they need to know exactly how many people are in each room in case there is an emergency

 

[Dug720]

I would add her on. Just in the event they overbooked the 5-person rooms, they would bump smaller parties to 4-person rooms . If you only have 4 on your reservation and were to get bumped to a non-5th person, there may not be a way to get that 5-person room back.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

She will get a mb if you had her