Book now at All Star Sports or wait?

[kpadalik]

We are planning on a stay at All Star Sports in March. However, I am waiting to hear about renting DVC points. If the price is right, we may stay DVC instead. I would like to book my All Star Sports and buy tickets now so that I can make dining res and FP times. But if I end up staying DVC, is it easy to switch the hotel reservations without losing my dining and FP times? How would i go about doing this?

 

[StarSeven7]

This March?? If this March, I would book All Star Sports right away! You don't need to have a resort reservation to book dining. You can also buy tickets without a resort reservation and make fastpasses - a Disney resort reservation just opens up the FP window at 60 days instead of 30 days for offsite guests. If you end up going with a DVC reservation, you can cancel your All Star Sports reservation and your fastpasses should be fine as long as your DVC reservation is linked to MDE.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

As in next month?
ANYONE can book ADR's 180 days out so make them now!
You're also late to the game for FP+ too as you could have made those 60 days out with an onsite stay.
They did just put a new policy into place that if you cancel your room your FP+ will be cancelled as well and since you'd be cncelling not just modifying a reservation they would be cncelled.
At this point I'd buy tickets and book your FP+ at the 30 day window if you think there is a high probability of booking DVC.
If you think its a low chance then book All Star Sports and buy your tickets and book your FP+ now.

 

[kpadalik]

As in next month?
ANYONE can book ADR's 180 days out so make them now!
You're also late to the game for FP+ too as you could have made those 60 days out with an onsite stay.
They did just put a new policy into place that if you cancel your room your FP+ will be cancelled as well and since you'd be cncelling not just modifying a reservation they would be cncelled.
At this point I'd buy tickets and book your FP+ at the 30 day window if you think there is a high probability of booking DVC.
If you think its a low chance then book All Star Sports and buy your tickets and book your FP+ now.

Yes as in next month. We literally decided yesterday to do this. We only live a couple hours away, so it's not a big deal to just go over to WDW. However, due to a work injury that my husband received on-duty several years ago, we haven't gone to the parks except for MNSSHP or MVMCP in almost 10 years. I know FP and ADRs can be booked that far out. I also know we aren't expecting to get the FP and ADR that we might want. And that's ok with us. I just wanted to make sure that if we cancel Sports for DVC that we won't lose our Fastpasses But I guess if we just modify and not cancel, then we will be ok. That's the answer I was hoping for.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Yes as in next month. We literally decided yesterday to do this. We only live a couple hours away, so it's not a big deal to just go over to WDW. However, due to a work injury that my husband received on-duty several years ago, we haven't gone to the parks except for MNSSHP or MVMCP in almost 10 years. I know FP and ADRs can be booked that far out. I also know we aren't expecting to get the FP and ADR that we might want. And that's ok with us. I just wanted to make sure that if we cancel Sports for DVC that we won't lose our Fastpasses But I guess if we just modify and not cancel, then we will be ok. That's the answer I was hoping for.

You must have misunderstood me.
If you are renting points I would assume that you CANNOT just modify your reservation.
You would have to CANCEL it.
Meaning you lose your FP+.

 

[dansdad]

Yes as in next month. We literally decided yesterday to do this. We only live a couple hours away, so it's not a big deal to just go over to WDW. However, due to a work injury that my husband received on-duty several years ago, we haven't gone to the parks except for MNSSHP or MVMCP in almost 10 years. I know FP and ADRs can be booked that far out. I also know we aren't expecting to get the FP and ADR that we might want. And that's ok with us. I just wanted to make sure that if we cancel Sports for DVC that we won't lose our Fastpasses But I guess if we just modify and not cancel, then we will be ok. That's the answer I was hoping for.

As long as you have tickets or APs linked to your MDE account, you will not lose any FP+ reservations if you have to cancel.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

As long as you have tickets or APs linked to your MDE account, you will not lose any FP+ reservations if you have to cancel.

Really? I thought the new policy to prevent throw away rooms made it so that if you cancel your reservation the FP's are cacnelled as well?

 

[SG131]

Really? I thought the new policy to prevent throw away rooms made it so that if you cancel your reservation the FP's are cacnelled as well?

Yup from what I understand they will now cancel your FP.

 

[Magical2017]

Maybe if you call and explain you are sill staying onsite and just changing resorts, they will not cancel the FP. I thought the new policy was to prevent people from taking advantage of the 60 day FP booking and receiving magic bands in the mail, and then canceling and staying offsite. I read on the thread about the new policy that they did not automatically cancel the FP, but gave you a very brief window to rebook onsite. I would definitely speak to a CM if you are going to make the change so you can try to keep your FP.

 

[dansdad]

Really? I thought the new policy to prevent throw away rooms made it so that if you cancel your reservation the FP's are cacnelled as well?

Yup from what I understand they will now cancel your FP.

Well I guess I better read up on the new policy. First I've heard of it. Thanks!