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Oh this is soooo good! Thanks for the great pictures. Only 7 days till WDW & I am so praying for a bounce back. I figure this gives me 7 days to do all the Disney Math so I have a good debate for DH on why we need to go back again so soon. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
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First the good news...yep, that's right I'm bouncing back!!!!
Now the bad news...as soon as I hung up the phone I already started second guessing my resort/room type. I feel like I rushed into a decision. The CM I talked to said I could make changes until 45 days prior but I am worried about loosing the discount/free dining plan.
Has anyone else made changes to their ressie when they were getting a discount like this? Did you have any problems?
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It depends on what you want to change, really. Only so many rooms (preferred and standard) are available per resort for this promotion. If you want to switch from a standard room to a preferred room or vice versa I wouldn't think you would have a problem, but I would still do it as soon as possible. Moving to a different resort entirely may be a bit more stickey, but if you know you want to change, I would pick up the phone as soon as you knew for sure what you wanted and make the change. The sooner you do this, the better your chances of getting what you want.
Example: If you want to change to a more upscale resort, but the number of rooms allocated to free dining at the new resort have already been filled with free dining people, you could probably still get a room at the new resort, but lose the free dining.
First the good news...yep, that's right I'm bouncing back!!!!
Now the bad news...as soon as I hung up the phone I already started second guessing my resort/room type. I feel like I rushed into a decision. The CM I talked to said I could make changes until 45 days prior but I am worried about loosing the discount/free dining plan.
Has anyone else made changes to their ressie when they were getting a discount like this? Did you have any problems?
I am bouncing back as well and when I made my reservation before checking out, I wasn't really sure where we wanted to stay. We wanted to try a deluxe, but since we had never went deluxe, I didn't have a lot of information about them so I just made the reservation for the Yacht Club so I could get the offer. Once I got home I did more research on the deluxe resorts to see if there is something we would like better and I called Disney and changed to Beach Club and was able to keep my free dining with no problems. But as someone stated previously, you should do it soon before they fill up.
We got "bouceback" for next sept. Yippppyyy! I'm surprised DH didn't kick much of a fuss. As soon as we walked into the room I looked at the table and the BB offer was the first thing I saw. I've never been so excited to see a piece of paper before.
First the good news...yep, that's right I'm bouncing back!!!!
Now the bad news...as soon as I hung up the phone I already started second guessing my resort/room type. I feel like I rushed into a decision. The CM I talked to said I could make changes until 45 days prior but I am worried about loosing the discount/free dining plan.
Has anyone else made changes to their ressie when they were getting a discount like this? Did you have any problems?
We did the bounceback when we were there last fall, and will be on vacation in just five short days!! But to answer your question, we booked at Wilderness Lodge last September (2007). Then, in March 2008, I called and changed to CSR. We had no problems at all. We still have our free dining. Don't worry. Think it over and call later if you need to.
I just returned from The World and I didnt have a flyer in my room ( stayed at POR) but at check out I asked about BB offer and the lady went back and brought me a flier and told me to call the number, I did, and Im now booked at AKL for sept 21-26th. I got back home on the 28th and hit the computer and have already started planning!!!!Yeah to say the least Im PUMPED!!!!
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I figure this gives me 7 days to do all the Disney Math so I have a good debate for DH on why we need to go back again so soon. 
Keep your fingers crossed for me.
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But to answer your question, we booked at Wilderness Lodge last September (2007). Then, in March 2008, I called and changed to CSR. We had no problems at all. We still have our free dining. 
Don't worry. Think it over and call later if you need to. 
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