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Old 02-04-2014, 04:18 PM   #1
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MDE and ADR's

I have what I think is a rather odd question but haven't found an answer just yet.

At the moment I have a booking thru Disney for a stay at POFQ for August 2014. My ADR window is approaching so I have created my MDE account and I'm just waiting to book all my ADR's. Here is the deal, I also have a booking for Shades of Green for the same time. Shades as you know is NOT on MDE. I'm only keeping the POFQ open at the moment to see if Disney will be offering the free meal plan. If they do not then I will cancel POFQ and stay at SOG.

If that happens will I automatically lose any ADR's I have booked that are already on my MDE account? I'm not sure if Disney handle's each area (resort, FP+, ADR’s, etc) separately or if they are all interconnected together (cancel one, cancel all).

What I don't want to happen is make all my ADR's then in May cancel the hotel and then find out that Disney automatically canceled my ADR's because they didn't see a hotel stay.

Any ideas on this process??????

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You don't need to stay in a Disney resort to make ADRs. We stayed at the at the Mariott Grande Vista last year and made ADRs. The benefit to the resort stay is that you can make the ADRs for up to 10 days of stay 180 before arrival.
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I want to know if I make ADR's and place them on my MDE account and then later cancel the hotel off of the MDE account will it also cancel the ADR's automatically?
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I don't believe it would, each one is considered separate.
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I would call Disney and find out, just to double check as making adrs for the length of your stay is supposed to be a perk of those staying at disney owned resorts.
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I have no idea--I would call the Disney Dining line and ask, but definitely make your ADRs
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I got this offical word from Disney via e-mail...

"Thank you for contacting the Walt Disney World® Resort.

We are happy to hear that you are still planing on dining with us if
your resort plans change. If you decide that you want to cancel your
reservation of a resort stay at Disney's Port Orleans Resort, all of
your dining reservations will not cancel. All of your dining
reservations will remain in My Disney Experience unless you call and
specifically ask to cancel each of your dining reservations. You are
right to assume so but we appreciate the time taken to varify with us
your assumptions.

We hope that no matter what your accommodations, you have a magical time
here at Walt Disney World®."

Just thought I'd share with you all.
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