{"id":73679,"date":"2019-09-12T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=73679"},"modified":"2022-04-08T22:22:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T02:22:16","slug":"moving-trip-possible-hurricane-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/moving-trip-possible-hurricane-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Your Trip Due to a (Possible) Hurricane… What to Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge was about to open, Hurricane Dorian was barreling down on the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.\u00a0 As a Star Wars fanatic who had yet to visit Batuu, I was eagerly counting down to my trip.<\/p>\n

Leading Up to the Trip<\/h2>\n

As a teacher, the days off that I get are limited.\u00a0 I also knew that unlike others who could work from home- or anywhere they could get an internet connection- I couldn’t chance getting stranded at Walt Disney World.\u00a0\u00a0My original trip dates were September 1st through September 3rd, which was a Sunday through Tuesday.\u00a0 But when airlines started issuing flight waivers, and Orlando International Airport announced their closure on Monday, September 2nd, I knew that I needed to move my trip, but I also knew that Disney’s hurricane policy<\/a> wouldn’t be in effect until there was actually a hurricane warning.<\/p>\n

My Experience<\/h2>\n

I called Disney and spoke with a Cast Member who told me that I wouldn’t be able to change my reservation as Disney wasn’t officially under any hurricane warning.\u00a0 While I knew that this could be the result of my phone call, I was persistent in what I was asking for- that I did not want to cancel my reservation, merely change the dates.\u00a0 And with those words, the resort reservation Cast Member was willing to transfer me to a Guest Relations Cast Member.<\/p>\n

This Cast Member was extremely helpful- in a day of what I’m sure was a lot of people like me asking for help in a situation where Disney really didn’t owe us anything- this man was apologetic about the wait, put me on a brief hold- which he also apologized for, and was able to do what I hadn’t been able to do online- find me the exact same room for two weeks later.\u00a0 He was even able to utilize the exact same promotion that I had used on my previous reservation.\u00a0 The cost of the trip went up because I had moved my trip to take place over a weekend.\u00a0 If I had been able to stay two weeknights, the cost would have been the same.<\/p>\n

One other win was my ability to change my Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Ticket<\/a> to a different party during my new trip.\u00a0 It did take another phone call to a different department, but I was able to do it.<\/p>\n

What to Expect<\/h2>\n

One thing that I can say about this whole experience, is that you can expect to wait a long time.\u00a0 For other customer service systems you can be told the wait and then provided with a callback.\u00a0 But for Disney customer service, you have to actually stay on the line.\u00a0 I waited on hold over 2.5 hours to change my resort reservation.\u00a0 Then, another hour to get my Party Ticket changed.\u00a0 Overall, every person that I spoke with was amazing- helpful, happy, and full of the Disney spirit.<\/p>\n

But the reassurance that I wasn’t flying into a hurricane- made it all worth it.\u00a0 And now I’ll get to enjoy my trip, hopefully without the threat of a hurricane bearing down on Disney World.<\/p>\n

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