Disney Phone Hold Times Soar to Multiple Hour Waits as Guests Make Travel Plans

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When Guests go to Disney World, one of the most exciting parts is dining! With hundreds of food locations not only in the parks but also the Disney Resorts and Disney Springs.

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With so many options to choose from, the My Disney Experience will quickly become your best friend as you start to make advance dining reservations for all of the locations you are drooling over. One thing that may not be so great is when your plans change, and you need to cancel a reservation. If it is the day of, canceling a reservation means calling Disney since it will not allow you to do it on the app. If you do not show up, you will be charged a fee of $10.00 per person at your party.

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Typically, I have a way to get around calling Disney, which means I modify the reservation to a future date and then cancel. But, they may be completely booked up for some locations, so this trick does not always work. When canceling a California Grill dining reservation at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, I had to call Disney and, after 5 hours, was able to get a Cast Member on the line who was very helpful and canceled my reservation and did not charge me a fee.

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I asked about the long wait times and was told that there are a lot of callers! With Disney’s 50th anniversary around the corner, it is no surprise to hear that there are more and more Guests calling Disney World to book their vacation or to make changes. We recently reported a multi-hour wait to speak with Disney regarding a vacation question, so this instance is not an isolated event but one that is becoming the norm.

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As we mentioned, if you want to avoid having to call Disney to cancel a reservation, make sure you cancel before the 24-hour mark, and if not, see if you can modify the reservation for a future date. This will take you out of the 24-hour range without charge and allow you to cancel easily.

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