I encountered a drastic flight change for an upcoming direct flight. They rescheduled the flight from 1 pm to after 8 pm and we're coming off a cruise so the last thing I want to do is hang out in MCO for an extra 8 hours. The switch now includes a three hour layover in JFK but we still get home before the direct flight leaves. The cs rep on the phone questioned me as to why I would want to switch to a flight that includes a three hour layover. Hmm, as opposed to an extra 8 in Mickey world? I'll take it and grab dinner somewhere in T5. The flight combo cost more than our original flight as well. I was not aware of a change in their policy but remember they used to let you go on standby for one flight before your original if you wanted which I always thought was great.