I think I already know the answer to this one, but I am steaming mad.

We booked our July vacation some months ago. and at the time we had a connecting flight on delta arriving in Cincinnati at 2:15pm and conecting with a flight at 3pm to continue on, Great connect and times.

I just received a updated itinerary...
arrive Cincinnati at 2:13pm with a connecting flight at 7:45pm......What-the-fffffk

That's a 4.75 hrs difference we are now expected to sit in Cincy?
Do I have any options??????

I don't think you have any options with the airline, but I'd be suggest looking for a rather nice restaurant close to the airport. A good dinner wouldn't get you to Las Vegas any earlier, but it might get you to Las Vegas more relaxed and feeling you made the best of a crappy situation. M2C

I'd certainly hope you have an option of getting a refund. That sucks.

If nothing else, go to Montgomery Inn for ribs!

Lee, you might be entitled to a refund because they changed your flight, not you. Also, if there is an earlier flight, they should put you on it for no change fee.
The schedule may change again before July. Usually the summer schedules are different than the rest of the year.
If all else fails, and you are a member of the Crown Room, you can go in and pack up all their snacks to get even!!!

I called, there are no earlier flights. The only thing I can do is leave a lot later, to eliminate the large layover time. However, I can't buy my original departing flight, it's not offered. Could this flight be already oversold??? Hmmmm
The refund doesn't look apealing, because as my dates draw closer, the price of flights have risen, not to mention, I bought these early, and fuel prices have to effect some of that price, I'm guessing???
What to do, what to do?

Lee - that's bad, that's REALLY BAD. Would Delta give you a refund, allowing you to book on another airline?

Living in Chicago, I'm very spoiled in that I can go pretty much anywhere without any connections. But I'm still finding that I'm affected by changing schedules and cancelled flights. I have a business trip to Miami coming up in a few weeks. When I originally booked my trip, I was on a 10AM flight. But yesterday I found out they eliminated that flight from their schedule and now I'm flying at 6AM!

I'm thinking this is the tip of the iceberg, and we will all see more of this, as airlines play let's shift the fuel money around.

When you spoke with Delta, did you work your way up to a supervisor? I would do so (politely and insistently, of course) and let them know that the change in your reservation means you will be missing an important business meeting in Las Vegas (okay, its a meeting with Sharon for dinner, but hey - maybe Joe can show up, and you can talk TalkVegas business) and how can that supervisor assist you in re-booking a better time on Delta or ON ANOTHER AIRLINE for your same ticket.

It may still not help, since flights are so fully booked this summer (at least the media tells us that will be the case) So for sure, don't cancel your current bad time rezzie till you have another one in hand. Bad arrival time trumps NO arrival time!