4 Walt Disney World Resorts to accept dogs

[21stamps]

Trigger Warning: Adorableness

Never thought in my life I would have to give a trigger warning of a picture of a puppy...

Omg what kind of dog is that????
So cute!!

 

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Omg what kind of dog is that????
So cute!!

Heck if I know, I'm too distracted by just how gosh darn adorable it is!

 

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Heck if I know, I'm too distracted by just how gosh darn adorable it is!

Oh I thought he was yours.lol. Completely adorable!

 

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Oh I thought he was yours.lol.

So adorable!

Sadly I'm not in a position due to work to responsibly own a adorable ball of fluff right now...

I'm just laughing at that fact that there are some on here who find this scary / offensive!

 

[GoofGoof]

I have so many important questions about this new policy:

• Will my dog be allowed to book FP+ reservations at 60 days out or does he have to wait in the standby line?
• If my dog bought a lifetime free refills mug in the 90s can he still get free soda now or do I need to get him one of those cups with a chip in it?
• If my dog barks and wakes up a kid in the room next to mine he’s in trouble based on the noise policy. If the kid next door is loud in the morning and wakes up my dog is he now in trouble too?
• If I want to buy the Disney Dining plan and the rule is that all guests in my room have to be on DDP then do I need to buy the dining plan for my dog too? If so do they offer milk bones with a snack credit? If I book a signature restaurant does my dog need to dress up or is it OK for him to be underdressed like half of the human guests?
• Can I leave my dog tied up on Main Street to save my spot for the fireworks? If not can I at least let him drop a placeholder for me?
• If my dog does damage to the room and/or stains the carpets will I have to pay for it or will they treat it the same way as when humans cause the damage and they will just rent out the damaged room to the next person without fixing it?

 

[Incomudro]

At the end of the day, I simply don't trust dog owners to follow the rules and keep their pets (pests?) in check.

You can make all kinds of policies and procedures, but they all go out the window the minute they're ignored for someone's convenience.

That's it in a nutshell.
I love dogs, but people are people and rules are made because there are people that are inconsiderate, selfish, rude, dangerous etc.
For every Cesar Milan, there are 20 dog owners that seriously need his assistance.

 

[GoofGoof]

You can definitely pick out the "cat people" in this thread, and the only way I would cross a resort off my list is if Disney started allowing cats!

No worries there. Mickey Mouse is never letting cats into his resorts

 

[Ariel1986]

What do you do when you see a dog at any place besides Disney World?

My heart beats fast and I panic. It's not a nice experience and I'm not saying it's rational- but I don't have to justify my phobia to anyone.

In public I can cross the road or walk away- open spaces are fine. I'm now in a position where I'm sharing accommodation and enclosed public spaces/transportation with dogs and not knowing if there's one next door/if I am going to bump into one in the corridor/have a dog bark through the wall or down the corridor- and this is going to be every morning, every day of our stay I'm going to be anxious of the possibility. It's just creating anxiety that could have been avoided if this had a longer warning time for guests to make rearrangements.

I'm not saying dogs are bad or arguing anything- I'm not trying to prove any point to anyone. I'm just disappointed at the decision and expressing my opinion and anxiety over it.

 

[njDizFan]

Regardless of the price, you have other options. You can even stay off property. Thinking from a business perspective, they’d make more money by you paying more for your larger party at a different resort. Or quite possibly, they are pricing you out and will make more money on guests bringing their dogs than those who feel they are being inconveineced .

Exactly, so for me it's either an inconvenience or an upsell. So I am being impacted. It's the direction Disney and much of the industry is going so I guess I will have to live with it.

 

[GoofGoof]

My heart beats fast and I panic. It's not a nice experience and I'm not saying it's rational- but I don't have to justify my phobia to anyone.

In public I can cross the road or walk away- open spaces are fine. I'm now in a position where I'm sharing accommodation and enclosed public spaces/transportation with dogs and not knowing if there's one next door/if I am going to bump into one in the corridor/have a dog bark through the wall or down the corridor- and this is going to be every morning, every day of our stay I'm going to be anxious of the possibility. It's just creating anxiety that could have been avoided if this had a longer warning time for guests to make rearrangements.

I'm not saying dogs are bad or arguing anything- I'm not trying to prove any point to anyone. I'm just disappointed at the decision and expressing my opinion and anxiety over it.

If you call Disney and tell them your situation I am sure they will switch you to another resort. They are usually pretty good with accommodating people’s needs.

 

[Incomudro]

Trigger Warning: Adorableness

Never thought in my life I would have to give a trigger warning for a picture of a puppy...

A picture of a cute dog does nothing to dissuade the issue.
For example:
What if this little dog barked all day long while its owners were in the park?
What if he or she barks even when its owners are present? (Many dogs do.)
What if this doge relieves itself in the room? Or in the hallway? Lobby? Right outside the door?
Or chews up items in the room?

 

[prfctlyximprct]

Exactly, so for me it's either an inconvenience or an upsell. So I am being impacted. It's the direction Disney and much of the industry is going so I guess I will have to live with it.

Hopefully disney will build more larger family friendly resorts that fit your price range but unfortunately I don’t see that happening.

 

[Ariel1986]

If you call Disney and tell them your situation I am sure they will switch you to another resort. They are usually pretty good with accommodating people’s needs.

Yes I have emailed and I am going to call to see if they can help- I hope so.

 

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My heart beats fast and I panic. It's not a nice experience and I'm not saying it's rational- but I don't have to justify my phobia to anyone.

In public I can cross the road or walk away- open spaces are fine. I'm now in a position where I'm sharing accommodation and enclosed public spaces/transportation with dogs and not knowing if there's one next door/if I am going to bump into one in the corridor/have a dog bark through the wall or down the corridor- and this is going to be every morning, every day of our stay I'm going to be anxious of the possibility. It's just creating anxiety that could have been avoided if this had a longer warning time for guests to make rearrangements.

I'm not saying dogs are bad or arguing anything- I'm not trying to prove any point to anyone. I'm just disappointed at the decision and expressing my opinion and anxiety over it.

Try not to worry so much. All of those things that you do to move away from them in public are the exact same things that you will be able to do at Disney World.

Definitely switch resorts if you're staying at one who allows them.. doesn't sound worth the experience you will have.

 

[njDizFan]

Then you'll need a new resort in a year anyway

I am an owner at Visatana down the road that more than accommodates my family but I like a different vacation every once in a while. We have gone to POR as a party of 5 in the past and was planning this a trip for this upcoming winter. Soon when the older one cycles out we will 5 again in a couple of years.

 

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A picture of a cute dog does nothing to dissuade the issue.
For example:
What if this little dog barked all day long while its owners were in the park?
What if he or she barks even when its owners are present? (Many dogs do.)
What if this doge relieves itself in the room? Or in the hallway? Lobby? Right outside the door?
Or chews up items in the room?

In no way what so ever was I trying to answer / prove a point. I honestly don't care! I'm just a jerk on the internet who loves Disney, messing with people freaking out online over trivial problems, and loves dogs!

Speaking of which...

 

[Ariel1986]

Try not to worry so much. All of those things that you do to move away from them in public are the exact same things that you will be able to do at Disney World.

I'm actually a pretty laid back person- this is my only real fear/anxiety. And I know it may turn out to be much less of a problem than I'm imagining it to be- but it's not really a fear I can control, as most irrational fears tend to be. A dog in a corridor is a little harder to turn around and walk away from or to walk across the street from. Or hearing one bark throughout the night that I can't move away from. It's the anticipation as I don't know how it's going to be. I know most people won't understand the fear of dogs aspect though, again, just trying to explain why this is a decision I don't appreciate.

 

[21stamps]

In no way what so ever was I trying to answer / prove a point. I honestly don't care! I'm just a jerk on the internet who loves Disney, messing with people freaking out online over trivial problems, and loves dogs!

Speaking of which...

I never realized how many people were afraid of leashed dogs.
Does Pfizer or any drug companies make a pill for that? It sounds like there's a market for it.

 

[docandsix]

The worst kind unfortunately

With respect, this is a curious assertion, coming from the perspective of someone who is clearly obsessed (and aren't all of us on this board, to some degree?) with a company and a resort conceived in human ingenuity, built by human labor, maintained through human industry, and dedicated to generating human happiness and wonder.

Humans are capable of and too often guilty of barbarism and fiendish behavior, yes, but they are also capable of angelic inspiration and saintly good the likes of which no other animal could ever imagine, let alone replicate. I think you owe your own species a bit more honor.

 

[21stamps]

I'm actually a pretty laid back person- this is my only real fear/anxiety. And I know it may turn out to be much less of a problem than I'm imagining it to be- but it's not really a fear I can control, as most irrational fears tend to be. A dog in a corridor is a little harder to turn around and walk away from or to walk across the street from. Or hearing one bark throughout the night that I can't move away from. It's the anticipation as I don't know how it's going to be. I know most people won't understand the fear of dogs aspect though, again, just trying to explain why this is a decision I don't appreciate.

I have a fear of spiders.. it's irrational in that I hate killing them, as in hearing them squish, hate it!!!... so when I see one I spray it with whatever I can find, or have my child kill it.lol.
I think we all have some kind of irrational fear.