4 Walt Disney World Resorts to accept dogs

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Something that really surprises me is how this impacts the child-safe environment that Disney works so hard to preserve.

With this new rule you have the potential for dangerous dogs to be on the loose around the resorts. The dogs on the loose problem exists in people's neighborhoods, and I think they welcome the escape from that when they stay at a Disney resort.

Still scratching my head over this decision.

 

[DABIGCHEEZ]

Any breed of dog can bite and that same breed can be the sweetest family dog... problem is it is a hotel and dogs that are not service dogs do not belong there. Thankfully we have no real desire to go to any of these resorts again(even prior to this decision). I would not want to see or hear dogs at the any of the common areas of a resort. Hmm why cant I bring my pets?

 

[rd805]

I've often thought about bringing my dog to the Fort Wilderness Cabin -- she is a 25 lb Scottish Terrier. I love this change (don't think i'd ever ACTUALLY bring her from PA but still), but understand other people's hesitancy's and frustrations!

 

[durangojim]

It sounds like people think dogs are vicious, smelly animals that bark all night from reading these comments. LOL... Our dogs are treated like royalty (better than some people), don't smell, sleep in bed with us (I know some people think that's appalling), are polite and definitely don't bark at night. I think for the responsible dog lover it's a great idea. Dogs are a part of the family, so why not have the option to bring them along. Disney must have had a lot of requests to test this. Their choice of hotels are interesting as well.

It's a good thing that everyone that goes to Disney is responsible and courteous.

 

[olie64]

Something that really surprises me is how this impacts the child-safe environment that Disney works so hard to preserve.

With this new rule you have the potential for dangerous dogs to be on the loose around the resorts. The dogs on the loose problem exists in people's neighborhoods, and I think they welcome the escape from that when they stay at a Disney resort.

Still scratching my head over this decision.

I have a feeling this will last till the first dog bite after Disney gets sued. I am the biggest dog lover out there but this just seemed like a terrible idea. Why would someone want to bring their dog then leave them locked up in a hotel all day.

 

[TARDIS]

What about those of us who don't have dogs, but we have cats? Come to think of it, where do you draw the line?

I know right!! lol I may be inclined to bring my cats tho so prolly best to not allow it

 

[Incomudro]

I've experienced children with worse behavior than dogs on numerous occasions!

But the resort is for people,

What confuses me about the allergy comment is that service dogs and comfort dogs have been staying at the resorts for years and have mixed in to all types of rooms. Clearly they clean them after they leave or we would have heard more allergic reaction stories.

Somehow Universal must have figured it out at their two resorts that take them that world kept spinning.

And I'm a dog (Bolt).

This prospect opens the door to far more dogs.
More dogs, more problems.

 

[Incomudro]

This. And it's beyond this. If people have anxiety around dogs, avoiding the occasional service dog is easy. But if dogs are everywhere that becomes impossible. If they kept it to specific room blocks AND only in a few select dog areas at the hotel it would be less problematic. But it sounds like dogs will be allowed into common areas.

Plus, service dogs - real ones - are thoroughly trained and well behaved working animals.
By contrast, your average family who now can't even go on vacation without their dog is far less likely to have a well trained and well behaved dog.

 

[Kamikaze]

Children are human beings. Dogs are animals.

Thats right. Dogs are better.

 

[Mickey shaped world]

I have already encountered less than adequate standard of cleanliness as some of these resorts. Adding on the damage a dog can do to a room is going to put a bigger strain on the house keeping staff and make things even worse.

 

[NelsonRD]

Typically, rooms that allow animals are handicap accessible rooms on the ground floor, and are limited. Dogs are supposed to stay in a crate, and should not have free reign of the room. I also teach my kid to not pet strange dogs, even if the owner says its ok. I do not see how this can have any negative effect on my vacation.

 

[njDizFan]

WOLF!!!
This represents my dog phobia.

And if you don't think they smell, you are nose blind.

 

[JIMINYCR]

Something that really surprises me is how this impacts the child-safe environment that Disney works so hard to preserve.

With this new rule you have the potential for dangerous dogs to be on the loose around the resorts. The dogs on the loose problem exists in people's neighborhoods, and I think they welcome the escape from that when they stay at a Disney resort.

Still scratching my head over this decision.

How many children that see a dog around the resort will not think, and run up to one expecting it to be friendly and can be patted, like their dog at home. The dog owner being caught off guard, has a surprised dog that snaps because of the childs quick motion. How many dog owners can be certain that their dog can handle the excitement and stress of traveling that can alter normal behavior patterns? Any dog under stress can be unreliable.

 

[crxbrett]

It will only last until one of these reasons occur

1 - a dog attacks or bites someone seriously
2 - Disney gets overwhelmingly negative feedback from guests
3 - Not enough people utilize the service so they do away with it
4 - Disney gets tired of constantly replacing furniture, beds, pillows, slider windows, paint, desks, lamps, carpet or decorations in the room that are being damaged by dogs. If a room gets damaged it also costs them a room vacancy until it's repaired or cleaned.

I predict a combination of #2 and #3 will make this another one of Disney's ideas that didn't take off and was halted quickly. Eventually #1 and #4 would come into play assuming this service lasted more than a few months.

 

[aladdin2007]

I have a feeling this will last till the first dog bite after Disney gets sued. I am the biggest dog lover out there but this just seemed like a terrible idea. Why would someone want to bring their dog then leave them locked up in a hotel all day.

was thinking the same thing, as well as the outcry about this seems so large I cant help but wonder if they might rethink the whole plan or make changes to it in some form. Will be interesting to see how its received after its on tonight's local news. This is just another poor decision in TDO wanting to make an extra buck.

Im guessing this is also why carpet is being removed from all the resorts one by one.

 

[Stitch_Fan_NJ]

My thought about mousekeeping is if Disney was trying to “cut” cost of mousekeeping by offering the gift cards for opting out then why would they come up with this program that is only going to put more of a strain on mousekeeping. Yes I know they are charging around $50 for having your dog in the room but think about all the cleaning equipment that they would have to keep as “use in dog wing only rooms”

They only took a huge step back on their attempted “budget cut” on mousekeeping

 

[Incomudro]

I doubt it will do any good, but I sent a complaint to wdw.guest.communications@disneyworld.com. I have an upcoming trip to the Yacht Club, and this really annoys me. I didn't spend $$$ to stay with someone elses dog.. I hope they aren't allowed into the pool area...

Just sent my email.

 

[Stitch_Fan_NJ]

It will only last until one of these reasons occur

1 - a dog attacks or bites someone seriously
2 - Disney gets overwhelmingly negative feedback from guests
3 - Not enough people utilize the service so they do away with it
4 - Disney gets tired of constantly replacing furniture, beds, pillows, slider windows, paint, desks, lamps, carpet or decorations in the room that are being damaged by dogs. If a room gets damaged it also costs them a room vacancy until it's repaired or cleaned.

I predict a combination of #2 and #3 will make this another one of Disney's ideas that didn't take off and was halted quickly. Eventually #1 and #4 would come into play assuming this service lasted more than a few months.

Most of the above are doomed to happen very soon after this is rolled out. But it will probably be that not enough people are using the service and the up keep or mousekeeping cost is way more then they are making on this program.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

I think it would be best if they had certain wings or certain sections as dog rooms. That would really be good for everyone, but especially the dogs. They'd be near other dogs, whom they could get to know and play with. Disney could even put some sort of dog park outside of that part of the hotel.

Anyway, if it's only a handful of hotels, I don't think it's that big a deal. Especially since their competitor is doing it. In fact I'd say it's a good option to have.



And humans are animals. Some people remind me of that all the time.

Some are more animals then dogs would ever be.

 

[HauntedPirate]

This has to be one of the most short-sighted, money-grubbing decisions they have made in a while. And considering TDO's track record with up-charges, that's saying something. They obviously got their survey results and saw nothing but dollar signs, and didn't at all take into consideration those with allergies or sensitivity, fears, or just a general dislike of stepping in dog poo that some inconsiderate owner didn't pick up. And if you think, "That won't happen at WDW", you're delusional.

I'm a dog lover, and we have had a dog for all but 2 of the last 20 years (and basically my entire life before that). This is a very, very bad decision, and cannot go away soon enough.