ABQ
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They have to at least go through the lobby when they first arrive, do they not?
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4 Walt Disney World Resorts to accept dogs
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John park hopper
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Was @ CBR in May can't remember if there was a blanket in place of a bed spread, is the blanket washed between guests. My own Golden tries to get on the bed which she is not allowed. In room dogs left alone will be all over. I am a dog lover but would not bring her to WDW.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
If you go back a few pages someone posted the actual waiver from Disney. Dogs are allowed in the lobby, shops and all resort paths they are not allowed in food or pool areas.
peter11435
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peter11435
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That's not what the rules sheet posted on this site says.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
I pointed that out at the time this was posted. It’s changing on the fly.
21stamps
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This is not true for all of Florida.
disneygeek90
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It looks like it is legal for all counties outside of Miami-Dade.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Ahaha, I actually deleted the comment you quoted, citing “tired of arguing” as the reason.
Minnesota disney fan
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This. Exactly! We are already booked at POR before this test policy came along. I feel betrayed and upset. I am going through all the things you mentioned. We absolutely love POR, but are contemplating going to a different nondog resort. It is not as easy as, "just go to the other 20 resorts", as some make it out to be. It is your vacation which costs thousands of dollars, so you want to stay where you love to be, and it doesn't matter what the reason is. If you want to be there, that should be it. No need to quantify why you do.
Now WDW has added the dog situation into the mix. So, we don't know what we will do. POR has been a wonderful fixture of our vacations for years with many wonderful memories with the kids/ grandkids. Can't quantify that!
I can only hope that this trial doesn't fly and goes away!
Chernaboggles
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The USA does not have any country-wide laws about dangerous dogs or dog breeds, it's all handled at the local level, usually by town or city. There's usually a rule saying that "dangerous dogs" must be kept confined or wear muzzles, but the definition of "dangerous" tends to be vague and enforcement is minimal.
For any non-US folks who may be unfamiliar (since it's coming up a lot in this thread): the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a relatively recent (1990) law that IS country-wide. It protects the rights of disabled citizens and covers a lot of areas, including service dogs, to ensure that peole who need them have access. Unfortunately, as written, the ADA's service dog section is open to widespread abuse.
Per the ADA:
1) Service dogs are not required to wear any form of vest, harness or any special identification.
2) Service dogs do not have to be tested, certified or licensed by any organization. It is perfectly legal to train your own service dog.
3) Service dogs do not have to be leashed, if the leash would interfere with their ability to perform their work, but if not leashed they must be under voice or hand signal control.
4) Service dogs can be any breed or mixed breed.
5) Service dogs must be allowed to accompany their owner any where it is reasonably safe for them to do so, and it's illegal to put them in special "dog friendly" areas, they have to have the same access as everyone else.
The only two questions anyone may legally ask are:
1) Is this a service dog required becaue of a disability?
2) What tasks is this dog trained to perform?
You may not ask these questions if the reason for the dog is obvious, like a blind person with a guide dog.
Nobody is allowed to ask what the disability is, no proof is required, and no one may challenge the dog's presence unless the dog is actively doing something wrong. Even then, most businesses (including Disney) won't risk a lawsuit by making an issue of it.
Most people (including me) make snap personal judgments about what a "real" service dog is or is not, but honestly, apart from really egregious dog behavior, you can't tell. A well-trained service dog is very unobtrusive, but they can get sick, have accidents or off days, the same way a human nurse can. It's a really murky area, and a lot of people do take advantage because they either don't care or don't understand that it's wrong.
Incomudro
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Additionally, many small breeds of dogs - arguably the dogs that are going to be more commonly visiting WDW - are lap dogs.
They are likely on the furniture at home. Which is fine, because they are at home.
I believe that it is reasonable to assume that few owners selectively enforce what furniture the dogs are allowed on.
So, when such dogs go to WDW they are going to jump up onto whatever their owner sits down on, or lies on.
That's not the dogs fault, it's been conditioned - rewarded to do that.
Do you think such owners are going to keep their dogs off of the furniture at WDW?
Do you think may of the dogs would even understand?
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Incomudro
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Lovely.
Chernaboggles
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If you think about all the things that might go wrong on any vacation, you'll never take one. It's always a gamble. Bad weather, bedbugs, someone gets sick, wild loud neighbors, line-jumping tour groups...with so many people at WDW there's always going to be some risk that your vacation will be negatively impacted. Having dog-friendly rooms at POR might raise the odds of an issue a little, but if you've gone enough to have years of POR memories, you've probably weathered minor (or major!) inconveniences in the past. If Disney has earned any credit with you over all those great vacations, give them a shot and hope for the best. Just be ready to insist that they make good if something actually does go wrong. I think CMs on site faced with a specific issue are generaly much more responsive than CMs on the phone talking about possible ones.
Tony the Tigger
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They should probably just install chips in the sofas. It worked for the soda machines
That was really funny!
I heart pb&b sammiches. Especially on Arnold “health nut” bread (toasted) which somehow brings a chocolates flavor out of something.
I don’t think I could care less, even with shock collar reinforcement.
And the end result is...
No big deal.
John park hopper
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Incomudro I agree wth your following post:
They are likely on the furniture at home. Which is fine, because they are at home.
I believe that it is reasonable to assume that few owners selectively enforce what furniture the dogs are allowed on.
So, when such dogs go to WDW they are going to jump up onto whatever their owner sits down on, or lies on.
That's not the dogs fault, it's been conditioned - rewarded to do that.
Do you think such owners are going to keep their dogs off of the furniture at WDW?
Do you think may of the dogs would even understand?
That was the point of my earlier post. Has WDW posted what their specific cleaning policy will be in dog allowed rooms will ALL bedding be changed, will furniture be sanitized, will rooms be inspected for fleas, will rooms be deodorized. It is not just small dogs on furniture, as I posted my Golden tries to get on the bed, couch --not allowed. Will all guests have that policy and short of caging the dogs in the room dogs will be dogs, sleeping on the floor or a nice soft bed I'm betting their going for the bed.
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They are likely on the furniture at home. Which is fine, because they are at home.
I believe that it is reasonable to assume that few owners selectively enforce what furniture the dogs are allowed on.
So, when such dogs go to WDW they are going to jump up onto whatever their owner sits down on, or lies on.
That's not the dogs fault, it's been conditioned - rewarded to do that.
Do you think such owners are going to keep their dogs off of the furniture at WDW?
Do you think may of the dogs would even understand?
That was the point of my earlier post. Has WDW posted what their specific cleaning policy will be in dog allowed rooms will ALL bedding be changed, will furniture be sanitized, will rooms be inspected for fleas, will rooms be deodorized. It is not just small dogs on furniture, as I posted my Golden tries to get on the bed, couch --not allowed. Will all guests have that policy and short of caging the dogs in the room dogs will be dogs, sleeping on the floor or a nice soft bed I'm betting their going for the bed.
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Incomudro
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Actually, it was a big deal.That was really funny!
I heart pb&b sammiches. Especially on Arnold “health nut” bread (toasted) which somehow brings a chocolates flavor out of something.
I don’t think I could care less, even with shock collar reinforcement.
And the end result is...
No big deal.
It's disgusting, and shouldn't happen in the park.
21stamps
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Miami-Dade, the most populous area of Florida by far... and pretty much every highrise in Florida...and many HoA’s all over Florida.. which for people who aren’t familiar, HoAs and mid/high rises are extremely common in several areas of Florida.
Just wanted to point out that the sentence about Florida isn’t really painting an accurate picture of the state. There’s enough inaccuracies in this thread.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
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The LA Times article had a quote from Disney saying they have a thorough cleaning process. No specifics.
Portorleans.org had an update on October 14 that said the rooms will receive a more thorough cleaning at departure including carpet and upholstery cleaning.
Those are the only places I’ve seen additional room cleaning referenced.