Am I the only person who is not a fan of Pool Hopping???

[mwitkus]

Let me first start by saying that I do not mean any disrespect to anyone with this thread, but I have to say that the idea of pool hopping really bothers me!!

The last thing I want when I go to my resort pool is to find the place crowded both on land and in the water.. I hate getting there and finding no chairs available or so many people in the water that you can't move without swimming into someone or getting kicked by someone as they are swimming..

Granted I always assumed this was a result of a crowded resort, but now I must ask, is this a result of pool hoppers? And if it is, I have to say I would like to see more control of the pool areas to keep them limited to those guests who are paying for the priveledge of swimming there...

Am I the only person who feels this way???

:veryconfu :veryconfu

 

[JungleJim]

If you pool-hop you you are using a service without paying for it. To me thats stealing. When you take one of the beach chairs and use the resort towels that belong to the paying guest you cause prices to go up for everybody. Washing the towels for the pool-hoppers isn't free.

 

[Erika]

*shrugs* I don't think this argument is going to go very far. I didn't realize it was such a passionate subject :lol:

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by Erika
*shrugs* I don't think this argument is going to go very far. I didn't realize it was such a passionate subject :lol:

Erika, do a search on pool hopping! Last time, I think the National Guard was called in! :lol:

 

[SilentRascal]

Originally posted by JungleJim
If you pool-hop you you are using a service without paying for it. To me thats stealing. When you take one of the beach chairs and use the resort towels that belong to the paying guest you cause prices to go up for everybody. Washing the towels for the pool-hoppers isn't free.

That's a bunch of malarkey.

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by Erika
*shrugs* I don't think this argument is going to go very far. I didn't realize it was such a passionate subject :lol:

Next thing you know it will be longer than the ryan thread!
Wouldn´t surprise me....
:animwink:

 

[The Mom]

I would not go so far as to call pool hopping stealing! However, I would rank it with party crashing. You weren't invited, you are using something that someone else had paid for (in this case, through higher room rates) and you might not get caught. In fact, some people wouldn't mind at all. However, you KNOW, deep in your heart (if you have any insight or conscience at all) that you really don't belong there. This obviously doesn't bother some people; it would bother me.

 

[Loucifr]

You think Disney raises the prices because of extra dirty towels? Because someone is sitting in beach chair you feel you may have to pay more money for your room? Come on. Disney has to do laundry every day a few hundred extra towels each day means nothing to them. They raise the prices due to supply and demand.

Calling someone a thief over this insignificant crap is WRONG.

I bet some of you people who are complaining about pool-hopping are the same people who think because you pay a higher room rate you should get head of the line privileges in the parks. I over heard some woman complaining last year that she had to stand in line. Mrs. Thurston Howell the 3rd and her husband were discussing that they should get some blanket fast pass to go on any ride anytime because they were staying at the Grand Floridian. I wanted to say, “listen Lovie deal with it” and let her in pass me in the line so I would not have to hear her complaining pie hole.

I am no pro pool-hopping club member; I just think some folks are overreacting a bit.

 

[Katherine]

I think that pool hopping is only a problem when things at resort pools get crowded! I don't care as long as I get my space to spread out in that I payed for with staying at that resort. I think that pool hopping should be monitored more closely. I think that it kinda ruins it for someone else if you use something you haven't paid for. It's rude and very selfish to go to another pool, especially if your staying off site. It just bothers me.

 

[SilentRascal]

Originally posted by Loucifr
You think Disney raises the prices because of extra dirty towels? Because someone is sitting in beach chair you feel you may have to pay more money for your room? Come on. Disney has to do laundry every day a few hundred extra towels each day means nothing to them. They raise the prices due to supply and demand.

Calling someone a thief over this insignificant crap is WRONG.

I bet some of you people who are complaining about pool-hopping are the same people who think because you pay a higher room rate you should get head of the line privileges in the parks. I over heard some woman complaining last year that she had to stand in line. Mrs. Thurston Howell the 3rd and her husband were discussing that they should get some blanket fast pass to go on any ride anytime because they were staying at the Grand Floridian. I wanted to say, “listen Lovie deal with it” and let her in pass me in the line so I would not have to hear her complaining pie hole.

I am no pro pool-hopping club member; I just think some folks are overreacting a bit.

LOL....I agree with you on this 100%.

 

[figmentmom]

Last time we stayed at Port Orleans, we gathered up our suits and spent an afternoon at the Polynesian's pool. We did it simply to check out the facilities for our next planned stay. Honestly, it never occurred to me that we were doing something wrong - true, PO wasn't as expensive per night as the Poly, but we were looking ahead to our next, potentially more expensive, stay at a Disney resort. I wouldn't have even considered it if I'd been staying at a Motel 6 in Kissimmee (NOT that there's anything wrong with a Motel 6 - I don't want to start anything!!!) I would never consider pool-hopping on a regular basis, and I won't do it again, but I didn't think I was "stealing."

 

[dreamer]

I say, if you pool hop, then pool hop and shut up about it. Keep it to yourself. And I don't want to hear that it's your right to empty your ash tray in the mall parking lot or take souvenir silverware from the restaurant. Or use the phone at work for your personal calls because of how great an employee you are.

Quit spouting off your feeble rationalizations about how it's your right or about how it doesn't interfere with anyone else and just keep it to yourself.


And if you don't like pool hoppers, then you'll just have to live with it because people are always going to try to get away with anything they can. Ie. people are rude and selfish by nature on both sides of any issue. And they will lie up at night thinking of lame reasons for why that makes them better than you. So just leave it alone and don't waste your time.

The only way to stop pool hopping would be to have guards all over the place and I don't want to see that at Disney World.

 

[GenerationX]

I bet some of you people who are complaining about pool-hopping are the same people who think because you pay a higher room rate you should get head of the line privileges in the parks.

And I could easily reverse that and say that if you have such a sense of entitlement that you pool-hop, you are more likely to feel you are entitled to line privileges in the parks.

Either way, I don't think it's a good analogy. Expecting line privileges is completely repugnant (unless of course you have a valid FastPass! ). Equating people that are pro/con pool-hopping to these people is a stretch.

Edited to say: Well said, dreamer.

 

[Tramp]

I don't think the law is ambiguous when it comes to using a resort amenity for free for which guests of the resort have been required to pay. These are not public pools. You don't have a right to use them if you are not a paying guest, period.

Having said that, does anyone care?...apparently not, and frankly, neither do I....but I don't run stop signs at night when no one is looking either.

..what is troubling is the 'class envy' that is very apparent in this thread.

 

[DMC-12]

Originally posted by The Mom
I would not go so far as to call pool hopping stealing! However, I would rank it with party crashing. You weren't invited, you are using something that someone else had paid for (in this case, through higher room rates) and you might not get caught. In fact, some people wouldn't mind at all. However, you KNOW, deep in your heart (if you have any insight or conscience at all) that you really don't belong there. This obviously doesn't bother some people; it would bother me.

Mom... I agree.... its like this....

Oooooooooo...your neighbor has a pool...and the back gate is slightly open a crack...but they are gone to Lake Geneva for the weekend.....great!...now....I can sneak into there backyard...and take a dip...

or....just as mom said...its party crashing essentially...

There is Blizzard Beach...and Typhoon Lagoon folks....go there..and a great time will be had.... And you dont have to worry about getting busted

ask yourself.. Would you like someone sneaking into your backyard?...but then thats just me, I have a conscience and guilt issues...:lol:

just my .02 cents...

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by figmentmom
Last time we stayed at Port Orleans, we gathered up our suits and spent an afternoon at the Polynesian's pool. We did it simply to check out the facilities for our next planned stay. Honestly, it never occurred to me that we were doing something wrong - true, PO wasn't as expensive per night as the Poly, but we were looking ahead to our next, potentially more expensive, stay at a Disney resort. I wouldn't have even considered it if I'd been staying at a Motel 6 in Kissimmee (NOT that there's anything wrong with a Motel 6 - I don't want to start anything!!!) I would never consider pool-hopping on a regular basis, and I won't do it again, but I didn't think I was "stealing."

Oh dear. I know this might upset you..but here goes. I have seen the pool at the Beach Club, and think I might want to stay there. I saw the pool at Boardwalk, and thought I might want to stay there. I've seen the pool at PO and think I might want to stay there. I've seen the new pool at Polynesian and think I might want to stay there. It NEVER occured to me, while staying at another resort, to go over and actually go into the pool before making my decision.

 

[Tramp]

Originally posted by The Mom


Oh dear. I know this might upset you..but here goes. I have seen the pool at the Beach Club, and think I might want to stay there. I saw the pool at Boardwalk, and thought I might want to stay there. I've seen the pool at PO and think I might want to stay there. I've seen the new pool at Polynesian and think I might want to stay there. It NEVER occured to me, while staying at another resort, to go over and actually go into the pool before making my decision.

LMAO...:lol:

...I wanna swim in the Whitehouse pool too just so I can see what I'm missing...that's all that this is about.:lol:

...I'd be curious to know how many people staying at the "deluxe resorts" pool hop to the "value resorts.".........again, I repeat...it's class envy.

:wave:

 

[SilentRascal]

Originally posted by Tramp
I don't think the law is ambiguous when it comes to using a resort amenity for free for which guests of the resort have been required to pay. These are not public pools. You don't have a right to use them if you are not a paying guest, period.

Having said that, does anyone care?...apparently not, and frankly, neither do I....but I don't run stop signs at night when no one is looking either.

..what is troubling is the 'class envy' that is very apparent in this thread.

I think that pool-hoppers that are not staying anywhere within Disney property should be stopped, but people who are resort guests STILL WITHIN Disney property should be fine to visit the pools of whichever resort they desire to try. But the fact is, the majority of the amount that people are made to pay, is basically for the rooms themselves. Pools, restaurants, coffee refills....it's all perks that really are a minor part of the resort rates. Having said that, I think the ones making a stink over "well we pay to use this pool" don't have much of a leg to stand on, especially when considering that probably 95% of the amount they're paying is really for the room. The pool is just an extra.

 

[Loucifr]

CLASS ENVY?

WOW - BOLD STATEMENT - I would say any one who uses the term “class envy” is a classless snob. That is not a personal attack just my opinion, you voiced yours so a figured you would not get offended if I voiced mine. If I was gonna personally attack you I would commend you for not running red lights at night, I am you will get a special chair next to God when you get to heaven. And you used the term “class envy” twice you must be a real nice person.

What is troubling to me is that people have their panties in a bunch over people in the pool. Listen I have never “pool-hopped” and I have also stayed at the poly and some of the other nicer resorts that have nicer pools. It never even occurred to me that people were using the pool that did not belong there. You know why cause I was to busy having fun to give a rats-. I am not saying pool hopping is right or that you are wrong (in one sense I agree with you). I Just wonder why you even care?

Where do you draw the line I mean next time you go to one of the resort restaurants and have to wait are you gonna demand that you get on the waiting list ahead of the non-guests?

Dreamer - Disney does not have enough security to police the pools because security is to busy looking through purses and diaper bags.

 

[Talsonic]

Have you every noticed how big and "fluffy" the towels are at the WDW pools? I had a very difficult time closing my suitcase after my last visit.:lol:

 

[Tramp]

Originally posted by Loucifr
CLASS ENVY?

WOW - BOLD STATEMENT - I would say any one who uses the term “class envy” is a classless snob. That is not a personal attack just my opinion, you voiced yours so a figured you would not get offended if I voiced mine. If I was gonna personally attack you I would commend you for not running red lights at night, I am you will get a special chair next to God when you get to heaven. And you used the term “class envy” twice you must be a real nice person.

That's not necessary...did I insult you? Or did I hit a soft spot!

...your post is the BEST argument that I'm right about this...and if you read my previous post you will see that I said I didn't care, I was just trying to contribute to the argument a different point of view...certainly not trying to provoke a tirade from you.

..if you can't talk to me in a civil tongue, don't talk to me at all. Learn how to make a point without all this useless bluster.