JasonDeyoung
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Pretty much what I said as well lol I don't believe any rumor until I see official Disney proof
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Is the Contemporary Garden Wing closing?
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Tinkerkelle
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We're staying in the garden wing in October. Booked July last year through UK travel agent. Wonder if some rooms set aside for sale by other tour operators? Have no idea how that works but could be part of the reason for poor availability?
Marianm
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They could just as easily all be booked in advance?
I've looked for for rooms one day with no availability, looked a week later and found availability for the same week same room type.
This past April We drove to Palm Beach to visit family. On the way home we decided to stop in Disney. We called the Contemporary that same day and were able to get a room - standard. This was the Friday after Easter. So who knows? But I dont doubt that people book rooms in advance and then cancel them. Keep checking, something may pop up.
I've looked for for rooms one day with no availability, looked a week later and found availability for the same week same room type.
This past April We drove to Palm Beach to visit family. On the way home we decided to stop in Disney. We called the Contemporary that same day and were able to get a room - standard. This was the Friday after Easter. So who knows? But I dont doubt that people book rooms in advance and then cancel them. Keep checking, something may pop up.
Possible but I called WDW the day that room only reservations opened up, they had no vacancy. I think perhaps what others stated is that its possible that some sort of convention is in town and the rooms were blocked out for that purpose.
Missymoe4
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I sure hope not. I miss the north wing as it is....
JasonDeyoung
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Yeah I still keep hearing from a few other friends that work at contemporary. Who knows. I personally like the garden wings and in my honest opinion am pretty sick of all the DVC buildings going up
Missymoe4
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Agreed! Enough is enough!!
Enough will be enough when people stop buying. As long as people keep opening up their wallets, the mouse will keep on building.
Missymoe4
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Of course. It is smart for Disney to keep on keeping on.
Missymoe4
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I have stayed at the Contemporary during conventions-- they are all spread out among the hotel. I would think they would mostly stay in the garden wing (it's a tad cheaper) but I have had many conventioneers riding the elevators with me up to the Tower.
It tends to be a mix. The convention rate rooms are usually in the garden wing, but that does not preclude someone from booking a room in the tower or for overflow winding up there.
When I was there for a FBMA convention I was booked into a garden suite room. My boss wanted club level and booked accordingly.
A number of years later I was there for travel agent training and about 2/3 of our group were in the garden wing. The other 1/3, myself included, were in the tower on the level directly above the monorail, which are the least popular tower rooms. Not that I really cared about hearing a little noise from the monorail. I looked out the window and saw the castle so I was in hog heaven.
Missymoe4
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It tends to be a mix. The convention rate rooms are usually in the garden wing, but that does not preclude someone from booking a room in the tower or for overflow winding up there.
When I was there for a FBMA convention I was booked into a garden suite room. My boss wanted club level and booked accordingly.
A number of years later I was there for travel agent training and about 2/3 of our group were in the garden wing. The other 1/3, myself included, were in the tower on the level directly above the monorail, which are the least popular tower rooms. Not that I really cared about hearing a little noise from the monorail. I looked out the window and saw the castle so I was in hog heaven.
...I don't blame you! Is the monorail really a bother in those rooms?
It is for some, but they tend to be the people that have to sleep in a sound proof, light tight room kept at precisely 68.2 degrees.
The sound is pretty low. A TV at even low volume would drown it out. What you can feel is a slight vibration.