New Resort TV channels

[emcclay]

I am a total Bravo junkie and this makes my day! :sohappy:

 

[wdwfan22]

I got this from Disney. It was from the Polynesian and I put it in my news article in early January.

Enhancements to the Polynesian in-room cable TV lineup are coming Friday, January 13. In addition to our current channels, guests will have access to:

· Fox News

· Bravo

· AMC

· National Geographic

· TBS &TNT

· Travel Channel

· WE tv

· Syfy

· Discovery

· Bio

· HGTV

· TLC

· History

· Food Network

· TV Land

For a complete listing of available programming turn to Channel 17.

We stayed at the Poly Feb 20 - 23 before moving to the Grand and none of those channels were offered at either resort.

 

[Tigger#1]

Do they still have the channel that shows all the old Disney cartoons? I remember it from a trip in 2007, but wasn't able to find it (at Coronado Springs) in 2009.

Had it at the fort last year.
I love that Chanel but it drives DW crazy. All the other crap I can see at home but old Disney cartoons 24-7 that's awesome.

 

[monothingie]

I just had wished they would have added HD service too. All those LG Panels running in SD just look so awful.

Side Note: Alright Fox News about time. Can not get enough Megan Kelly

 

[googilycub]

Channel 96. Nope, not in the rooms. They have it in all the resort lobby's though.

I stayed at the AKL from 1/26/12-2/5/12 and channel 96 was working in the room the entire trip.

 

[Tom]

Any idea why they removed it from the room channel lineup? They still broadcast it (in the lobbies), so it can't be a cost-saving measure.

I'm guessing they ran that channel from in-house and are just cutting back those types of operations, since it costs a lot of money to maintain a television channel, even if it's just a loop.

I've asked, and never gotten an answer that made any sense. One CM told me the new types of TV's couldn't get that station in. That was obviously nonsense. My guess is, they want people in their room for as little time as possible.

Yes, they do want you in your room as little as possible, which makes it even more strange that they're adding channels to the line-up.

Side Note: Alright Fox News about time. Can not get enough Megan Kelly

YES!

 

[tikiman]

We stayed at the Poly Feb 20 - 23 before moving to the Grand and none of those channels were offered at either resort.

That posting was a cut and paste of the internal email at the Polynesian.

 

[tikiman]

Channel 96. Nope, not in the rooms. They have it in all the resort lobby's though.

Worked for me last October in our room.

 

[Foolish Mortal]

Good to hear. Wonder what changed their minds ? I'm sure even hotels/resorts have to pay to carry channels just like cable/satelite providers. Anyone ?

 

[R W B]

As long as I have my ESPN channels I'm happy.

I know those are never going anywhere since Disney owns ESPN!!!

 

[vjgraham]

Really good to hear, for our next trip in May. We don't watch too much tv in the rooms but it would be nice to have more options, especially winding down before bed time.

 

[surfsupdon]

That's great. Always good to have some more options, and Food Network and Fox News are terrific additions to the line up.

 

[Rasvar]

The Weather Channel is the most important channel to me when at Disney. Especially when I am in the camper.

 

[JEANYLASER]

Thanks for the info!

 

[jmcdougall]

our family travels with my 85 year old mother. she spends alot of time in the room and always dreads the channels at disney. i think with the cost of everything there they could provide decent service. not everyone spends 16 hours per day in the parks and we do enjoy staying on disney property.

 

[Tom]

our family travels with my 85 year old mother. she spends alot of time in the room and always dreads the channels at disney. i think with the cost of everything there they could provide decent service. not everyone spends 16 hours per day in the parks and we do enjoy staying on disney property.

Organizations that broadcast television signals for public viewing have to pay hefty fees to the cable companies and networks to do so. Your doctor has to pay extra if he has a TV in his waiting room.

Disney has thousands of hotel rooms, each with a TV. Yes, they're getting a bulk discount on the channels and rights to re-broadcast, but it still costs them a small fortune. This is why, at least until now, the majority of the channels were from networks owned by TWDC (ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, etc).

If they're going to invest in something at the resorts, I'd personally rather it be free WiFi service and upgrades to other amenities, than by adding more channels to the TV lineup.

 

[GrumpyFan24]

The Weather Channel is the most important channel to me when at Disney. Especially when I am in the camper.

I agree with this comment 1,000,000 % :king:

 

[annawilliams]

Who has time to watch tv when there are parks to explore? Just playing. This is good to know.

 

[JEANYLASER]

what about Must do Disney will change it too!

 

[PlaneJane]

Ya know, I was gonna say the same thing ...

~But who watches TV when they ride Space Mountain 54 times in a week?~

I don't know about you but if I rode space mountain 54 times in a week not only would my spirit be broken but so would my back.