Pool Floaties

[21stamps]

We have also seen the lifeguards ask guests to remove floaties, but this was awhile ago and prior to the fencing. It was at CR and the pool was kinda crowded, so it may have been, at least partially, space dependent. It was also our understanding that floaties of any kind were not allowed. We were told it was WDW lifejackets or nothing. And it was not a bus driver that told us this.

You can bring your own life jackets or arm floaters as far as I know. My niece used her arm ones last week.

OP- do you need any flotation for the pool? You may just save luggage space and let the the child sit with you and splash around in the 0 entry, and just hold her when you’re in the water.

 

[jaklgreen]

I'm a little surprised they're allowed in the pools with lifeguards because of the lack of visibility underneath them - not of the baby riding in it, but not being able to see the bottom of the pool underneath the float, especially if there is more than one "clumped" in the same area- although I could see them being allowed in the quiet pools.

But they are dangerous, and an adult MUST have a hand on it at all times. They can flip and trap a baby/toddler underwater so someone has to be right there 100% of the time.

It probably depends on how busy the pool is. My last trip I stayed at POFQ and had a couple of pool days. The pool was not very busy at all and the line of sight is pretty good. There were a couple of families with little ones that were using these types of float rings and they, of course stayed right by the baby's side. No one said a thing about it. Unless the pool is so packed that you your are elbow close to anyone, I think there would be plenty of visibility to see anyone "under" the baby. We are only talking about a 10"X 6" floatie with an adult standing right there.

 

[Shane7694]

It probably depends on how busy the pool is. My last trip I stayed at POFQ and had a couple of pool days. The pool was not very busy at all and the line of sight is pretty good. There were a couple of families with little ones that were using these types of float rings and they, of course stayed right by the baby's side. No one said a thing about it. Unless the pool is so packed that you your are elbow close to anyone, I think there would be plenty of visibility to see anyone "under" the baby. We are only talking about a 10"X 6" floatie with an adult standing right there.

Agreed... You really can’t turn loose of them anyway with an infant in them. We used one at Wilderness Lodge a few years back with our daughter. We asked before we put it in the pool and we were told it was fine as long as an adult was holding on to it at all times..