Pool hours?

[G00fyDad]

I'm good with the pool being locked up at night. Not much chance a bunch of screaming people will be in there at 1am while I am trying to sleep anymore.

 

[correcaminos]

I'm referring to Coronado Main Pool , Maya Pyramid with the water slide. The slide was locked at night BTW not the pool or party hot tub.

Sorry, thought we were talking pools as a whole, not just one. Though they must have been one of the last main pools. Honestly haven’t swam there in a long time. Most were gated off long before covid. But quiet pools often remained.

Gates and fences appeared a while back when someone failed to watch their child and an incident happened at a pool late in the evening -- so all must suffer for some parent not being a parent.

For some I think it was crowd control as Polynesian and SAB were definitely locked before then.

I assume this is what you were talking about https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...g-art-of-animation-disney-20150722-story.html
Though it mentions lifeguard on duty. I don’t recall another story around the time gates went up.

 

[G00fyDad]

I assume this is what you were talking about https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...g-art-of-animation-disney-20150722-story.html
Though it mentions lifeguard on duty. I don’t recall another story around the time gates went up.

I seem to remember something about another child. It was a little boy that got out of his room and fell into the pool and drowned. Of course it may just be the Mandela effect playing tricks with my mind and my brain may be wrongly sourcing the story you posted.

 

[correcaminos]

I seem to remember something about another child. It was a little boy that got out of his room and fell into the pool and drowned. Of course it may just be the Mandela effect playing tricks with my mind and my brain may be wrongly sourcing the story you posted.

That one was 2 years later or so? I did find one from 2013 https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/us/florida-disney-death/index.html that was no lifeguard. Not the one that ran off from the room

Then there was the well publicized DCL incident https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...antasy-chase-lykken-drown-20130507-story.html

 

[Club Cooloholic]

Gates and fences appeared a while back when someone failed to watch their child and an incident happened at a pool late in the evening -- so all must suffer for some parent not being a parent.

I admit the fencing doesn't always blend well with the surroundings but I understand it's necessity.
Very saddened to hear that a child was hurt. Considering where I live fences are required for any home owner with a pool and most hotels now have them it might be a zoning requirement now, and honestly I am ok with it. We have no idea what caused the incident but a child could run ahead of a parent and it could happen very quickly. Especially if the child was not in a stroller which people seem to complain are used too much.
And what are we really suffering?

 

[harryk]

And what are we really suffering?

Not being able to use the quiet pools and hot tubs after hours and before hours, as a DVC member.

 

[Lilofan]

Sorry, thought we were talking pools as a whole, not just one. Though they must have been one of the last main pools. Honestly haven’t swam there in a long time. Most were gated off long before covid. But quiet pools often remained.


For some I think it was crowd control as Polynesian and SAB were definitely locked before then.

I assume this is what you were talking about https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...g-art-of-animation-disney-20150722-story.html
Though it mentions lifeguard on duty. I don’t recall another story around the time gates went up.

Posting signs like swim at your own risk may absolve the company for any responsibility on guest action but that signage did not help the incident at the Grand Floridian beach . The 2 year old guest playing at the water edge was killed by the gator ( with gators well known to be in the water ) while the father tried to fight the gator off. The family still settled for an undisclosed amount.

 

[Club Cooloholic]

And what are we really suffering?

Not being able to use the quiet pools and hot tubs after hours and before hours, as a DVC member.

I don't know what DVC has to do with it, as I think Riverside has the most quiet pools. My guess is that people that were drunk and loud had as much to do with them fencing them as any as well as changing laws. But if the law changed because a parent lost a kid it is what it is.

 

[correcaminos]

Posting signs like swim at your own risk may absolve the company for any responsibility on guest action but that signage did not help the incident at the Grand Floridian beach . The 2 year old guest playing at the water edge was killed by the gator ( with gators well known to be in the water ) while the father tried to fight the gator off. The family still settled for an undisclosed amount.

This situation has nothing to do with pool hours or even swim at your own risk. They have caution signs on canal waterways and around the beach fences to keep out and not allow any swimming. Back to being related, we still have a lot of pools that are not manned with lifeguards and do have swim at your own risk options. Those are the ones that people can swim in more often outside of the main pool posted hours. They vary by resort.

 

[harryk]

I don't know what DVC has to do with it, as I think Riverside has the most quiet pools. My guess is that people that were drunk and loud had as much to do with them fencing them as any as well as changing laws. But if the law changed because a parent lost a kid it is what it is.

Originally the 'quiet pools' were restricted to DVC members in that they were constructed with the DVC facility for DVC members. I don't know that that is true anymore. Things do change.

 

[Lilofan]

This situation has nothing to do with pool hours or even swim at your own risk. They have caution signs on canal waterways and around the beach fences to keep out and not allow any swimming. Back to being related, we still have a lot of pools that are not manned with lifeguards and do have swim at your own risk options. Those are the ones that people can swim in more often outside of the main pool posted hours. They vary by resort.

That's true but sadly improved safety awareness improves after incidents (s ) including deaths ( aka Art of Animation ) ( ie gates, limited pool hours, non access to swimming/wading in Seven Seas Lagoon, concrete barriers to separate lake water from beach in deluxe resorts etc, etc, . fyi most if not all WDW waterways then posted signs after the fatal gator attack on the child. We loved swimming in the pool after a long hot day at MK. Its better than being crammed in a small hotel room 4 people on two double beds. Swimming late night , long hot shower helps us sleep better.

 

[surfsupdon]

10a is late for the pools to open. Especially in the warm spring and fall months. Such a shame. That's another huge negative to the Values--because all of their pool are locked, unlike the quiet pools at the Mods/Deluxes.

 

[Lilofan]

10a is late for the pools to open. Especially in the warm spring and fall months. Such a shame. That's another huge negative to the Values--because all of their pool are locked, unlike the quiet pools at the Mods/Deluxes.

I've been in Value and Deluxe resorts. The clientele mentality is different from my point of view.

 

[surfsupdon]

I've been in Value and Deluxe resorts. The clientele mentality is different from my point of view.

Without a doubt. There absolutely is.

 

[worldfanatic]

It's pretty consistent for the main pools to open at 10AM around WDW property right now. With the smaller pools opening at 7AM.
Closing times aren't quite as uniform, but generally are 10PM & 11PM respectively.
With many of the smaller pools not enforcing those hours if people are relatively well-behaved & others guests don't complain about noise.

 

[Pickles516]

I admit the fencing doesn't always blend well with the surroundings but I understand it's necessity.
Very saddened to hear that a child was hurt. Considering where I live fences are required for any home owner with a pool and most hotels now have them it might be a zoning requirement now, and honestly I am ok with it. We have no idea what caused the incident but a child could run ahead of a parent and it could happen very quickly. Especially if the child was not in a stroller which people seem to complain are used too much.
And what are we really suffering?

I’m with you on this one. I’m ok with missing out on a late night swim if it means one less kid drowns.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It's pretty consistent for the main pools to open at 10AM around WDW property right now. With the smaller pools opening at 7AM.
Closing times aren't quite as uniform, but generally are 10PM & 11PM respectively.
With many of the smaller pools not enforcing those hours if people are relatively well-behaved & others guests don't complain about noise.

The 10 am open really stinks in the summer. As anyone who travels in the summer can attest, on stormier days, it’s not unusual for thunder to begin by 11 am. We had one day at Stormalong Bay when we arrived at 10 am and the pool cleared out by 10:45 am for weather. That really stunk. It should really be 8 am to 10 pm during the warmer months.

 

[worldfanatic]

I know hiring lifeguards hasn't been a priority for Disney during Covid.
But hopefully as they become able/willing to bring more back on, we can get back to the longer main pool hours like the good 'ol days. I know that's what I'm hoping for my June trip.

 

[Bullseye1967]

I know hiring lifeguards hasn't been a priority for Disney during Covid.
But hopefully as they become able/willing to bring more back on, we can get back to the longer main pool hours like the good 'ol days. I know that's what I'm hoping for my June trip.

The CP being back has really the lifeguard situation.