stlbobby
Well-Known Member
There are tons of restrictions and they change all the time, including certain blackout dates when things are expected to be busy. I'm not sure what the current policies are.
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Refillable Mugs from March 2012 - will they work in Nov?
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There are tons of restrictions and they change all the time, including certain blackout dates when things are expected to be busy. I'm not sure what the current policies are.
sweetpee_1993
Well-Known Member
Well, I would think the DVC member would then be equally entitled to the swift kick in the shin. That's how my little world works; not sure the rest of the world would agree but there ya go.
CaptainShortty
Well-Known Member
Refillable Mugs are there for you to use during the length of your stay at your resort only. As others have said, there are ways to beat the system but if you are a person who would like to follow the rules then there they are. Take them for what they are worth...
You can always find exceptions, especially when using personal preference as to what you determine to better.
However, it is a fact that the deluxe resorts have pools that Disney deem to be of a higher level. Be that a better pool, better deck, pool side waiter service, private cabanas, ambiance, landscaping.
The simple truth is that if people outside of that resort use those facilities it has a direct impact on those who have paid for it.
Disney are right to enforce the usage of the pool by only those who have paid for that resort.
Do yourself a favor, skip all the junk that you can pour into a refillable mug from those fountains.
MITCH 112198
Active Member
You're right the coffee at the resort is really bad. I don't mind if ya have the old mugs, but i can't stand when people are filling them at the pop machines. But i do the same thing on the cruise ship as you in referance to bring your own cup. juice and coffee is free all the time on board.
Tom
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Wow, surprised this thread is still going. Also surprised that after being a member here for 5 months, you haven't seen one of the 4,000 previous threads on this subject.
As pretty much everyone has said, if you want to use the Refillable Mug service, you need to buy new mugs at your Disney Resort Hotel during your upcoming trip. When the trip is over, those mugs become souvenirs, which is all your previously purchased mugs are now.
Honestly, your personal opinions regarding how much YOU value pools at Disney resort hotels means nothing in this discussion. As Steve has said a number of times, each pool comes with amenities that increase with the cost/level of the hotel. For someone paying to stay at Pop Century to go use the Polynesian's pool is technically "stealing". They're using something they didn't pay for.
If you're staying at a Motel 6, and take your family down to the J.W. Marriott to go for a swim (assuming you can even get in without the room key card), you're stealing amenities from JW and its residents. It's really that plain and simple. All of Disney's resorts are independent of each other.
To clarify, we DVC members only have limited privileges to swim at other DVC pools. We don't have an all access pass to go swim at GF or Poly or Pop. And even then, as someone else said, there are many date restrictions, and one or more pools that do not participate (BLT, I think). When they build DVC at the Poly, I imagine the Poly pools will be off limits to non-Poly DVC guests, since it's one of the favorite pools on property.
No double standard. We're paying for the perk in our membership, and even then, it's extremely limited. Besides, our literature clearly states that we CAN pool hop....while other Disney literature says non-DVC guests can not pool hop. Whether someone believes that's fair or unfair is moot - there are rules and they are to be followed.
Can always count on you, Steve, for a short, sweet and clever response
DisneyJunkie
Well-Known Member
To correct you, since this discussion basically is about opinion, mine is as valid as the next person's. What means nothing in this discussion is YOUR opinion about the one that I expressed. Unless you can express exactly how much more cost is involved in one place over another simply because of the swimming pool (and not mentioning all of the other various amenities), it's only going to be a matter of opinion that someone swimming in another resort pool other than the one they're staying at is 'stealing' anything.
luv
Well-Known Member
Who WANTS to pool hop?
You have to drive...or, worse, bus...over to another hotel. Swim there. Then you have to wait until you dry off and drive (or bus) back. Huge waste of time.
For what? For the privilege of dipping into different water?
A pool is a pool is a pool.
I've never thought the amount of people who would bother to do this was enough for anyone to care about. I know I never would.
I get wanting to re-use a mug. They charge ridiculous prices for pop. But the pool thing? Just don't get that.
You have to drive...or, worse, bus...over to another hotel. Swim there. Then you have to wait until you dry off and drive (or bus) back. Huge waste of time.
For what? For the privilege of dipping into different water?
A pool is a pool is a pool.
I've never thought the amount of people who would bother to do this was enough for anyone to care about. I know I never would.
I get wanting to re-use a mug. They charge ridiculous prices for pop. But the pool thing? Just don't get that.
stlbobby
Well-Known Member
It's not an opinion. It is a fact that it is stealing and you've been shown the value of the amenity.
stlbobby
Well-Known Member
It's not just DVC pools it's all WDW pools unless specified. The Poly and GF pools are included.
Here's the pool hopping rules direct from the DVC site:
Pool Hopping Information
When staying on your Membership at Disney's Vero Beach Resort or any DVC Resort at the Walt Disney World Resort, you and any Guests staying with you are permitted to use most of the other Disney Vacation Club and Walt Disney World Resort hotel pools (in addition to the pool at the resort hotel at which you are staying) if they are not at capacity. If the pool you are visiting reaches capacity, you may be asked to leave in order to accommodate Guests of that resort hotel. Please check with a host or hostess at the front desk of the resort you wish to visit before you go to find out about pool-access availability. You must present your current Key to the World card with your "DVC Member" designation on it to use the other resort hotel pools.
Pool hopping is not available at the pools at Disney's Art of Animation Resort, Bay Cove Pool at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Uzima Pool and Samawati Springs Pool at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Stormalong Bay at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, and the leisure pool at Disney's Beach Club Villas. There are no exceptions to this policy. As a reminder, during times of high occupancy, please be mindful of the limited number of pool chairs available, and refrain from leaving towels or personal items on unoccupied pool chairs.
Resort hotel pools may become unavailable from time to time due to capacity limitations. Due to the high occupancy that is expected, Disney Vacation Club Members and any Guests staying with them may not pool hop during the following dates*:
2012 Blockout Dates
*Other restricted dates may be added based on projected pool capacity
Here's the pool hopping rules direct from the DVC site:
Pool Hopping Information
When staying on your Membership at Disney's Vero Beach Resort or any DVC Resort at the Walt Disney World Resort, you and any Guests staying with you are permitted to use most of the other Disney Vacation Club and Walt Disney World Resort hotel pools (in addition to the pool at the resort hotel at which you are staying) if they are not at capacity. If the pool you are visiting reaches capacity, you may be asked to leave in order to accommodate Guests of that resort hotel. Please check with a host or hostess at the front desk of the resort you wish to visit before you go to find out about pool-access availability. You must present your current Key to the World card with your "DVC Member" designation on it to use the other resort hotel pools.
Pool hopping is not available at the pools at Disney's Art of Animation Resort, Bay Cove Pool at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Uzima Pool and Samawati Springs Pool at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Stormalong Bay at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, and the leisure pool at Disney's Beach Club Villas. There are no exceptions to this policy. As a reminder, during times of high occupancy, please be mindful of the limited number of pool chairs available, and refrain from leaving towels or personal items on unoccupied pool chairs.
Resort hotel pools may become unavailable from time to time due to capacity limitations. Due to the high occupancy that is expected, Disney Vacation Club Members and any Guests staying with them may not pool hop during the following dates*:
2012 Blockout Dates
- February 19 - 25 (Sunday - Saturday)
- March 31 - April 14 (Saturday - Saturday)
- May 25 - 28 (Friday – Monday)
- June 29 - July 7 (Friday - Saturday)
- August 31 - Sept 3 (Friday - Monday)
- November 19 - 25 (Monday - Sunday)
- Dec 16, 2012 - Jan. 5, 2013 (Sunday - Saturday)
*Other restricted dates may be added based on projected pool capacity
DisneyJunkie
Well-Known Member
Couldn't disagree more.
Tom
Beta Return
I stand corrected. This is why my wife is in charge of keeping me in check when it comes to how our DVC membership works on a daily basis, LOL.
Is it really that you "disagree", or simply that you're unable to "comprehend" the concept?
If life worked the way it does in your world (using the analogy I used earlier), you would say that the pool and amenities at the J.W. Marriott are equivalent to those at the nearby Motel 6.
And furthermore, you're also saying that if both of those hotels are on US 192, and you are staying at the Motel 6, you have every right to drive down the street and use JW's pool at your leisure, and without penalty.
Both of these two statements are 100% false - and not at all based on opinion. They're purely factual.
Disney's hotels are treated the same way. If you pay $500/night to stay at the Polynesian, and I pay $100/night to stay at Sports, you have paid for the rights to use the significantly nicer Volcano pool (with waterslide), while I have only paid for the rights to swim in the big potty lagoon with no water features at Sports. No opinions there - facts.
stlbobby
Well-Known Member
Please learn the difference between facts and opinions.
DisneyJunkie
Well-Known Member
I'll try and put it a little more simply so you can grasp it. When I said "I couldn't disagree more", the key word there is "disagree". Perhaps you missed it. Perhaps not.
donsullivan
Premium Member
Since you've been so aggressive in your 'disagreement', what exactly is it that you disagree with? Countless others have made factual statements about Disney's operating policies. Do you disagree that what they've stated are facts, or do you disagree with Disney's policies?
DisneyJunkie
Well-Known Member
Please learn that just calling something a "fact" because you wish it were, doesn't actually make it so.
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
What exactly are you saying is not a fact?
The rules are the rules....they are a fact
Your opinions are your opinions...that is a fact. However, your opinions are not a fact.
DisneyJunkie
Well-Known Member
I disagree with the thought that it's "stealing". Re-using refillable cups? Yes. Using another hotel's pool? No.
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Are you not using something that someone is paying for that you have NOT paid for?
Like someone else said earlier. Just because you are renting a room at Motel 6 on 192 does not give you the right to use the Marriott's pool.