WDW resort security?!?

[dsny1998]

Hey All.....

I was just wondering something about WDW hotels. I go to DW every year, and always stay at all-stars. When i booked this year, they said to me make sure every guest on your booking is present, or they wont be allowed in? I thought this to be odd as its never been a big deal in the past. So if the day before, someone else decides to come, I wouldnt be able to just have them stay in my room because they are not listed? What I also mean by this...is saving and extra $10 for a per adult fee, considereing we are all 19, 20 year olds.........any help?

Richard

 

[NowInc]

They are doing that as an extra security measure to help prevent any type of "incidents"...needless to say..its pointless...anyone can still get into the resort and join the rest of their family at any time...

 

[dsny1998]

Good......thats what I wanted to hear!! Its pointless to pay an extra $10 when your between the ages of 17 to 18.....19...even 20. It's not like we need much more as we grow older each year.

Also....although the people listed may be 17 (19 in reality)....its not like they would check the validity of someones age, would they?

Richard

 

[2much2do]

I don't really understand what you are trying to say? Are you attempting to sneak in more than four people aged 17 into one room? Are they planning on lying about their ages? Are you calling some truly 19 year olds 17 so you don't have to pay the extra adult fee? I'm confused. I think you all should follow the rules, and pay what you are supposed to pay and not lie about anything. It's people like you that make Disney end up changing their policies, charging everyone more, making check-in more complicated (by asking for ID or whathave you) and basically ruining the existing set-up.

 

[The Mom]

OH NOOO!!! It's the maximum room capacity/extra adult charge debate!

My thoughts are (everyone who's heard this before...scroll on down or something) that if the maximum capacity for a room is 4 or 5 or whatever, you don't exceed the capacity. However, I don't understand why you have to pay extra for more than 2 people over 17. (or 15 , or 14, or whatever) If these people don't mind giving up their privacy/comfort, why should the hotel care? Do they use more linens than a family of 4? Is there more wear and tear on the room? What is the rationale except to increase revenue? (or some archaic type of blue laws...perhaps more than 2 unrelated females would constitute a brothel...but why not ban more than 2 adults all together, if that's the case)

Again, I can see the problem if you exceed the capacity...it is more work for the maids, too crowded, perhaps noisier. But what's the big deal about age?

I'm serious. Could someone in the hotel/resort/travel field please explain it to me?

 

[2much2do]

Oh Boy! I didn't realize I was putting myself in the middle of a debate!! :lol: Let me out.......let me out...........

 

[NowInc]

The extra people in a room really doesnt maky aaaaannnnnnnnnny difference...I wont get into how many times me and my friends have scrammed 6 or more people into a single room...disney was none the wiser...

 

[dsny1998]

Hey....i totally agree with "The Mom". Those would be my arguments too. But no, Im not exceeding the maximum guest capacity. We are just 4 19 year old in a room. It isn't people like us that ruin the system. We are just 4 Canadian University students that are trying to save money, but still have an enjoyable WDW experience. After all, our money doens't go too far in the US.

Richard

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by NowInc
The extra people in a room really doesnt maky aaaaannnnnnnnnny difference...I wont get into how many times me and my friends have scrammed 6 or more people into a single room...disney was none the wiser...

But that wasn't my argument, sweetie. I can see where extra people might result in taxing the facilities...more towels, mess, water usage, noise, etc. (not that YOU or your musician friends would EVER be noisy! ) I'm talking about 3 or 4 well-behaved adults sharing one room with existing bedding, etc. being charged extra because of ???what???

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by dsny1998
Hey....i totally agree with "The Mom". Those would be my arguments too. But no, Im not exceeding the maximum guest capacity. We are just 4 19 year old in a room. It isn't people like us that ruin the system. We are just 4 Canadian University students that are trying to save money, but still have an enjoyable WDW experience. After all, our money doens't go too far in the US.

Richard

Seeing that you're from Toronto, you are of course much better behaved than the average US student. (I lived there for a year...on Charles St West, between Younge and Church)

 

[NowInc]

Originally posted by The Mom


But that wasn't my argument, sweetie. I can see where extra people might result in taxing the facilities...more towels, mess, water usage, noise, etc. (not that YOU or your musician friends would EVER be noisy! ) I'm talking about 3 or 4 well-behaved adults sharing one room with existing bedding, etc. being charged extra because of ???what???

Oh..no..i knew that..i was actually supporting what you said... they saw no impact whatsoever of more than the "normal" amount of people in a room...so why would they charge more? I would totally understand if we used more water (when in reality we dont...compaired to people who take long showers etc) or needed more "facilities"....blah

 

[Erika]

Richard,

I wouldn't bother trying to lie about your ages. I haven't been there since the terrorist attacks but I am guessing they will be checking your ID at check-in. You can try it, but I doubt it will work.

 

[hadleybarth]

We stayed at the All Star Sports the week of Thanksgiving. We had three adults and two kids in the room. We had intended to all check in together; however my mother-in-law arrived the day before the rest of us due to our origianl flight having been routed through Atlanta on the day the idiot ran through security to get his camera (thereby causing Atlanta Hartfield to be evacuated and closed for several hours). There was no problem with my mother-in-law checking in a day early. Also, we were very up front about the extra adult in the room and fully expected to have to pay the $10 per night fee. The staff said not to worry about it and issued me a "junior" key so that we would not have to pay extra!

 

[ToTBellHop]

no one checked our ages when we stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge in February...we had four people in the room, myself being the youngest, 17 at the time. We didn't tell them our ages...the extra $10/night thing is a joke. I could see it if that mean they were going to supply us with a little roll-out bed like some of the resorts have for the extra person, but that, of course, is not what they do. With it only being $10, however, I'd imagine it's some sort of insurance they have to pay due to having the increased number of adults versus kids...although, last time I checked, kids tend to break more stuff...