Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[skateshome]

Here you go....takes a second to figure out but its great info!
http://www.disboards.com/threads/bl...inks-last-update-of-post-1-1-22-2015.2257082/
Looks like rooms I
Ending in 10 or 12 would have a very good MK view but not a great lake view.

 

[Alessandra Gabriel]

We are leaving Saturday for our week long Disney vacay at BLT! Im sooo excited. We have the Deluxe Studio MK View Room...one question, will there be an iron in the room? Also is the freezer section of the fridge large enough to hold ice packs?
We will be arriving sometime around 7:30am, Im not counting on our room being ready but do you think its safe to leave all of our luggage at the front desk or should we leave it in the car until we get the call that our room is ready?

 

[dansdad]

We are leaving Saturday for our week long Disney vacay at BLT! Im sooo excited. We have the Deluxe Studio MK View Room...one question, will there be an iron in the room? Also is the freezer section of the fridge large enough to hold ice packs?
We will be arriving sometime around 7:30am, Im not counting on our room being ready but do you think its safe to leave all of our luggage at the front desk or should we leave it in the car until we get the call that our room is ready?

Yes, there's an iron in the room.

Not sure about the freezer.

You wouldn't leave your luggage at the front desk. You would leave them with Bell Services. We prefer to do that instead of leaving them in the car.

 

[Alessandra Gabriel]

If we have perishable items, will bell services refridgerate them until we can get into our room?

 

[dansdad]

If we have perishable items, will bell services refridgerate them until we can get into our room?

Yup.

 

[Alessandra Gabriel]

Great, thank you!
One more question...we decided to book an extra nights stay after Disney released their 24 hr event while back, but couldnt add onto our current room that we had booked due to availability so we are having to switch resorts for one night but its only to the Contemporary, so I didnt think it would be that big of a deal. Can the resort transfer our luggage to the CR from BLT? Im planning on just packing a nights worth of clothes to transfer to the CR instead of lugging all of our weeks long stuff with us and leaving the rest of it in the car overnight. Do you feel like its safe to do that?We obviously wouldnt be leaving valuables in the car just clothes and a stroller.

 

[dansdad]

Great, thank you!
One more question...we decided to book an extra nights stay after Disney released their 24 hr event while back, but couldnt add onto our current room that we had booked due to availability so we are having to switch resorts for one night but its only to the Contemporary, so I didnt think it would be that big of a deal. Can the resort transfer our luggage to the CR from BLT? Im planning on just packing a nights worth of clothes to transfer to the CR instead of lugging all of our weeks long stuff with us and leaving the rest of it in the car overnight. Do you feel like its safe to do that?We obviously wouldnt be leaving valuables in the car just clothes and a stroller.

Yes, they will transfer them for you. Normally, you shouldn't expect your luggage to arrive at resort #2 until around 4 or 5 PM. But with you staying within the same property, I would assume it would be sooner. But I just don't know for sure as I've never done it like that.

 

[mickeynut1]

Big Happy Mother's Day to Queen Kook of Bay Lake and all of her followers!!!

Hi pas.....hope things are going well with you .

We enjoyed our stay so much that after the possible disney wedding. We will look at buying into blt along with our okw

Glad you had a great stay. Hope everything works out with buying into BLT.

Just got back from our BLT stay last week. What a view! Theme park on one side and lake on the other.

Awesome view .

Hey KOOK ......how's the August trip planning going?

Super excited! Made the switch to Garden Wing - Garden View (really hard to overlook the $1000 difference) and the more I read, the more excited I get!!! Hate to admit this in the official CR thread, but I have a hard time overlooking the appearance of this resort. Lame, I know... but it just doesn't appeal to me like some of the other resorts do. That being said, I really want to love it, so would love to hear more great things about it!

Congrats on the savings, that amount is hard to overlook. We've never stayed at the CR due to the theme/decor and not really seeing any appeal to it, but after seeing lots of pics and reading great reviews of the resort, it is on our list to try .

I'm not a huge fan of the resort design either, but the rooms were beautiful and spacious, and you just can't beat walking to MK! We are Poly people, but switched to CR last fall in the heat of all of all the construction, and were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed our CR stay. The dining options are fantastic, kids loved the pool/water slide and even caught the EWP from the beach one night. You will love it!!!

We are Poly people as well and while the CR doesn't have that "wow" factor to us as far as theme/decor, I am looking forward to trying it on a future trip.

We will be arriving sometime around 7:30am, Im not counting on our room being ready but do you think its safe to leave all of our luggage at the front desk or should we leave it in the car until we get the call that our room is ready?

Everyone's different, but if it were me, I'd leave my luggage with bell services instead of in the car. I'm sure it would be safe in the car, but my preference would be to take it into the resort.

One more question...we decided to book an extra nights stay after Disney released their 24 hr event while back, but couldnt add onto our current room that we had booked due to availability so we are having to switch resorts for one night but its only to the Contemporary, so I didnt think it would be that big of a deal. Can the resort transfer our luggage to the CR from BLT? Im planning on just packing a nights worth of clothes to transfer to the CR instead of lugging all of our weeks long stuff with us and leaving the rest of it in the car overnight. Do you feel like its safe to do that?We obviously wouldnt be leaving valuables in the car just clothes and a stroller.

Yes, Disney will transfer your luggage from BLT to CR. I, personally, would take all my luggage with me to CR, but if you would rather not have all of that extra baggage, I'm sure it would be safe in the car. It's just a matter of personal preference. Have a great trip .

 

[pas130]

Hi mickeynut and Kook All is good in the hood, happy to see mousemommy (AKA former RC Candace) and her crew had a great trip with the new little Prince! I have abandoned ship on the RC thread as I have no RCs to report LOL. Halfway through my last term for my BSN, 90 days until BC CL. Are you still doing Poly in August? (Sorry for the hijack Kook)

 

[mrsclark]

DH and I are currently booked at BCV for mid-September of this year. But we have stayed at BC/YC for our last four trips and I think I might want to try something new. I was looking through the pictures of CR on Disney's website and the bathrooms look really nice. They also look bigger than the BC/YC bathrooms which I think are cramped in the toilet/shower area - anyone have any experiences with both resorts and could compare for me? Or just an impression of bathrooms at CR in general?

Also, how easy is it to get to Epcot from CR time-wise - it seems like two monorails would go pretty fast, but having never stayed at a MK resort before, we weren't sure. I just want to confirm - there is no way to walk from CR to the TTC right?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[mickeynut1]

Hi mickeynut and Kook All is good in the hood. Halfway through my last term for my BSN, 90 days until BC CL. Are you still doing Poly in August? (Sorry for the hijack Kook)

Hey pas....glad everything is good with you.....congrats on nearing the end of school for your BSN . Your trip will be here before you know it and I know you'll have a great time . We are no longer at the Poly in August, but rather the GF . The trip is tentative and will probably be a last minute decision, but it's good to have something booked just in case. Hope you're planning is going well, I'm sure you'll have a great time at the BC .

DH and I are currently booked at BCV for mid-September of this year. But we have stayed at BC/YC for our last four trips and I think I might want to try something new. I was looking through the pictures of CR on Disney's website and the bathrooms look really nice. They also look bigger than the BC/YC bathrooms which I think are cramped in the toilet/shower area - anyone have any experiences with both resorts and could compare for me? Or just an impression of bathrooms at CR in general?

Also, how easy is it to get to Epcot from CR time-wise - it seems like two monorails would go pretty fast, but having never stayed at a MK resort before, we weren't sure. I just want to confirm - there is no way to walk from CR to the TTC right?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

I agree that the bathrooms look like they are a nice size. We've never stayed at the CR, but the rooms are the largest of the deluxe resorts (comparable to the Poly and GF) and are quite bit a larger than the BC rooms, so I'm sure the bathrooms are slightly larger as the room is larger .

It's easy and not too time consuming (IMO) getting to Epcot from the CR as the TTC is the first stop after leaving the CR. Also, you are correct that you cannot walk to the TTC from the CR. The only walking path from the CR is to the MK .

 

[chrispeto]

I have a question about the Garden wing rooms how big are the safes? Are they big enough for 2 iPads and 2 iPad mini or Laptop

 

[mrsclark]

I agree that the bathrooms look like they are a nice size. We've never stayed at the CR, but the rooms are the largest of the deluxe resorts (comparable to the Poly and GF) and are quite bit a larger than the BC rooms, so I'm sure the bathrooms are slightly larger as the room is larger .

It's easy and not too time consuming (IMO) getting to Epcot from the CR as the TTC is the first stop after leaving the CR. Also, you are correct that you cannot walk to the TTC from the CR. The only walking path from the CR is to the MK .

Thanks for the info! I have some additional questions:

It seems like CR shares buses to AK and DHS with GF and Poly - is this correct? Does the AK bus also stop at Blizzard Beach? Does the Downtown Disney bus share with Typhoon Lagoon? It seems like it might be faster to walk to MK and take a bus from there to AK or DHS rather than stopping at two other resorts (whether that is either on the way to the park or on the way back) - has anybody who has stayed at CR tested this out?

Also, if you book at TPV, are you guaranteed to be able to see Wishes out of your window? Can you see the Electrical Water Pageant out of the window in a TPV side or do you need to go down to the beach on the BL side and watch it from there?

 

[DisneyParkFan]

Thanks for the info! I have some additional questions:

It seems like CR shares buses to AK and DHS with GF and Poly - is this correct? Does the AK bus also stop at Blizzard Beach? Does the Downtown Disney bus share with Typhoon Lagoon? It seems like it might be faster to walk to MK and take a bus from there to AK or DHS rather than stopping at two other resorts (whether that is either on the way to the park or on the way back) - has anybody who has stayed at CR tested this out?

Also, if you book at TPV, are you guaranteed to be able to see Wishes out of your window? Can you see the Electrical Water Pageant out of the window in a TPV side or do you need to go down to the beach on the BL side and watch it from there?

I'd be curious to know too (for both these questions.)

 

[WDWKOOK]

The recent WL DVC expansion news has kept me away from other threads. It looks like some big changes are in store for your neighbor.​

Making my first stay at BLT on DVC points week after Thanksgiving. I have a themepark view and am curious as to what other requests anyone would suggest making. I've been taking Disney trips for the past 4 years and honestly wasn't too excited for this years until my waitlist request for BLT came through. Now I'm starting to get on my own nerves!

Congratulations! Have you already looked at the BLT Room View thread?

We didn't have any pillows on our bed.

That's odd

Hey KOOK ......how's the August trip planning going?

I've only made one ADR and I can't make our FP+ yet so to be honest, I haven't really done any planning for this trip. The one other time DD and I went alone, we found it easy to get into to restaurants without ADRs, at non-peak times at least. I think with only two it's easier. I think we're going to make this a more spontaneous vacation. We've been often enough that I think it might be fun to have a less scripted vacation, at least when it comes to meals - park days and FPs will still be planned though. What are your August dates?

Halfway through my last term for my BSN, 90 days until BC CL. Are you still doing Poly in August? (Sorry for the hijack Kook)

No sorrys! Those belong in big sacks around here. How many days left until you're official done with your BSN? So proud of you!! And, you haven't even changed your past two vacations.

DH and I are currently booked at BCV for mid-September of this year. But we have stayed at BC/YC for our last four trips and I think I might want to try something new. I was looking through the pictures of CR on Disney's website and the bathrooms look really nice. They also look bigger than the BC/YC bathrooms which I think are cramped in the toilet/shower area - anyone have any experiences with both resorts and could compare for me? Or just an impression of bathrooms at CR in general?

Also, how easy is it to get to Epcot from CR time-wise - it seems like two monorails would go pretty fast, but having never stayed at a MK resort before, we weren't sure. I just want to confirm - there is no way to walk from CR to the TTC right?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

We've stayed twice at YC/CL and I really prefer the CR bathroom. YC has only one door and both the shower and commode are behind it which makes that area very tight. I prefer the CR set-up of having the commode in its own very roomy area with a pocket door. I prefer the YC sink design, but there is plenty of storage underneath the two sinks at CR.











You can only walk to the TTC from Poly. From the time you get on the CR monorail, to the time you get off at Epcot, is under 30 mins. It depends on how long you wait at the TTC for the Epcot monorail.

I have a question about the Garden wing rooms how big are the safes? Are they big enough for 2 iPads and 2 iPad mini or Laptop

All the CR rooms have the same, large safe that will fit all of the above:

Thanks for the info! I have some additional questions:

It seems like CR shares buses to AK and DHS with GF and Poly - is this correct? Does the AK bus also stop at Blizzard Beach? Does the Downtown Disney bus share with Typhoon Lagoon? It seems like it might be faster to walk to MK and take a bus from there to AK or DHS rather than stopping at two other resorts (whether that is either on the way to the park or on the way back) - has anybody who has stayed at CR tested this out?

Also, if you book at TPV, are you guaranteed to be able to see Wishes out of your window? Can you see the Electrical Water Pageant out of the window in a TPV side or do you need to go down to the beach on the BL side and watch it from there?

I'd be curious to know too (for both these questions.)

As of April, the CR bus was only sharing with WL and then it would go to a water park before arriving at the theme park. It was a long wait for the bus and then a long bus ride to AK and DHS. We thought about walking over to MK and going directly from there, but we never tried it. We've driven in the past, which we would probably do again next time.

If you book a CR TPV room, you will have an unobstructed view from your balcony of the MK (and GF, Poly, 7SL, the MK bus stop, the monorail and the parking lot below). If you're in an odd numbered room, you can see the MK while in bed (you'll face north). To see the EWP, you'll need to book a Bay Lake View room. You can also see it from the 4th floor windows and from the beach/boat dock.

 

[pas130]

I've only made one ADR and I can't make our FP+ yet so to be honest, I haven't really done any planning for this trip. The one other time DD and I went alone, we found it easy to get into to restaurants without ADRs, at non-peak times at least. I think with only two it's easier. I think we're going to make this a more spontaneous vacation. We've been often enough that I think it might be fun to have a less scripted vacation, at least when it comes to meals - park days and FPs will still be planned though. What are your August dates?

What are your August dates, inquiring minds HAVE to know! Margaritas on me!!


No sorrys! Those belong in big sacks around here. How many days left until you're official done with your BSN? So proud of you!! And, you haven't even changed your past two vacations.

Right??? My only change was from Poly to BC...The official count is 32 days, but I should have all my work completed in 30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey pas....glad everything is good with you.....congrats on nearing the end of school for your BSN . Your trip will be here before you know it and I know you'll have a great time . We are no longer at the Poly in August, but rather the GF . The trip is tentative and will probably be a last minute decision, but it's good to have something booked just in case. Hope you're planning is going well, I'm sure you'll have a great time at the BC .

GF That is AWESOME, I was almost there LOL and DH almost agreed...kind of...I hope you are able to go in August! My TA texted me a bunch of DCL info about sailing out of NY.....DS14 said the days just don't work for him LOL....so far it looks like we may do December with his HS performance band and possibly Candlelight processional with the choir. WL was my hope but we will be watching construction.....

 

[chrispeto]

The recent WL DVC expansion news has kept me away from other threads. It looks like some big changes are in store for your neighbor.​

Congratulations! Have you already looked at the BLT Room View thread?




That's odd



I've only made one ADR and I can't make our FP+ yet so to be honest, I haven't really done any planning for this trip. The one other time DD and I went alone, we found it easy to get into to restaurants without ADRs, at non-peak times at least. I think with only two it's easier. I think we're going to make this a more spontaneous vacation. We've been often enough that I think it might be fun to have a less scripted vacation, at least when it comes to meals - park days and FPs will still be planned though. What are your August dates?




No sorrys! Those belong in big sacks around here. How many days left until you're official done with your BSN? So proud of you!! And, you haven't even changed your past two vacations.



We've stayed twice at YC/CL and I really prefer the CR bathroom. YC has only one door and both the shower and commode are behind it which makes that area very tight. I prefer the CR set-up of having the commode in its own very roomy area with a pocket door. I prefer the YC sink design, but there is plenty of storage underneath the two sinks at CR.

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You can only walk to the TTC from Poly. From the time you get on the CR monorail, to the time you get off at Epcot, is under 30 mins. It depends on how long you wait at the TTC for the Epcot monorail.



All the CR rooms have the same, large safe that will fit all of the above:

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As of April, the CR bus was only sharing with WL and then it would go to a water park before arriving at the theme park. It was a long wait for the bus and then a long bus ride to AK and DHS. We thought about walking over to MK and going directly from there, but we never tried it. We've driven in the past, which we would probably do again next time.

If you book a CR TPV room, you will have an unobstructed view from your balcony of the MK (and GF, Poly, 7SL, the MK bus stop, the monorail and the parking lot below). If you're in an odd numbered room, you can see the MK while in bed (you'll face north). To see the EWP, you'll need to book a Bay Lake View room. You can also see it from the 4th floor windows and from the beach/boat dock.

Thank You for information

 

[mickeynut1]

Thanks for the info! I have some additional questions:

It seems like CR shares buses to AK and DHS with GF and Poly - is this correct? Does the AK bus also stop at Blizzard Beach? Does the Downtown Disney bus share with Typhoon Lagoon? It seems like it might be faster to walk to MK and take a bus from there to AK or DHS rather than stopping at two other resorts (whether that is either on the way to the park or on the way back) - has anybody who has stayed at CR tested this out?

Also, if you book at TPV, are you guaranteed to be able to see Wishes out of your window? Can you see the Electrical Water Pageant out of the window in a TPV side or do you need to go down to the beach on the BL side and watch it from there?

You're welcome .

I see KOOK answered your other questions, she's a wealth of information .

I'd be curious to know too (for both these questions.)

A big thanks to KOOK for her answer .

The recent WL DVC expansion news has kept me away from other threads. It looks like some big changes are in store for your neighbor.​

I've only made one ADR and I can't make our FP+ yet so to be honest, I haven't really done any planning for this trip. The one other time DD and I went alone, we found it easy to get into to restaurants without ADRs, at non-peak times at least. I think with only two it's easier. I think we're going to make this a more spontaneous vacation. We've been often enough that I think it might be fun to have a less scripted vacation, at least when it comes to meals - park days and FPs will still be planned though. What are your August dates?

I saw your thread about the WL DVC expansion. Disney sure isn't wasting any time adding new DVC .

Sounds like you and DD are planning a nice, relaxing trip as far as meals . I like the idea of winging it with just the two of you as I agree it's probably easier to get into a restaurant with just 2, without a big need for a lot of ADRs .

Right now we're booked for a few nights more than we'll need, but looking at being there just 4-5 nights sometime during the week of the 17th or 24th, just not sure which (if either) will work best...lol.

No sorrys! Those belong in big sacks around here.

This cracked me up!!! Made me think of the India wedding Seinfeld episode .

the official count is 32 days, but I should have all my work completed in 30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GF That is AWESOME, I was almost there LOL and DH almost agreed...kind of...I hope you are able to go in August! My TA texted me a bunch of DCL info about sailing out of NY.....DS14 said the days just don't work for him LOL....so far it looks like we may do December with his HS performance band and possibly Candlelight processional with the choir. WL was my hope but we will be watching construction.....

Only 30 more days, that is awesome .

Thanks, I hope August works out, too. I do love the GF, but to be honest, I keep thinking about changing to the Poly . The GF is amazing and I'm actually booked in CL, but Poly CL keeps calling my name ......but the only thing available with the discount is LV CL and I'm just not sure I want to spend the extra for that view, especially since I know I'd be just as happy in a cheaper GV CL room . Your BC CL trip sounds great, I know you are going to have a great time .

 

[iheartbklyn]

Any pics of the pools? I'm looking to compare between BLT and CR - this may be the deciding factor for our next stay between the two.

 

[dansdad]

Any pics of the pools? I'm looking to compare between BLT and CR - this may be the deciding factor for our next stay between the two.

Check out the recreation post, post #11, of this thread for some pool pictures.