The Poly Pool Gate Debate

anonymousegirl said:

I live in a secure building in a smallish city. I never let anyone in, not even if they are dressed like delivery people. I smile, apologize, and say "building regulations forbid me from letting you in, I am so sorry but you will have to be buzzed up." I feel bad when I say it, but I would feel worse if I let a burglar or worse into the building!

Not quite sure how I would handle this particular situation. I did let some girls into the Disneyland Hotel Monorail pool as I was leaving on Saturday night, but it was 6pm and there was plenty of room. Plus, I don't think DLR has the pool-hopping issues that WDW has.

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2DisPrincesses said:

We are driving home from the Poly as I type. Pool hoppers caught my attention twice and I was not looking for them. Once was a lady yelling at her husband as she didn't like her options for getting back to their room at the Contemporary. The other time was a group of teens debating if they were going to stay for lunch before they "hopped to the next pool" or get lunch at the next stop.

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2DisPrincesses said:

We are driving home from the Poly as I type. Pool hoppers caught my attention twice and I was not looking for them. Once was a lady yelling at her husband as she didn't like her options for getting back to their room at the Contemporary. The other time was a group of teens debating if they were going to stay for lunch before they "hopped to the next pool" or get lunch at the next stop.

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CT Disney said:

I have to say...this has to be my favorite thread on the DIS ever. Something about adherence to rules (closing the gate) VS politeness (holding the gate open for those behind you). I'm sure these were BOTH things we were all taught as kids. And, in this case, it seems like they can not exist simultaneously. Very interesting.

Anyway, I noticed that a lot of people seem to be suggesting this: If someone is waiting at the gate to enter after you, simply allow them to go through first. You'll be able to tell fairly quickly if they have a legitimate Poly magic band.

It made me imagine what would happen if two folks from this thread happened to meet up at the Poly gate. I imagine it going something like this:


"Please, after you."
"No, after you."
"Really, feel free...go ahead of us."
"No, no it would really make me happy if you went first."
"Here, let me hold your things while you get your magic bands."
"No, no...I must insist...after you."
"It would make my day just magical if I could let you get a lounge chair before me."
"Well, my day would just be filled with pixie dust if you could dip your toe in the water first."
"So, tell me: what building are your staying in here at the Poly?"
"I was just going to ask you the same thing."


And, on and on and on.....

Passive-aggressive-DIS-thread-knowledge-overload.

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ThistleMae said:

From what I've read on the Poly thread, the gate does not always work. So....as much as we would like to think that only pool hoppers are waiting at the gate....it seems legitimate Poly people's MB's do not always work. We may be the ones waiting at the gate!

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kiki02 said:

Do we know when the quiet pool is going down?

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lala5176 said:

I was told by a
cast member probably after summer.

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Marionnette said:

Tikiman posted photos on his Facebook page this morning. They show a CM scanning MBs and handing out bracelets at the gate. Maybe it's because this is a holiday weekend, but I wouldn't mind if this became permanent.

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Marionnette said:

Tikiman posted photos on his Facebook page this morning. They show a CM scanning MBs and handing out bracelets at the gate. Maybe it's because this is a holiday weekend, but I wouldn't mind if this became permanent.

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