|
|
09-18-2012, 10:06 PM
|
#1 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,083
|
Swimming with the Ducks!
One of the simple pleasures of WDW is while staying at the WL, waking up very early, putting on your swimsuit, going down to the empty pool to enjoy some quality time swimming with the family of ducks, who use the pool when everyone else is asleep!
Has a anyone else enjoyed this experience? Are there families of ducks at other resorts? BTW, please don't chase the ducks away! 
__________________
CBR - 1989 (first trip)
 CBR - 1995 Wilderness Lodge - 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007 Wilderness Lodge Club Level - 2010 Wilderness Lodge Club Level 2013 celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary.   |
|
|
| Sponsored Links | |
|
|
|
|
09-18-2012, 10:12 PM
|
#2 |
|
We dig the Duck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 187
|
It is an experience I will not forget. The first time we shared the pool with them was almost 9 years ago!
__________________
"There are lots of horrid people on this planet, that I would love to give a lashing to."
Doofenshmirtz Headed home 11-1 Last edited by scout68; 09-18-2012 at 10:18 PM. |
|
|
|
|
09-18-2012, 10:14 PM
|
#3 | |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 509
|
Quote:
Yes they decided to join us at the Courtyard pool in Grand Floridian until some over excited kids scared them away... That being said they crash my pool all the time at home as well, we are SFL residents... |
|
|
|
|
|
09-18-2012, 10:22 PM
|
#4 | |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,083
|
Quote:
 Kiddies, please don't scare away the ducks!  Watching them is more fun, especially underwater!
__________________
CBR - 1989 (first trip)
CBR - 1995 Wilderness Lodge - 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007 Wilderness Lodge Club Level - 2010 Wilderness Lodge Club Level 2013 celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary. |
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 04:51 AM
|
#5 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,229
|
My kids swam with ducks at CSR (in the middle of the afternoon) in one of the quiet pools.
__________________
CBR - November 2006
CSR - May 2010 POFQ - June 2012 me  dh  ds (15)  dd (14)  and Baxter (my 7 year old lab - rescued from a shelter)       |
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 04:51 AM
|
#6 |
|
Mouseketeer
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: N.Ireland
Posts: 164
|
My DD12 ending up swimming with the ducks at the Dolphin Lap Pool. They had been walking around the pool and one of the Waiters tried to chase them away. It was only ever going to end one way and she ended up swimming with a Mummy duck and her three ducklings. Very cute
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 06:53 AM
|
#7 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Marietta, GA
Posts: 2,738
|
We were swimming at the BCV quiet pool one afternoon when a mother duck and about 8 ducklings got in the pool with us to swim. Everything was going great until mother duck had to go to the bathroom. It was disgusting, and went every where - you could see the pool water turning brown. After that, swimming with the ducks lost it's shine in our eyes.
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 07:54 AM
|
#8 | |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 509
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 07:54 AM
|
#9 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 692
|
I watched ducks swim in the pool at AKL while I ate breakfast last trip....it was too cold to get in though (unless you had feathers)
 Great memories!!
__________________
  me, DH, DD6, DS2 1988-Grand Floridian, 1993-offsite, 1994-offsite 2002-DTD and Disney Cruise Honeymoon 2005-offsite, 2009-POP, 2011-CSR 2012-Adults only Graduation Trip-AKL 2013-AKL again! |
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 07:58 AM
|
#10 |
|
Mouseketeer
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Winter Haven, FL
Posts: 282
|
I don't have any pics of us swimming with them at the Poly, but we did! They were not afraid of us at all!
__________________
 Just a married to my  raising our little and tiny |
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 08:22 AM
|
#11 | |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 8,537
|
Quote:
. They have also walked right up to us when we were outside eating or just sitting by the pool. But we have also seen on several occasions where kids would chase them away  .
__________________
CBR July 2002 - BC December 2003 - WL CL Oct/Nov 2004 - WL September 2006 - Poly September 2007 - AKL/GF SL/WL January 2010 - AKL/GF December 2010 - GF RPC May 2011
   |
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 12:43 PM
|
#12 | |
|
DIS Addict
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 6,624
|
Quote:
Denise in MI
__________________
ASMu,AKV, BLT Aug/Sept 2012, AKV April 2012, BCV/AKV November
 2011, BB April 2011, CBR,BCV,BWV Aug/Sept 2010, ASMu,VWL Nov 2009, CSR September 2009, AKV August 2009, CSR April 09 ,AKV/VWL/OKW Feb 09, TL April 08, DCL January 08, POR August 2007, POR May 2006, ASMo May 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 02:20 PM
|
#13 | |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,260
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 06:14 PM
|
#14 |
|
Poly Beach Comber
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 138
|
This is a typical morning at the Polynesian!
[IMG] [/IMG]
__________________
 Dad  Mom  Daughter (12) "To all who come to this happy place....Welcome!" Walt Disney  |
|
|
|
|
09-19-2012, 09:01 PM
|
#15 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Illinois...Way too far away from the Mouse
Posts: 12,816
|
Last May we swam with the ducks in the BCV pool. I was sitting on a lounge chair watching DH and both of my kids swim when all of a sudden 4 baby ducklings came waddling in to take an afternoon swim. They were so cute and no one bothered them. Mama duck did decide to come join in the fun by flying into the pool. When mama duck decided to swoop in, it was right when my youngest DD went underwater, which was a good thing because I think DD would of freaked out seeing mama duck swooping in right over her head
 . Mama duck was just coming to retrieve her ducklings because they all got out of the pool and waddled away. It was so cute to watch .
__________________
Me
 , DH  , DD (12)  , DD (9) and        |
|
|
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|
Linear Mode
