So what happens if you are either sleeping and do not want to get up to answer the door, or are in the shower and do not hear the knocking but your door is latched? Do they just keep pounding until you open up or come back later? Or flip the latch and let themselves in anyway? I sleep naked and if they are knocking on my door I am not getting up to get dressed and open up and let them in at that time.
Reports VARY but there have been reports of CM's knocking incessantly until they are let in, so that has been occurring, but not always.
There have
NOT been reports of CM's Flipping open the door latch although it can easily happen by using a stiff piece of paper or thin card stock. You can google this and find videos on how easy it is to do. No special tool is needed to bypass the door latch.
If you do not open the door CM's can use their key to open the door lock. If the LATCH is engaged the door will open a couple of inches and CM's will be able to see inside the crack.
There is concern that someone will be in the room when a different family member is outside the room (for example at the parks or the food court) and the latch will not be able to be used because the family member will need to get back in the room when the person in the room is sleeping or in the bathroom, etc.
Some people posting here are annoyed that people are concerned that these room incursions are occurring. They believe that if people would just use the latch then every problem would be solved. They can not conceive of the complications that occur when not everyone is currently in the room and the latch can not be used to prevent CM's from using their key and coming in the room.
There have been reports of CM's
entering the room when people are sleeping and entering the room while people are in the bathroom. Some CM's checking the room walk all the way into the room and check the bathroom. Others do not.
There has been an instance where a sleeping "princess" was in the room and the parent was told to stay outside while the CM went into the room to perform the room check. A complaint was made to the resort management about this behavior by the CM.
There have been reports posted of CM's doing multiple room checks during a single day and doing an additional room check after housekeeping has serviced the room.
There also seems to be a trend that using the Room Occupied sign accompanied by declining housekeeping has triggered a room check by CM's.
Some people posting here think that people reporting their negative experiences or opinions with these room checks are exaggerating, making stuff up or seeking attention. They become triggered when people post their concerns or experiences and seek to belittle or demean their concerns.
There have also been reports of people not being aware or not experiencing any room checks. They tend to be out of the room for extended periods of time and do not decline housekeeping.
There are reports of people posting here requesting that room checks NOT happen during certain periods of time (for Example during afternoon rest times) and having the request be ignored. Sometimes however this has worked.
Some people posting here claim not to care about the issue yet they keep returning to this issue to post that they can not understand why other people care. That mystery remains forever locked in their minds.
There are reports that
CM's are telling people that they can request a period of time not to be disturbed but that this is not always happening and that people are still disturbed. Sometimes however this has worked.
So what we seem to be seeing is that the implementation of these room checks is all over the place. There seems to be a disconnect in communication between the room check CM, the Guest and what CM's are telling people about what they can ask for regarding these room checks.
We do not know why Disney is doing these room checks. Speculation has been posted concerning the prevention of a mass shooting to Human trafficking concerns. We still do not know why these checks are happening and we probably will never know.
Disney is not informing guests that they are actively checking the rooms and making an effort to check each room daily. Gone are the days where you could put the Do Not Disturb sign on the door and expect that to be honored. Guests are required to let CM's in the room to perform these room checks.
Housekeeping service of your room counts as a room check but the possibility exists that additional checks may occur that day. Some Guests are reporting success with asking that the room check be conducted later, other guests are not having success with this request.
Finally,
DVC guests are reporting that sometimes the CM doing "Trash removal" as the "room Check" is not in fact removing the trash, others have had their trash removed.
~NM
