Appliances, (Have You Ever Brought Them?)

[AliceandAriel]

This is mostly a question for rooms that lack them (LM in AoA, per example). This isn't a debate about it being okay to bring the items in question, or a discussion about why it is/isn't okay.

Obviously, in most of the standard rooms, while there are fridges, there's no microwave. Kind of makes cooking or pinching pennies by not having to eat out everywhere... impossible.

So to those who haven't rented the villas, have you ever brought an appliance such as a toaster, waffle maker, sandwich press, egg cooker, etc., to the resort to help with food costs during your stay at WDW?

 

[LilyWDW]

Never have because most hotels do not allow guests to bring their own appliances.

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

No. But we do bring cereal, muffins, bananas from home for breakfast. Oh and already cooked bacon and bagels.

And some snacks and fruit cups with us. Along with water, diet coke, juice. We usually buy milk in the food court.

It's my vacation and I'm not cooking on it so no appliances for me. LOL

 

[minnie mum]

No, because they are not permitted. They are a fire hazard. I'd rather have a cold breakfast from groceries we bring with us, or eat in the food court. I'd rather not have housekeeping report it and risk being thrown out of the resort.

There are plenty of places, both onsite and off that have cooking facilities if that is your preference.

Since it is against Disboard posting guidelines to post anything that flaunts Disney rules or policies, I doubt that you will have many posters advocating that you bring your own cooking appliances with you.

 

[chocovrdmicears]

No, because they are not allowed, a danger to other guests, and can get you removed from the resort.

That being said, there are lots of other ideas to help you cut food costs that don't involve appliances. That may be the better avenue to go down.

 

[POOHsie]

There's always a toaster or two, and a microwave, at the Resort Food Courts. Resort Guests are allowed to use these appliances; they are in the seating area.

 

[pixarmom]

Those of us standing in Downtown Disney outside the Grand Californian Hotel in our pajamas early one morning because a guest's in-room toaster set off the fire alarm say "please don't!"

 

[disnut8]

This is mostly a question for rooms that lack them (LM in AoA, per example). This isn't a debate about it being okay to bring the items in question, or a discussion about why it is/isn't okay.

Obviously, in most of the standard rooms, while there are fridges, there's no microwave. Kind of makes cooking or pinching pennies by not having to eat out everywhere... impossible.

So to those who haven't rented the villas, have you ever brought an appliance such as a toaster, waffle maker, sandwich press, egg cooker, etc., to the resort to help with food costs during your stay at WDW?

I think people missed the bolded part.

So i'm going to put myself on the high road because I haven't brought any appliances because when I needed to because of finances, we flew (cheaply) and it wasn't practical to haul a toaster for my son's Pop tarts so he ate them cold or ate an alternative.

However, my mother-in-law never travels without her own coffee maker - doesn't matter if there is one in the room, she has to have her own. There is no exception to this rule with her. And a family friend who traveled with my husband brought a hot plate and cooked all his meals on that in the room. Grossed my husband out big time just from the smell. Husband did not do this, not because he thought it was wrong but simply because the smell was too horrible to remain in the room so he went and enjoyed his bought food somewhere else.

 

[dansdad]

Nope.

 

[chocovrdmicears]

I think people missed the bolded part.

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I don't think we missed the bolded part. I think we tried to answer as honestly and informatively as we could while following the OP's rules.

 

[Ames389]

What do you all think about bringing a coffee maker to the All Stars?

 

[LilyWDW]

I think people missed the bolded part.

Nope. The question was:

So to those who haven't rented the villas, have you ever brought an appliance such as a toaster, waffle maker, sandwich press, egg cooker, etc., to the resort to help with food costs during your stay at WDW?

Which I answered and explained why.

 

[smiths02]

This is mostly a question for rooms that lack them (LM in AoA, per example). This isn't a debate about it being okay to bring the items in question, or a discussion about why it is/isn't okay.

Obviously, in most of the standard rooms, while there are fridges, there's no microwave. Kind of makes cooking or pinching pennies by not having to eat out everywhere... impossible.

So to those who haven't rented the villas, have you ever brought an appliance such as a toaster, waffle maker, sandwich press, egg cooker, etc., to the resort to help with food costs during your stay at WDW?

There is no debate, it isn't okay.

You could stay offsite with a kitchen, order pizza from offsite, use the microwave/toaster in the food court, or bring food that doesn't require appliances (peanut butter & jelly).

 

[HopperFan]

When fridges were not included or as in two weeks ago when they were "a hazard" I brought my own mini fridge. Disney allowed these. It allows me to save plenty of money.

Breakfast always in room: Yogurt, Juice, Grapes, Cream Cheese ... plus bananas, apples, breakfast bars, muffins, bagels.

Lunch in parks: Deli meat, Sliced Cheese, Mustard, Mayo ..... plus nice rolls, tubes of pringles (don't get crushed in backpack) and cookie snack packs.

Snacks/Drinks: Cheese sticks ..... plus packs of raisins, craisins, trail mix, ritz bitz and gummies. Soda, bottled water and juice packs. You can also bring fruit cups, applesauce, pudding cups etc with plastic ware.

Lunch works great. We take a flat tupperware container the rolls fit in, no squishing. Tube of Pringles so they don't get crushed. Cookies and Snacks. Bottled water. We rarely buy any snacks in parks (I can't even use up all my snack credits when on dining plan). I try to take a small freezer pack to put by sandwiches or have the water cooled in fridge but we've never had issues since they are in a container they stay pretty cool. We carry all in a backpack.

If we do a waterpark we pack a full cooler of lunch, snacks and drinks since allowed. We spend 0 money on food there.

Dinner we budget for a sit down that is reasonable on property and (since you are considering appliances I assume you have a car) we sneak off for a Chickfila or Pizza or somewhere I purchased a highly discounted Restaurant dot Com gift certificate.

 

[Polydweller]

I think people missed the bolded part.

So i'm going to put myself on the high road because I haven't brought any appliances because when I needed to because of finances, we flew (cheaply) and it wasn't practical to haul a toaster for my son's Pop tarts so he ate them cold or ate an alternative.

However, my mother-in-law never travels without her own coffee maker - doesn't matter if there is one in the room, she has to have her own. There is no exception to this rule with her. And a family friend who traveled with my husband brought a hot plate and cooked all his meals on that in the room. Grossed my husband out big time just from the smell. Husband did not do this, not because he thought it was wrong but simply because the smell was too horrible to remain in the room so he went and enjoyed his bought food somewhere else.

Ok, haven't missed the bolded part either but since you've added this extra info, and to give information to others, I'll give some perspective from my hotelier background.

As you show, some people do but they are taking risks they may not know about. If the appliance causes damage or a fire the appliance owner will be liable and the hotel will go after the cost. And those costs can be high and include any legal costs. And there can be criminal charges related to using the equipment since in most cases it's forbidden. You can also be removed and banned from the chain (yes it happens).

So yeah people do it but it may not be worth the risk.

 

[528it]

Just to switch things around some, is it ok to bring a full size coffee maker or blender with you if you are staying in a studio at the BCV. They have the small coffee makers that are just inconvenient in our case.
Thanks
Brinson Webb

 

[rlovew]

Just to switch things around some, is it ok to bring a full size coffee maker or blender with you if you are staying in a studio at the BCV. They have the small coffee makers that are just inconvenient in our case.
Thanks
Brinson Webb

I assume you are staying in a studio since the 1 and 2 bedroom units have a full size coffee maker- you can bring the coffee maker but if you call housekeeping they will provide you with a blender at any DVC room so you don't need to bring one.

 

[gogo]

I understand eating a light breakfast in the room plus having snacks and drinks in the room, also. But, packing a lunch for the parks and never having snacks or treats in the parks seems like you are missing some of the fun.
Just going to Disney is expensive why not splurge a little or save longer so when you get there you can eat at some of the fun places?

Part of the experience is trying out some of the candy shops, bakeries, dole whips, etc. This is just my opinion, I get that everyone has different budgets and travelling styles.

 

[AliceandAriel]

I think people missed the bolded part.

Exactly, thank you for acknowledging that. When I created this post, it was very strictly just to see how some people may have thought about the situation. I was not, nor am I, in any way looking to break Disney policies or cause trouble. I know it's not permitted for obvious reasons, but like people who try to bring kids into adult-only pools at resorts around the world (saw a great example of that at Vegas) sometimes people break the rules for whatever reason they want to rationalize.

EDIT: And to include, if I ever wanted to bring items, I definitely would only do it when it was possible, like a villa. Or flat out rent a house near WDW for the week. But that's highly unlikely for me- when I go on vacation, I don't want to cook, at all. LOL. I'm the kind of person who enjoys eating out on vacation, WDW is no exception.

 

[mommyrosa2]

Iwill start off by saying that we have never brought any appliances and to be honest wouldn't even think about it since we fly and I don't personally want to prepare anything when I'm on vacation - but that's just me . But, I will say that this past August, my oldest daughter got very sick the day we arrived and was sick for just about the entire week. We were staying at the BC CL and by day two went to concierge to see if we could get her some chicken broth/soup. They called private dining and also put in a request for a microwave so we could store the soup in the fridge and heat up portions of it as needed - not something we even would have thought about. Now, not sure if this was because she was so sick & they knew she couldn't leave the room but they did deliver one to our room and set it up. This may have been an exception but they did have them.