Arrival date question

[clh2]

Can we use pools on the arrival date, even if our rooms are not yet ready? If it matters, our hotel is Coronado springs.

Thanks!

 

[erionm]

Can we use pools on the arrival date, even if our rooms are not yet ready?

Thanks!

Yes.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Can we use pools on the arrival date, even if our rooms are not yet ready? If it matters, our hotel is Coronado springs.

Thanks!

All day of check-in through all day of check-out...... depending when you're going, you could also take advantage of a free water park day on your check-in day.....

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

From the time you check in (regardless of if your room is ready) to 11:59pm the day you check out you have access to all resort activities.

 

[clh2]

All day of check-in through all day of check-out...... depending when you're going, you could also take advantage of a free water park day on your check-in day.....

I do know about the water park opportunity! Just trying to lay out all the options! Ie. Sometimes the waterparks reach capacity. Or…we are traveling with 3 kids, ages 2,4, and 6, and we are doing MNSSHP the night of our arrival, so also considering more relaxing options, so we can fully enjoy the Halloween party!

We will lay out all the options for our daughter/husband, and ultimately, they will have a lot of input on this.

Thanks for your help!

 

[thanxfornoticin]

I do know about the water park opportunity! Just trying to lay out all the options! Ie. Sometimes the waterparks reach capacity. Or…we are traveling with 3 kids, ages 2,4, and 6, and we are doing MNSSHP the night of our arrival, so also considering more relaxing options, so we can fully enjoy the Halloween party!

We will lay out all the options for our daughter/husband, and ultimately, they will have a lot of input on this.

Thanks for your help!

The pool at Coronado is a lot of fun for the kids, too!! That's where we'd be instead of a water park that day!

 

[jemtx]

I do know about the water park opportunity! Just trying to lay out all the options! Ie. Sometimes the waterparks reach capacity. Or…we are traveling with 3 kids, ages 2,4, and 6, and we are doing MNSSHP the night of our arrival, so also considering more relaxing options, so we can fully enjoy the Halloween party!

We will lay out all the options for our daughter/husband, and ultimately, they will have a lot of input on this.

Thanks for your help!

Given your MNSSHP and young kids, I would totally just hang out at the hotel and swim, use the arcade, have a snack, etc. Most, if not all, pool areas and some bathrooms, showers and changing areas. You are completely allowed to use all hotel amenities on your arrival day, as well as until the very end of your checkout day (even once you officially checkout of your room). Enjoy!

 

[clh2]

Thank you all! The more I run scenarios through my head, the more I’m thinking resort pools will be ideal!

 

[Headless]

Stay at the resort up until you get your room then do your best to get a nap in. you are going to be tight time wise as the part will let you in around 4-6 and you want to hit that pre window if for any other reason not wasting party time in line trying to get in.

On almost all of our trips our room wasn't ready until just before 4 o'clock, I think the earliest I have gotten was 2pm so not a lot of time to transition. is day 1 your only party option because of the length of stay? My wife and I did party on our first day a couple years ago and it was almost to much day 1 and we're adults. If it is your only option I would make something like Epcot or a later breakfast your plan for day 2 to give yourselves a chance to rest and enjoy your time.

 

[clh2]

Stay at the resort up until you get your room then do your best to get a nap in. you are going to be tight time wise as the part will let you in around 4-6 and you want to hit that pre window if for any other reason not wasting party time in line trying to get in.

On almost all of our trips our room wasn't ready until just before 4 o'clock, I think the earliest I have gotten was 2pm so not a lot of time to transition. is day 1 your only party option because of the length of stay? My wife and I did party on our first day a couple years ago and it was almost to much day 1 and we're adults. If it is your only option I would make something like Epcot or a later breakfast your plan for day 2 to give yourselves a chance to rest and enjoy your time.

Yes, Day 1 is the only opportunity for the party. As far as Disney world days 2&3, my daughter/son-in law need to figure what they want to do/accomplish.

Now, don’t go feeling sorry for us, we fly in (arriving about 7:30 pm the day before and we are staying at the airport Hyatt. And, Day 4 (Monday) we are heading to Port Canaveral for a cruise. The Disney World piece was definitely an add-on months after the cruise was booked.

 

[lanejudy]

I assume you are staying at the MCO Hyatt to get the kids to bed earlier on the evening you fly in. I would probably push that evening to get to WDW and checked in. Then your "day 1" you have a room, can sleep late, hang at the pool, and take naps before going to the party.

 

[clh2]

I assume you are staying at the MCO Hyatt to get the kids to bed earlier on the evening you fly in. I would probably push that evening to get to WDW and checked in. Then your "day 1" you have a room, can sleep late, hang at the pool, and take naps before going to the party.

Yes, definitely staying at the Hyatt, and that is how my daughter wants to start the trip. She knows her boys best!

 

[lanejudy]

Yes, definitely staying at the Hyatt, and that is how my daughter wants to start the trip. She knows her boys best!

I'm sure she knows her boys best. But does she also realize that the next day could be no room assignment until time for the party (or later), so potentially no naps and presumably a late evening at the party? Of those 2 options I'd much rather trade an extra hour later on travel day for a no-room/no-nap/late night the next day. Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Good luck!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

We did the early evening MCO Hyatt arrival thing once - kids (and adults) were jacked up on travel/arrival highs and we all just sat there forever trying to go to sleep thinking about how WDW was only 30 minutes away. YMMV.

 

[Ensusieasm]

Yes, definitely staying at the Hyatt, and that is how my daughter wants to start the trip. She knows her boys best!

More often than not, my Disney World Resort room isn’t ready till after 4:00, sometimes way after.
I highly recommend going straight to your Disney Hotel on arrival, and waking up already where you want to spend your day, instead of being “homeless” for most of the day before the party.

 

[clh2]

Well, I want to thank the posters who suggested going to the resort on the flight arrival night, instead of staying at the Hyatt-airport. While my daughter and I will be having a more in-depth conversation about this next weekend, we just want to lay out options, with the positives and negatives.

Her mother-in-law is joining us for the “land” portion of the trip, but not flying in until the morning after we arrive. I can still see some of the benefit of staying at the resort on our arrival night.

So, while this complicates things, we might proceed with a split stay, Ie my husband and I take one or two of our grandsons (out of 3), and go to the resort. This depends on if our daughter wants to mess with the car seat and booster, which are needed; and any huge change in room rates. And then our daughter and son-in-law, and 2-year old grandson could stay at the Hyatt and head out the next day once the other grandma arrives, Then at least we would have 1 room, where naps could be taken, and getting ready for MNSSHP.

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