Can I use a magnet?

[gratefulfred]

The problem is that they can't accommodate everyone's sleeping/napping/etc. time schedule.

At $400 a night they should figure out a way too

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

I will say in the many trips we've had, we have yet to have someone knock on our door. We're not in our room a lot but we do come back to our room midday periodically and nap/eat/shower whatever. I know it happens but don't get too hung up on something that may not even happen. And really if you get woken from a nap while at disney, it's not the worst thing that can happen---I'll take a shortened nap at disney any day!!

 

[fla4fun]

And really if you get woken from a nap while at disney, it's not the worst thing that can happen---I'll take a shortened nap at disney any day!!

As an adult I would feel the same way, but the OP is talking about small children, and I know plenty of kids that are little terrors if they don’t get their complete nap, and that could really ruin a day.

OP, if you are out of the room early in the morning, you will probably be serviced by housekeeping before you come back for nap time. Once the room has been serviced, you shouldn’t have any additional room checks to deal with ( and if you do, address that with the front desk because the housekeeping check is supposed to be sufficient).

 

[kaytieeldr]

At $400 a night they should figure out a way too

Sure. They could add enough staff to meet every guest's personal needs. Disney won't eat that cost, they'd raise the rates to cover all their costs plus.

 

[Disneypro1]

At $400 a night they should figure out a way too

 

[gratefulfred]

Sure. They could add enough staff to meet every guest's personal needs. Disney won't eat that cost, they'd raise the rates to cover all their costs plus.

In another thread someone posted they got a reservation at the boardwalk for next year for $700 ( I don’t know what room or view)a night. The four seasons is cheaper than that and doesn’t do this to their guests. Disney has plenty of money to meet the needs of the guests, especially a little privacy which they are paying over top dollar for. They could divert some of the money generated from parking to this since they aren’t using it to figure out if the people they are charging for parking even have cars or not.

 

[Deb & Bill]

In another thread someone posted they got a reservation at the boardwalk for next year for $700 ( I don’t know what room or view)a night. The four seasons is cheaper than that and doesn’t do this to their guests. Disney has plenty of money to meet the needs of the guests, especially a little privacy which they are paying over top dollar for. They could divert some of the money generated from parking to this since they aren’t using it to figure out if the people they are charging for parking even have cars or not.

The money generated from parking will be going to wages since wages are going up at WDW.

 

[gratefulfred]

Really you don’t think when spending that much you don’t deserve a little privacy so your toddler can take a nap. Sometimes I think the people on this board are so blinded by their love for Disney they would be ok with cameras in the rooms

The money generated from parking will be going to wages since wages are going up at WDW.

Thats a guess at best, other people are guessing reduction of staff and park hours are offsetting the cost of higher wages

 

[kaytieeldr]

Very easy to indicate displeasure with Disney's (any company's) charges and policies: don't patronize the company. Or complain directly to the company. Or both.

 

[FCDub]

Sometimes I think the people on this board are so blinded by their love for Disney they would be ok with cameras in the rooms

OR people are realists. Or would prefer not to have other guests slapping their own homemade signs on the door of the hotel rooms in attempts to dictate a well publicized security procedure.

 

[gratefulfred]

OR people are realists. Or would prefer not to have other guests slapping their own homemade signs on the door of the hotel rooms in attempts to dictate a well publicized security procedure.

Realists. Yeah I feel much safer with these room checks, nothing bad can happen now

 

[ellbell]

In another thread someone posted they got a reservation at the boardwalk for next year for $700 ( I don’t know what room or view)a night. The four seasons is cheaper than that and doesn’t do this to their guests. Disney has plenty of money to meet the needs of the guests, especially a little privacy which they are paying over top dollar for. They could divert some of the money generated from parking to this since they aren’t using it to figure out if the people they are charging for parking even have cars or not.

Regardless of what we think though that isn't what is happening or will happen. You can definitely email guest services about your feelings but it's likely that it won't change.

 

[Lynne M]

People seem to be discussing this as if it's some kind of customer service initiative that isn't being done right - that Disney should try harder to accommodate guests' schedules.

This isn't a customer service initiative.

There isn't a hotel manager in the known universe who'd willingly create a policy that inconveniences guests and makes them feel like their privacy is being intruded on, AND increases their personnel costs. This isn't something Disney is doing because they want to. They're doing it because someone has asked them or told them to do it.

I have no inside knowledge on this at all, but I suspect it's being driven by law enforcement. Maybe it's a post-Las-Vegas thing, maybe it's a response to child trafficking. I've seen billboards in the non-touristy parts of Orlando about trafficking and being on the lookout for traffickers, so I assume there are rings operating in the area. Maybe local or federal law enforcement has asked them to check rooms. Again, I'm just speculating.

If they're looking for this sort of thing, they're not going to schedule the room checks and let the bad guys know when to have the kids out of the room.

 

[writerguyfl]

This initiative is nothing more than security theater. If there were any real threat, law enforcement would be having them check luggage prior to letting guests into their rooms.

At $400 a night they should figure out a way too

Exactly. There are hundreds of other hotels in the greater Orlando area that don't insist on treating their guests like they are all potential criminals by insisting on daily room checks. If those hotels can somehow manage to keep their hotels free of terrorists/human traffickers (while changing significantly less per night), Disney should be able to do it, too.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I'd like to bet that Disney got some information from the FBI, just like they did after the Pulse Nightclub incident. They are relying on information that none of us are aware of. Plus they want to keep their bottom line covered. So the conduct the daily checks, a few guests are inconvenienced, but the rest go along with it. It keeps the bad guys on their toes or they have to come up with a different plan.

 

[Disneylover99]

People seem to be discussing this as if it's some kind of customer service initiative that isn't being done right - that Disney should try harder to accommodate guests' schedules.

This isn't a customer service initiative.

There isn't a hotel manager in the known universe who'd willingly create a policy that inconveniences guests and makes them feel like their privacy is being intruded on, AND increases their personnel costs. This isn't something Disney is doing because they want to. They're doing it because someone has asked them or told them to do it.

I have no inside knowledge on this at all, but I suspect it's being driven by law enforcement. Maybe it's a post-Las-Vegas thing, maybe it's a response to child trafficking. I've seen billboards in the non-touristy parts of Orlando about trafficking and being on the lookout for traffickers, so I assume there are rings operating in the area. Maybe local or federal law enforcement has asked them to check rooms. Again, I'm just speculating.

If they're looking for this sort of thing, they're not going to schedule the room checks and let the bad guys know when to have the kids out of the room.

While I agree with your post, many reports do indicate that Disney does treat this as a customer service initiative.

Lots of people report asking security to come back later with no problem. Many people are calling housekeeping to book them at their convenience. Disney is accommodating guests schedules whenever possible. Even security themselves will rarely tell you the real reason why they are in your room. We’ve had many room checks and I always ask them why just to hear their response. Most of the time, security says they are checking on room maintenance.

I get why some would think it’s a customer service initiative.