Resort Thread Disney's Club Level (CL) Thread

[twinklebug]

What's the mask policy on planes these days?

 

[jods]

What's the mask policy on planes these days?

It is required on jetblue. I believe they are airline specific.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I’m slightly concerned about my flights. I have a late June/early July trip planned. I have flight reservations (United) and check frequently to see how full the flight is. I noticed the middle seats in economy blocked off a few days ago. About a day after that, my outbound flight disappeared from the flights that are displayed when I search for flights on the date we are traveling. Right now it only shows one Orlando flight at a time I don’t like. If I go into my reservation, however, it’s still there/not showing as cancelled. I’m not really sure what this is about but it has me slightly nervous. There are only 15 seats taken on the entire flight, so it’s not sold out. I‘m considering a backup reservation on Southwest in case my United flight is cancelled and it just hasn’t been announced yet.

I’d call UA tomorrow to find out if the flight is cancelled (I had bad luck calling them on a Sunday )

 

[gottalovepluto]

What's the mask policy on planes these days?

In a couple weeks all big domestic airlines will require them, it’s already been announced. Some will have them available for customers, some won’t.

 

[vinotinto]

What's the mask policy on planes these days?

That I know of - required on Jetblue, Delta, American, Frontier, Spirit, Alaska, Southwest, and United.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/trav...rus-joining-delta-united-american/3074667001/

 

[NicoleLarson]

Fantastic point, thank you! Here is a question for you....I've never actually been in the AKL....I understand the lobby is on the 3rd floor and the restaurants are on the first?

DH and I love being able to walk/take stairs when possible instead of elevators. Our favorite Beach Club room is a flight of stairs from the lobby. Is it possible to walk down a flight of stairs to the lobby from club rooms at AKL? The rooms do seem closer than the ones at the end of the wings (looked at the touring plans room finder) so that's a definite bonus too!

Yes, as previously mentioned, theres one set outside (these look at the Arusha Savannah), then across the lobby and down the lovely stairs above Boma. These wind down a lovely water feature passing Victoria falls bar along the way. But theres also a set at the front of the resort, which would be directly under the CL lounge and exit at the lobby entrance. That probably makes zero sense since you've never been to AKL but hopefully it will make better sense once you are there and see it in person.

 

[pangyal]

All of this talk of AKL is making me so anxious about our June 19-27 reservation there! All I’ve been thinking about is relaxing in that lounge with my coffee, drinking my sparkling wine on the balcony and watching the gazelles, and sitting with my kiddo on the couch watching movies all evening while chatting with our CMs that at this point are like family. Is this the very definition of first world problems?

 

[Katodu]

I know no one has the answer to this... so I’m just looking for opinions (And my family is tired of me hypothesizing....). We have an 8 night BWI CL. booked in mid August. I chose BWI bc of how awesome their club level looked, in particular the food choices. I’ve been watching the rates and I could change to. BWI villa for basically the same price Yesterday there were no villas, today there is. i feel like we ALways save money with club level bc of the Food and drinks so switching to a villa would cost us more money in long run unless the CL also doesn’t have food and drinks. We are two adults and tmy 12 year old son and his friend So the space sounds nice. We definitely want to stay in boardwalk,area. We did YC CL last year and loved it. Thanks for any opinions. Would you just hold tight?

 

[vinotinto]

I know no one has the answer to this... so I’m just looking for opinions (And my family is tired of me hypothesizing....). We have an 8 night BWI CL. booked in mid August. I chose BWI bc of how awesome their club level looked, in particular the food choices. I’ve been watching the rates and I could change to. BWI villa for basically the same price Yesterday there were no villas, today there is. i feel like we ALways save money with club level bc of the Food and drinks so switching to a villa would cost us more money in long run unless the CL also doesn’t have food and drinks. We are two adults and tmy 12 year old son and his friend So the space sounds nice. We definitely want to stay in boardwalk,area. We did YC CL last year and loved it. Thanks for any opinions. Would you just hold tight?

I would hold tight until we know more. How big is the villa? The only thing is if you have a separate bedroom for the 12-year old and friend. That would be nice for privacy.

 

[Jess.stw]

Yes, as previously mentioned, theres one set outside (these look at the Arusha Savannah), then across the lobby and down the lovely stairs above Boma. These wind down a lovely water feature passing Victoria falls bar along the way. But theres also a set at the front of the resort, which would be directly under the CL lounge and exit at the lobby entrance. That probably makes zero sense since you've never been to AKL but hopefully it will make better sense once you are there and see it in person.

Thank you! Sounds like it is walkable which is good enough for me! I will upgrade to club....really not a big difference in price from the savannah view I already reserved!

 

[NicoleLarson]

I know no one has the answer to this... so I’m just looking for opinions (And my family is tired of me hypothesizing....). We have an 8 night BWI CL. booked in mid August. I chose BWI bc of how awesome their club level looked, in particular the food choices. I’ve been watching the rates and I could change to. BWI villa for basically the same price Yesterday there were no villas, today there is. i feel like we ALways save money with club level bc of the Food and drinks so switching to a villa would cost us more money in long run unless the CL also doesn’t have food and drinks. We are two adults and tmy 12 year old son and his friend So the space sounds nice. We definitely want to stay in boardwalk,area. We did YC CL last year and loved it. Thanks for any opinions. Would you just hold tight?

That's a tough one for sure but the pro is you can't make a bad choice. I've stayed in both room types that you are considering and they're both wonderful. The extra space in the 1 bedroom is wonderful and I've actually cooked in the kitchen a couple of times....something I said I would NEVER do. But having the lounge right there is an awesome perk and we honestly look at the lounge as an extension of our room. So basically we just use our room to sleep and hang out mostly in the lounge when we're not at the parks or pool. But that could all completely change with the covid and maybe you wont be able to hang out in the lounge. So many maybes, it is very tough. I say go with your gut and if it's a terrible experience...its Disney, I have confidence they'll make it right.

 

[mickeynut1]

I think it will be extending until some demand comes back and then it magically won’t be necessary

I think you might be right.

I know no one has the answer to this... so I’m just looking for opinions (And my family is tired of me hypothesizing....). We have an 8 night BWI CL. booked in mid August. I chose BWI bc of how awesome their club level looked, in particular the food choices. I’ve been watching the rates and I could change to. BWI villa for basically the same price Yesterday there were no villas, today there is. i feel like we ALways save money with club level bc of the Food and drinks so switching to a villa would cost us more money in long run unless the CL also doesn’t have food and drinks. We are two adults and tmy 12 year old son and his friend So the space sounds nice. We definitely want to stay in boardwalk,area. We did YC CL last year and loved it. Thanks for any opinions. Would you just hold tight?

I agree with the pp that I'd hold off for a bit before making any changes. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before we see some announcement on any changes that might be taking place.

 

[Eastern]

I’m slightly concerned about my flights. I have a late June/early July trip planned. I have flight reservations (United) and check frequently to see how full the flight is. I noticed the middle seats in economy blocked off a few days ago. About a day after that, my outbound flight disappeared from the flights that are displayed when I search for flights on the date we are traveling. Right now it only shows one Orlando flight at a time I don’t like. If I go into my reservation, however, it’s still there/not showing as cancelled. I’m not really sure what this is about but it has me slightly nervous. There are only 15 seats taken on the entire flight, so it’s not sold out. I‘m considering a backup reservation on Southwest in case my United flight is cancelled and it just hasn’t been announced yet.

I read somewhere that United will be cancelling some flights but to avoid having to pay out right away they are just blocking off new reservations. So it prevents more people from having to be reaccommodated when the flight is actually cancelled and avoids having to refund immediately. Not sure what you could do at this point if the flight has not been officially cancelled.

 

[twinklebug]

I read somewhere that United will be cancelling some flights but to avoid having to pay out right away they are just blocking off new reservations. So it prevents more people from having to be reaccommodated when the flight is actually cancelled and avoids having to refund immediately. Not sure what you could do at this point if the flight has not been officially cancelled.

Jetblue was pulling this with their flights out of Providence.

The games the airlines play are infuriating. I've read reports of people not getting their money/points back because they booked too early (hopefully that skeevy behavior on their part has been stopped) and that at least one airline has used the situation to sneak in even higher baggage fees hoping no one would notice. (IMHO, first bag should always be free unless they enjoy having passengers who are re-wearing the same outfit for the third time on the flight.)

 

[ColoradoMom12]

I read somewhere that United will be cancelling some flights but to avoid having to pay out right away they are just blocking off new reservations. So it prevents more people from having to be reaccommodated when the flight is actually cancelled and avoids having to refund immediately. Not sure what you could do at this point if the flight has not been officially cancelled.

Thanks for the heads up! I had not read that, but I think that’s exactly what’s going on. As of this morning, it appears United has discontinued nonstop flights from Denver to Orlando until mid-July (or at least that’s what search results are showing). I attempted calling after I read your post, but they were very unhelpful and only told me that the flight I’m supposedly on has not been officially cancelled. I guess I just have to wait. In the meantime, I think I will go ahead and book Southwest.

 

[vinotinto]

I received a response to my email to DSS asking about changes to CL food and beverage service. I was expecting a canned response, but they actually replied to my question. No new information though:

"The Walt Disney Company has not made any official announcements about changes to the club level experience. We recommend that you continue to check the official Walt Disney World website for updates and announcements."

And so, we continue to wait and watch. My husband and I think we won't be able to take the other (non-WDW) trip we had started to plan for end of May/beginning of June (flights are basically unavailable). So, I was going to extend my WDW July trip. Except, that GDT CL is now unavailable, so I would need to change resorts. So, many decisions and so little information!

 

[tam rockspal]

I don't know if anyone can answer this question but over a couple of years ago i stayed at the boardwalk inn and got upgraded to club level. I loved it so much it was worth it.
My question is does anyone know what kind of coffee that was in the lounge area? I'm thinking it was joffrey's but not sure and if so what flavor, it was so good.
Thank you and take care.

 

[Jess.stw]

Sounds lovely! I think I am sold!

And I hesitated too long....put the change in my cart and by the time I went through checkout it became unavilable! Dangit!!!! Serves me right for being indecisive I guess! I will keep watching to see if space opens up.

 

[CogsworthTN]

And I hesitated too long....put the change in my cart and by the time I went through checkout it became unavilable! Dangit!!!! Serves me right for being indecisive I guess! I will keep watching to see if space opens up.

Keep trying. I have noticed that the availability changes throughout the day. Don’t know why, but it does.

 

[Jess.stw]

Keep trying. I have noticed that the availability changes throughout the day. Don’t know why, but it does.

wow! Thanks for this! Tried again and GOT IT! Now I’m excited!!!