Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[Ewoks]

Add me to the Logorail please! My husband and I are headed back to the CR Tower Club (14th floor) January 21-28. This'll be our third trip to Tower Club and I couldn't be more excited!

 

[trishadono]

Add me to the Logorail please! My husband and I are headed back to the CR Tower Club (14th floor) January 21-28. This'll be our third trip to Tower Club and I couldn't be more excited!

Congrats!

 

[wdwnut61]

Could you please add us to the Logorail for 3/10/17-3/19/17
So excited I just found out our travel agent was able to switch us the CR

 

[BlueFairy]

What kind of coffee is provided in the room? And what kind of machine is it if I want to bring my own?

What kind of coffee is available for refillable mugs?

What locations will refill my mug besides Contempo Cafe?

 

[Quellman]

Is the giant Mickey Wreath coming back this year? I know there has been a lot of work on the end of the A-frames for a few years now. I'm ready for the ultimate wreath to return!!

 

[Ewoks]

What kind of coffee is provided in the room? And what kind of machine is it if I want to bring my own?

What kind of coffee is available for refillable mugs?

What locations will refill my mug besides Contempo Cafe?

Coffee, both in-room and at Contempo Cafe, is from a Florida coffee company called Joffrey's. I'm definitely a coffee person and I find it excellent. It's also the same brand served at all restaurants in WDW, as well as several coffee stands in the parks. A lot of signature restaurants have their own special blend that Joffrey's makes specifically for that restaurant, which is really cool (especially when served in a French Press). Taste-wise, the blend you'll find in-room and in the refillable mug locations is a solid medium roast. If you use the Disney refillable mug, you can refill it at any RapidFill location, which is usually the QS restaurant at each resort. Hope this helps.

 

[BlueFairy]

Coffee, both in-room and at Contempo Cafe, is from a Florida coffee company called Joffrey's. I'm definitely a coffee person and I find it excellent. It's also the same brand served at all restaurants in WDW, as well as several coffee stands in the parks. A lot of signature restaurants have their own special blend that Joffrey's makes specifically for that restaurant, which is really cool (especially when served in a French Press). Taste-wise, the blend you'll find in-room and in the refillable mug locations is a solid medium roast. If you use the Disney refillable mug, you can refill it at any RapidFill location, which is usually the QS restaurant at each resort. Hope this helps.

Very helpful. Thank you!

I wonder if they they will refill them for you at the Sand Bar.

 

[skuttle]

We leave for WDW tomorrow!

Spending the first half of our trip at POR, then the last three at CR-TPV!! This is our first split stay. Not ideal, but we had to change our trip from October (Hurricane!) to Thanksgiving and had to play around a bit with dates and rooms since we were booking so last minute! So excited for our first CR stay!

 

[SaintsManiac]

We are seriously thinking about switching from WL to CR for our Thanksgiving trip next year. I think being able to walk to MK is a big deal for a busy week!

 

[Lyons Family]

Well Soon I will get to update my signature as I add the Contemporary on to our next fall travel plans.

We have stayed at the Wilderness lodge 4 x
And The Grand Floridian 4 x.

This will be a first and we have a tower bay view.
Excited, but anxious

Looking forward to reading this whole thread (lol)

Later

 

[BlueFairy]

Here now! Questions about the CR? I'll try to find the answer.

 

[cadale]

Please add us to the log-a-rail for 2/18 through 2/26 in BLT 2 bedroom.

 

[qbmillar]

Just back from a 6 night stay at CR, 5 nights on 12 and 1 night on 14. It was amazing! Happy to answer any questions for anyone

 

[skuttle]

We are at POR right now, but check in to CR tomorrow!

We want to make rope drop at Epcot later this week. 9am opening. What time should we catch the monorail? i know we'll have to switch at the TTC.

 

[GillianP1301]

Hello! Can I be added to the log-a-rail? I'll be at CR Aug 26 - Sept 4 next year. I booked a Standard Garden Wing on the bounceback when I was there this past year.

It's been my dream to stay at CR since I was a kid and would love a TPV room, but compromising to the Garden Wing for budget reasons. If I am able to take advantage of a decent room discount, I may forego the dining and move to the tower... we shall see! Regardless, I figure any day at the CR, no matter what room you're in, is a pretty good day!

 

[MinMou]

Just back from a 6 night stay at CR, 5 nights on 12 and 1 night on 14. It was amazing! Happy to answer any questions for anyone

Which floor did you prefer?

 

[Lyons Family]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.

 

[WDWKOOK]

It's my first time staying at BLT after many stays at GF, Poly, and BWI. I like the resort so far, the location is perfect with a toddler!

But, I have a question for those of you who have frequented this resort-- is it always so noisy at night? Its the first night of our stay and after getting up at 3:30am having it sound like Wishes and the Electrical Parade are right in our room (even with my daughters white noise machine running) is a little disappointing. I'm hoping that most of our evenings we'll be out and about later, so hopefully it won't affect us. We've never experienced this at GF or Poly.

to the DIS and the CR/BLT thread, @Bcasella927!

Was just able to add an extra night to our stay so now we check in on Dec 8th Can't wait, first time we've visited during the holidays for years. Very excited to see all the decorations again!

WOOHOO! CR? Departure date? (For the log.)

Add me to the Logorail please! My husband and I are headed back to the CR Tower Club (14th floor) January 21-28. This'll be our third trip to Tower Club and I couldn't be more excited!

I'd be happy to add you

Could you please add us to the Logorail for 3/10/17-3/19/17
So excited I just found out our travel agent was able to switch us the CR

YAY! Consider yourself logged

We are seriously thinking about switching from WL to CR for our Thanksgiving trip next year. I think being able to walk to MK is a big deal for a busy week!

It is a huge advantage, but also a higher price point. All the construction at WL will hopefully be completed by then, but I do love that walkway.

Well Soon I will get to update my signature as I add the Contemporary on to our next fall travel plans.

We have stayed at the Wilderness lodge 4 x
And The Grand Floridian 4 x.

This will be a first and we have a tower bay view.
Excited, but anxious

Looking forward to reading this whole thread (lol)

Later

Welcome! Love that Bay Lake view and congratulations on booking.

Here now! Questions about the CR? I'll try to find the answer.

Hope you're having (or had) a wonderful stay!

Please add us to the log-a-rail for 2/18 through 2/26 in BLT 2 bedroom.

Sounds like a great stay

Just back from a 6 night stay at CR, 5 nights on 12 and 1 night on 14. It was amazing! Happy to answer any questions for anyone

Just curious, why was your stay split between the Tower Club and Atrium Club?

We are at POR right now, but check in to CR tomorrow!

We want to make rope drop at Epcot later this week. 9am opening. What time should we catch the monorail? i know we'll have to switch at the TTC.

Hope you're having a great stay. I'd get to the monorail by 0745-0800.

Hello! Can I be added to the log-a-rail? I'll be at CR Aug 26 - Sept 4 next year. I booked a Standard Garden Wing on the bounceback when I was there this past year.

It's been my dream to stay at CR since I was a kid and would love a TPV room, but compromising to the Garden Wing for budget reasons. If I am able to take advantage of a decent room discount, I may forego the dining and move to the tower... we shall see! Regardless, I figure any day at the CR, no matter what room you're in, is a pretty good day!

Of course I'll add you. Let us know if you get your Tower room and happy planning.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.

Wonderful sentiment!!

 

[fsupharm77]

Staying at CR May 26-28 after 6 nights at Poly. We were originally going to be here for 7 nights, but won a trip in a raffle that includes a 6 night stay at a deluxe and Poly was what was available so we lengthened our overall stay but shortened up our CR portion. This is our first stay at a deluxe resort at WDW. Excited to explore these two lovely resorts!!

 

[jhaig]

After our 9 night stay at the CR from 9/7-9/16, we have decided that we will stay nowhere else on Disney property except the Contemporary ever again. We have been to many other resorts at WDW resort but the CR takes the cake. Our favorite park is the Magic Kingdom, and it is worth every single penny to be able to stroll back to the room at leisure while the teeming masses jockey for room on the buses, boats, and (sometimes functioning) monorail. The pool was hardly ever busy, the food options were great, and we had a great view of Wishes from the bridge between CR and BLT.

The trip started off with a bang as we were magically upgraded from our Garden Wing room to a Bay Lake view room in the tower. We had our Garden Grocer order within 30 minutes of checking in, grabbed a snack at Contempo, and we were off to the MK. I can't again express how nice it was knowing that you didn't have to cut the night short and catch a bus or boat to get back to your room. Our MK nights were so much nicer to enjoy with this fact in the back of our heads. The room was extremely quiet at night, which is something I guess you wouldn't expect with a monorail running below. We were on the 7th floor and never heard a peep until we opened the door.

CR haters will constantly site the lack of character as to why they don't like it there. Yes, it's not elaborately themed as some of the other deluxes, but the CR is classic Disney through and through. Who needs foo-fooey upscale snobbery (joking, of course) from the GF or the faux-Fiji style of the Poly? We really liked the GF when we stayed there in 2014, but it just didn't seem like "Disney". The Poly was pretty nice, but the lobby was always a congested mob of people. The CR was bustling but we never felt packed in like sardines.

My only minor complaint - it seemed to take forever to get back home from Epcot. A transfer at the TTC and a long monorail loop made for a couple of long nights (Uber next time). No big deal though.

From here on out - it's the Contemporary or nothing for these mouseketeers!