Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[mamapenguin]

The CR has had mugs, tervis mugs, keychains, shot glasses, luggage travel
Mugs, and hats that I can remember. They have the traditional CR logo with the monorail and last summer they also had a Mary Blair line that was really nice. Unfortunately, for some reason, the CR has not had any clothing, which is what I like to buy the most. Most other resorts I’ve stayed at have some combo of t-shirts, zip front sweatshirts, long sleeved shirts, and polo shirts. But at least they have logo merch.

Me too. Disney why won’t you take my money? I would love a shirt or sweatshirt

 

[ninafeliz]

I wanted the logo magnet back in October and it was sold out. The CM didn't seem to think they were getting any more in stock. They were also out of the Mary Blair magnet. Fast forward to December, still no logo magnet, but the Mary Blair magnet was in stock. Its cute, but the magnet is HUGE. Like 4x larger than the logo one was. I regret not purchasing the logo one years ago. I check eBay daily to see if one is posted with a reasonable price.

I haven’t stayed there since last June, and at that time they didn’t have anything different in the original logo merchandise from my stay in December 2015, so I didn’t buy anything. I can’t remember if they had the magnets then or not. I am glad they have something, but their selection is probably the worst of all the resorts I’ve stayed at. I guess the YC and BC don’t have a ton, but they had shirts and sweatshirt like jackets, so I was happy.

 

[PolyRob]

I haven’t stayed there since last June, and at that time they didn’t have anything different in the original logo merchandise from my stay in December 2015, so I didn’t buy anything. I can’t remember if they had the magnets then or not. I am glad they have something, but their selection is probably the worst of all the resorts I’ve stayed at. I guess the YC and BC don’t have a ton, but they had shirts and sweatshirt like jackets, so I was happy.

So true!

 

[mamapenguin]

Questions about the pool area:
Is there a changing/restroom area by the main pool? Are there lockers for rent? I am asking because our room may not be ready before my daughter would like to swim. TIA

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Questions about the pool area:
Is there a changing/restroom area by the main pool? Are there lockers for rent? I am asking because our room may not be ready before my daughter would like to swim. TIA

I assume you’re talking about the CR pool, not BLT? If so, yes there are (rather small) restrooms/showers/changing facilities in the building in between both CR pools. It’s the same building with the snack bar, pool bar, recreation rentals, etc.

There are also small free lockers available, although I suspect most people just leave their ‘stuff’ on their pool chairs to some extent.

Obviously larger bags and such can be left with bell services if needed.








Hope that helps!

 

[DizneyLizzy]

Quick transportation question. If we want to go to Epcot from the Contemporary, do we have to go through bag check THREE times? Once before boarding the resort monorail, again at the TTC, and again at the Epcot entrance?? When we stayed at the Poly we walked to the TTC so we only had to go through twice - once at the TTC and again at Epcot.

If the answer is 3 times, I imagine we'd be better off either walking to the MK and taking a bus to one of the IG resorts, or just driving our car to the front of Epcot.

 

[ninafeliz]

Quick transportation question. If we want to go to Epcot from the Contemporary, do we have to go through bag check THREE times? Once before boarding the resort monorail, again at the TTC, and again at the Epcot entrance?? When we stayed at the Poly we walked to the TTC so we only had to go through twice - once at the TTC and again at Epcot.

If the answer is 3 times, I imagine we'd be better off either walking to the MK and taking a bus to one of the IG resorts, or just driving our car to the front of Epcot.

No, just twice. Once when you enter the monorail line at the Contemporary and a second time after exiting the monorail at Epcot. You are already inside bag check at the TTC when you change monorails. It's still painful, but better than 3 times!

 

[Deb & Bill]

But hopefully, with the changes at Epcot coming in the near future, they will have a way for monorail riders to enter directly into the ticketing area instead of having to go through bag check one more time.

Don't forget. If you walk to the MK to catch a bus, you'll still have to go through bag check to get to the buses on the sidewalk over from the Contemporary.

 

[DizneyLizzy]

But hopefully, with the changes at Epcot coming in the near future, they will have a way for monorail riders to enter directly into the ticketing area instead of having to go through bag check one more time.

Don't forget. If you walk to the MK to catch a bus, you'll still have to go through bag check to get to the buses on the sidewalk over from the Contemporary.

Thanks, I forgot about that Seems like driving might be the easiest way to get to Epcot from BLT/Comtemp. I'm not usually a driver in WDW, but maybe we'll try it this trip.

 

[mamapenguin]

So, we are here in the Garden wing next to the lake. The view is gorgeous, but we are farthest from everything. Is there another way out of the back building? We aren’t on the ground, so I’m not sure if it would be more obvious there.

 

[dansdad]

Looks like the Arcade is coming back!

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/game-stat...xar-play-zone-at-disneys-contemporary-resort/

 

[ninafeliz]

Looks like the Arcade is coming back!

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/game-stat...xar-play-zone-at-disneys-contemporary-resort/

Yay, my boys will be excited! They were pretty bummed when they took it out. Honestly I couldn’t care less, but they love to spend some time there and it had been a tradition to go there and chef mickeys pretty much regardless of what resort we were staying at.

 

[DizneyLizzy]

Hi! Starting to get excited about our first BLT stay in 70 days! I've heard that people have run into Captain Hook in the BLT community hall when he stops by on his way to a pirate cruise. Has anyone seen him recently? If so, what time did you see him? Thanks My 2 1/2 year old loves Captain Hook. She has a hand me down Peter Pan playset that came handed down with a bunch of Captain Hook figurines, and she thinks he's great. I haven't explained that he's a bad guy. Don't want to rock her world just yet. Ha.

 

[laura mason]

Looks like the Arcade is coming back!

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/game-stat...xar-play-zone-at-disneys-contemporary-resort/

Thanks for posting! My kids (and myself and my husband) will be so excited!!!!!

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

 

[crazy4wdw]

Contemporary Resort scheduled for room renovations, I hope the flat sinks in the bathrooms bite the dust!!!

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/20190212461.pdf?parent=DOC2609S7126

 

[Cluelyss]

Contemporary Resort scheduled for room renovations, I hope the flat sinks in the bathrooms bite the dust!!!

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/20190212461.pdf?parent=DOC2609S7126

I so hope so too!!!!!

 

[Coach Holden]

Contemporary Resort scheduled for room renovations, I hope the flat sinks in the bathrooms bite the dust!!!

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/20190212461.pdf?parent=DOC2609S7126

The document wouldn’t pull up correctly. Any information on renovation timeline?

 

[DLgal]

Contemporary Resort scheduled for room renovations, I hope the flat sinks in the bathrooms bite the dust!!!

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/20190212461.pdf?parent=DOC2609S7126

I must be weird because these sinks don't bother me. In fact, our home has sinks like this in our boy's bathroom, and they aren't a problem there either.

How extensive of a renovation are we looking at here? Timeline? That document just says "General construction." That could mean anything.

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

Contemporary Resort scheduled for room renovations, I hope the flat sinks in the bathrooms bite the dust!!!

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/20190212461.pdf?parent=DOC2609S7126

Yes!!!

Exciting our next stay is in October maybe they’ll have quite a bit done!