Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[crazy4wdw]

The Polynesian doesn't open until tomorrow so not sure if Disney will be running the boats to the MK.

Edit: Sorry, forgot that the DVC portion is open!

 

[Dave006]

The Polynesian doesn't open until tomorrow so not sure if Disney will be running the boats to the MK.

Hmm the Polynesian resort hotel (non DVC) opening moved to Oct.4 as announced on July 27th. Officially only Ft. Wilderness and WL CCV & BRV have direct water taxi service to / from MK.

Dave

 

[jacksmom]

Hi, checking in next Friday. Does anyone know if you can request a microwave?

 

[bcuinohio]

Hi, checking in next Friday. Does anyone know if you can request a microwave?

DVC studios come with microwave, toaster and coffee maker if in BLT.

 

[Akck]

Yeah, honestly my only concern at the moment it's the serious lack of food options all over WDW. Traveling with people who are very picky and so far it looks like it will be burgers every day
Many of the places we go to bc they have foods that will work are either closed it they removed the items for the limited menus.
Hope more stuff gets added soon.

That’s our biggest concern for our trip next month. Usually, we like to take our chances making only 1 or 2 reservations. This time, we have 5 reservations over 7 days, just to have a variety of choices. Granted, limited choices, but it won’t be burgers and flatbread pizzas every day.

 

[trishadono]

@trishadono have you worked out the logistics for your in-room mini CL experience next week? Never too early to have the drink / snack schedule ready.

Dave

Well it has changed so many times this summer! Literally woke up at 4a and just changed my flight in for this Wednesday,

DD and I will checkin and run for MK! We decided to CG that night after if even just for a beverage and snack. It will feel like cl since it’s just above Atrium CL.

Then we are doing Chef Mickey breakfast the next morning which again will feel cl with that huge assortment delivered to the table. It’s Epcot day and I found out where the pogmosas are and with the food booths will be a fun day. That night we will either bus to poly and head for Tambu then home or go to room and eat treats from downstairs 4th floor, cupcake? Candy apple? Some wine? Yes please!

Friday is Kona for Tonga toast then to HS. No plans that evening. Maybe go to GF to Enchanted rose for a glass of bubbly?

Saturday head to MK and have CG that night. Midday pool I hope and a rum something poolside.

‘Sunday a quick hour in MK then back to the resort to head home.

I think we can work in our favs. We love exploring the mono resorts and we will have time to do so. We are used to mobile ordering if we need a snack at anytime.

I did buy Dunkin Kcups for the morning so I can !

For the room we will grab snacks as we see them. I do love chocolate covered strawberrries or pineapple if they are in season! Yum!

Fantasia Market should have some nice wines to choose from. I have a wine opener and a champagne stopper if needed.

I think our evening watching the castle from our bed is what she is looking forward to most! A treat and a glass of something and it will feel like our 1st trip in Atrium cl. Can’t wait!

Ok back to bed for me.

 

[dreynolds1982]

A little late on this, but spent one day/night at CR (GW/GV) on Aug. 4-5. Little trip report for those interested:

• Didn't do parks, just hung at the resort, ate out at DS, BW and Poly.
• First time staying at CR. LOVED the GW/GV rooms. When we got our room assignment, it was first floor but wasn't a great view (faced in towards the garden/greenery on the left U side of the building). Called and asked if they had any water view rooms. Got one facing the channel/beach on the left side of the top section. So quiet and peaceful with the boats going by, but also a super easy walk to the pool and main building.
• Felt extremely safe the entire time. Got our temps checked no less than 6 or 7 times (everytime we got on the monorail and everytime we ate at a full service restaurant). Vast majority of people were being good about masks.
• Pool crowds were very manageable. Easy to remain socially distanced and plenty of chairs available.
• Ventured over to Poly and GF. It was eery. Both were very very quiet. GF in particular was a ghost town. We were the only people that I saw in the entire main building. I was a CM for two years and have been to Disney hundreds of times. Never seen anything like it.

All-in-all it was a fantastic short visit. Was a fun experience staying at the CR for the first time, and the GW/GV rooms were perfect for our purposes.

 

[trishadono]

A little late on this, but spent one day/night at CR (GW/GV) on Aug. 4-5. Little trip report for those interested:

• Didn't do parks, just hung at the resort, ate out at DS, BW and Poly.
• First time staying at CR. LOVED the GW/GV rooms. When we got our room assignment, it was first floor but wasn't a great view (faced in towards the garden/greenery on the left U side of the building). Called and asked if they had any water view rooms. Got one facing the channel/beach on the left side of the top section. So quiet and peaceful with the boats going by, but also a super easy walk to the pool and main building.
• Felt extremely safe the entire time. Got our temps checked no less than 6 or 7 times (everytime we got on the monorail and everytime we ate at a full service restaurant). Vast majority of people were being good about masks.
• Pool crowds were very manageable. Easy to remain socially distanced and plenty of chairs available.
• Ventured over to Poly and GF. It was eery. Both were very very quiet. GF in particular was a ghost town. We were the only people that I saw in the entire main building. I was a CM for two years and have been to Disney hundreds of times. Never seen anything like it.

All-in-all it was a fantastic short visit. Was a fun experience staying at the CR for the first time, and the GW/GV rooms were perfect for our purposes.

Did they play music at the pool?

 

[dreynolds1982]

Did they play music at the pool?

Yup. I wasn't paying close attention but I do recall music that I recognized. I think maybe some 90s era stuff.

 

[trishadono]

Yup. I wasn't paying close attention but I do recall music that I recognized. I think maybe some 90s era stuff.

Ha dd will just start belting out of any of the oldies like Hanna Montana etc when they start to play, I just chuckle quietly while she reminisces her “old days”

 

[hammie59]

It has been an amazing week. I’m so glad we booked a last minute trip. Great crowds, no transportation issues (so far) and I feel really safe. My only small complaint is the lack of food options. We’ve had Contempo cafe three times and I can’t eat any more flatbreads

I laughed at your post because besides a couple of kids meals, the only thing we ordered from there were the flat breads! For almost 2 weeks. Over an over.... I mean they’re good, but geeze. We finally branched out and went over to Capt Cooks on our last day. Definitely not liking the limited menus.

 

[mickeynut1]

A little late on this, but spent one day/night at CR (GW/GV) on Aug. 4-5. Little trip report for those interested:

• Didn't do parks, just hung at the resort, ate out at DS, BW and Poly.
• First time staying at CR. LOVED the GW/GV rooms. When we got our room assignment, it was first floor but wasn't a great view (faced in towards the garden/greenery on the left U side of the building). Called and asked if they had any water view rooms. Got one facing the channel/beach on the left side of the top section. So quiet and peaceful with the boats going by, but also a super easy walk to the pool and main building.
• Felt extremely safe the entire time. Got our temps checked no less than 6 or 7 times (everytime we got on the monorail and everytime we ate at a full service restaurant). Vast majority of people were being good about masks.
• Pool crowds were very manageable. Easy to remain socially distanced and plenty of chairs available.
• Ventured over to Poly and GF. It was eery. Both were very very quiet. GF in particular was a ghost town. We were the only people that I saw in the entire main building. I was a CM for two years and have been to Disney hundreds of times. Never seen anything like it.

All-in-all it was a fantastic short visit. Was a fun experience staying at the CR for the first time, and the GW/GV rooms were perfect for our purposes.

Thanks for your review. Glad you had a great time .

 

[trishadono]

@trishadono have you worked out the logistics for your in-room mini CL experience next week? Never too early to have the drink / snack schedule ready.

Dave

Thanks for making me rethink things . Grey Goose for dd I get the cordials.

Now we ready for our balcony !

Those are mini bottles lol in case you cant tell in the picture!

 

[Dave006]

Hey @trishadono,

I fixed it for you, enjoy your virtual CL stay.



Dave

 

[trishadono]

Hey @trishadono,

I fixed it for you, enjoy your virtual CL stay.

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Dave

You are an awesome dis-buddy! Thank you Dave!

 

[PPFlight75]

We just got back today and had a great trip!

CR was fantastic and even without fireworks, the TPV was great! Elevators were not an issue, The longest we waited was maybe 3 or 4 minutes. CG dinner and Chef Mickey's BF were great!

The limited menu at Contempo was ok. Once we figured out mobile ordering, it worked well for us.

Of course no housekeeping, but if we needed anything they would bring what we needed. We took out our own trash, mostly bc with 5 of us we had a lot!

Pools were fun. We did the cabana one day but it was well worth it.

It was pretty quiet at CR so that was a little different but it was not nearly as quiet as GF. We hopped over there for the quick service and there was not a single person there. It was kinda sad but I know it is not forever.

We had a great trip and great service. Sad to come home but coming back in December!

Any questions, let me know!

 

[Queen Medors]

I am thinking the opposite , this is the best time to go. Crowds like the old days, few and far between!

I’m at 11 days ..... I packed Friday lol. I am ready

Guess what- we are here and you were exactly correct. What a wonderful time to be here. Thank you for the encouragement

 

[trishadono]

We just got back today and had a great trip!

CR was fantastic and even without fireworks, the TPV was great! Elevators were not an issue, The longest we waited was maybe 3 or 4 minutes. CG dinner and Chef Mickey's BF were great!

The limited menu at Contempo was ok. Once we figured out mobile ordering, it worked well for us.

Of course no housekeeping, but if we needed anything they would bring what we needed. We took out our own trash, mostly bc with 5 of us we had a lot!

Pools were fun. We did the cabana one day but it was well worth it.

It was pretty quiet at CR so that was a little different but it was not nearly as quiet as GF. We hopped over there for the quick service and there was not a single person there. It was kinda sad but I know it is not forever.

We had a great trip and great service. Sad to come home but coming back in December!

Any questions, let me know!

Ooh good to hear ! I also have TPV, CM breakfast and CG booked !

Thanks for the update

 

[IluvMGM]

Just thought that I would chime in and let you know how my HS day went last Wednesday. I was very nervous about getting a BG and we only had one HS day. I just cut and pasted from a post I made in another thread.

8:25 CR bus stop - I was taking no chances! A transportation team leader was
at the bus stop and told us it would be a 20 minute wait for a bus.
8:50 Bus arrived
9:05 Arrived at HS and got in line to wait for temp check/opening
9:15 Got temp check, went through security, and tapstile
9: 27 Restroom break and lined up for Slinky
9:45 Slinky started operating
9:47 Riding on Slinky!!
9:52 Found a bench to wait - longest 8 min. of my life

10:00 DD got BG #2!!

We had a great day!

Sounds great! We are staying at Pop and I am super nervous about getting to DHS on time. Was planning to Uber there, but we were also toying with taking a Uber early to go to Chef Mickey's for breakfast and then take the bus from the Contemporary to the park.

 

[Avery&Todd]

We just got back today and had a great trip!

CR was fantastic and even without fireworks, the TPV was great! Elevators were not an issue, The longest we waited was maybe 3 or 4 minutes. CG dinner and Chef Mickey's BF were great!

The limited menu at Contempo was ok. Once we figured out mobile ordering, it worked well for us.

Of course no housekeeping, but if we needed anything they would bring what we needed. We took out our own trash, mostly bc with 5 of us we had a lot!

Pools were fun. We did the cabana one day but it was well worth it.

It was pretty quiet at CR so that was a little different but it was not nearly as quiet as GF. We hopped over there for the quick service and there was not a single person there. It was kinda sad but I know it is not forever.

We had a great trip and great service. Sad to come home but coming back in December!

Any questions, let me know!

We are looking at a quick, kid-free trip to WDW sometime in late(r) October and we have a bucket of DCV points to use so I thought I'd splurge for the 1br TPV room. We've never stayed at the resort at all and I've been trying to figure out the room views on Touring Plans and wanted to know a good high-floor room # to request - any suggestions?

Also, do you know if the store downstairs has wine for sale? The pics in this thread are (of course) pre-COVID and are stocked full but I wasn't sure about now. With the parks closing early it might mean that DH and I have some free "wine time on the porch" in the evenings..

and do you think they sell distilled water for C-Pap machines?

Is there a bar open at Contemporary/BLT?

thanks!!