To me it seems like they held off on announcing the refurbishment so the tower rooms would book to look good for the first quarter. I’m a bit of a pessimist though.It’s like they decided last minute to refurbish everything at once
Huh, they opened the new Moana Splash Pad over at the Island Tower. While it is not as expansive as Kiki's Tiki water playground it is an option.It’s like they decided last minute to refurbish everything at once
I’m only kidding, but there just seems to be a lot of refurbishments going on all around once (stormalong bay, courtyard pool at GF, now the splash pad) - doesn’t make a big difference to me though.
This is a very popular time to close water based offerings. It can be quit cool in Orlando this time of year. And you missed one: From January 26, 2026 to early May 2026, the Bay Cove Pool, the water play area and the whirlpool spa at Bay Lake Tower.
Yes, I know they usually do refurbishments on water rides/pools this time of year - we’re so busy at the parks be barely have time for pools honestly. We did pick the Polynesian tower over Yacht Club and the pool closure was one of the reasons though.
Just curious, did they have a notice with end of Feb timeline or was this from a CM?
My daughter is 5”8’ and fit on it but like the other person mentioned- bumped her head twice. So she got mad and took the mattress and put it on the floor. It is not twin size. It is slightly smaller
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Bell Services will bring you and your luggage to the Tower from the GCH.
Yes you want to be dropped off at the GCH and as @CarolynFH posted you can have Bell Service hold your items, and deliver them the Island tower.
Yes, as long as you have your MB to open the gate to get into the parking lot. There's no security guard at the gate to open it for you.
@MagicDVC covered the gate access. Once in the lobby there a CMs available with tablets than will be able to help you further.
So if you don’t already have a magic band than you would have to go to GCH I order to check in and receive a card. I have friends who are arriving last week of Feb. they have purchased MBs from Disney store but their children would be arriving in a separate car without MBs.
Are you staying on the resort side or DVC? Not entirely sure if it matters but we stayed on the dvc side and did have the fifth sleeper in our standard resort view room and I think all the rooms had them. I thought that was also the case on the resort side but someone can correct me if not. But, just so you know, it’s smaller than a twin, thin and not very comfortable for an adult, IMHO. I think it’s best for a kid or at least a fairly petite adult.
All of the regular resort rooms sleep up to 5 adults including a day bed. The couch folds to convert to a single bed. @pixiedust33 asked if you booked a regular resort room or DVC room.
Thank you! I was hoping that was the case. We did Boardwalk with him last year and had the daybed and while it wasn't super comfy we made it work. I slept on it since he's tall, and it worked fine for me. Was hoping it's similar here. We are in a regular resort view room. Not a studio or villa. So any room requests based on that are helpful!
