Do the freezers freeze?

[Jacqui]

How well do the freezers freeze in the room refrigerators?? We'd like to be able to freeze some water the night before if possible.

Thanks,

 

[smitch425]

How well do the freezers freeze in the room refrigerators?? We'd like to be able to freeze some water the night before if possible.

Thanks,

Where are you staying and in what type of room?

 

[Jacqui]

We are staying at POFQ in a Garden View room(??) -- not sure what you meant by what type of room??

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

The fridges in the regular rooms do not have a freezer section. If you crank it way down, you might get a little frost but I doubt you'd be able to freeze anything solid. We never have.

I think the previous poster wanted to know if you were staying in a Value/Mod/Deluxe, a Cabin or in a DVC resort. The Cabins and DVC villas have full-size fridges which do have a freezer.

 

[smitch425]

I think the previous poster wanted to know if you were staying in a Value/Mod/Deluxe, a Cabin or in a DVC resort. The Cabins and DVC villas have full-size fridges which do have a freezer.

Yes, for instance at AoA, they have suites with bigger refrigerators, but the standard rooms have beverage coolers with no freezer.

OP, according to the first post of the POFQ FAQ thread, they have no freezer compartment. Here is the link...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2924189&highlight=port+orleans

 

[Seahunt]

Kind DISer andrewilley previously posted this POFQ fridge picture that might help

 

[aubriee]

The fridges in the regular rooms do not have a freezer section. If you crank it way down, you might get a little frost but I doubt you'd be able to freeze anything solid. We never have.

I think the previous poster wanted to know if you were staying in a Value/Mod/Deluxe, a Cabin or in a DVC resort. The Cabins and DVC villas have full-size fridges which do have a freezer.

Be careful how high you turn those things. Some things do freeze. We were once at PORS and my mom put her insulin in their little case (Humalog and Lantus) on the bottom shelf like she always does that first night. The next morning it was frozen. I didn't even know insulin would freeze in a regular fridge that was turned up too high. Appparently the people in the room before us had tried to freeze something, didn't turn the temp down when they left, and we made the mistake of not checking it. It cost us four bottles of insulin, a trip to a pharmacy and a then couple hundred dollars for two replacement bottles of insulin (she always carries two bottles of each so she lost four bottles, but we just bought one of each to get her through the week).

 

[Dacky619]

Be careful how high you turn those things. Some things do freeze. We were once at PORS and my mom put her insulin in their little case (Humalog and Lantus) on the bottom shelf like she always does that first night. The next morning it was frozen. I didn't even know insulin would freeze in a regular fridge that was turned up too high. Appparently the people in the room before us had tried to freeze something, didn't turn the temp down when they left, and we made the mistake of not checking it. It cost us four bottles of insulin, a trip to a pharmacy and a then couple hundred dollars for two replacement bottles of insulin (she always carries two bottles of each so she lost four bottles, but we just bought one of each to get her through the week).

Yep! In our room at CSR, we had no problem freezing water bottles just by making the fridge as cold as it would go. But then you'd really lose the fridge for anything you didn't want frozen.

 

[aubriee]

Yep! In our room at CSR, we had no problem freezing water bottles just by making the fridge as cold as it would go. But then you'd really lose the fridge for anything you didn't want frozen.

I forgot about the ones at CSR. I was there this past May with a friend. We had gone to Publix and put some mixed fruit bowls in the fridge, as well as a bowl of fresh pineapple. The pineapple and the melon parts of the fruit bowls froze. Everything else was just cold, but the melon was icy. Although we had water bottles in there too, they did not freeze.

 

[Jacqui]

Thank you all for your replies!! I had searched and searched before I asked and couldn't find all the answers you supplied Have the fridges changed in the last couple of years?? For some reason DH and I both remember freezes at POFQ.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Thank you all for your replies!! I had searched and searched before I asked and couldn't find all the answers you supplied Have the fridges changed in the last couple of years?? For some reason DH and I both remember freezes at POFQ.

Only the DVC resorts have freezers.

 

[Bonnie151]

Ditto to the fridges sometimes freezing things! When we stayed at POFQ we opened up the fridge on the first morning to find our milk had frozen solid!

 

[smitch425]

Only the DVC resorts have freezers.

The fridges in the AoA suites have a freezer compartment.

 

[NJRRK]

Only the DVC resorts have freezers.

And the Cabins at FW have freezers

 

[Dizzytime]

Be careful how high you turn those things. Some things do freeze. We were once at PORS and my mom put her insulin in their little case (Humalog and Lantus) on the bottom shelf like she always does that first night. The next morning it was frozen. I didn't even know insulin would freeze in a regular fridge that was turned up too high. Appparently the people in the room before us had tried to freeze something, didn't turn the temp down when they left, and we made the mistake of not checking it. It cost us four bottles of insulin, a trip to a pharmacy and a then couple hundred dollars for two replacement bottles of insulin (she always carries two bottles of each so she lost four bottles, but we just bought one of each to get her through the week).

Slight hijack, but for aubriee and others.... Since I have insulin that I put in hotel refrigerators I worry about that a lot. The best idea I've come up with is, as soon as I get in the room I put a glass of water in the frig, along with anything else including my insulin. Check it as often as I can to can see if the water has started to freeze or is frozen, if so time to turn that puppy down.

It so hard with those things. Sometimes they're set too high, sometimes too low, sometimes not even turned on when you get to your room. Regardless, the first thing I do is set the control to medium, then put a glass of water in to keep a check on.

By the way, I've had the glass of water freeze completely in the bottom of the refrig but the insulin was fine...but wasn't for a long , long time period, maybe eight hours or so.

Anyway, hijack off. Thought this may be useful to someone, and also hope you all are having a magical weekend!

 

[mickeyluv'r]

Ditto to the fridges sometimes freezing things! When we stayed at POFQ we opened up the fridge on the first morning to find our milk had frozen solid!

Wow! We've nearly always had the oposite problem with Disney fridges. they did not seem cold at all. We were scared all the food was being kept above 40 degrees.

For some time, it was nearly impossible to turn the fridges down- as the dials had been removed (presumably by Disney). The last few years we've mostly either stayed at CR or Pop. the ones at CR are in a cabinet- so I think that prevents them from really cooling down. What little food we tried to keep did not stay well at all.

Our one night stay at POFQ recently I did notice no freezer compartment. We had a freezer pack, so I left it with bell services. They kept it frozen for me until we were leaving.

In the future- maybe that's somethign you could try with the insulin - or at least half of it. Have bell services hold on to half of it until you need it.

 

[disney777]

I've found that if a water bottle touches the back of the fridge, I can get it to freeze. I think maybe the cooling coils are back there?? At least the older models would do that. I've experienced a lot of freezers without the dial. I've used tweezers to turn the dial then.

 

[johnnyr]

In POFQ, the frig froze my wife's insuline solid our first day there! We called the doctor and it had to be thrown away because freezing the type she takes does something to the molecular structure of the insulin. The closest Pharmacy that had they type she takes was over 4 hours away. That said, Disney was so good about it, they had someone pick it up and deliver it to the hotel the same day. Because it was their frig that caused the problem, they paid for the replacement medication. So be careful putting temperature sensitive medications in them.

 

[aubriee]

In POFQ, the frig froze my wife's insuline solid our first day there! We called the doctor and it had to be thrown away because freezing the type she takes does something to the molecular structure of the insulin. The closest Pharmacy that had they type she takes was over 4 hours away. That said, Disney was so good about it, they had someone pick it up and deliver it to the hotel the same day. Because it was their frig that caused the problem, they paid for the replacement medication. So be careful putting temperature sensitive medications in them.

Wow, you were lucky. When the fridge at PORS froze four bottles of my mom's insulin (two Humalog and two Lantus), we went down to guest services to get the number and directions to the nearest WalGreens and all the CM said was "That happens sometimes. Everyone really needs to check the temperature before they put anything in those refrigerators". They didn't offer to replace it or do anything else other than help us find a WalGreens. My mom's doctor also said to throw the insulin out. Now we always check the temperature first thing. That was a good idea another poster had about putting a glass of water in there with the insulin. Thanks!