DVC Lounges - some questions

[Flash_Sloth]

I'm at WDW now and visited the MK and EPCOT member lounges. Now when checking-in, they scan your magicband to know who you are and whether or not you have Membership Magic Beyond. I guess it also tells them if you're currently staying on your points for the special evening EPCOT character meet & greet; it is still Judy and Nick as of last night.

If there is a wait, they'll ask for your cell # to send you texts to let you know when it is your turn. I'm not sure how they handle things if you've booked 2 rooms to accommodate your traveling party.

 

[mickeymom629]

But OP said they were in two different rooms, so I'm not sure how that works.

OP here. The person who posted about having 8 in their party was another poster and someone responded to that situation. I am the one with 2 different room and a total of 11, including DH and me. We have 2 ppl in our villa with us. The others are in the other - 4 adults and 3 children.

 

[Tinkerbell58]

Is MMB needed to access the lounges?

 

[zackiedawg]

Is MMB needed to access the lounges?

No. At Epcot later hours are reserved for MMB for the character meet stuff, and if there are really big crowds when you're there, it's possible the wait times without MMB could get really long - but in general you should be able to get into any member lounge without MMB. I don't do MMB and have gotten into all lounges in Sep and June this year.

 

[CarolynFH]

OP here. The person who posted about having 8 in their party was another poster and someone responded to that situation. I am the one with 2 different room and a total of 11, including DH and me. We have 2 ppl in our villa with us. The others are in the other - 4 adults and 3 children.

Well, I think that as long as the second room was booked using your membership, the guests on that reservation should be allowed in, since they're your guests staying on "your" reservation. Unfortunately, I can't promise that my interpretation of the rules is correct.

 

[Cfabar1]

My question is a little different....

The website states:

• A Member can bring in up to 4 Guests per Membership Card, or the number of Guests on their Resort reservation, booked within their Membership.

So, if my wife is a member, can she bring 4 people - who let's just say might be driving over from Tampa for the day with her. She is listed on our contract.

Separately I could bring 4 people - who let's just say might be staying at the Walt Disney World All Star Movies resort. I am listed on our contract.

And we could bring 10 people total including ourselves (4 guests + 1 member x2)? Even if no one is staying in a Disney Vacation Club Resort during that visit?

That's my understanding, but I am curious what DVCs is....

 

[The Jackal]

If you were staying in a 2 bedroom with your wife who is also a member you should be able to bring up to 9 people in if the room allows 9. Then if 4 more friends/ relatives show up your wife could bring 4 of them up.

If you didn’t have any reservations aka local DVC member, you could bring 4 and your wife could bring 4 up.

This is my understanding of these rules.

 

[Genie+]

If you were staying in a 2 bedroom with your wife who is also a member you should be able to bring up to 9 people in if the room allows 9. Then if 4 more friends/ relatives show up your wife could bring 4 of them up.

If you didn’t have any reservations aka local DVC member, you could bring 4 and your wife could bring 4 up.

This is my understanding of these rules.

But if a husband and wife is on the same the membership that qualifies them, and they don’t have another qualifying membership, wouldn’t they share the same membership number? Would the lounge CM consider the 2 separately names cards just copies issued of one membership card because they share the same membership number? Or would they consider this 2 different membership cards?

 

[Judique]

My question is a little different....

The website states:

• A Member can bring in up to 4 Guests per Membership Card, or the number of Guests on their Resort reservation, booked within their Membership.

So, if my wife is a member, can she bring 4 people - who let's just say might be driving over from Tampa for the day with her. She is listed on our contract.

Separately I could bring 4 people - who let's just say might be staying at the Walt Disney World All Star Movies resort. I am listed on our contract.

And we could bring 10 people total including ourselves (4 guests + 1 member x2)? Even if no one is staying in a Disney Vacation Club Resort during that visit?

That's my understanding, but I am curious what DVCs is....

I am curious as to what the words 'on their resort reservation, booked within their membership' would mean with regard to your query.

And since no one is staying DVC for the visit, do you and your wife have separate memberships? I think that's the only way you could each bring 4 extra.