Has the pool hopping rule changed?

[hygienejean]

Or am I crazy???

My sister sent me this. I am not sure where she got it but I assume it is from the DVC website... Does this mean that DVC members can hop at other resort pools???? I never thought we could.

You and any Guests staying with you at Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's BoardWalk Villas, The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge, Disney's Beach Club Villas or Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa are permitted to use other Disney Vacation Club and Walt Disney World Resort hotel pools (in addition to the pool at the Resort hotel at which you're staying) if they are not at capacity.

If the pool you are visiting reaches capacity, you may be asked to leave in order to accommodate Guests of that Resort hotel. Please check with a Host/Hostess at the Front Desk of the Resort hotel you wish to visit to find out about pool-access availability. You must present your current "Key to the World" card with your Disney Vacation Club "Member" designation on it to use other Resort hotel pools. Pool hopping is not available at Uzima Pool at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Stormalong Bay at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts or at the leisure pools of these two Resort hotels. There are no exceptions to this policy.

Resort hotel pools may become unavailable from time to time because of capacity limitations. Due to expected high occupancy, Disney Vacation Club Members may not "pool hop" during the following dates*:
May 23 - 26, 2008
June 28 - July 5, 2008
August 29 - September 1, 2008
November 24 - 30, 2008
December 14, 2008 - January 4, 2009
*Other restricted dates may be added based on projected pool capacity.

 

[chalee94]

DVC members have had that as a perk for as long as i can remember.

the problem comes when other resort guests think...well, if they can do it, i wanna do it...

 

[vicki_c]

Nothing new there - DVC members can pool hop except for Stormalong Bay and Animal Kingdom Lodge pool.

 

[hygienejean]

I knew we could pool hop the DVC resorts except SAB and the pool at AK. But this says any resort....so I can go to the Poly?????

 

[chalee94]

I knew we could pool hop the DVC resorts except SAB and the pool at AK. But this says any resort....so I can go to the Poly?????

as long as they're not at capacity and it's not a blackout period...yep.

 

[SueM in MN]

I knew we could pool hop the DVC resorts except SAB and the pool at AK. But this says any resort....so I can go to the Poly?????

as long as they're not at capacity and it's not a blackout period...yep.

The only resorts that were ever totally not allowed were Stormalong Bay and Animal Kingdom Lodge.

 

[Belle & Ariel]

Do you really show your card or do you just go in?

 

[ldo]

I can't find it on member page. I assume Easter, 4th July, etc.???

 

[ShellyLynn3630]

I can see why they don't let them hop at SAB, but whats so special at the AKL's pool?

 

[wdwstar]

I would say the reason you cant pool hop at AK is because the pool is small and AK only has one pool, no quite pools.

 

[Scraper]

Do you really show your card or do you just go in?

We spent one hot august day pool hopping. We had our cards with us but no one ever ask to see them.

 

[alice99]

I would say the reason you cant pool hop at AK is because the pool is small and AK only has one pool, no quite pools.

Doesn't sound like it would be a pool-hoppers hot spot anyway.

 

[disneynutz]

We really shouldn't talk about this. It might give someone ideas and this policy could change too.

 

[jlewisinsyr]

I think the AKV is for the planned new pool/water activity center for Kidani.