is there a kind of unspoken snobbery between resorts?

[EagleScout]

What I think will be really interesting (or maybe a non-event) is once the Four Seasons opens - will be interesting to compare to GF, etc.

 

[gogo]

I've read a lot of posts on this thread (although not all) and it seems like some people have encountered isolated events. But, when you think of the thousands of people you come across a single event of resort snobbery is almost a non-issue. I posted earlier that we have not encountered resort snobbery in many many visits.

What I have seen and experienced is just plain rudeness by people in many forms and places. I just chalk it up to the fact that during a day at Disney you come in close contact with so many that it is bound to occur.

 

[SanFranciscan]

I have been reading these posts a little bit at a time since the hard drive on my computer fried leaving me with only public computers for Internet so I don't know how much what I am thinking has already been said, but being high income has never made anybody high class. I have worked with the public enough to know that some of the most expensive places I have worked have had some of the most foul-mouthed customers I have ever met while some of the people who lived in poverty and just barely survived from check to check were very genteel.

I have only been inside the rooms of the value resorts at Disney, where I was a guest at Pop Century for nine days and where I later worked in housekeeping at the All Stars for a short period of time. I can tell you one thing though. There sure were some nice cars parked at the value resorts, and I saw some very nice luggage and clothing inside some of the rooms that I cleaned at Disney so I don't believe that everybody there had money problems.

I heard all of the remarks about the values being the "Disney housing projects" and so forth before I came with my husband from California to visit Disney World so I was afraid of what I would encounter at Pops. I felt right at home and had all of my needs met there so all of the people trying to "warn" us against it were making much ado about nothing.

I am not a woman of means by any means, but stay where you feel comfortable and don't let anyone tell you that you are wasting money if you have your heart set on a particular resort. The resort environment may be more important to you than the amount of time that you spend in the parks while the reverse was true for my husband and I.

Eight months before my husband and I arrived for our second Disney World vacation, which was our only time staying on property, I was in the intensive care unit while my husband went home and waited for the call that I had died, which he assumed would come by morning. It sure was an attitude adjustment about whether we could afford this vacation I had been reluctant to take while my husband was so determined that we were going. We are all told to be responsible about money, but perhaps it is irresponsible to put ourselves in the position of finding that it is time to die and we have not lived yet. Besides money loses its value if it doesn't stay in circulation.

Stay where you feel at home. Staying where you think that you "should" stay is the real snobbery.

 

[married2mm]

I have been reading these posts a little bit at a time since the hard drive on my computer fried leaving me with only public computers for Internet so I don't know how much what I am thinking has already been said, but being high income has never made anybody high class. I have worked with the public enough to know that some of the most expensive places I have worked have had some of the most foul-mouthed customers I have ever met while some of the people who lived in poverty and just barely survived from check to check were very genteel.

I have only been inside the rooms of the value resorts at Disney, where I was a guest at Pop Century for nine days and where I later worked in housekeeping at the All Stars for a short period of time. I can tell you one thing though. There sure were some nice cars parked at the value resorts, and I saw some very nice luggage and clothing inside some of the rooms that I cleaned at Disney so I don't believe that everybody there had money problems.

I heard all of the remarks about the values being the "Disney housing projects" and so forth before I came with my husband from California to visit Disney World so I was afraid of what I would encounter at Pops. I felt right at home and had all of my needs met there so all of the people trying to "warn" us against it were making much ado about nothing.

I am not a woman of means by any means, but stay where you feel comfortable and don't let anyone tell you that you are wasting money if you have your heart set on a particular resort. The resort environment may be more important to you than the amount of time that you spend in the parks while the reverse was true for my husband and I.

Eight months before my husband and I arrived for our second Disney World vacation, which was our only time staying on property, I was in the intensive care unit while my husband went home and waited for the call that I had died, which he assumed would come by morning. It sure was an attitude adjustment about whether we could afford this vacation I had been reluctant to take while my husband was so determined that we were going. We are all told to be responsible about money, but perhaps it is irresponsible to put ourselves in the position of finding that it is time to die and we have not lived yet. Besides money loses its value if it doesn't stay in circulation.

Stay where you feel at home. Staying where you think that you "should" stay is the real snobbery.

Very succinctly put.

Hope you are on the road to recovery.
Life is indeed precious,and everyday is a gift.

 

[ChickyRootie]

I'm not sure about snobbery but I'll have to agree that even the deluxe resorts aren't that 'deluxe'...plus the only perks that the 'deluxe' resorts have can be and are used by guests who aren't even staying at those particular resorts.

Last year my family and I were staying at the Poly and I met a woman and her husband at the volcano pool who were staying at FW in a tent...she told me that she spends half of her stay at the deluxe resort pools and enjoys all the deluxe perks! I've also stayed at FW several times as a child and I love camping but I would never ever have thought to my way over to a deluxe resort, plop my patootie down on a lounge chair with a nice fruity drink...this woman is brilliant! Would I ever do that, probably not. But if she is permitted to do so, why not? Kind of makes you scratch your head about paying so much money on a deluxe resort though....

 

[floridagirl61]

I'm not sure about snobbery but I'll have to agree that even the deluxe resorts aren't that 'deluxe'...plus the only perks that the 'deluxe' resorts have can be and are used by guests who aren't even staying at those particular resorts.

Last year my family and I were staying at the Poly and I met a woman and her husband at the volcano pool who were staying at FW in a tent...she told me that she spends half of her stay at the deluxe resort pools and enjoys all the deluxe perks! I've also stayed at FW several times as a child and I love camping but I would never ever have thought to my way over to a deluxe resort, plop my patootie down on a lounge chair with a nice fruity drink...this woman is brilliant! Would I ever do that, probably not. But if she is permitted to do so, why not? Kind of makes you scratch your head about paying so much money on a deluxe resort though....

Everyone is allowed to visit, shop, and eat at any resort. However, you are not allowed to use the pools unless you are staying at that particular resort or in some cases you are a DVC member. What this woman did was wrong and if caught she would have had to leave.

 

[married2mm]

I'm not sure about snobbery but I'll have to agree that even the deluxe resorts aren't that 'deluxe'...plus the only perks that the 'deluxe' resorts have can be and are used by guests who aren't even staying at those particular resorts.

Last year my family and I were staying at the Poly and I met a woman and her husband at the volcano pool who were staying at FW in a tent...she told me that she spends half of her stay at the deluxe resort pools and enjoys all the deluxe perks! I've also stayed at FW several times as a child and I love camping but I would never ever have thought to my way over to a deluxe resort, plop my patootie down on a lounge chair with a nice fruity drink...this woman is brilliant! Would I ever do that, probably not. But if she is permitted to do so, why not? Kind of makes you scratch your head about paying so much money on a deluxe resort though....

I'm assuming that's not actually allowed?

 

[LisaTC]

I am afraid I don't see the difference.

I mean, is there a really huge difference between saying "that's great" and "that's wonderful?"

If they'd wrinkled the nose and said "Maybe you can afford a better resort next time" after one mentions Allstars, then yes.

Wouldn't this also be "spoken" snobbery, if indeed the different choice of words can be considered snobbery - some people just like using certain words - rather than "unspoken?"

The voice of reason...yet again!

I've read a lot of posts on this thread (although not all) and it seems like some people have encountered isolated events. But, when you think of the thousands of people you come across a single event of resort snobbery is almost a non-issue. I posted earlier that we have not encountered resort snobbery in many many visits.

What I have seen and experienced is just plain rudeness by people in many forms and places. I just chalk it up to the fact that during a day at Disney you come in close contact with so many that it is bound to occur.

This, too. People can be thoughtless and not have good social skills. I don't know, but I just never think about this. We picked POR based on photos, reviews and location. It can get scathing reviews, but we like it. I could, technically, afford a Monorail resort I guess, but I can't make myself pay that when I could use that $$ for other things or to enhance our vacation experience. It doesn't make sense to me when we are mostly just sleeping there.

We've eaten at the Poly, GF and others and never once thought, wow, these people must be rich or so lucky or real muckety-mucks to afford these digs. Never once. I've never once been made to feel that where I was staying was subpar. I've wondered if the location of the deluxes would be more convenient and if the convenience was worth the additional cost, but we always have a car. Like another poster said, the Deluxes at WDW are Deluxe based on location primarily, as they wouldn't stand against deluxe accommodations like say, the Westin, the Ritz-Carlton or Four Seasons, etc.

I have been impressed on how people with large families afford Disney or I saw a family with quadruplets at the Poly, I think, and I thought, now, those parents have stamina, God bless them! LOL! I never once thought, now those parents have money because, likely, with 4, they don't!

Like others have mentioned, I know people who could go anywhere they wanted at a moments notice and still watch their spending because that's how they accumulated some wealth, by saving it and watching their pennies, not by flaunting it.

 

[ChickyRootie]

Everyone is allowed to visit, shop, and eat at any resort. However, you are not allowed to use the pools unless you are staying at that particular resort or in some cases you are a DVC member. What this woman did was wrong and if caught she would have had to leave.

I have to be honest, I was a bit 'put off' when I found out what she was doing...not because she was staying at FW but because she 'wasn't' staying at the Poly! I'm new to the boards so I choose my words carefully as not to stir the pot so to speak but I had a definite 'opinion' about her choice...I'm sure A LOT of people do this, and if she has gotten away with it for years (as she told me) someone at the resorts aren't doing their job.

 

[ballarinamom]

Our first trip to WDW, DH an I wanted to stay at AKL with a view. But DD (5 At the time) saw ASM online and HAD to stay in Andy's Room. Yes, I would have preferred to stay elsewhere, but the memories of her sweet face checking out the Army men and Buzz's booty are priceless..

 

[lauradis]

Same here. Stayed at all levels but the economy can hit you hard. Both of us out of work for a year and a half and then later, me out for two and a have years. We have gone value now and love it. But still the same people. I know my husband lugged a case of beer across the lobby of the elegant Yacht Club and he does the same from the parking lot of Pop Century. No shame and if other don't like it, tough.

That's just great. I love it when my hubby does stuff like that. Its like don't mind him. Move aside case of beer coming thru, nope not paying 9 bucks for beer unless i have too. And lets not forget his fan, you know the big ones on a stand, right on top of case of beer. 5 star, 2 star he doesn't care.

 

[ballarinamom]

Lol! DH brings his beer too! But he does put it in a suitcase? He does it not so much to save money but for convenience. And he leaves the extras for the housekeeper when we check out....

 

[Nina1]

Just get yourself to Disney and don't worry about 'keepin' up with the Jones'."

Worry about 'keepin' up with your kids..." That's what matters...

Amen!!!

 

[ChickyRootie]

...Another thing to keep in mind, some people stay at Deluxe resorts because their family is too large to fit in the value or moderate resorts. So they are pretty much forced to stay in a deluxe resort...I happen to have a family of 5 and most value and moderate resorts will not accomodate us simply because I have a third child... Has really nothing to do with us wanting to stay 'deluxe', in fact I would love to stay at CS like we used to when my youngest was still in a crib... We've stayed at POR a few times when they had the roll out bed but it turned into a problem about who was sleeping 'on the floor' each night. (Although now I see they have refurbed the rooms with murphy beds ) We've been enjoying the deluxe resorts though simply because it's something new! The rooms are beautiful and I love that we are getting to stay at different resorts but we have had to shorten our trips from 8 days to 5 so we can afford it. I don't think anyone really cares about others and where they stay, but I do know that when we are paying for and staying at a deluxe resort I think the buses should be more frequent. I think that's the only thing that I would 'expect' for paying to stay at a deluxe resort and it's not the case anyway...it's the one thing that makes me shake my head when we are waiting 45 minutes or longer for a bus and paying top dollar to stay deluxe. I don't think hoping for shorter bus stop waits is 'snobby' if you are paying to stay at a deluxe resort especially since staying at a deluxe resort does not offer any real perks anyway...just MHO

 

[maxiesmom]

I think that's the only thing that I would 'expect' for paying to stay at a deluxe resort and it's not the case anyway...it's the one thing that makes me shake my head when we are waiting 45 minutes or longer for a bus and paying top dollar to stay deluxe. I don't think hoping for shorter bus stop waits is 'snobby' if you are paying to stay at a deluxe resort especially since staying at a deluxe resort does not offer any real perks anyway...just MHO

The bus service is not part of what you are paying for when you stay at a deluxe resort. It is best to just know that, and keep it in the back of your mind. That way you don't get too frustrated by it. You are paying for larger rooms, nicer public areas, and a location near a park. Not better bus service.

Bus service is bus service, no matter if you are at a value or deluxe resort.

 

[ChickyRootie]

The bus service is not part of what you are paying for when you stay at a deluxe resort. It is best to just know that, and keep it in the back of your mind. That way you don't get too frustrated by it. You are paying for larger rooms, nicer public areas, and a location near a park. Not better bus service.

Bus service is bus service, no matter if you are at a value or deluxe resort.

Oh trust me, I know that, but I guess the point I didn't make is in some cases the deluxe resorts have a lot less rooms so I don't understand what the delay is for bus services, plus yes you are paying more (in some cases have to stay deluxe)...when we stay at value and moderate resorts which in general are bigger with more rooms, I completely understand why the bus waits are so long...a lot more people a lot more bus stops and in general just bigger resorts with a lot of bus stops. So yes that makes sense. But when you are at a resort with one bus stop and still waiting and waiting and waiting... it's just frustrating...I guess what I'm saying is I definitely know that the buses aren't something you pay for when staying on property, but it 'would be' a nice perk and a worthwhile reason to stay at deluxe resorts if the buses actually came in a more timely fashion if you stayed at a deluxe resort..it 'would be' a nice perk.

speaking of the buses...during my last trip with my husband (we stayed at CS) the bus did a stop to Blizzard Beach even though it was closed before going to Epcot...everyone on the bus was like

then the bus driver said "it's for 'timing' reasons"...huh?

I remember years ago the buses used to run so much more smoothly, every 20 minutes to half hour and they came at a decent pace...lately though, I've also seen three buses for the same park pull up within five minutes time then have to wait a ridiculous amount of time for the one park you are waiting to go to...that is very frustrating regardless of the resort you are staying at...

 

[princess_ariel_85]

This thread has opened my eyes! Ha ha. I don't know if it's because I'm overly thrilled to be in WDW or it's because I'm unaware of the so called snobs but I've never come across any - guests, CMs or otherwise.

I've only ever stopped in POP and on our next trip we'll be stopping in AoA. Would I love to stop in a moderate or deluxe? Sure, of course I would. But to us it isn't worth the extra money at this moment in time. There is only two of us and we get up, shower, go to the parks, come back and sleep. Repeat the routine through the whole two weeks of the trip. We barely spend any time at our resort so it makes no real difference where we stay.

It's all down to personal choice and if the so called 'snobs' want to look down on my happy smiley face because I'm stopping in a value resort then so be it.

 

[married2mm]

This thread has opened my eyes! Ha ha. I don't know if it's because I'm overly thrilled to be in WDW or it's because I'm unaware of the so called snobs but I've never come across any - guests, CMs or otherwise.

I've only ever stopped in POP and on our next trip we'll be stopping in AoA. Would I love to stop in a moderate or deluxe? Sure, of course I would. But to us it isn't worth the extra money at this moment in time. There is only two of us and we get up, shower, go to the parks, come back and sleep. Repeat the routine through the whole two weeks of the trip. We barely spend any time at our resort so it makes no real difference where we stay.

It's all down to personal choice and if the so called 'snobs' want to look down on my happy smiley face because I'm stopping in a value resort then so be it.

My face is smiley no matter where I stay,onsite or offsite,as long as I'm at Disney.
If your room literally serves as a place to sleep,then as long as it has a bed,that's all that matters.
You're on vacation.

 

[Bama_C]

My face is smiley no matter where I stay,onsite or offsite,as long as I'm at Disney.
If your room literally serves as a place to sleep,then as long as it has a bed,that's all that matters.
You're on vacation.

You have summed up our entire family philosophy in a nutshell. As long as we are on Disney property and it has a bed for us to fall into at night, we are happy!

 

[maxiesmom]

Oh trust me, I know that, but I guess the point I didn't make is in some cases the deluxe resorts have a lot less rooms so I don't understand what the delay is for bus services, plus yes you are paying more (in some cases have to stay deluxe)

The deluxe resorts share buses with other deluxe resorts. Which is why you do still have to wait a bit for a bus, and why they are always full.