Need Contact Info For DVC & Poly Leadership (Major Issue On Welcome Home Stay July 1-4)

[coreynyc]

Looks like they just implemented new procedures and 3 hour parking passes for Polynesian, unsure if related.

I’m the OP and returned to WDW a in late July. I stayed at Swan but had dinner at Poly. We were given a “3 hour parking” pass but it’s all smoke and mirrors as that pass did not state an entry time or expiration time.

 

[lowlight]

I’m the OP and returned to WDW a in late July. I stayed at Swan but had dinner at Poly. We were given a “3 hour parking” pass but it’s all smoke and mirrors as that pass did not state an entry time or expiration time.

This is true, it appears they say meal time (breakfast lunch or dinner) instead of actual hours.

 

[minniesfriend]

Heard our waiter at California Grill complaining how he was losing many tables/income from guests booking a no show ADR for parking at the contemporary during late night/party events. They don't mind paying the no show fee for the convenient parking.

Wow.... I would never even think of doing this. I guess I shouldn't be surprised......

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Wow.... I would never even think of doing this. I guess I shouldn't be surprised......

Oooo - it's amazing what people will think of to get around a perceived inconvenience! I guess if this is becoming a problem, the cancellation fees at the monorail resorts and the EPCOT resorts might be going up at some point! Probably another social media hack.

 

[minniesfriend]

OP: I am sorry you had such a bad experience and I don't blame you one bit. We stayed at PIT in early June and luckily found a spot, but that was luck. There definitely needs to be a guard there (instead of the arm only - these arms break all the time) and they need to be consistently enforcing the parking rules. We, too, felt like the resort was crowded with day guests and this has greatly diminished our intent to buy there.

We stayed at FWC during the July 4th week.

On July 3rd, we had a 7pm ADR at Steakhouse 71. We were planning on taking the boats from FW, but it was POURING that night. So, we drove to the CR and valeted. We stayed to watch the fireworks and could barely find a place to watch it was so, so crowded. Clearly, there were a ton of day guests there. The next night, July 4th, we watched from the beach at FW and had a much better experience! We watched the fireworks, hopped in our golf cart, and were back in our cabin within 15-20 min.

An easy solution is to require (and enforce) day guests to park at DS or the TTC and use either the boat or the express monorail during times of high volume. This would be for park access and ADR's during certain times of the year. No parking at the resorts - full stop. AND scan in for pool access (but that's in another thread).

FWIW:
I feel the same way about GF during the Christmas holidays. This is our home resort and we specifically purchased there for the 11-month window during this time. We've stayed at GF the last three years there, and this year, will be staying at BRV. There were so many day guests taking the boats back and forth to the resort that we would have to wait for 2 or 3 boats - and this was in the middle of the day. And on nights of MVMCP, the monorail is unusable due to the crowds. Last year, we had an early dinner at the Contemporary thinking we could get back in time before it really got crowded, and security wouldn't even allow us to get in line for the monorail. So we ended up walking from CR to VGF. It was raining. The lobby is packed and covered with scansions so folks can either get their picture made in front to the tree or get to the gingerbread house. And in the evening, the waits for the Enchanted Rose would go to 90 min. (This is during the first week of Dec. so I can't imagine what it's like closer to Christmas).

 

[muppets3d]

Wow.... I would never even think of doing this. I guess I shouldn't be surprised......

Parking at TTC is $30. No-show fee for California Grill is apparently $10 per person, and you can walk to Magic Kingdom.

We'll see how well this new Poly initiative works. I'm sure Disney is hesitant to tow folks on vacation, but people who are staying at the resort shouldn't have difficulty finding parking because of day guests.