Need Contact Info For DVC & Poly Leadership

[tjkraz]

The roadways and access points for the Poly are being completely reconstructed. This has been disclosed for months now. During the project, parking is more limited and they're having to redirect people to the TTC.

I don't know why screening at the resort entry broke down. I've been asked for ID and proof of being a resort guest every visit for the past 20 years. I won't pretend that guards are 100% compliant, but they should have been more on their toes for a peak holiday period. Definitely an opportunity to improve.

I'm not sure that there are long-term issues with resort parking. Not once the construction is complete and screening is done properly.

As for the beach, they were definitely distributing wristbands and screening guests. Did some people sneak around the screening process? Maybe. But it's still July 3/4. Large crowds would have formed even if it was just resort guests.

 

[coreynyc]

My point was not just the DVC money they have, they've also already gotten the money from the cash staying guests. It would take too many CM (aka expenses) to keep people out of the beach area. Whereas, when @sndral was escorted out of MK it was because they had not paid for the party and it only took 1 CM who was already there to do so.

They can put up temporary fencing/barriers, they did it for one section of the Poly beach so they can do it for more. They can prevent non overnight guests from certain areas with gates and CM's.

 

[coreynyc]

Maybe Chapek was onto something when he decided it was time to charge for parking haha. TBH, that is probably the quickest and easiest way for Disney to fix the problem. Make it free for DVC members - maybe even make it another direct benefit to drive direct sales. That's how Disney likes to fix crowd problems - make money and fix it at the same time (at least for those who want to pay more $$).

Everyone coming into the lot for parking gets a ticket. Overnight guests get it comped by front desk. Dining guests get it validated at restaurant for 2-3 hours. Everyone else pays $100 including anyone who stays for dining over the allotted period. Send dining guests to TTC on high impact days (basically NYE & 7/4) Problem solved.

 

[mommy2twingles]

The parking lot at the tower seems to be too small. But on the night of July 3 (when there was the first night of July 4 fireworks), the gate was broken and they had security guard stationed there. I told the guard I was a guest and he let me right in. No scanning of Magicband or room key, no referencing to a list of registered guests. They let me right in based on my word.

It was pouring rain and the lot had no spots. I waited just about an hour. Security guard told me I had to park at TTC, the regular Poly lot was full too. Completely unacceptable to have no parking available for resort guests, obviously the regular Poly side let people park there who also had no business being there. Resort guests pay far too much for a 20 minute parking expedition at the TTC

Also, the resort was supposed to restrict non-guests from the beach areas for fireworks viewing but that clearly didn't happen as guests were given bracelets to wear and most people did not have them on.

None of these issues should apply to your Thanksgiving trip

We stayed at Poly over July 4th. Wristbands were not issued for the 3rd, only the 4th. Parking at the resort is limited because of the construction. We were on the regular resort side and they were not letting anyone in that did not have a reservation.

 

[coreynyc]

The roadways and access points for the Poly are being completely reconstructed. This has been disclosed for months now. During the project, parking is more limited and they're having to redirect people to the TTC.

I don't know why screening at the resort entry broke down. I've been asked for ID and proof of being a resort guest every visit for the past 20 years. I won't pretend that guards are 100% compliant, but they should have been more on their toes for a peak holiday period. Definitely an opportunity

As for the beach, they were definitely distributing wristbands and screening guests. Did some people sneak around the screening process? Maybe. But it's still July 3/4. Large crowds would have formed even if it was just resort guests.

Construction limiting parking should have made it obvious to the people running things to be restrictive and vigilante in regards to who is parking there.

Overnight guests should be prioritized above all others. Full stop.

Also the beach on the Island Tower side was open to everyone and the area they did fence off for guests on the original side was not big enough to accommodate enough guests.

 

[coreynyc]

We stayed at Poly over July 4th. Wristbands were not issued for the 3rd, only the 4th. Parking at the resort is limited because of the construction. We were on the regular resort side and they were not letting anyone in that did not have a reservation.

I never said there were wristbands for the 3rd. Also, were you monitoring security the whole time to ensure they didn’t let anyone in who didn’t have a reservation? And again, if they are limited by construction on a high demand event, they should have prioritized overnight guests above diners.

 

[Mouseforward]

I thought the fee to cancel in less than 2 hours stopped most of that scamming?

I think making dining guests park across the street is fine personally.

Parking is $30 the cancel fee is $10.

 

[airjay75]

I think another potential fix would be (1) no parking at resorts on July 4th for ADRs, and (2) posting a couple CMs at MK and TTC resort line entrances to screen for either hotel guest or ADR. Basically, just close off the resort line of the monorail to people not staying at one of the 3 hotels or who have an ADR. Maybe you’d get some people willing to walk in the July heat from MK or TTC, but after being denied monorail entrance, most would probably give up. That way you don’t need to worry about barricading parts of the resort for resort guests.

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

Depending on the size of your party, probably cheaper than paying for general parking too. I think it's $10 per person if you cancel. And I wonder whether, if you make a reservation for a party of 1 or 2, do they confirm that the number of people in your car match the ADR? Pretty easy system to game if you don't care about rules.

This reminds me of the alternate street side parking game in NYC. If you’re traveling for a week and need to move your car, you can pay for a garage (@ - $300 per week) - OR - leave the car where it is and pay the fine ($45-$65). You know which the majority of folks pick… (Editing to add that I do not condone playing this game!)

 

[lowlight]

The roadways and access points for the Poly are being completely reconstructed. This has been disclosed for months now. During the project, parking is more limited and they're having to redirect people to the TTC.

I don't know why screening at the resort entry broke down. I've been asked for ID and proof of being a resort guest every visit for the past 20 years. I won't pretend that guards are 100% compliant, but they should have been more on their toes for a peak holiday period. Definitely an opportunity to improve.

I'm not sure that there are long-term issues with resort parking. Not once the construction is complete and screening is done properly.

As for the beach, they were definitely distributing wristbands and screening guests. Did some people sneak around the screening process? Maybe. But it's still July 3/4. Large crowds would have formed even if it was just resort guests.

This sounds like an awful lot of making excuses. For $1000 a night, you don't tell a guest "sorry we have construction going on, but you can park 15 minutes away and hike it over in the rain." Offer free valet for overnight guests when the lot is full. Hire someone to check for bands at the beach. These are not hard or expensive issues to solve.