New pool heat policy? ***update see post 549 ****

[GGjertsen]

Yea, the temperature of the pools

 

[LIFERBABE]

Yea, the temperature of the pools

Maybe we can get Peyton to send an email!! I guess membership doesnt have its privileges.

 

[Johnnie Fedora]

You should all know by now...a good DVCer suffers in silence. If the water's cold on your next trip, it's just the effects of the mass hysteria you exposed yourself to here on the DIS, and not the reality you experience first-hand.

I look forward to our upcoming trip to HH where the kid's favorite part of the vacation will be the warm pool at the Country Inn and Suites in Knoxville, TN.

Pretty sad!

 

[lilstint]

I have also noticed that ALL the resort pools are getting MUCH colder. So cold, in fact, that we no longer find them enjoyable at all. POR and POFQ were so cold last February that even the kids would not go in. What a shame! A terrible decision to cut costs here IMO.

 

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I received the exact same email from the same person.

I don't see the harm in telling Disney that IF what we are hearing is true, then there are many of us that will be disappointed. I don't think you need a first-hand experience to have credibility.

 

[LisaS]

I don't see the harm in telling Disney that IF what we are hearing is true, then there are many of us that will be disappointed. I don't think you need a first-hand experience to have credibility.

I agree. In the email I sent, I asked them to confirm whether or not the pool temperatures have been lowered. I stated that I currently have a reservation for Jan 2007 and am looking forward to going swimming, just as I have done on my past January trips. If the pools will be too cold to enjoy a January swim, I want to know now so I can change my reservation.

I don't want to wait until January to experience first hand that I should have changed my plans.

 

[lilstint]

I agree. In the email I sent, I asked them to confirm whether or not the pool temperatures have been lowered. I stated that I currently have a reservation for Jan 2007 and am looking forward to going swimming, just as I have done on my past January trips. If the pools will be too cold to enjoy a January swim, I want to know now so I can change my reservation.

I don't want to wait until January to experience first hand that I should have changed my plans.

I'd be very interested in hearing the response you get to that! Please keep us posted.

 

[AllNamesTaken]

What email address did you use? I would like to email and ask the same for my Nov trip. Maybe if we all start emailing they'll respond with action instead of just words.

 

[keishashadow]

Perhaps I'm in the minority but, always thought Disney kept their pools too warm to be refreshing.

When @ WLV in Dec. the daytime air temp was in the low 60's and the pools were just steaming, looked like hot tubs.

Of course, we happily swim in our own pool when the water temp is in the low 70's. I guess it's a matter of preference.

 

[LisaS]

What email address did you use? I would like to email and ask the same for my Nov trip. Maybe if we all start emailing they'll respond with action instead of just words.

I sent it to the two email addresses that goldilocks_63 posted earlier in this thread. Here is her post: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=11888461&postcount=39

Several people have sent email and so far everyone has received the same canned response that just acknowledged that our email was received. As far as I know, nobody has had any real responses yet.

 

[Sammie]

I sent it to the two email addresses that goldilocks_63 posted earlier in this thread. Here is her post: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=11888461&postcount=39

Several people have sent email and so far everyone has received the same canned response that just acknowledged that our email was received. As far as I know, nobody has had any real responses yet.

What do you consider a real response. I posted mine.

 

[jarestel]

While you may not like the new policy, and are certainly welcome to make your feelings known, warnings in your letters of "member uprisings", etc., really make members look like a bunch of hostile yahoos, and are quite counter productive.

A note to interested parties re: member uprisings

Torches and pitchforks will be on sale at VWL from 5-1 to 5-8-2006. A 10% DVC member discount will be honored upon presentation of the DVC membership card. See jarestel in the VWL lobby if interested in acquiring uprising materials.

 

[boatboatboat]

can we use our VWL torches at other resorts like the mugs?

 

[harmonium]

You should all know by now...a good DVCer suffers in silence. If the water's cold on your next trip, it's just the effects of the mass hysteria you exposed yourself to here on the DIS, and not the reality you experience first-hand.

I look forward to our upcoming trip to HH where the kid's favorite part of the vacation will be the warm pool at the Country Inn and Suites in Knoxville, TN.

Pretty sad!

Are being serious or just sarcastic?

 

[LIFERBABE]

A note to interested parties re: member uprisings

Torches and pitchforks will be on sale at VWL from 5-1 to 5-8-2006. A 10% DVC member discount will be honored upon presentation of the DVC membership card. See jarestel in the VWL lobby if interested in acquiring uprising materials.

I need 2 PitchForks and a Torch! I wont checkin until the end of the month, so can you have Bell Services hold mine for me? We plan on having our own little uprising in the BWV Hot Tub!

 

[LisaS]

What do you consider a real response. I posted mine.

Sorry Sammie. I didn't realize you had received more than the generic acknowledgement email. Can you post a link to the response that you received? Did you send to both email addresses and if so, which one responded? I sent to both but have not received anything other than the "thanks for your email" acknowledgement.

 

[Sammie]

Sorry Sammie. I didn't realize you had received more than the generic acknowledgement email. Can you post a link to the response that you received? Did you send to both email addresses and if so, which one responded? I sent to both but have not received anything other than the "thanks for your email" acknowledgement.

I talked to a friend that works recreation at SSR and OKW. I was told that there was not a change in property wide pool temperatures that the pools were still set at 78-80 per Red Cross Standards.

The Beach Club is having some issues with a broken hot water pipe which is under repair and should be fixed soon.

 

[harmonium]

I talked to a friend that works recreation at SSR and OKW. I was told that there was not a change in property wide pool temperatures that the pools were still set at 78-80 per Red Cross Standards.

The Beach Club is having some issues with a broken hot water pipe which is under repair and should be fixed soon.

Must be a pretty extensive problem. We were at SAB in Feb and every pool besides the hot tub and the kids pool by the kid slide were pretty chilly. Last year the entire pool was warm, but the halk the pool was closed for rehab. This year only the large hot tub was sectioned off.

No big. I am sure the pools will be nice and warmed for our 07' trip. Chilly water can't keep us away.

 

[DisneyBill]

I talked to a friend that works recreation at SSR and OKW. I was told that there was not a change in property wide pool temperatures that the pools were still set at 78-80 per Red Cross Standards.

The Beach Club is having some issues with a broken hot water pipe which is under repair and should be fixed soon.

If that is the case and there hasn't been any changes made, then it shouldn't be taking SO long for MS or the general WDW customer service to reply to emails. IMO

 

[keishashadow]

FYI, when I was repeatedly pestering MS & WDW regarding adding the dining plan option last year (a sucess I might add!); rule of thumb was an automatic e-mail response within a day or 2.

Followed up w/a more specific (though, true-to-Disney fashion) generally evasive answer within a week or so.

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