Pool visiting IS allowed!!!

[skater]

I have to go fill up my coffee. nobody respond until I get back. This is getting good and I don't want to miss anything.

Good point. Makes me feel a little silly for getting riled up . Guess I woke up wrong this morning! Sorry if I offended anyone.

 

[vicki_c]

Forgive me as being new here, but why should this post cause an uprising?
Why not ask a question and post the answer a CM gave you - isn't that what this board is for? I see nothing wrong with doing what she plans on doing - as long as she gets the ok from the necessary people at the resort. If someone is that upset about it, complain to Disney. Obviously, this is more of a soft rule than a hard one - except in the case of YC/BC.

I think the point is that the Disney veterans pretty much know you can't rely on what a random CM tells you on the phone - might be right, might be wrong. It's the lifeguards that make the decision and it's supposed to be based on occupancy of the pool (this is true even for DVC members who are allowed to hop - we are supposed to ask the resort on the day of, to make sure it's allowed that day), so a CM in a call center somewhere cannot truly give you the definitive answer. That's all - ask at your resort, and chances are high they will say yes. I think people are just taking issue with the post like it's definitely true because one person somewhere said it.

 

[CoachBagFanatic]

Forgive me as being new here, but why should this post cause an uprising?
Why not ask a question and post the answer a CM gave you - isn't that what this board is for? I see nothing wrong with doing what she plans on doing - as long as she gets the ok from the necessary people at the resort. If someone is that upset about it, complain to Disney. Obviously, this is more of a soft rule than a hard one - except in the case of YC/BC.

You are correct that the DIS boards is a place to get and give information. However, when it comes to "pool visiting/hopping" this is such a hot topic here on the DIS that 95% of the times, the thread gets so heated and is closed. I am sure the OP was just trying to pass along information that they were given but you will get so many different answers every time you talk to a CM. This to me sometimes is like a dog chasing his tail, it's a fruitless effort and you get no where.

 

[Bean Counter]

There's a big difference between swimming at a water park and relaxing at the pool.

My goodness, people! Forget the whole pool hopping/visiting friends staying at a different resort issue... I just found out I've been vacationing incorrectly all of these years!

I've been relaxing at the water park and swimming at the pool!
Great, now I have to totally rework the plans for my next trip.

And that there explains why I'm an accountant, not a comedian.

 

[Marquis de Disney]

I just love how some folks throw around the class-envy card. It always seems to be a one way street.

Exactly! I'm sure those staying at the 'higher end' resort wouldnt mind the guests so long as they remove all their empty cans of schlitz beer from the pool.

 

[rgf207]

I think the point is that the Disney veterans pretty much know you can't rely on what a random CM tells you on the phone - might be right, might be wrong. It's the lifeguards that make the decision and it's supposed to be based on occupancy of the pool (this is true even for DVC members who are allowed to hop - we are supposed to ask the resort on the day of, to make sure it's allowed that day), so a CM in a call center somewhere cannot truly give you the definitive answer. That's all - ask at your resort, and chances are high they will say yes. I think people are just taking issue with the post like it's definitely true because one person somewhere said it.

What, hold on a second. Last year a bus driver told me that there would be a monorail between Animal Kingdom and the TTC. Was he wrong.

 

[DMRick]

We go often, and have many friends who are in Florida (from NY) in the winter. They often come over to visit us. We have always asked at the front desk (once I asked the lifeguard per the Dis and he looked at me like I grew a second head, and said, if you want), if our guests can join us at the pool (value and moderate) and they have always said yes. We've done this at least a dozen times. I have done the same thing at hotels outside of Disney, on the few occasions that I have stayed off site, and we have visited friends at hotels in my own area, and they have gotten permission for us to join them. I would not ask if it was a crowded period, but I have no problem asking if the pool is not crowded.
Thanks OP for posting that. I would just add, that other people's mileage may vary, depending on the time of year and how crowded the pool might be.

 

[Lynne M]

This isn't going anywhere good, so we'll end it here.

Here's the deal with having your guests use the pool.

The lifeguard has final say over the use of the resort pools. Not the front desk, not the call center. If you ask the lifeguard, and the pool is not too crowded, they will likely give your guests permission to swim. They may also say no if the pool is too busy.

But, do ask. Many of the resorts do random resort ID checks in the pool area, and I don't think "but some guy at the call center said it was OK" would help much when your guests can't produce a room key. Much easier to spare your guests the embarrassment and simply ask the lifeguard, especially since they'll likely say yes.