Pools!

[Mle8308]

There are actually 3 entrances to SAB, and they are all monitored by CM.

I didn't realize! It's been 5 years since we've stayed there (and it will be a long time before I stay again, I am one of the few who does not like it) and I only remember the one.

 

[disneydreamer1980]

I would find this inconvenient, having no room to go right back to after swimming/having to travel wet. Even when DVC members were allowed to pool hop we never did, because it just sounded like a pain. We did pool hop one time (allowed at Universal resorts) to cabana bay from Royal Pacific at my kids request and it was a pain.

I have seen this happen more than once though. Two years ago at the Poly we overheard a kid saying “this is a lot nicer than our hotel” and the mom shushed her. I thought the volcano pool would’ve been hard to get into. And another time we got to talking with someone at the OKW pool who said they were locals and they frequented different resort pools on the weekends, saying they’d tried most of them.

 

[Add-On-Itis]

I would find this inconvenient, having no room to go right back to after swimming/having to travel wet. Even when DVC members were allowed to pool hop we never did, because it just sounded like a pain. We did pool hop one time (allowed at Universal resorts) to cabana bay from Royal Pacific at my kids request and it was a pain.

I have seen this happen more than once though. Two years ago at the Poly we overheard a kid saying “this is a lot nicer than our hotel” and the mom shushed her. I thought the volcano pool would’ve been hard to get into. And another time we got to talking with someone at the OKW pool who said they were locals and they frequented different resort pools on the weekends, saying they’d tried most of them.

People's common courtesy is hold the door for the people behind you. It's very awkward to stop the person right behind you from entering.

"Stop, please scan your badge" is not something I want to be doing during vacation.

 

[Mle8308]

People's common courtesy is hold the door for the people behind you. It's very awkward to stop the person right behind you from entering.

"Stop, please scan your badge" is not something I want to be doing during vacation.

I agree! That is why now, when I go to the pool, I check to make sure no one is behind me. If someone is, I pretend that I have to check something on my phone and I step aside. Of course unless it's someone I saw leaving their room and also going to the pool or someone I saw previously using a key or MB to get in.

 

[J-Dog]

The gates won't stop people, it might make it more challenging, but they will still get in, non guests follow real guests in and most are too nice to not hold open the gate. See my posts #6 and #10.

Of course. But the gate will allow 10 people in who shouldn't be there vs. 100 who would wander in without it.

 

[Add-On-Itis]

I agree! That is why now, when I go to the pool, I check to make sure no one is behind me. If someone is, I pretend that I have to check something on my phone and I step aside. Of course unless it's someone I saw leaving their room and also going to the pool or someone I saw previously using a key or MB to get in.

That's hard at POLY for example. The gate closes pretty gently and there is always someone walking up and down between beach and gch

 

[Mle8308]

That's hard at POLY for example. The gate closes pretty gently and there is always someone walking up and down between beach and gch

I stay at the Poly a few times each year (do split stays between the Poly and WL), and agree on the gates. I don't go to the main pool (at either resort), too busy for me. At the main pools there needs to be a CM at each gate or only have one gate open and a CM present.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

People's common courtesy is hold the door for the people behind you. It's very awkward to stop the person right behind you from entering.

"Stop, please scan your badge" is not something I want to be doing during vacation.

You would think people's common courtesy would have them not going to a pool at a resort they're not a guest at - but clearly that's not true for some.

 

[Add-On-Itis]

You would think people's common courtesy would have them not going to a pool at a resort they're not a guest at - but clearly that's not true for some.

It's a sad world this.