Rant! Spring Breakers at HH (and elsewhere) without adult supervision

[dianeschlicht]

Believe me, after 36,700 some posts, I don't need a welcome anymore, but I sure wish my old DIS buddies who knew right from wrong would come back!

 

[dianeschlicht]

Believe me, after 36,700 some posts, I don't need a welcome anymore, but ...

 

[DVCconvert]

Diane,

I'm getting the sense that after 36,700 posts, you don't need a welcome anymore.

Is that right?



I think alot of the snarkiness (not just on this thread) may come from the stresses in people's lives these days. Job uncertainities, economics, a winter that's lasting forever and now of course the overseas news.

Overall, I'd like to think that most folks here do know right from wrong, but as a human failing may not always act like they know it!

 

[bobbiwoz]

When our younger DS was a senior in high school, the Principal had a meeting of senior parents and told us the school did not condone marginally chaperoned Spring Break trips. The outcry from parents who wanted to envoke parental "rights" against such a terrible pronouncement was unbelievable to me.

Once we reserved a motel in VA Beach and come to find out it was some sort of College week. We got our money refunded, but it was awful and scary.

Bobbi

 

[dbs1228]

The problem with kids today is they are just like we were!

 

[jodifla]

The problem with kids today is they are just like we were!

How true!

 

[DVCconvert]

I still find it odd thou,
the older I got - the smarter my parents became

 

[Luv2trav]

The problem with kids today is they are just like we were!

I love this!!


I remember one spring break we went to Panama City. There was a family in the room next to us. I remember feeling sorry for them and wondering why they would vacation in the middle of all this. Didn't stop me or my friends from partying.

Now Disney HH resort is a family resort and doesn't promote spring breakers. I would be very embarassed if my child did this at this resort.

 

[Sammie]

I don't see any snarkiness, it's just we are not there to know what exactly was going on. Everyone has their own interpretation of rowdiness.

However I do not agree that the OP should make a blanket statement that no one should allow their children to use their DVC. Not everyone is alike, children included. Some adults are just as rowdy.

Honestly I can't believe the staff would allow a drunken brawl.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Wow! This really makes me think twice about going back to HHI during spring break. When we started going to HHI 8 years ago, we spent spring break at HHI for 3 years. Back then we were always so pleased with how peaceful and relatively quiet it was. However, since we haven't spent a spring break there in about 5 years, this report makes me wonder if it's not so peaceful any more. Anyone else there this week who can say?

 

[SamSam]

Believe me, after 36,700 some posts, I don't need a welcome anymore, but I sure wish my old DIS buddies who knew right from wrong would come back!

I'm here and agree with you!

 

[starbox]

I will say that I've never seen the kind of drunk during F&W as I saw from spring breaking kids at EPCOT last year. It does not seem like drinking age applies at WDW.

 

[3 Hobbits 2 Disney]

Believe me, after 36,700 some posts, I don't need a welcome anymore, but ...

Missing Richie Yams, Becca, and though not gone...not enough Doc and Granny -- yep I'm a guy.

Dianne with 2 N's

 

[PEANUT1]

We spent 2 night at HH on our way to diseny in January 2009. There was alot of really loud construction noise going on. We called DVC to complain and they refunded our points. I know that this won't help make your trip better but it may make you feel less upset if you get some points refunded.

DVC has been really good about this sort of thing with us. They even refunded a night at the treehouses for us because there was a tv problem in the LR on the day of an Eagles playoff game that we really needed to watch. There were repair men in our room pretty much the entire day.

 

[PEANUT1]

Believe me, after 36,700 some posts, I don't need a welcome anymore, but I sure wish my old DIS buddies who knew right from wrong would come back!

Where did they go?

 

[kenics]

Personally I love HH and we visited there for years before ever visiting our home resorts at WDW. My one complaint (and it doesn't stop me from going) is that if we stayed beneath a family, I could hear every STEP that was made, and when the kids were playing tag, etc...

Considering this is a hurricane prone area, I was really surprised this was possible. My resolution was to request rooms on the top floor.

My point is the issue I have with noise, I would SERIOUSLY be struggling with a stay at HH right now, if I had that to contend with. It would be enough to send me home.

 

[TinkGirl]

We are at HH right now and have seen the big groups of kids but, luckily, have not noticed anything out of hand or disruptive except for some kids walking a few feet in the marsh for a short period of time outside our villa. They are hanging around the kiddie pool, and that would probably bother me if I had kids using it. My kids are teens.

 

[Sammie]

Ok, I am confused about something. Are we discussing underage drinking.

The word "kids" keeps popping up and since the legal age to drink is 21 are these rowdies younger than 21, if not we are discussing a large group of young adults not kids.

 

[TinkGirl]

dunno.

 

[RunDanceSkate]

We are at HH right now and have seen the big groups of kids but, luckily, have not noticed anything out of hand or disruptive except for some kids walking a few feet in the marsh for a short period of time outside our villa. They are hanging around the kiddie pool, and that would probably bother me if I had kids using it. My kids are teens.

We are here too, with our teens, and haven't seen or heard anything. I am sitting on my porch overlooking the pool as I have been every night this week, and it is pretty quiet.

The rowdiest kids are the younger ones, the under 10 crowd. Playing in the pool wearing life jackets upside down, legs through the arm holes. Screaming at the top of their lungs for no reason, but loud enough that you would expect large quantities of blood. Drinking out of the drink fountain without a cup. Taking the pingpong paddles back to their room at lunch so they can have the table when they get back. Throwing the shuffleboard equipement, and horseshoes in the marsh.