Resort Pools question.......can you.....

[KAM2]

If you are staying onsite can you swim in resort pools other then the one where you are staying??? I know we did this once when we visited a family member who was staying at another resort but have never tried it otherwise.

I have never known anyone to check IDs but it has also been 2 years since we have been!

 

[CBRorBust]

You can swim in other resorts pools, but I know some people don't like it.

However, I'm sure there is a rule somewhere that says you can't, but how are they really going to know? It's not like they card everybody getting into the pool right?

 

[gepetto]

No. You are not allowed to pool hop.

 

[dumboroo]

When we were last at the YC they said during the heavy seasons they always check resort Ids to get in to SAB. Apparently loads of people, who are not YC or BC guests, try to get in and the CMs have to kick them out.

 

[GoldenOldie]

I have witnessed them checking ID's at the WL pool as well.

 

[eeyore0062]

No, you can't pool hop, but if you stay at one of the Port Orleans resorts, you can use either the Serpent Slide pool or the Old Man Island pool, as well as any of the quiet pools located in PO-R. This gives you the most options.

 

[dcedwards]

We started going to WDW in the early 90s. Back then they used to advertise that if you stayed on site you could use all the facilitites at other hotels. As more moderates were introduced along with the All Stars this policy changed. Now, you can use the pools at the hotel you are staying at. In the case of YC/BC you can use quiet pool at either one if you are staying there. And, this is also true at the PO-FQ and Riverside. It is only in those cases where resorts are considered to be "sister" resorts that you can pool hop. The main reason is that places like YC/BC were being inundated with people from other hotels. Those hotel guests that were staying there were having a problem finding a place to swim. In many ways I can understand why they changed the policy.

In the slow season, though, when we typically go, I haven't seen them check at IDs at many of the pools. I think this is the case during the peak seasons such as summer, Christmas, Easter weekend, Presidents weekend, etc. Then I have seen them ask people to leave or go back and get their room key to verify that they are staying at the hotel.

 

[CamColt]

I believe if you are staying at one of the All Stars, you can use another All Stars pools too.