sandcastle club at BC?

[monalsw]

has anyone ever used this facility for childcare? i'd like to take 4yo ds somewhere for a few hours one evening so i can spend some time riding with 14yo dd. any experiences or input on this one, as it seems to be closest to mgm, where dd likes to ride!

tia

 

[princess lovers mom]

I may be wrong, but i think you have to be a resort guest of BC to use it...someone correct me if i misunderstood...rates are 10/hr per kid..we did not use it, but walked by everyday...little ones seemed to be having a really good time...it looks really comfy

 

[Tiiiigergirl]

My son really liked the Sandcastle Club. He had a good time and liked it better than club Dolphin. I was thinking you did NOT have to be a resort guest but maybe I'm wrong. Anyone?

 

[vicb]

We used Sandcastle Club when we were staying at BWI... not sure if you must be staying at a WDW resort to use or not??

Anyway, my children loved the club so much they have requested a night there on our upcoming trip. THey played the free arcade games, computers, legos, crafts, dinner and a movie.

THe staff there was very friendly.

 

[monalsw]

from what i've read, you have to be a WSW resort guest, but NOT a guest at the resort where the kids club is. i'm staying at ASMU and they let me book it through the PS line, confirming my arrival date at ASMU. i think i're also read that they are occasionally opened to the public, but can't remember the details.

nevertheless, dd and i are looking forward to some time to ride the bigger rides while ds is safely tucked away at the sandcastle club. thanks for the info!

 

[momm2four]

When I was checking on this last year, I remember reading that you don't have to be a resort guest, but that people staying onsite do get first priority. I guess that means if they are getting full, a resort guest would have priority over a person staying somewhere else.

We never did use any of the kids' clubs, so I can't testify to this in court.

Lori P.

 

[ducklite]

I think that you do have to be a WDW resort guest (probably an insurance thing) but the only childcare club that is supposed to be only open to guests of that resort is at the GF. (We were allowed to use the GF one when we were staying at the AS's as we were dining at V&A's, and it was a very off night--there were only three children in the club!)

At any rate, we also used the Sandcastle club a couple of times in the past. DS liked it well enough--it wasn't his favorite of the kids clubs, but he was fine there for a few hours one night. He was older then though, about 11 or 12, and most of their activities and games were geared for younger kids.

As long as your son doesn't have any seperation anxiety he'll probably love it there!

Keep in mind that they don't open until about 4:30 or 5:00, so make sure MGM will be open later on the night you want to drop him off. I'd also make reservations in advance, as not that the Harbour Club is closed and the BCV are open, that club is handling the children from what amounts to four resorts, and is usually pretty full.

Have fun!

Anne