The ALL NEW Disney's Contemporary Resort FAQ with PICTURES! (APR 2009)

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i know i read this before...but can't find it now....

do all the rooms have a refrigerator? do they have a small freezer in the top of them? if so, does it work well enough to freeze small ice packs to put in coolers?
 
i know i read this before...but can't find it now....

do all the rooms have a refrigerator? do they have a small freezer in the top of them? if so, does it work well enough to freeze small ice packs to put in coolers?
All their rooms do have a refrigerator, however there is no small freezer section. They do have a setting where you can make it cold as possible, however that could mean other things like bottle water turning into ice cubes which has happened to my family and I. Also here is a picture of what the fridge looks like.

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does anyone know how long it takes to get to CR using magical express?
My family and I have not taken Magical Express before, however from what I know about it the route from Orlando International Airport to the Contemporary is never the same. For example you might stop at the Wilderness Lodge and Polynesian before arriving to the Contemporary or different combinations of the Magic Kingdom Resorts. I am sure there are other factors like who on the bus is staying at what resort and other factors. So just remember Magical Express is nothing like the regular Disney buses that go to the parks and etc.
 
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does anyone know how long it takes to get to CR using magical express?

I'd allow 1.5 to 2 hours... although it probably will not take that long, just to be sure, I would block that much time. Simply because you never know where ME is going to take you...
 
Okay, so this may seem like a stupid question... but! You know the holes in the side of the Contemporary that the monorail enters and exits through?
Once the monorail is shut down for the night do they cover those holes or does it just stay open?

I've only ever eaten in the Contemporary so I've never been around at night to see what they do and it's one of those things that makes me go "Hmmm"...

Sorry if it's a stupid question or one that has previously been addressed. :flower3:
 
Okay, so this may seem like a stupid question... but! You know the holes in the side of the Contemporary that the monorail enters and exits through?
Once the monorail is shut down for the night do they cover those holes or does it just stay open?

I've only ever eaten in the Contemporary so I've never been around at night to see what they do and it's one of those things that makes me go "Hmmm"...

Sorry if it's a stupid question or one that has previously been addressed. :flower3:
Since there is no door that opens and closes where the Monorail's both enter and exit, they stay open 24 hours a day.
 
does anyone know how long it takes to get to CR using magical express?

I'd allow 1.5 to 2 hours... although it probably will not take that long, just to be sure, I would block that much time. Simply because you never know where ME is going to take you...

True, you never know. However--our trip to CR last July was ~55 minutes--from the time we got off the plane to the time we got off the ME bus @ CR. I think they dropped one family off at the WL first, too. We didn't have to wait long for the ME bus, of course, so that was in our favor.
Since there is no door that opens and closes where the Monorail's both enter and exit, they stay open 24 hours a day.
:) Yep--and sometime the birds fly in and join you at Contempo Cafe. They weren't a problem, though.
 
:) Yep--and sometime the birds fly in and join you at Contempo Cafe. They weren't a problem, though.
I also noticed that. However we also didn't think they were a problem and it usually happens more in the mornings and afternoons, because I never noticed them during the evenings.
 
Thanks! I've always wondered and then I realized that there were plenty of people on here who would know the answer so now I know!

Gotta love the DIS!

I'm not sure which the Contempo Cafe is, I've only ever eaten in the old steakhouse that is no more... that was years ago.
 
Thanks! I've always wondered and then I realized that there were plenty of people on here who would know the answer so now I know!

Gotta love the DIS!

I'm not sure which the Contempo Cafe is, I've only ever eaten in the old steakhouse that is no more... that was years ago.
You're welcome and the Contempo Cafe is the Contemporary's new counter service location and it was built where the Concourse Steakhouse use to be.
 
do they have a way to close it up for hurricanes?
Well I was never at WDW for a Hurricane but I was there in August 2008 during Tropical Storm Fay and there were times that the rain got so bad, however nothing was closed where the Monorail entrances are located.
 
Quick question about check out-

Do you bring your luggage down with you if you are using Magical Express back to MCO? Or do they come pick it up from your hotel room the night before, or morning you leave?

Thanks!
 
Quick question about check out-

Do you bring your luggage down with you if you are using Magical Express back to MCO? Or do they come pick it up from your hotel room the night before, or morning you leave?

Thanks!
You would need to bring it down yourself, unless you request bell service.
 
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