The GROOVIER New Pop Century FAQ Thread Chapter 2! ~ Post #1 is a must see!

[meanmom121]

I think the new HIPPA law - (medical information privacy act) probably prevents them from asking about medical conditions. It is always your option to offer that information though

 

[MelanieC]

Just got our ME luggage tags...only 39 days until my husband and kiddos first trip and our first stay onsite at the POP...I can not wait.

How exciting - Your going to have so much fun

 

[MelanieC]

I'll tell you something, I went in September one year and holy crap! It was ridiculous. You would walk out of your room and they'd be lying there on the ground. Cast members would be sweeping them up/spraying them up with the hose. One day walking into the Magic Kingdom there were swarms of them. They just flew right into you.

In the Magic Kingdom or any of the parks themselves was fine for some reason but outside and in the resorts, wow. It didn't last all week though. It was only REALLY bad for a couple of days and it barely ruined our vacation.

We've been lucky I guess- Not once have we ever encountered Love Bugs! I've been in January, March, July, August, Sept, Nov & Dec

 

[MelanieC]

I had a quick question. I was looking at staying here from june 8-12th since it is a value resort. Is this a good resort to stay at for people without kids? I'm 23 & my other traveler is 29!

Definately - DH and I love POP, just as much as the kids. Now if it only had a jacuzzi I'd be in heaven, lol!

 

[tinkerbell3747]

We've been lucky I guess- Not once have we ever encountered Love Bugs! I've been in January, March, July, August, Sept, Nov & Dec

Neither have I, I normally go over summer month July/August and never seen any Love Bugs......guys I'm lucky not really a bug liking kinda gal....

 

[VAYankee]

I've been reading this board for the last few weeks (during my lunch hour at work!) and love all the great info - and I think I have found the answer to most of my questions - the last time we were at WDW was in 2003 and we were off property. This year we are staying at POP the 1st week of July - and its the first time we have booked a package - my question is, when you leave a park in the afternoon and want to return that night, what do you do? Do they stamp your hand? Am I that far behind the times at Disney?

 

[tinkerbell3747]

Just got our ME luggage tags...only 39 days until my husband and kiddos first trip and our first stay onsite at the POP...I can not wait.

Man O Man you must be Any time I get any Disney Mail....for an upcoming trip I read and look over the information a gazillion times I must have looked at the luggage tag and the little booklet so much I remember it all word for word.....

Have a magical Day..... uh what I wouldn't give to hear a cast memeber say that to me right now..I'll even take a Have a zippidy Do Da Day

 

[tinkerbell3747]

I've been reading this board for the last few weeks (during my lunch hour at work!) and love all the great info - and I think I have found the answer to most of my questions - the last time we were at WDW was in 2003 and we were off property. This year we are staying at POP the 1st week of July - and its the first time we have booked a package - my question is, when you leave a park in the afternoon and want to return that night, what do you do? Do they stamp your hand? Am I that far behind the times at Disney?

No Stamping of the hand here..... you simply leave the park and come back when you are ready.

 

[VAYankee]

thanks, it's been six years since we were at Disney and I think things have changed alot since we were there last.

 

[tinkerbell3747]

thanks, it's been six years since we were at Disney and I think things have changed alot since we were there last.

Your most welcome....There are always new things year after year....we can only go every other year so I am playing catch up now too...

 

[jenseib]

I've been reading this board for the last few weeks (during my lunch hour at work!) and love all the great info - and I think I have found the answer to most of my questions - the last time we were at WDW was in 2003 and we were off property. This year we are staying at POP the 1st week of July - and its the first time we have booked a package - my question is, when you leave a park in the afternoon and want to return that night, what do you do? Do they stamp your hand? Am I that far behind the times at Disney?

I don;t think they stamped hands since either the 80's or early 90's. I know in the mid 90's we didn't get stamped. (at least I don;t remember it. LOL, but as my youngest DD tells me all the time, I am getting old) now you just use your card/ticket to reenter. But if you go in and out and re enter with in a short period of time it will not OK you to back in. My sister did this in Jan. She went in and then had to go back out to go to Guest services and when she tried to go back in it denied her. The CM told her that it was becuase it was too soon after she went back in (like 15 minutes or something.) But they let her in. I think they flag that so you aren't passing off your pas to someone else to use.

 

[amberg@eastlink.ca]

actually they were still stamping in 03- 05. however because of the way handstamping used to be it woudl often wash off, so they switched at some point to black light ink. which survives the hand washing and the visits to the pools/waterparks. but then again like youve all said its been 4 years and im sure things have changed.

I don;t think they stamped hands since either the 80's or early 90's. I know in the mid 90's we didn't get stamped. (at least I don;t remember it. LOL, but as my youngest DD tells me all the time, I am getting old) now you just use your card/ticket to reenter. But if you go in and out and re enter with in a short period of time it will not OK you to back in. My sister did this in Jan. She went in and then had to go back out to go to Guest services and when she tried to go back in it denied her. The CM told her that it was becuase it was too soon after she went back in (like 15 minutes or something.) But they let her in. I think they flag that so you aren't passing off your pas to someone else to use.

 

[VAYankee]

okay, so I haven't totally lost all my brain cells to my kids - I thought there might have been hand stamping involved; so is everything on one card? meal plans, and do you use that for your fast passes too?

 

[Janell]

Definately - DH and I love POP, just as much as the kids. Now if it only had a jacuzzi I'd be in heaven, lol!

I agree. We wished they had a jacuzzi. After a long day of walking, its always nice to sit in the jacuzzi for a bit.

 

[kdzbear]

okay, so I haven't totally lost all my brain cells to my kids - I thought there might have been hand stamping involved; so is everything on one card? meal plans, and do you use that for your fast passes too?

Each person in your party has their individual ticket on their card. If you were to get fast passes, then you would scan each person's card for your passes. As for dining, the two adults in our party had the meal plan's on their card and either card could be used, but it would take the meals off of both. For instance if we had 20 CS meals and I used 2 at one restaurant and my DH used 2 at another restaurant, both cards would reflect that we had 16 CS meals total left. I hope this makes sense. You can also attach a credit card to your room key/park tickets / meal card and then you can have charging priviledges at the stores in the parks too.

 

[VAYankee]

thanks so much for the info; card passes sound so much more convenient than paper tickets, etc.

 

[ZeroToHero]

thanks so much for the info; card passes sound so much more convenient than paper tickets, etc.

It is! It's really convenient so that you don't have to carry a wallet, credit card, room key, Disney Dollars (if you have any left over), pass to the parks, etc).

It's also magical when you attach a credit card to it... when your vacation is over, your bank account is drained of money!

 

[61292cna]

It is! It's really convenient so that you don't have to carry a wallet, credit card, room key, Disney Dollars (if you have any left over), pass to the parks, etc).

It's also magical when you attach a credit card to it... when your vacation is over, your bank account is drained of money!

So, so true!!!

 

[jenseib]

Each person in your party has their individual ticket on their card. If you were to get fast passes, then you would scan each person's card for your passes. As for dining, the two adults in our party had the meal plan's on their card and either card could be used, but it would take the meals off of both. For instance if we had 20 CS meals and I used 2 at one restaurant and my DH used 2 at another restaurant, both cards would reflect that we had 16 CS meals total left. I hope this makes sense. You can also attach a credit card to your room key/park tickets / meal card and then you can have charging priviledges at the stores in the parks too.

The kids cards have the meals on them too.

 

[devonsmommy]

Woo hoo! I just booked our free dining trip for the fall--Sept. 12-17th. It will be dd (3) and her first Disney trip!, me, my mom, and my cousin who is also a Disney fanatic.

Now, I booked a standard room. I haven't read through all 188 pages, and I'm sure this question has been asked a zillion times already.

What building should I request? We want to be close to the food court and buses, as close as we can be without being preferred, and not with a door facing the pool, but close to the pool.

I'm not asking too much am I??? LOL

This will be the first time I am staying at a value.