The Official Riviera Owners & Info Thread

[RivShore]

Thank you!

Had the same happen at OKW, i was working full days in the room for a few days and just let them in each time - they emptied the trash, clanced around and left, all took less than a minute or 2.

 

[we"reofftoneverland]

Are they still putting multiple parties in the Skyliner together? If so, is it possible to request your own?

Depends on who is working. We noticed one guy was putting groups together and another was separating all groups, even the three separate single individuals we had in front of us. They each got their own gondola . And it was a busy time leaving Epcot station. So depends who is working.

 

[brazzledazzler]

Does anyone know if both of the Riviera magic bands are available at the Riviera Resort store?

 

[Belle53]

Does anyone know if both of the Riviera magic bands are available at the Riviera Resort store?

I was there last week and didn't see any but it I don't know how often La Boutique gets new stock in.

 

[Belle53]

Are they still putting multiple parties in the Skyliner together? If so, is it possible to request your own?

Yes. We were there last weekend and the skyliner is no longer one party each but the line moves so much faster now. You could ask for your own.

 

[brazzledazzler]

I was there last week and didn't see any but it I don't know how often La Boutique gets new stock in.

Thanks! I know they were limited release. Much appreciated

 

[starryagain]

We are annual passholders and DVC members. We are staying at Riviera for one night in late October. Our past two trips have been much longer and we stayed at Beach Club, and noted the seriously long lines for the Skyliner around Epcot closing time. I was curious how long the end of night lines for Epcot and Hollywood Studios really are in practice? I know sometimes the lines can seem really long at Disney but move quickly. Are they an hour plus or more like 30 minutes? Somewhere in between? We plan on ending the night at Hollywood Studios with a 9PM closing. Willing to get an Uber or take our rental car if the wait is super long, but sort of kills the point of staying at a Skyliner resort.

 

[havoc315]

We are annual passholders and DVC members. We are staying at Riviera for one night in late October. Our past two trips have been much longer and we stayed at Beach Club, and noted the seriously long lines for the Skyliner around Epcot closing time. I was curious how long the end of night lines for Epcot and Hollywood Studios really are in practice? I know sometimes the lines can seem really long at Disney but move quickly. Are they an hour plus or more like 30 minutes? Somewhere in between? We plan on ending the night at Hollywood Studios with a 9PM closing. Willing to get an Uber or take our rental car if the wait is super long, but sort of kills the point of staying at a Skyliner resort.

Depends on crowds I’m sure. In August, at DHS park close, it was minutes.

Did Epcot close twice — also 5-10 minutes, but I rushed to the exit as soon as park closed. May have peaked at 20-25 minutes on those nights.

 

[scoobdoo]

Does anyone know if both of the Riviera magic bands are available at the Riviera Resort store?

is there any real need to get a magic band these days? Can everything be done with the app?

 

[ninafeliz]

is there any real need to get a magic band these days? Can everything be done with the app?

I don’t believe you can pay with the app (although there are obviously other ways you can pay with your phone). I also don’t think it gets you into the pool, CL, any keyed elevators, etc…. Can they scan it at Resort entrances to show you have ADRs land allow you in to park? I’m not sure, but that’s so much easier than logging in on MDE to show them if they can’t.

I just find it way easier to scan my wrist than dig my phone out, plus I love the special magic bands lol.

 

[havoc315]

I don’t believe you can pay with the app (although there are obviously other ways you can pay with your phone). I also don’t think it gets you into the pool, CL, any keyed elevators, etc…. Can they scan it at Resort entrances to show you have ADRs land allow you in to park? I’m not sure, but that’s so much easier than logging in on MDE to show them if they can’t.

I just find it way easier to scan my wrist than dig my phone out, plus I love the special magic bands lol.

Actually, using the phone is very easy for everything. You don't need to keep logging into MDE. You just do it once, and create a Disney MagicMobile pass -- that then goes into your phone wallet. You don't even need to open the phone, the phone just is held up to the reader, just like using a magic band.

The advantage of the magic band is simply alleviates the need to have your phone, or pull out your phone at all. Pretty easy to just lift up your wrist.

Re mobilemagic pass:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/magic-mobile/
And yes, you can charge to your room with your magicmobile pass.

 

[ninafeliz]

Actually, using the phone is very easy for everything. You don't need to keep logging into MDE. You just do it once, and create a Disney MagicMobile pass -- that then goes into your phone wallet. You don't even need to open the phone, the phone just is held up to the reader, just like using a magic band.

The advantage of the magic band is simply alleviates the need to have your phone, or pull out your phone at all. Pretty easy to just lift up your wrist.

Re mobilemagic pass:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/magic-mobile/
And yes, you can charge to your room with your magicmobile pass.

The charging is newer than when I last looked into it, as is the opening a door without opening the app. Last time I used it to open a door I had to open the app, and then it didn’t work lol. So I had to use my MB anyway.

I didn’t really plan to use it but did attempt to link our APs to my phone awatch, and it wouldn’t link them to my Apple Watch. It just kept giving me errors. Since I didn’t care I didn’t take the time to call either Verizon or apple and figure out why. I was on board only if it was smooth and had no issues, just to try it once when entering the park. Since it wouldn’t even link, and MBs are just so easy I left it alone. It is Interesting that you can change to your resort room now, though, that lack seemed to be a big drawback when it first launched.

I will also say I often have my phone out, but don’t always, but I always have my wrist handy lol. That’s why I was willing to give it a whirl on my watch, but when it wouldn’t link I just left well enough alone. The one advantage I can think of would be if you forgot your magic band you wouldn’t have to go to GS, you could use the phone. Since my passes are in my phone but not on my watch maybe we could already do that, I’ve never had to try.

Another thing, does the scanner still turn purple and say welcome home if you use your phone instead of MB and are DVC members? I love that little touch!

Ok, that got quite tangential, sorry!

 

[bigAWL]

Another thing, does the scanner still turn purple and say welcome home if you use your phone instead of MB and are DVC members? I love that little touch!

Not sure about using the phone, but I can confirm the Magic Band behavior we saw in Sep. Strangely to us, my wife and I found we had different color combos. For her, the finger scanner would turn green and the Mickey ball would turn purple. For me, the finger scanner would turn purple and Mickey would turn green. Both of us got a "Welcome Home" greeting though.

 

[ninafeliz]

Not sure about using the phone, but I can confirm the Magic Band behavior we saw in Sep. Strangely to us, my wife and I found we had different color combos. For her, the finger scanner would turn green and the Mickey ball would turn purple. For me, the finger scanner would turn purple and Mickey would turn green. Both of us got a "Welcome Home" greeting though.

I’ll have to notice this trip. I think the Mickey was purple for me, not sure about my DH. We haven’t had to use finger scanners since we purchased in feb 2020, it made entering so nice. We never chose the wrong line, or had to feel bad for holding up our line with an issue with one of us.

I’m Curious if using your phone or Apple Watch will do the same thing. Doesn’t matter, amd I won’t be testing it, but I just wondered.

 

[brazzledazzler]

is there any real need to get a magic band these days? Can everything be done with the app?

Magic bands are easier when juggling small kids. To me, it’s a pain to search in my bag for my phone and unlock it to use it for everything at Disney. No thanks.

To each their own!

 

[Sajchinook2015]

Looking to stay at RIV and curious if the Skyliner Epcot line is available for the late nite hours announced recently. The late nite is for deluxe hotels only and certain days of the week. Currently only MK and Epcot have the event.

 

[Turn the Page]

is there any real need to get a magic band these days? Can everything be done with the app?

DH did everything with app. I still have a basic phone so I just got a key to the world card.

 

[sethschroeder]

Looking to stay at RIV and curious if the Skyliner Epcot line is available for the late nite hours announced recently. The late nite is for deluxe hotels only and certain days of the week. Currently only MK and Epcot have the event.

I think the plan is always to have the Skyliner running 1 hour past park close now but that could change with later hours. I would think they would have the skyliner line between RIV and Epcot running though during the event nights.

 

[paradesintherain]

So, my family and I spent a couple nights in a 1-bedroom villa back in May. We all fell in love with the resort. Flash forward to August and my dad bought into DVC at the Riviera for our family trips! Dad put me on the contract, too, so I’m officially a DVC member at Riviera!

kinda crazy cause Dad always said that it isn’t a good deal and he’d never do it… guess he crunched those numbers some more! Our Welcome Home trip won’t be until December next year, but I’m so excited!

 

[summerw]

Dec 11-18, 2021 2BR-P

Added! Have a great holiday trip!

I just wanted to point out that the hours of operation of many Riviera venues are currently different from what was posted back when they opened the resort, and still listed in the original post of this thread. Current hours I could find are listed below with updates in red.

Topolino’s Terrace
Breakfast: 7:30 am - 12:15 pm
Dinner: 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Primo Piatto
7:00 am - 10:00 pm

Bar Riva
11 am - 10 pm

Le Petit Café
7 am - 9 pm

La Boutique
8:30 - 10 pm

Riviera Pool & S'il Vous Play
10 am - 10 pm

Beau Soleil Pool
7 am - 11 pm

Athlétique Fitness Center
Open 24 Hours

Eventi Room & Other Activities
3 pm - 10 pm

Thanks so much for doing this. I updated them all. I definitely need to go through the original post with so many things having changed. I think I was just wanting to be optimistic about things like the dining plan.

So, my family and I spent a couple nights in a 1-bedroom villa back in May. We all fell in love with the resort. Flash forward to August and my dad bought into DVC at the Riviera for our family trips! Dad put me on the contract, too, so I’m officially a DVC member at Riviera!

kinda crazy cause Dad always said that it isn’t a good deal and he’d never do it… guess he crunched those numbers some more! Our Welcome Home trip won’t be until December next year, but I’m so excited!

Welcome Home!