ohioMickey
now living a stone's throw from the Magic Kingdom-
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There has been a lot of questions and discussion lately about the marina length of stay plans at various resorts. rather than respond to each post ...i thought i would start a new, central thread with a summation of all the info i have obtained through my discussions with a host of marina cast members...hope this helps....
1. These plans are available at VWL and YC marina as well as the Poly. It has also been available at other resorts in the past. But as of now, these 3 resorts are sure bets.
2. The program costs $199 for up to 5 people in a family. The term family is a loose one. Nobody is going to check birth records or make you explain relationships.
3. The 5 people do not have to be staying in the same room.
4. The 5 people do not have to all sign up at the same time. So if you are arriving a few days before company arrives, you can start playing and the others can begin when they arrive. However, you must name the 5 people at the beginning when you first sign up.
5. no swapping family members in and out as company arrive and leave.
6. water mice, pontoon boats, and regular bikes are included. Surrey bikes are NOT included.
7. children not named as one of the 5 CAN ride along as passengers on water mice and pontoon boats. However, they can not drive boats or use a bike (unless they pay separately).
8. the plans are resort specific. so if you sign up at VWL, you can not use it at YC or the POLY.
9. This is a great deal (IMHO)
10. It took many calls to come up with this set of rules. information conflicted at first, but recent calls have finally been in agreement on these terms....so i think they are ironing out the kinks and beginning to reach consensus on what the rules are.
One question posed that I keep forgetting to ask.... must you be staying at a specific resort to sign up at that marina? my guess is no, but you do have to be staying on property. I think this because not all resorts have marinas...and marina hopping is already allowed for single use renters. i think you must be staying somewhere on property though...otherwise LOS would be difficult to define. But if someone else calls a marina, be sure to ask about this (i am tired of calling)
If anyone has anything to add, new info, conflicting info, etc.... please do let me know.
early entry may be gone... but this is a neat new program!
1. These plans are available at VWL and YC marina as well as the Poly. It has also been available at other resorts in the past. But as of now, these 3 resorts are sure bets.
2. The program costs $199 for up to 5 people in a family. The term family is a loose one. Nobody is going to check birth records or make you explain relationships.
3. The 5 people do not have to be staying in the same room.
4. The 5 people do not have to all sign up at the same time. So if you are arriving a few days before company arrives, you can start playing and the others can begin when they arrive. However, you must name the 5 people at the beginning when you first sign up.
5. no swapping family members in and out as company arrive and leave.
6. water mice, pontoon boats, and regular bikes are included. Surrey bikes are NOT included.
7. children not named as one of the 5 CAN ride along as passengers on water mice and pontoon boats. However, they can not drive boats or use a bike (unless they pay separately).
8. the plans are resort specific. so if you sign up at VWL, you can not use it at YC or the POLY.
9. This is a great deal (IMHO)
10. It took many calls to come up with this set of rules. information conflicted at first, but recent calls have finally been in agreement on these terms....so i think they are ironing out the kinks and beginning to reach consensus on what the rules are.
One question posed that I keep forgetting to ask.... must you be staying at a specific resort to sign up at that marina? my guess is no, but you do have to be staying on property. I think this because not all resorts have marinas...and marina hopping is already allowed for single use renters. i think you must be staying somewhere on property though...otherwise LOS would be difficult to define. But if someone else calls a marina, be sure to ask about this (i am tired of calling)
If anyone has anything to add, new info, conflicting info, etc.... please do let me know.
early entry may be gone... but this is a neat new program!
