Wrist bands at Caribbean beach

[Brian Noble]

A RF room key, Smartphone or some flavor of MB is required to be with you is not how I want to spend my vacation.

Well, there's an easy solution to that.

 

[5kidsmommy]

Sure it works if you pay for a MB these days. It was no issue when MBs were included in your resort day. Now you need to carry ID even to use the resort pool. Next they will need retinal or iris scanners to keep pools reserved for resort guests.

A RF room key, Smartphone or some flavor of MB is required to be with you is not how I want to spend my vacation. At SAB they recently have tried a newer wrist band that was environmentally friendly (material vs plastic) and required sharp scissors to get off. The TSA confiscates sharp scissors. It caused quite a stir with my granddaughter wanting it off.

Dave

How do you get back into your room without a room key, phone or magicband? Anyone leaving their room will have some way to get back in and therefore something to show for access to the pool.

 

[Willow Ufgood]

Easy someone is in the room.

Dave

That works until Someone decides to dip out to get a drink or snack and you're left waiting in the hallway in your wet bathing suit without even a phone to contact them.

I'm glad to see Disney getting serious about pool scofflaws. Maybe we will see more chairs and lounges available for the people who paid a premium to be able to enjoy those pools.

 

[FSU Girl]

Easy someone is in the room.

Dave

What if everyone wants to go swimming? Or the person who doesn’t want to go swimming wants to go do something instead of sit in the room?

 

[Dave006]

What if everyone wants to go swimming? Or the person who doesn’t want to go swimming wants to go do something instead of sit in the room?

This is not a hypothetical situation this is how are our family enjoys SAB. Not everyone enjoys the heat at the pool after spending the morning in a park.

If you want to solve a real problem figure out how to keep the pools reserved for guests of that specific resort without putting additional restrictions on the Guest.

Dave

 

[FSU Girl]

This is not a hypothetical situation this is how are our family enjoys SAB. Not everyone enjoys the heat at the pool after spending the morning in a park.

If you want to solve a real problem figure out how to keep the pools reserved for guests of that specific resort without putting additional restrictions on the Guest.

Dave

I’m pretty sure you’re unique in not wanting to have a key to your room and having someone always there to let you back in. It would not work for my family and we don’t have an issue having a room key or showing one to use the pool. I think it’s good to have restrictions to keep out those not staying there

 

[Mle8308]

How would you get back into your room if you didn’t have a room key of some sort on you?

Was about to ask the same thing!!!

 

[BrianL]

I'm surprised Poly doesn't have this yet. I know both pools require a Magicband/room key to enter, but often times there is a conga line of people entering/exiting, so it makes it super easy for non guests to sneak in. The Lava pool is already people soup but now imagine that some of the people in that soup are non guests.

The way you say that makes it sound like people staying at the Poly are somehow cleaner than others!

But, yeah, I can see people sneaking in - it's too bad, but they have to crack down.

 

[Mle8308]

This is not a hypothetical situation this is how are our family enjoys SAB. Not everyone enjoys the heat at the pool after spending the morning in a park.

If you want to solve a real problem figure out how to keep the pools reserved for guests of that specific resort without putting additional restrictions on the Guest.

Dave

I think they kind of did, solution being scanning your room key or MB. Not really sure what else they could do to limit access without a guest being somehow involved. Not great, but I'd rather have them scan my band or key than have a lot of non guests using the pools. I was at the WL one year and there was a group seated at one of the tables in the quiet pool area (that does require a MB or key card to enter). They were having a pool party for a child's birthday. I was eavesdropping because I noticed when they first arrived, one person kept getting up to let people in the gate. I heard her on her phone telling someone "just tell him you're here for lunch at Geyser Point, then once you get close to the pool, text me and I will let you in". Well, that peaked my interest so I kept listening. She worked for a third party vendor at Disney Springs and was telling her friends at the birthday party she brings her kids to the pools at Disney all the time, she just waits and follows someone in if it's a gated pool. I almost said something, but I didn't. Perhaps if someone did come around to scan wristbands, this wouldn't have happened. Even if they only did it on a random basis, word might get out and people would hesitate to do it. Especially if a job could be at risk (like in this situation, that woman could have faced discipline). And as far as removing a wristband, I always pack children's blunt nosed scissors, in my carry on, and they have never been confiscated. Helps cut of tags from t-shirts we may buy, moleskin, all sorts of uses!

 

[SwanVT2]

Yeah we witnessed this at swan /dolphin with a group of local teens using the pool.

 

[Willow Ufgood]

I was at the WL one year and there was a group seated at one of the tables in the quiet pool area (that does require a wristband to enter). They were having a pool party for a child's birthday. I was eavesdropping because I noticed when they first arrived, one person kept getting up to let people in the gate. I heard her on her phone telling someone "just tell him you're here for lunch at Geyser Point, then once you get close to the pool, text me and I will let you in". Well, that peaked my interest so I kept listening. She worked for a third party vendor at Disney Springs and was telling her friends at the birthday party she brings her kids to the pools at Disney all the time, she just waits and follows someone in if it's a gated pool. I

And this is why we can't have nice things. It might be a pain in the neck for some resort guests to carry a phone, key card or MagicBand to the pool but if it keeps people who don't belong there out, I'm all for it and would like to see it implemented at all of the resorts.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Sure it works if you pay for a MB these days. It was no issue when MBs were included in your resort day. Now you need to carry ID even to use the resort pool. Next they will need retinal or iris scanners to keep pools reserved for resort guests.

A RF room key, Smartphone or some flavor of MB is required to be with you is not how I want to spend my vacation. At SAB they recently have tried a newer wrist band that was environmentally friendly (material vs plastic) and required sharp scissors to get off. The TSA confiscates sharp scissors. It caused quite a stir with my granddaughter wanting it off.

Dave

Do you walk around empty handed at Disney all the time or just the pool? Maybe it’s because I’m a woman but I always carry ID with me. Even if I’m only going to the pool. What if I decide I want a drink or to buy something? I’ll at least need a form of payment. Especially when you have kids.

I guess if you refuse to carry anything they can take your room number and name to verify. Or at least know the lead persons name on the resort reservation.

I stayed at BC and had to scan into SAB. It took 2 seconds and was no big deal.

 

[Brian Noble]

It might be a pain in the neck for some resort guests to carry a phone, key card or MagicBand to the pool

No. No it is not. Anyone staying at pretty much any hotel anywhere has to routinely keep track of a way to get back into the hotel room. The idea that this is somehow some great burden on guests is just silly.

 

[Smugpugmug]

No. No it is not. Anyone staying at pretty much any hotel anywhere has to routinely keep track of a way to get back into the hotel room. The idea that this is somehow some great burden on guests is just silly.

That was my thought too. Every single hotel I've ever stayed at that had a pool required a keycard to enter. I'm confused as to how that's a burden?

 

[Dug720]

I’m a woman but I always carry ID with me.

I'm a woman, but carrying ID has nothing to do with that. A family friend was at a conference and went running during a break - he was not carrying ID. He had a heart attack while on his run and was taken to a hospital as a John Doe. No one there knew who he was. His wife was not getting an answer on his cell phone and reached out to some of his colleagues at the conference who were finally able to find out what had happaned and where he was. Thankfully he survived. I've had other friends have issues while running, biking, or just walking down the sidewalk. Ever since, I make sure when I go out for a walk or run, I stick my ID and my health insurance cards in my capris or in my sports belt so that at least the emergency workers will know my name in the event something happens.

 

[Mle8308]

I'm a woman, but carrying ID has nothing to do with that. A family friend was at a conference and went running during a break - he was not carrying ID. He had a heart attack while on his run and was taken to a hospital as a John Doe. No one there knew who he was. His wife was not getting an answer on his cell phone and reached out to some of his colleagues at the conference who were finally able to find out what had happaned and where he was. Thankfully he survived. I've had other friends have issues while running, biking, or just walking down the sidewalk. Ever since, I make sure when I go out for a walk or run, I stick my ID and my health insurance cards in my capris or in my sports belt so that at least the emergency workers will know my name in the event something happens.

Same! Always carry an ID. I only buy workout leggings with pockets and I take my license and a credit card with me. For walking or the gym. At the gym I don’t bring any valuables in, even when using a locker, locks can and have been cut off. It’s all on me, in my pocket.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Same! Always carry an ID. I only buy workout leggings with pockets and I take my license and a credit card with me. For walking or the gym. At the gym I don’t bring any valuables in, even when using a locker, locks can and have been cut off. It’s all on me, in my pocket.

Years ago my coworkers would laugh at me because I would put my ID in my shoe when I jogged when I didn’t have something to carry it in. I told them if I’m ever kidnapped and murdered they would at least know who I am. I was only half joking.

 

[SL6827]

If they do start doing this at more pools, surely the Poly would be included too?? Don't see it happening at POR or CSR.

 

[madtown25]

Just returned from a week-long stay at CB. All pool entrances were available for guest use, we did not have to scan to get in, and no wristbands were required. We also had no issues finding lounge chairs mid-afternoon so the main pool was not overly crowded.