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Pool Hopping May 25, 2019 14:59:51 GMT

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Post by drwadadli on May 25, 2019 14:59:51 GMT

I found this article on DVCNews.com:

For years, DVC owners have been eligible to use pools at a variety of other resorts while staying as guests on Walt Disney World property. Subject to blackout dates and capacity restrictions, members could visit the likes of Luna Park pool at Disney's BoardWalk Villas or High Rock Spring at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa to enjoy a change of scenery.

But several Walt Disney World pools are ineligible for "hopping" and the list continues to grow. The latest addition are the pools at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Use of both the elaborate Beach Pool and the lower-key Courtyard Pool is now available only to registered guests of the Grand Floridian.

The Grand Floridian pools join numerous other off-limits destinations including:

- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort – Bay Cove Pool

- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – pools

- Disney’s Beach Club Villas – leisure pool

- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa – pools

- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort – The Lava Pool and leisure pool

- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge – Boulder Ridge Cove Pool and The Copper Creek Springs Pool

- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort and Disney’s Beach Club Resort – Stormalong Bay

Among the most noteworthy pools still available for hopping are those at the BoardWalk, Saratoga Springs, Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort and the main pool at Disney's Contemporary Resort.

All pool hopping is subject to a series of blockout dates around major holidays including Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day.

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Pool Hopping May 29, 2019 22:06:37 GMT drwadadli likes this

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Post by disneymike on May 29, 2019 22:06:37 GMT

In the old days, we always saved a day for motel hopping and let the children enjoy the pools.
This was enjoyed by all of us to see a different resort, swim in the pool and wish we could stay there.
Then one day we were at the Grand Floridian (maybe 1996)we just enjoyed the resort shops and took the children to the pool.
They went in and I went to get towels, this is when we found out you could not get a towel unless you had a room key (card).
So they got out and dried in the sun and we never did this again. The days of pool hopping were over for us. We still do motel hopping every once in a while.

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Pool Hopping May 30, 2019 14:39:02 GMT disneymike likes this

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Post by drwadadli on May 30, 2019 14:39:02 GMT

May 29, 2019 22:06:37 GMT disneymike said:

In the old days, we always saved a day for motel hopping and let the children enjoy the pools.
This was enjoyed by all of us to see a different resort, swim in the pool and wish we could stay there.
Then one day we were at the Grand Floridian (maybe 1996)we just enjoyed the resort shops and took the children to the pool.
They went in and I went to get towels, this is when we found out you could not get a towel unless you had a room key (card).
So they got out and dried in the sun and we never did this again. The days of pool hopping were over for us. We still do motel hopping every once in a while.

I also remember back then it was easier to resort hop even if you weren't staying on property. I think the rules changed in the mid to late-90's to help prevent non-property staying guests from taking over pools and space designed for that resort guests to use.

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Pool Hopping Jun 5, 2019 15:20:32 GMT

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Post by bigwdwfan on Jun 5, 2019 15:20:32 GMT

May 29, 2019 22:06:37 GMT disneymike said:

In the old days, we always saved a day for motel hopping and let the children enjoy the pools.
This was enjoyed by all of us to see a different resort, swim in the pool and wish we could stay there.
Then one day we were at the Grand Floridian (maybe 1996)we just enjoyed the resort shops and took the children to the pool.
They went in and I went to get towels, this is when we found out you could not get a towel unless you had a room key (card).
So they got out and dried in the sun and we never did this again. The days of pool hopping were over for us. We still do motel hopping every once in a while.

I think not allowing pool hopping is a great idea. Pool-hopping guests take up space where resort-staying guests want to sit. If you want to pool hop then do a multi-split stay: stay two days on one resort and enjoy its pool, then two days at another resort and enjoy that pool, then two days at another resort and so forth. I think resort hopping if cool because then you can see which resort you want to stay at on your next trip but I thought pool hopping was stupid. After go to one resort pool, then you have to change because wet swimsuits is not allow on the buses or monorail and then change back into your swimsuit (which is now cold) and repeat the process all over to go to another resort pool. That just doesn't make any sense to me.

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Pool Hopping Jun 5, 2019 18:07:51 GMT drwadadli likes this

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Post by disneymike on Jun 5, 2019 18:07:51 GMT

May 30, 2019 14:39:02 GMT drwadadli said:

May 29, 2019 22:06:37 GMT disneymike said:

In the old days, we always saved a day for motel hopping and let the children enjoy the pools.
This was enjoyed by all of us to see a different resort, swim in the pool and wish we could stay there.
Then one day we were at the Grand Floridian (maybe 1996)we just enjoyed the resort shops and took the children to the pool.
They went in and I went to get towels, this is when we found out you could not get a towel unless you had a room key (card).
So they got out and dried in the sun and we never did this again. The days of pool hopping were over for us. We still do motel hopping every once in a while.

I also remember back then it was easier to resort hop even if you weren't staying on property. I think the rules changed in the mid to late-90's to help prevent non-property staying guests from taking over pools and space designed for that resort guests to use.

I'm all for the change with todays security issues, guests not staying at a particular resort should not be allowed to enjoy certain resort special areas for those resort guests.

Some pools are now fenced in with magic band access, it should be that way at each resort.

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