"We will also designate certain floors or sections of a hotel as dog-friendly, while the majority of areas will remain canine-free to accommodate Guests with allergies or other concerns."
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...ect-walt-disney-world-hotels-starting-oct-15/
Are we even sure though that there are going to be "designated" rooms? So many have posted that they will be throughout the resort.
Resounding NO. Disney changes their rules, doesn't follow their rules, implements different than they project and at this point between here, twitter and facebook their own employees are giving out a WIDE range of answers to this. We've heard POR will have one building all the way to spread throughout the resort ........... and with 4 poop stations throughout, you can bet it won't be just one. If there is a market ......... they will open up more rooms. It's kinda like there are only 50 Free Dining rooms but as time goes on and there are empty rooms ........... hey, suddenly there are more free dining rooms available ..... the name of the game is FILL THE ROOMS, however you have to do it.
We see posts over and over, "I have a room reservation that fits x number of people. Can an additional person, friend, etc. fit in the room?" If the majority of per owners would be driving and all rooms have the potential to be pet friendly how easy would it be to sneak in a pet? Obviously the pet owner would have to hide the evidence from housekeeping or waive the service.
BUT people need MagicBands and FastPasses etc. Dogs need nothing .............. hands down they will be in the rooms and Disney won't even know it. Turn down housekeeping, your neighbors don't know if you are legal or not. Disney now says dogs okay, so how does your dog look different from the legal dog? Unless they start barking, likely no one will turn you in. AND you don't have to pay for it. It's no different that then folks who still smoke at their front door even though they signed off on the penalty, in terms of deterrence.
What I don’t understand is why everyone assumes that those of us who plan to bring our dogs are going to just leave them alone in the room for hours. I would never do that and most people who I know who have dogs wouldn’t do that either. I have my reservation for a Fort Wilderness cabin in May. I just made the arrangements for our dog to go to day camp at Best Friends each day. There will 3 adults plus the dog and we will be there for 4 nights. Each night one of us will stay in the cabin with the dog (also much more comfortable than sitting around a hotel room - which we have done) and the 4th night we will make arrangements for a dog sitter in the cabin so we can all go out together. I chose the cabins so I wouldn’t have to worry if she barks at night from hearing someone in the hallway. She will be up to date on her shots, etc. and will get groomed right before we leave. We walk our dog all over the college town that we live in which is packed with people most evenings and weekends and she never bothers anyone. You can tell if someone likes dogs or not and we never assume that someone wants to pet our dog. We pick up her poop and mind our own business. I have stayed in pet friendly hotels dozens of time with and without a dog and have never smelled “dogginess” in a hotel room.
MANY of us, would never leave our dogs that long but sadly, and I have no idea why ............ Disney World is different. On discussion boards, twitter, facebook and IRL (and I have over 130 on property stays plus all the off property) people think that Disney owes them, Disney is different, Disney picks up their trash, Disney will do whatever if you complain, manners are out the door, parenting ceases to exist at Disney ............ it's a vacation from reality and everything is someone else's problem.
If Disney had ....
- Announced this with 60 days notice
- Combined with an expanded doggie day care center
- PRACTICED at ONE resort, cabins make sense
- Had a few rules please .... like ..
- Breed Restrictions
- Size Restrictions
- No unattended dogs, take them to daycare
- Bookable category so no accidental cross overs
- Strict locations, set buildings, potty stations, all inclusive
- No dogs on ME - let those folks take private car
- No dogs in lobby, walkways other than their building etc
- No dogs on ANY bus ....... seriously that one was priceless.*
- AND how about having your employees all give the same stories,
it goes a long way in keeping down the concerns of many.
But no they have virtual no rules, to not follow industry standards .....
..... means other guests now have to be concerned about their vacations.
For Disney prices, I hope this pans out for them because there are lots of
really nice resorts in the area that provide better amenities.
With uber, lyft etc folks may find out how much more they can get for the price,
how close they can be to Disney and how they can be in bed before Disney Guests
even get on the bus.
*If that made no sense, apparently dogs can get on the inter-resort buses at POR and FW.
DOGS, that most folks usually walk with ......... but now they get to ride the buses.
DISCLAIMER:
I have two dogs, 70 lb and 12 lb. SPOILED ROTTEN!
If my child is killed by a pit bull, Doberman, rotweiller or poodle, I would say it is just the same as having my child killed by an alligator. My child was killed. How is it different?
This was covered at length after it happened. Nothing more needed.
This two incidents would be of different circumstances and responsibilities.
Two people can both be hit by cars but with two very different stories and circumstances, and responsibility.
