Sure. Why not? Our egos aren’t involved here. It would be nice if we could all get what we want. If Disney confined this to 1 resort I’m pretty sure there would be less outrage. I wouldn’t mind that. Easy to avoid for the non-pet people & win-win.
It does not look like that is where they are going with this tho. The year long « trial » reeks of permenancy & expansion. Fingers crossed I’m wrong.
And the poop stations indicate these dogs will be spread throughout the resort. There is ZERO reason to have poop stations far away from dog rooms because Disney says they can't be on the public walkways. The rate is very reasonable! They have too lax rules, more lax than any other hotels so that they will appeal to a wide base. Disney is lining up it's ducks to make dogs very welcome resort wide, whether adding resorts or expanding to full resorts.
A YEAR LONG trial forces it on everyone, hopes we let it go and they can keep claiming it's just a test until they are over the hump. It's their canned answer, just a test.
No breed restrictions, No size restrictions, Unattended allowed, 7 hours unattended, allowed on resort internal buses (it's a dog, they like to walk, why do they need a bus ride?) .... Common sense is when you try something new you start out strict and over time as you see how things work out you reduce restrictions. But Disney has started with virtually no rules and will have a very difficult time implementing them later when they see issues. But these lax rules will pull folks from neighboring resorts, most which won't allow unattended.
The funny thing is I have said for some time Disney is moving towards their adult base because honestly that is where the big bucks are for dining, drinking, spending, special events etc ............ This screams of adult base, many folks have dogs instead of children, many older guests have dogs that are like children and they want to travel with them, adults would tend to have less fears, or more able to stay aware of allergies etc. I know when we were shopping in St Augustine realtor told us dogs have had big influence there on changes for rules of condos and rentals, many restaurants adding patios for dogs etc. They realize the pet is going through a huge surge in this country.
If Disney is getting rid of "value, moderate etc" and just creating an individual identity for resorts .......... this makes sense. POR is in need of renovations, is laid back woodsy and green ........ YC has never had lots of people stating they love it, folks always say stay at BC and it seems a more sedate adult resort, FW is already dog friendly and a perfect spot, AoA is confusing, maybe they are having problems selling those suites - they totally should have made ASMu all dog resort; perfect for it.
Disney seems to be personalizing resorts with it's own pros ... maybe it will expand to other resorts, maybe we will see these resorts spread among many rooms ... for sure this is just the beginning of what I think will be lots of changes in Disney's offering. There are simply way too many being built offsite that offer more amenities .... Disney has to rebrand to some degree what makes them special, right now their perks may not be enough anymore.
This is like many of their other upcharges which affect people or take something away
