MidnightParade! Always happy to have new Lodge lovers join us! I can tell you love the Lodge just based on your comment, "dream come true resort." We all feel like that here. I can't fully answer your questions, but I'll share what little I know. As far as I know, the room checks are still a thing. We were there three weeks ago, and we had them every day, though we were out before they came in. We always knew they'd been in because our trash was emptied. Technically, we were staying at Copper Creek, but I assume the same holds true for VWL. As for the safes, I'm afraid I don't know the answer. Copper Creek safes are definitely digital, though. Again, welcome, and hopefully someone will come along with more definitive answers soon!Very excited to say we will be staying at BRV this spring for the first time ever. Its one of those dream come true resorts! I've tried to allow for lots of resort chilling in our plans so we can soak it all in. On our last trip we visited WL and I rubbed Humphrey's nose and I guess he gave us the good luck that we would be staying there on our next trip!
I had two questions though I was hoping the experts could perhaps answer for me please.
We are staying on points and I was wondering if they are doing room checks for DVC stays? I've heard lots of grumbles about regular stays for people who choose not to do daily mousekeeping and room checks kinda walking in on them randomly. Has that been happening with DVC stays? I normally lock the extra bar lock on the door anyways whenever we are in the room but always good to be prepared. (and I am aware that mousekeeping is not daily for DVC)
Also I have watched different room tour videos for BRV and some rooms seem to have the safes with a key and some are the keypad. Are the rooms a mix of both still? On our last trip my husband forgot to lock the safe and left the key in it for the day. I would feel better if it was a keypad so less chance of doing that. (Our stuff was fine but I'm always little paranoid).
Very excited to say we will be staying at BRV this spring for the first time ever. Its one of those dream come true resorts! I've tried to allow for lots of resort chilling in our plans so we can soak it all in. On our last trip we visited WL and I rubbed Humphrey's nose and I guess he gave us the good luck that we would be staying there on our next trip!
I had two questions though I was hoping the experts could perhaps answer for me please.
We are staying on points and I was wondering if they are doing room checks for DVC stays? I've heard lots of grumbles about regular stays for people who choose not to do daily mousekeeping and room checks kinda walking in on them randomly. Has that been happening with DVC stays? I normally lock the extra bar lock on the door anyways whenever we are in the room but always good to be prepared. (and I am aware that mousekeeping is not daily for DVC)
Also I have watched different room tour videos for BRV and some rooms seem to have the safes with a key and some are the keypad. Are the rooms a mix of both still? On our last trip my husband forgot to lock the safe and left the key in it for the day. I would feel better if it was a keypad so less chance of doing that. (Our stuff was fine but I'm always little paranoid).
Quiet group the past nearly 24 hours. No real Lodge news to pass along, but I will say that the new ban on smoking and humongous strollers in the parks has sparked a lot of commentary. Have a great upcoming weekend, Groupies!
Looks like Disney is telling folk they can't bring in the rolling beds for their kids anymore. #nocommentI just saw that on my Facebook feed from someone. Haven't looked at the details yet.
Looks like Disney is telling folk they can't bring in the rolling beds for their kids anymore. #nocomment
It sounds like the Cinderella carriage rental company is in the process of building new ones that will conform to the smaller (albeit still mini-mammoth sized) dimensions.When we were there in November we saw those for the first time. My nephew was joking that they were going to have to look into them for the next trip! We all were planning on using it. haha
We also saw the rentable Cinderella carriage. I'm guessing that might have actually been the reason for the width restriction as I don't think I've otherwise seen many or any other strollers that appeared to be wider than 31". A triple I guess?
WDW CMs, seeing them in action, most will not enforce the rule, as to not cause a scene.
many people will bend, stretch or outright blatantly break the rules.
What are the dimensions of your scooter?If I see someone smoking in the parks - can I run over them with my scooter?
As long as I don’t pull a wagon behind it or an ice chest full of cube - I think I’m ok
. . . . . . . . . . Personally, I feel like smokers are a persecuted group who not only incur the wrath of the righteous but also have severe restrictions on using a legal product they are often addicted to. I am not a smoker, but I am sympathetic to their plight. . . . . . . . . . . .
There is no win here for either side. Hey, breathing is optional, yes? (I say this with sarcasm and understanding as a severe asthmatic myself, having grown up around smokers.)A legal product as far as their space is concerned. Many others have respiratory concerns that can be aggravated when someone exercising their legal products causes others to be compromised. If you have ever experienced an asthma attack, you know how scary it is to not be able to breath. If one can keep their smoke within the "Legal Territorial Waters" around themselves, so to speak, I have no issue with smoking either. Maybe those that smoke would consider only inhaling, not exhaling?