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Staying at the Polynesian Resort...couple of questions!
Our Disney plans completely changed yesterday as we found out we won an all expense paid trip to WDW for the exact same week we were already booked. We are now staying at the Polynesian Resort and are completely THRILLED!! I have a couple of questions though. Part of our party is flying in and part of our party is driving. Will we need to get a parking pass or something similiar for our vehicle? And if so, how do we go about doing that? We have only ever flown to Disney, so this is new for us. Also, we have friends staying at another resort. Will they be able to come over and see our rooms and swim with us at the Polynesian Resort? Thanks for you help!!
I dont know the answer to your question . however i just wanted to say congrats on the trip!! how exciting and funny that it was the same week u were already planning to go
First, Congrats again!! That's so awesome for your family
Second, the parking pass is given when you check in at the front desk. Just tell them (if they don't ask) that you'll need a parking pass...which is just a slip of paper for the inside of your window.
As far as other guests visiting you, I don't think that'll be a problem as long as they're with you.
Thank you so much!!! We are babysitting our friends kiddos one night so that they can have a date night. We thought it would be fun to take all the kids down to the pool for a swim, but I wanted to make sure we could do that since their kiddos aren't actually staying at the Polynesian Resort.
If we decide to drive to the Parks or Waterparks, will we have to pay for parking or will our parking pass cover that? Or do we have to show our room keys?
Also, we have friends staying at another resort. Will they be able to come over and see our rooms and swim with us at the Polynesian Resort? Thanks for you help!!
Technically no, you're not allowed to "pool hop" and swim in the pool at another resort, even if you know people staying there. It really depends on how busy the pool is whether the CM's will choose to check people's resort IDs. When we stayed at the Poly in January, we did see people on one of the days being asked to leave because they weren't Poly guests, but other days they never checked our KTTW card.
As for the swimming issue, it is correct, you aren't allowed to use the pool if you're not a resort guest. But you can ask permission from the lifeguards. If they're not terribly crowded, I think they would say yes.
Watching Wishes and the Electric Water Parade from the beach is wonderful. And you can get them Dole Whips from Capt. Cooks!
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How exciting! Congratulations on winning a wonderful family vacation!!
The Poly is a beautiful resort! I am sure you will it!
Keep your parking pass on your car dash as you come and go from the resort to the parks. There is no fee for parking if you are a resort guest.
How did you win your trip? (if I may ask!)
How exciting! Congratulations on winning a wonderful family vacation!!
The Poly is a beautiful resort! I am sure you will it!
Keep your parking pass on your car dash as you come and go from the resort to the parks. There is no fee for parking if you are a resort guest.
How did you win your trip? (if I may ask!)
We won a contest off our local Christian radio station here in Houston. The grand prize was a WDW trip! I am still completely blown away!!!
Congratulations! You will love the Poly. We stayed there last year with our two boys and nobody ever asked us for a room key or anything at the pool. The boys also loved digging in the sand and playing on the beach there.
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