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PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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08-01-2005, 02:18 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: New York
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Resort Food Courts
We are going to WDW in November and are staying at the ASMo. We have never stayed on site before, so please bear with the stupid questions! 
Are we allowed to use the food courts at any of the resorts or just the one at ASMo? What about the pools?
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08-01-2005, 02:21 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
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Re: Resort Food Courts
You can go to any pool or food courts at ANY resort.
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08-01-2005, 02:21 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
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Re: Resort Food Courts
I assume you can eat at any food court just as you can eat at any restaurant... but you are limited to the pool of your resort (like if you were staying at the Poly you couldn't go use the GF's pool), but in terms of the all stars, we've never stayed there so I don't know if you can use all the pools at each one or if you have to stay at the one for your particular all start resort. That's an interesting question.
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08-01-2005, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Resort Food Courts
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You can go to any pool or food courts at ANY resort.
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This isn't quite correct.
You can only use the pools at the All Star Resorts, Movie, Music or Sports only. (they are what are called Sister Resorts and allow usage of thier pools by anyone staying at an All Star). You cannot use pools at any other resorts.
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08-01-2005, 03:11 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Berkeley/Anaheim, CA
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Re: Resort Food Courts
right. eating is allowed at any of the foodcourts or resort restaurants (baring any PS or dress code pre-requisite). Swimmiing at the resort pool or spa is restricted to guests of that particular resort.. ASMo you can swim at any of the All Star Pools but not at say, Pop Century.. or any of the other pools.  |
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08-01-2005, 03:19 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
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Re: Resort Food Courts
That is one of my favorite things to do, eat at different resort restaurants. The pool at Stormalong Bay(Beach/Yacht Club)you have to show your room key to get a wristband so you can't use this resort pool w/o a B/YC room key.
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08-01-2005, 03:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
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Re: Resort Food Courts
Also, the refillable mugs are only valid at the resort they were purchased from.
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08-01-2005, 05:52 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: cape cod
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Re: Resort Food Courts
you can use any of the all star pools.
you can eat at any of the Food Courts, and unless there is a new rule, you can use any of the All star mugs at any of their Food courts.
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08-01-2005, 06:02 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
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Re: Resort Food Courts
Yes, you can eat at any food court or resort restaurant. I enjoy resort hopping & looking around (planning my next stay)  The refillable mug is used pretty much at every resort. It is stated "only" where purchased, but it is not enforced. They really should just let it go. : 
You can only swim at sister resorts from what I've read. Ex: All star (any of the 3) POrleans & Riverside etc.
I think you will enjoy the convience of being on-site, especially after a long day. 
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08-01-2005, 10:58 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
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Re: Resort Food Courts
Wow that stinks that you can't use the pools. I have to find out where I heard/read that from.
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08-02-2005, 12:45 PM
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PassPorter Guide
 Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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Re: Resort Food Courts
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Wow that stinks that you can't use the pools. I have to find out where I heard/read that from.
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I don't think it stinks. I also don't think it stinks that the resorts have 3-hour time limits for non-Guests to park in their lots. After all, if I am paying to be there, why should somebody else get to use the pool for free? It would open the door to hordes of locals to flood the WDW resort pools.
DVC members are allowed to pool-hop at any WDW resort. It's one of the perks you get for paying so much to be a DVC member, and doesn't create a crowding problem at the resort pools, so I don't mind that perk.
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08-02-2005, 12:57 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Michigan
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Re: Resort Food Courts
Hmmm well since you would also be on WDW property it would go for you too, to use other pools. From what I heard or saw you could try out the different pools as long as you were a guest of WDW hotels. Depending on what reason you are at a different hotel 3 hours may not be enough. What if dinner ran over?? Or longer waits? If I was spending my money in that hotel they should not have to pay for parking.
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08-02-2005, 01:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 8,784
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Re: Resort Food Courts
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Wow that stinks that you can't use the pools. I have to find out where I heard/read that from.
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I don't think it stinks. I also don't think it stinks that the resorts have 3-hour time limits for non-Guests to park in their lots. After all, if I am paying to be there, why should somebody else get to use the pool for free? It would open the door to hordes of locals to flood the WDW resort pools.
DVC members are allowed to pool-hop at any WDW resort. It's one of the perks you get for paying so much to be a DVC member, and doesn't create a crowding problem at the resort pools, so I don't mind that perk.
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I have to say, I agree with Will. If anyone staying at a Disney resort could use any pool, Stormalong Bay would be too packed to enjoy. People that stay there pay alot more money than those at moderates and values, and should be able to enjoy that pool. I wish I could afford to stay there hehehe!! It looks beautiful-- maybe someday.
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08-02-2005, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
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Re: Resort Food Courts
I think you are missing a key thing her BethC. Each resort is run as a seperate resort. Just because they are all on WDW property doesn't make them part of a community of resorts where everyone can use all the facilities of the others no matter which you stay in. That would be sheer chaos. It would also be like going to stay at a Ramada on I-Drive and deciding that you liked the pool better at the Holiday Inn and using it. Not done.
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08-02-2005, 01:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 12,270
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Re: Resort Food Courts
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I think you are missing a key thing her BethC. Each resort is run as a seperate resort. Just because they are all on WDW property doesn't make them part of a community of resorts where everyone can use all the facilities of the others no matter which you stay in. That would be sheer chaos. It would also be like going to stay at a Ramada on I-Drive and deciding that you liked the pool better at the Holiday Inn and using it. Not done.
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 (Honestly we don't use the pools anyway...swimming at WDW, to me, is wasting precious time  I can swim at home.) BUT, with that said, I know DH is very excited to use the pool at the AKL b/c he's heard so much about it. So I would be disappointed if it were full of people from every other resort on Disney property when I'm paying to be there. It's an ammenity that is specific to that resort.
And 3 hours, I think, is enough time to park your car at another resort if you are visiting for dinner. If you're worried about that, then use WDW transportation, which is available to all resort guests, and stay as long as you please. In the past when we've driven, we park the car and we don't see it again until we leave. |
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