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“I Am Paying For it After All”: Disney Adults Are TIRED of This Hotel TREND


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At its best, staying at a Disney hotel is an integral part of the Disney World experience. However, there are certain trends we’re DONE with!

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As Disney has Disney policies, these trends have us a bit concerned with the overall Disney hotel experience.

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Rooms Not Ready

There are few things more frustrating than arriving at a hotel after a long day a travel only to find your room isn’t ready at the scheduled check-in time.

This can be especially frustrating at Disney World because, currently, guests staying at Disney World hotels have free access to one of the resort’s water parks on check-in day. While we obviously understand that at times delays happen, this issue seems to pop up with frustrating regularity.

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If you get sick, your room is the best place for you to be

Check-Out Issues

From arrival to departure, Disney seems to have a slight check-out issue. According to Disney policy, “If you have a credit card on file — or you have a zero-dollar balance — it’s easy to check out of your room, with no need to stop by the Front Desk!

You can enjoy streamlined checkout through the My Disney Experience app. Just open the app menu and select “Hotel Reservations”. Then select “View Charges” to begin checking out. If you forget—no worries, you’ll be automatically checked out at our checkout time, 11:00 AM.”

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Mobile Checkout Sign

However, some guests have fun into an issue where if they leave the grounds of their hotel — say to make a quick final rope drop visit to a park or grab a final breakfast at a different hotel — they are then automatically checked out of their hotel and are unable to get back into their room and retrieve their belongings even prior to 11:00 AM.

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While there are ways around this, like bringing all of your belongings to Luggage Assistance if you’re planning to leave your room that morning, for example, it shouldn’t be an issue in the first place, and we hope Disney works this issue out quickly.

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The luggage assistance desk!

Late Night Food Options

If you decide to stay at one of Disney World’s theme parks until close, by the time you return to your hotel, you may be out of luck if looking for a late-night snack.

This is especially true if you’re at a park that’s on the opposite end of the property. On a night when the Magic Kingdom closes at 10:00 PM, it will likely take guests about an hour to get back to Pop Century, where the Everything Pop! shop and food court closes at 11:00 PM. While we obviously understand that these outlets need to close for the night, an extra hour of operation could potentially make a massive difference for many guests.

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Everything Pop Shopping and Dining

These troubling Disney hotel trends need to be nipped in the bud ASAP. Stay tuned to DFB for more on the Disney World experience.

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The post “I Am Paying For it After All": Disney Adults Are TIRED of This Hotel TREND first appeared on the disney food blog.

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