New security measure: Do not disturb signs being Removed!

[mcjaco]

And if I am changing? Or sleeping? Or, well, doing what couples alone are wont to do?

They better not be coming in and asking me how everything is going. I will have the deadbolt and "chain" on.

They want to come in and snoop, they can figure out how to do it when I am out of the room.

Then you tell them the time is not acceptable, and please come back. Like any other hotel.

I'm confused as to why people are getting their undies in a bunch about this. After the Vegas incident, I'm surprised this wasn't implemented sooner. Especially the three hotels along the monorail line.

 

[Roxyfire]

Sorry -that was two separate comments that kind of blended! I meant, how will they implement it at any of the resorts? For rooms that don't have the Occupied sign up and are open, easy. But what about the room that has no sign, but is deadbolted from the inside because people are there when housekeeping comes, but don't open the door? Or the room that has the sign up all day? At what point do they decide to break in?

I guess that's the question, but I doubt they'll actually say exactly because that defeats the purpose. If I had to guess it would be after a certain amount of hours of no one coming in or out. I think people are getting a little worked up over not much of a change. Most of the time when people come and go, housekeeping will notice you anyway.

And if I am changing? Or sleeping? Or, well, doing what couples alone are wont to do?

They better not be coming in and asking me how everything is going. I will have the deadbolt and "chain" on.

They want to come in and snoop, they can figure out how to do it when I am out of the room.

My point stands, how is it any different than now? I think people are getting worked up about absolutely nothing.

If you're in the room and "indecent" for, lets be generous here, one hour out of the day I don't think that's going to raise alarm bells or anything. I'm just saying when housekeeping comes by normally, they are working on a regular schedule. They're not barging in if the door is fully secured. They might just come back later or note it for a welfare check later if they've never seen or been in.

 

[DanBoris]

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/12/break...-world-hotels-not-disturb-room-signs-removed/

They will now be entering your hotel room at least once every day!

Thoughts? I don't ever get housekeeping in our room. The safes are too small for all my kids electronics etc that we leave in the room. So when we go to parks we like to know that no one has access to our room. I know people who have had things stolen from hotel rooms before and I don't want that to be me.

Also, I used to have little ones that napped in the middle of the day, so now people will be knocking on the door and waking them up to "check on me"? That would make me very angry!!

I don't really understand your quote "no one has access to our room"? The hotel staff will always have access to your room whether you request housekeeping or not, so if someone is going to steel from you, the new policy really doesn't change anything.

 

[FireflyTrance]

What about those of us who have young children napping the room? My daughter used to take a 2-3 hour midday nap. Even a knock on the door probably would have woken her up. Then she would have been cranky the rest of the day if she didn't get in her full nap. I am pregnant now and plan to take a trip with that baby in 2019. Will we need to invest in some sort of "baby sleeping, DO NOT DISTURB" sign of our own?

 

[mrswillson]

One bad apple ruins it for the whole bunch.

No worries here - I'll keep my privacy and sleep at home, one of the many benefits of living near WDW.

 

[cmwade77]

That will be interesting since all three resorts have a DVC component. Housekeeping doesn't come every day for those rooms.

So are they really going to send cast members out to walk into each and every villa? Or are they going to skip those? Especially since Bay Lake Tower is DVC. Cash rooms will get daily housekeeping, but a majority of the villas won't.

I just got an email from DVC that would address this:

Your in-room experience has never been more important to us. That's why we will begin removing trash from your rooms at Disney Vacation Club resorts on a daily basis in addition to regular housekeeping visits. The daily service begins December 22, 2017, at five resort properties (Bay Lake Tower, Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian, Disney's Grand Californian and Aulani). The service extends to all other Disney Vacation Club resorts on January 7, 2018.

My issue with this is that I generally put up the do not disturb sign when I am in the room and want to sleep in and not be disturbed, I don't want ANYONE coming and knocking on my door when I do so.

Seriously, there are times where I will sleep in or come back to the room later in the day for a nap, especially if I plan on doing the late night extra magic hours. And simply looking at Magic Bands doesn't work, because someone could still be in the room and the person who used their magic band to enter the room is now back out in the parks.

I also expect that they won't go through personal belongings, as that could lead to some major issues with sanitation, as well as leading to potential theft, so the only way something would get caught is if it was out in the open, thus it is just more security theater like the metal detectors are since not everyone has to go through the metal detectors.

 

[cmwade77]

My point stands, how is it any different than now? I think people are getting worked up about absolutely nothing.

If you're in the room and "indecent" for, lets be generous here, one hour out of the day I don't think that's going to raise alarm bells or anything. I'm just saying when housekeeping comes by normally, they are working on a regular schedule. They're not barging in if the door is fully secured. They might just come back later or note it for a welfare check later if they've never seen or been in.

Simple, right now, i put up the do not disturb sign, they don't knock. With this new system, they knock, wake me up from a sound sleep and may make it hard to get back to sleep, not acceptable.

 

[Turn the Page]

I guess there is speculation that this move is to prevent what happened in Vegas this fall. Sadly, this is the world we live in.

I know it has been discussed before about how the TSA screenings at the airport and the bag check at the entrance to Disney parks are really so much security theater and I have to say that I am starting to agree. I was on a twice daily injectible medication on our last trip to WDW so when we went in the parks in the evening I had to take my medicine with me. It came in prefilled syringes which I had in the blister pack and all that but because it was twice a day it meant I had to fly with about twenty syringes in my carry on. I had called the TSA before we left to check on what all I needed and they recommended I keep them in the original packaging with the label containing my name and all that and get a note from my doctor. I did all that and had the prescription and everything in hand and tried to alert the agents about the medication in my bag but no one seemed to acknowledge it at all. Heck, it didn't even warrant a pause on the conveyor belt through the x ray machine. Twenty syringes fill with who knows what doesn't illicit a glance but god forbid you try to take a pair of fingernail clippers on the plane.

The Disney bag check people did more than that with the one syringe I would bring into the parks.

ETA: I guess I linked the same article that is in the OP. Never mind.

 

[cmwade77]

Also, if I am staying at a hotel and there is no do not disturb sign, I will call the front desk and ask for one, as I put it up when I don't want to be disturbed.

 

[Simba's Girl]

Relax peeps...they are changing the DND to Room Occupied

If you read the linked article it states for security. While it is possible that this adds a layer of uncertainty for theft I would much rather that than a terrorist incident. Things can be replaced, people not so much. Also-either don't bring valuables that you are that concerned with theft or lock them up. (bring a locking backpack or something if you need to) I'm sure this security measure will be able to be performed without actually rifling through your belongings. Also, don't bring a firearm to Disney (can't believe I had to say that).

 

[fla4fun]

So, just curious, how does this square with the Disney resorts that are paying guests not to have housekeeping? It seems like Disney has a shortage of housekeepers right now that even a hiring bonus doesn’t relieve.

I am a person who likes to sleep in, so I need a way to let housekeeping know when it’s OK to come in. Maybe they will let us schedule a time in advance, like “housekeeping 7 to12 or 12 to 5”.

Changing to room occupied doesn’t make any difference from DND, unless the sign knows when you leave and changes automatically. It can still be left on 24/7.

 

[ajwolfe]

I'm all for this. If it keeps my family a bit safer while all on vacation, I'll deal. We aren't nappers in the room but even if we were I would deal accordingly.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

So, just curious, how does this square with the Disney resorts that are paying guests not to have housekeeping? It seems like Disney has a shortage of housekeepers right now that even a hiring bonus doesn’t relieve.

I am a person who likes to sleep in, so I need a way to let housekeeping know when it’s OK to come in. Maybe they will let us schedule a time in advance, like “housekeeping 7 to12 or 12 to 5”.

Changing to room occupied doesn’t make any difference from DND, unless the sign knows when you leave and changes automatically. It can still be left on 24/7.

I was wondering about that too, as far as the test program of ccepting gift card in exchange for not having mousekeeping

I assume either the will just end that or it will change to what they are doing at the DVC where all you would get is the trash removal each day, no other services (which, I would prefer to nothing)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I am assuming there will still be deadbolts, etc on the doors so for when you are in there you can prevent people from coming in

So the change is:
A) now they may knock or something on the door (or try to get in) when younor child is napping and while they won't be able to get in, that noise could interrupt the nap, and
B) be able to get in when no one is in the room always vs seeing the sign even if no one there

Did I miss anything?

Hopefully they come up with some system for the napping issue (maybe be able to call front desk and ask not to come b/w certain hours or in the next couple of hours or something. For the later, only issue I guess would be concern over valuables so hopefully they can make in room safes larger or perhaps hold things at the front desk for no charge, etc

 

[Tigger's ally]

Or, well, doing what couples alone are wont to do?

They better not be coming in and asking me how everything is going. .

just tell them everything is going great with you and pooh bear, Mary.

 

[Texans_loyal]

Just don't wake me up before 11 am..I'm on vacation.

 

[acgardne]

I wonder if this is just a way for them to access a room if there happens to be any concern, like perhaps a dog left in a room at a dog-friendly resort. Saying that housekeeping will definitely be accessing your room is both an incentive for guests to follow the rules and a Disney CYA policy in case they get reports of bad behavior.

 

[FireflyTrance]

I think napping in the room is a big issue. What percentage of WDW attendees are age 4 and under? I would guess at least 5-10%. That's a lot of potential nappers

 

[Josh Hendy]

I am assuming there will still be deadbolts, etc on the doors

We can't have it both ways. If the supposed security enhancement can be easily nullified by the bad person simply staying in their room with the door deadbolted, then it's not an enhancement at all.

They won't be going through your things

Again ... if they're not actually searching the room including poking into bags and closets ... what is the point?

 

[ArwenMarie]

I'm fine with this. Hopefully they do the daily housekeeping while they are doing this.