Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

"Full poolside bar service" is not something Disney does particularly well. Sometimes at CR I've seen an attendant walking around, oftentimes I have not. If they are there, it's usually just one person walking around, so it's not exactly fast.

But, the pool bar/grill is pretty much right by the pool and not often that crowded, so it's not the end of the world.

There is nothing worse than me having to get out of my lounge chair and get my own drink at the bar!:rotfl2:
 
"Full poolside bar service" is not something Disney does particularly well. Sometimes at CR I've seen an attendant walking around, oftentimes I have not. If they are there, it's usually just one person walking around, so it's not exactly fast.

But, the pool bar/grill is pretty much right by the pool and not often that crowded, so it's not the end of the world.

Ok, thanks. The BC/YC does the poolside bar service very well, but last stay was at GF and there was NONE, which was surprising.
 


Has this experience replaced the arcade at the Contemporary?


Oh that is a disappointment for our family! (Not me so much, but my husband and sons for sure :D). They always play at the Contemporary arcade, we even went there when we were staying a the GF or Poly, and kept going even after they took away the tickets and redemption prizes! We have a trip to the CR coming up in June and they will be so bummed. My husband feels like Disney has it out for him - so many things that he really has liked over the years get removed (DisneyQuest, Virgin megastore, the movie memorabilia store at then Downtown Disney, arcades with tickets, now the favorite arcade, allergy kiosk at AK, etc...). If I don’t watch it between the loss of his favorites and the prices going up and up and up, I might have trouble continuing to convince him to keep coming, at least as often :mad:
 


Thank you! We were able to swap things around and reserve a Garden Wing room for Oct. 23-Oct. 27. Opportunely, we would have liked to have our reservation from Oct. 22-26, to allow two nights available at MK without a MNSSHP (there are parties scheduled Oct. 23, 25-27; we have tickets for Oct. 25), but now we have another full day in our schedule to enjoy at the parks and resort, at essentially the same cost and proximity to MK.

UPDATE: Our TA kept an eye on things and got DD and I moved to our requested dates of Oct. 22-26! (It's moving things just one day, but this allowed us some opportune flight times and extra time for DD to rest at home before returning to school.) We also add a little more flexibility to our schedule, as MK will be open all day on Oct. 22 without an MNSSHP scheduled. Can't wait to spend a week at the CR! ::MickeyMo
 
Ok, thanks. The BC/YC does the poolside bar service very well, but last stay was at GF and there was NONE, which was surprising.
Our last stay at GF there was lots of poolside service at the unthemed pool. Someone came around to our seats every 15-20 minutes.
 
What?????? Seriously. Oh, my kids are going to be SO upset! Why would they do this? UGH.....we spend a lot of time in the arcade and that one was a huge reason we are staying here in July.

I have to agree with you here - I didn't realize that Pixar thing would be in that space. We're not big arcade folks, but DS and I do like to slip in there for some heated air hockey competition once or twice (or five times) each trip.
 
I have to agree with you here - I didn't realize that Pixar thing would be in that space. We're not big arcade folks, but DS and I do like to slip in there for some heated air hockey competition once or twice (or five times) each trip.
Do they have an air hockey game in the Community Hall at BLT?
 
What?????? Seriously. Oh, my kids are going to be SO upset! Why would they do this? UGH.....we spend a lot of time in the arcade and that one was a huge reason we are staying here in July.
I would guess they found the arcade there to not be very popular. The deluxes don’t seem to have very large or very used arcades these days.
 
I would guess they found the arcade there to not be very popular. The deluxes don’t seem to have very large or very used arcades these days.

That would be surprising...it was always packed whenever we would go in there. I'm very surprised they think they can make more money with this space as a very part time child care center vs. an arcade.
 
That would be surprising...it was always packed whenever we would go in there. I'm very surprised they think they can make more money with this space as a very part time child care center vs. an arcade.
Well it is $59 a child I think. That’s probably more per child than an arcade makes.

Personally I’ve never used the arcades so it’s not a loss for me but can see how it is for people.
 
Well it is $59 a child I think. That’s probably more per child than an arcade makes.

Personally I’ve never used the arcades so it’s not a loss for me but can see how it is for people.

Yeah, but they have to staff the childcare with more CMs and the character appearances, plus they provide food for that price.
 
Yeah, but they have to staff the childcare with more CMs and the character appearances, plus they provide food for that price.
I would think they’ve looked at how to make money on this and obviously see this as a better option. Disney knows where they can make money. They are also very much pushing the Pixar stuff right now.
 

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