Except that I don’t see how it’s doing anything to keep guests safe. Of the three security checks I was present for, only once did the employee even enter my room. He glanced into the darkened bathroom area without turning on the lights and then down the hall towards the room without actually going far enough to see around the corner into the space. He was in the room for probably less than five seconds and himself seemed uncomfortable about being in there, more focused on getting out as quickly as possible than anything. The room could’ve been stuffed to the ceiling with an arsenal of weapons and he wouldn’t have known. The other two times the employee didn’t enter at all, just stood at the door awkwardly asking things like “Are you okay, is everything okay?” over and over. On two out of three of those days, room service had already been in the room and honestly, their presence would’ve meant more from a security standpoint than the actual security personnel — they at least came all the way into the room and spent a full minute or two in there. It’s a shame room service entering your room doesn’t count for fulfilling the check requirement the way housekeeping does because it would’ve eliminated a lot of hassle for us.
It’s not the check itself that was problematic, it was the lead up to it — Fever of 103 and asleep. Awakened when phone starts ringing. Ignore it and fall back asleep. Ten minutes later someone is knocking on the door. We’re undressed so we don’t answer. Ten minutes later, phone starts up again. Get up and walk across the room to answer, tell them to come and do it now. Then spend 20 minutes pacing the room waiting for them to arrive hoping to catch them before they knock so they don’t wake the sleeping baby, just to have the guy refuse to enter when you gesture for him to come in and then stand at the door for ten seconds weirdly asking if you’re okay.
I knew the policy had been implemented and knew to expect the security checks prior to my trip. I had been of the mindset that everyone was overreacting over a minor change. Then I spent an hour a day dealing with this garbage and... yeesh, what a pain in the butt!
At least keep prices consistent throughout the Festival, not making guests feel as though they are at a disadvantage for attending in October and after. If prices must increase the in 2019 for F&W, so be it, but don't feel that prices should rise mid way throught the festival!
Supposedly food and drink prices have increased throughout the parks also.
