Disney's Club Level (CL) Information & Questions

[PPFlight75]

I saw a family (grandparents with grandkids) in the same situation last weekend. They were given chicken fingers, which, I thought, was quite above-and-beyond service considering how busy the place was. My DD is pescatarian and we also learned to roll with what is available and we fill in with options from somewhere else (and yes, it;s Disney, so one night, it was Ample Hills ice cream). They clearly try to accommodate, but at the end of the day, CL is not a restaurant where you order from a menu. It's light bites and beverage offerings and you can enjoy them or not.

Completely agree! If my kids don't like the offerings (or me ), we will pick up something else later. Plus, we just get a light sampling and if still hungry have dinner somewhere else.

 

[mrsap]

DD and I have a trip (split stay WL CL and BC CL) planned in July. I booked as a bounce back package. My final payment/cancellation date is rapidly approaching. My mother is terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. We don’t know how much longer she has left, but I don’t think it is long. If she is still alive in July, my daughter and I would not go on our trip. If my mother has passed away before then, we would really like to go. Disney is our “happy place.”

I’m wondering if anyone has advice for me. If I wait and need to cancel, I wouldn’t be able to and get a refund, correct? I don’t want to cancel our trip now, though, and rebook it for a later date. If we are at a place where we are able to go on our trip, my daughter and I both agree that we would like to go. I have no idea what to do. I did use a credit card that offers trip cancellation insurance. I’ve read the terms carefully, and my situation definitely meets the criteria. Ideally I’d like not to do this, though. Has anyone been in a similar position? What are the odds Disney would allow me to cancel (with a refund) closer to the date of my trip? I’ve already called and asked if I can switch my reservations to room-only, and it’s not possible to do it. I’m under so much stress already with my mother so ill (I am taking care of her full-time), that the last thing I need is a Disney vacation making me feel more stressed. I want Disney to remain my happy place, not cause me additional stress. Anyone know?

I’m sorry I must have missed your post. I’m so sorry to hear about your mom. My heart and prayers are with you and your family.

 

[roxysmum123]

BC CL room requests - where's the best resource to find which room numbers have the smaller balconies that I'd like to avoid? Thanks

 

[Nadine and Fred]

Completely agree! If my kids don't like the offerings (or me ), we will pick up something else later. Plus, we just get a light sampling and if still hungry have dinner somewhere else.

Glad that Redgie will still be with us at BWI; I have to say that we LOVED the Flying Fish offerings (another pescaterian) but I will make adjustments. We will miss Jay!!

 

[ninafeliz]

BC CL room requests - where's the best resource to find which room numbers have the smaller balconies that I'd like to avoid? Thanks

I have never seen a list and I’ve been following this thread for a few years now. It’s a very frequent question, though. I have read that CL has a higher percentage of balconies than non CL rooms, so if you request full balcony you have a decent chance of getting one.

 

[ninafeliz]

For me, I would not request ground floor for fear of being in one of the first floor rooms that surround the lounge. There are very few CL rooms at any resort that I really would not want - most of them are SL first floor. Although in fairness there aren’t that many of those rooms.

So I’m curious- what other rooms are on your “list”??

I’m thinking of the shared balcony in SV YC CL and I have read about a dumpster view- also YC SV.

The front entrance ones at YC and BC aren’t great, but they aren’t THAT bad so I don’t think I could put them on a list. There are better and worse rooms everywhere, but those are the only really bad ones I have any experience with or have specifically read about.

 

[AngiTN]

Got to see Jay in his new job tonight and can pass along that he is in heaven. His words. While he loved working in the lounge what he's doing now is more in his wheel house. And it was only, I believe, his 2nd or 3rd night. He's already flourishing.

 

[mickeynut1]

Thanks

You're welcome

They clearly try to accommodate, but at the end of the day, CL is not a restaurant where you order from a menu. It's light bites and beverage offerings and you can enjoy them or not.

I agree

Thank you❤

You're welcome

If my kids don't like the offerings (or me ), we will pick up something else later. Plus, we just get a light sampling and if still hungry have dinner somewhere else.

We're the same way .

 

[KerryCM]

While not WDW related, wanted to post here too. We are at Grand Californian in a 3 bedroom suite with my son. Added on club level and so far so good! Going to our reservation for Galaxy Edge this morning.

 

[mrsap]

While not WDW related, wanted to post here too. We are at Grand Californian in a 3 bedroom suite with my son. Added on club level and so far so good! Going to our reservation for Galaxy Edge this morning.

Have a great time! May the force be with you!

 

[ToyStory3]

We stayed at BC CL for 7 nights over the last week. It was our 3rd time at BC, and our 2nd time staying CL. It was a wonderful time and we were very pleased with the offerings. We had the very first room directly next to the lounge overlooking the volleyball court. Great offerings and the CMs were super friendly and helpful.

We left BC and stayed our last night at AKL CL for the very first time. We had never been to AKL - just wanted to try it out and see what it's like. We fell in LOVE with it! It was absolutely beautiful and amazing! We will definitely be back. We were greeted right at the door by someone and escorted up to the lounge. Our room wasn't ready and the bell services was super backed up so they had us just bring our bags up to the lounge and wait for bell services to get them for us. But, our room was ready in about an hour and our bags were still there so we just took them to the room ourselves.

The person helping us brought us mimosas twice and kept checking back with us to see if we had any questions. We loved the lounge and it didn't bother us at all that we were staying on a separate floor. If we stayed for a week it may become a bit of a pain but it wouldn't keep us from staying there. The offerings were great! I will say that African and Indian are not my favorite types of food. But, there were plenty of other things to pick from so I was fine. And, my family enjoyed trying them out. I had gone to the Nomad lounge earlier in the week and tried a Tusker Beer and loved it. I was so excited to see that this same beer was available in the lounge.

We LOVED the lobby, the pool, and all of the interesting places to explore in the lodge. As much as I loved seeing animals from our room - it wasn't the biggest draw for me. It's great - but I would actually be perfectly happy with a pool view. I just loved the lodge itself and the amazing theming. We can't wait to stay again!

 

[Welsh_Dragon]

I have to decide this week whether or not to purchase the extra 90 day FPs. I had almost decided not to purchase and then I read that people are struggling to get what they want, at times they want, at 60 days. We are at WDW for 16 days but only 7 at CL. Thinking of purchasing extra FPs for 3 days... day 1, we will arrive the afternoon before, but move from AKL standard to AKL CL, day 4 and our changeover day from AKL CL to FQ. Thinking that on changeover days, the rooms may not be available in the afternoon for afternoon snooze, so we will spend longer in the parks. On other days we will do (E)EMH, then resort/swim/snooze in the afternoons. Is there any logic to this?

 

[vinotinto]

I have to decide this week whether or not to purchase the extra 90 day FPs. I had almost decided not to purchase and then I read that people are struggling to get what they want, at times they want, at 60 days. We are at WDW for 16 days but only 7 at CL. Thinking of purchasing extra FPs for 3 days... day 1, we will arrive the afternoon before, but move from AKL standard to AKL CL, day 4 and our changeover day from AKL CL to FQ. Thinking that on changeover days, the rooms may not be available in the afternoon for afternoon snooze, so we will spend longer in the parks. On other days we will do (E)EMH, then resort/swim/snooze in the afternoons. Is there any logic to this?

We've struggled to get what we want, but our trips are 3-night trips. If you have a longer trip, you should be fine!

 

[vinotinto]

We stayed at BC CL for 7 nights over the last week. It was our 3rd time at BC, and our 2nd time staying CL. It was a wonderful time and we were very pleased with the offerings. We had the very first room directly next to the lounge overlooking the volleyball court. Great offerings and the CMs were super friendly and helpful.

We left BC and stayed our last night at AKL CL for the very first time. We had never been to AKL - just wanted to try it out and see what it's like. We fell in LOVE with it! It was absolutely beautiful and amazing! We will definitely be back. We were greeted right at the door by someone and escorted up to the lounge. Our room wasn't ready and the bell services was super backed up so they had us just bring our bags up to the lounge and wait for bell services to get them for us. But, our room was ready in about an hour and our bags were still there so we just took them to the room ourselves.

The person helping us brought us mimosas twice and kept checking back with us to see if we had any questions. We loved the lounge and it didn't bother us at all that we were staying on a separate floor. If we stayed for a week it may become a bit of a pain but it wouldn't keep us from staying there. The offerings were great! I will say that African and Indian are not my favorite types of food. But, there were plenty of other things to pick from so I was fine. And, my family enjoyed trying them out. I had gone to the Nomad lounge earlier in the week and tried a Tusker Beer and loved it. I was so excited to see that this same beer was available in the lounge.

We LOVED the lobby, the pool, and all of the interesting places to explore in the lodge. As much as I loved seeing animals from our room - it wasn't the biggest draw for me. It's great - but I would actually be perfectly happy with a pool view. I just loved the lodge itself and the amazing theming. We can't wait to stay again!

Thanks for your review. Did the construction / refurbishment affect your trip? How was the view from your room? Were the animals out and about? Did you have a view of the heavy equipment?

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

I have to decide this week whether or not to purchase the extra 90 day FPs. I had almost decided not to purchase and then I read that people are struggling to get what they want, at times they want, at 60 days. We are at WDW for 16 days but only 7 at CL. Thinking of purchasing extra FPs for 3 days... day 1, we will arrive the afternoon before, but move from AKL standard to AKL CL, day 4 and our changeover day from AKL CL to FQ. Thinking that on changeover days, the rooms may not be available in the afternoon for afternoon snooze, so we will spend longer in the parks. On other days we will do (E)EMH, then resort/swim/snooze in the afternoons. Is there any logic to this?

If it is in your budget, I do think it's worth it. We used for our trip last year and I purchased 4 days. I again purchased the 3 days for our trip this summer. We are only in WDW for 5 days this trip. I had to make just one day fast passes on my own today at Epcot and it was a bit of a pain. But, I will say with a longer trip you should be able to get the fast passes you want.

 

[Cotillard]

We left BC and stayed our last night at AKL CL for the very first time. We had never been to AKL - just wanted to try it out and see what it's like. We fell in LOVE with it! It was absolutely beautiful and amazing! We will definitely be back. We were greeted right at the door by someone and escorted up to the lounge. Our room wasn't ready and the bell services was super backed up so they had us just bring our bags up to the lounge and wait for bell services to get them for us. But, our room was ready in about an hour and our bags were still there so we just took them to the room ourselves.

The person helping us brought us mimosas twice and kept checking back with us to see if we had any questions. We loved the lounge and it didn't bother us at all that we were staying on a separate floor. If we stayed for a week it may become a bit of a pain but it wouldn't keep us from staying there. The offerings were great! I will say that African and Indian are not my favorite types of food. But, there were plenty of other things to pick from so I was fine. And, my family enjoyed trying them out. I had gone to the Nomad lounge earlier in the week and tried a Tusker Beer and loved it. I was so excited to see that this same beer was available in the lounge.

We LOVED the lobby, the pool, and all of the interesting places to explore in the lodge. As much as I loved seeing animals from our room - it wasn't the biggest draw for me. It's great - but I would actually be perfectly happy with a pool view. I just loved the lodge itself and the amazing theming. We can't wait to stay again!

Thanks for this! I am going to AKL Wednesday Glad to hear you loved it. I’m looking forward to one of those mimosas!

 

[mickeynut1]

We stayed at BC CL for 7 nights over the last week. It was our 3rd time at BC, and our 2nd time staying CL. It was a wonderful time and we were very pleased with the offerings. We had the very first room directly next to the lounge overlooking the volleyball court. Great offerings and the CMs were super friendly and helpful.

We left BC and stayed our last night at AKL CL for the very first time. We had never been to AKL - just wanted to try it out and see what it's like. We fell in LOVE with it! It was absolutely beautiful and amazing! We will definitely be back. We were greeted right at the door by someone and escorted up to the lounge. Our room wasn't ready and the bell services was super backed up so they had us just bring our bags up to the lounge and wait for bell services to get them for us. But, our room was ready in about an hour and our bags were still there so we just took them to the room ourselves.

The person helping us brought us mimosas twice and kept checking back with us to see if we had any questions. We loved the lounge and it didn't bother us at all that we were staying on a separate floor. If we stayed for a week it may become a bit of a pain but it wouldn't keep us from staying there. The offerings were great! I will say that African and Indian are not my favorite types of food. But, there were plenty of other things to pick from so I was fine. And, my family enjoyed trying them out. I had gone to the Nomad lounge earlier in the week and tried a Tusker Beer and loved it. I was so excited to see that this same beer was available in the lounge.

We LOVED the lobby, the pool, and all of the interesting places to explore in the lodge. As much as I loved seeing animals from our room - it wasn't the biggest draw for me. It's great - but I would actually be perfectly happy with a pool view. I just loved the lodge itself and the amazing theming. We can't wait to stay again!

Thanks for your review. Glad you had another great stay at BC CL and glad you enjoyed your first AKL CL stay. I'm hoping to try AKL CL later this year, so it's great to see such positive reviews .

 

[vinotinto]

Thanks for this! I am going to AKL Wednesday Glad to hear you loved it. I’m looking forward to one of those mimosas!

Would love to see some pics of the view from the room and your opinion on the construction/refurbishments.

 

[Cotillard]

Would love to see some pics of the view from the room and your opinion on the construction/refurbishments.

You can count on it.

 

[Nikki0401]

Hi they have yeungling, Stella, bud light, and a lager that I’m forgetting. But my husband liked it. We have a garden view room. But we stayed WV last time and I don’t think there’s a bad location at all! They’re all great.

We have a garden view BC CL booked for August, is there a pull out sleeper? Just curious if there is one of those rooms with an extra bed, it's no big deal for us but I would request it if there is one.