Sounds like a good day to me. Enjoy, BF.Checking in today!
Enjoy! I'll be there in 2 weeks (can't wait -- still cold here).Checking in today!
Well, you have a great time slso, Jenny. Great time of the year to goEnjoy! I'll be there in 2 weeks (can't wait -- still cold here).
We've used the MB's on several trips. Thought they were good.Curious for those who stayed at swan/dolphin - did you use a magic band? Wish you did/didn’t? Wondering if it’s worth getting new ones or digging up old ones, or just not bothering at all
Curious for those who stayed at swan/dolphin - did you use a magic band? Wish you did/didn’t? Wondering if it’s worth getting new ones or digging up old ones, or just not bothering at all
We use old ones for entry and FPs (and memory maker as we've had APs). I like them even if you can't use them for charging/room entry. I've actually got one of the keychain holders and I use that. The only time I wore a magic band besides our first trip was last Labor Day when we did mainly waterparks and stayed at Pop. Then we did charge things to the room. But I usually keep a stash of free/discounted Disney GCs that we pay most charges with anyways, so that was mostly to charge at waterparks, even other stays at Disney resorts we don't usually magicband charge.Curious for those who stayed at swan/dolphin - did you use a magic band? Wish you did/didn’t? Wondering if it’s worth getting new ones or digging up old ones, or just not bothering at all
Hi All!
First time staying at the Dolphin and hoping you can help with a few questions. Usually stay at the Boardwalk with my parents on DVC - however a good friend is coming and we’ve agreed we can finally be adults and get our own room (plus they’ll have my brother, his wife and 4yr old.....physical and mental space will be needed).
We have 3 reservations - 1 on my points, 1 on my friends points and 1 on my cash. Can I call and link them all so we don’t have to change rooms? Also, do we have to link these reservations to MDE? There’s room on my parents at Boardwalk so we can link there for FastPass, Magical Express and billing purposes so just want to make sure it doesn’t cause confusion in the system.
Thanks for any help - pretty excited about staying a new place!
We'll be at the swan in two weeks. Normally we have two rooms, so when the concierge contacts us the only request we put in is connecting rooms. This time we only have one room (2Q on pts). Is there anything else I should request? It's the week after Easter and I don't want to be a pain. OTOH, we're lifetime titanium and it would nice to get something for our status. Any suggestions?
Also, will we still get the breakfast vouchers? We used to when we were lifetime platinum. This is our first trip after the merger and the new tiers.
Hi All!
First time staying at the Dolphin and hoping you can help with a few questions. Usually stay at the Boardwalk with my parents on DVC - however a good friend is coming and we’ve agreed we can finally be adults and get our own room (plus they’ll have my brother, his wife and 4yr old.....physical and mental space will be needed).
We have 3 reservations - 1 on my points, 1 on my friends points and 1 on my cash. Can I call and link them all so we don’t have to change rooms? Also, do we have to link these reservations to MDE? There’s room on my parents at Boardwalk so we can link there for FastPass, Magical Express and billing purposes so just want to make sure it doesn’t cause confusion in the system.
Thanks for any help - pretty excited about staying a new place!
Hello Everyone! I just wanted to thank this wonderful group for all the helpful information. We had a wonderful first stay at the Swan. I was worried my kids would miss the Disney theming because this is the first time we stayed at a " non-Disney " hotel, but they loved it! They said that the Swan and Polynesian are their top two hotels.
The room was a great size and the beds were so comfy. We loved watching the boats come and go from our balcony. Housekeeping was great and left us with plenty of extra water when I left a note with our daily tip. Also loved the complimentary lemonade and fruit water in the lobby. The gift shop was closed and when I asked, I believe they said it was reopening in the summer and they were adding a coffee bar. Transportation was great also, had to wait a little longer than 20 minutes twice, otherwise it was fine. Kids loved the burritos at Picabu and I appreciated the fact that they were open 24 hours. They wanted to wait and eat there after the parks closed so we had more time in the parks. Picabu and the Fountain took the AAA discount, but note that Picabu charges a 13% service charge.
Thanks again!!
I have used Mears shared shuttle, mostly from MCO to the Swan. Due to split stays, I use ME to MCO. The one time I used Mears back to the airport was just fine. There is a discount when booking a roundtrip on Mears vs. booking one-way trips.What transportation does everyone use from the airport? We had a wonderful stay at the Dolphin a couple of years ago (split stay from Disney), but we had a uncomfortable ride back to airport per uber. We planning a short trip for Villains night and want to return to Swan/Dolphin, but these transfers are making me hesitant! Help I am spoiled to Magical Express .... thanks in advance
I didn't know about Mears, Is there usually much of a wait to leave? And how long does the trip usually take? Is there stops that are not close to Disney? Sorry for all of the questions!I have used Mears shared shuttle, mostly from MCO to the Swan. Due to split stays, I use ME to MCO. The one time I used Mears back to the airport was just fine. There is a discount when booking a roundtrip on Mears vs. booking one-way trips.