Oscar Madison
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 9, 2018
Awesome..thank you. 11p much better than the 9 at POP. Where did you grab this from?At the Swan now...the pool posted hours are 6AM-11PM, not 24 hours as I previously thought.
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Awesome..thank you. 11p much better than the 9 at POP. Where did you grab this from?At the Swan now...the pool posted hours are 6AM-11PM, not 24 hours as I previously thought.
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For those that have stayed at both, do you prefer the CBR or Swan? Looks like I can get either for about the same price for my dates.
No that has been the plan since about Aug. 27.I saw on the official website this morning that the Dolphin is bookable for this entire coming week including next weekend. Did I miss something or is the availability to book actually correct.
The Swan hands down winner.For those that have stayed at both, do you prefer the CBR or Swan? Looks like I can get either for about the same price for my dates.
I just realized I have been charged as well for my kids. In doing what you were told about special requests, how do you then link to MDE if you don't have your kids on the reservation?I called to book the Swan for October today. I told the woman I spoke with that the site kept trying to charge me an additional fee for children. She said that in the future you simply need to put that you want to add two children to the reservation in the special requests box when making the reservation online. I didn't do that since I had her on the phone, but I thought someone else might find the information helpful.
IF i book through Priceline can I still link my ressie?The Swan has to send their reservations to Disney's MDE system before you can link, so there's often a delay. When we booked through Marriott (and Starwood before), it usually took at least a day before we could link it. When we recently booked through Disney, it took over 72 hours because Disney took 2 days to send the reservation over to the Swan, and then the Swan had to bounce the reservation back to MDE. I wouldn't get too worried until 72 hours has passed. Just keep trying periodically to link it.
From the gym this morningAwesome..thank you. 11p much better than the 9 at POP. Where did you grab this from?
You need the number of adults & children properly listed on your Marriott reservation before it is linked to Disney. The actual names of additional adults or children are not required on your Marriott reservation just the correct numbers.I just realized I have been charged as well for my kids. In doing what you were told about special requests, how do you then link to MDE if you don't have your kids on the reservation?
I've never booked through Priceline, but you should be able to link any Swan/Dolphin reservation in MDE. One thing to note however is that many third-party confirmation numbers won't link, so you might need to call the Swan/Dolphin and get a confirmation number from them that you can use to link your reservation.IF i book through Priceline can I still link my ressie?
Thanx in advance
This really helps. Thank you. Having never stayed at Swan/Dolphin, with the price it may be a good time to try.I like the Swan because of the location. Being able to walk to HS and EPCOT is a huge plus for me. Also having the Boardwalk just across a bridge is great also. I know it's not fully open right now, but hopefully more will open up soon.
My son is 21 now and has been going to WDW for years. He said last night he prefers Swan/Dolphin over AKL Savanna view because of the location and the beds. Of all things he remembers how comfortable the beds are. That was like 10 years ago. HAHA!!
CBR is a good resort also. I don't really think you can go wrong especially with the Skyliner. I'm afraid of heights/a little clausterphobic so that's not a draw for me , but others seem to enjoy it.
Do they have any quick service like restaurants at the Swan? Do they make you mobile order like the Disney resorts?Hello and happy Labor Day weekend! Just a quick update - we were originally booked at Swan, then switched to Dolphin since we’ve never stayed before and were just at Swan a couple weeks ago. Well...we’re back at Swan!
I requested a Dolphin room in the 1300 section, ground floor with sliders by the pool, and got my request. However, we were not fans of the Dolphin; it is super busy over there right now, lots of people everywhere not distancing well, and the room was small and loud from the pool noise. There were dead bugs behind the window shades and the bathroom is terrible - you can’t open the door all the way and the separate vanity area is only big enough for one person. It felt dark and depressing.
I contacted our room controller and she graciously switched to a 5th floor balcony King room at Swan. So much better! It’s nice to have the comparison from our last room here which was a King Deluxe room. This one is smaller but still very nice, has the balcony, and while the bathroom is small, it has 2 separate sink/vanity areas, one in the bathroom and one right outside, versus our giant bathroom in the deluxe room which was lovely but no external vanity, so less practical.
Swan is noticeably busier than our August trip, but we haven’t had any issues with elevators (my biggest worry) and all the staircases are re-opened and even encouraged for use with ground markings. The pools at both resorts are busy! Pool bars are hopping. The restaurants seem very busy - we got back to the hotel around 10:45 last night and the lobby outside Il Mulino was full.
We’ve decided that the Swan is our favorite Disney resort and hope to stay here every time moving forward! If you have any questions that I can help with while here, please let me know
In your case, I'd just call. That way you can deal with it ASAP. From what I understand, they'll see the request to add the kids and place them on your reservation if you do it online through the special request box, but that probably has you waiting even longer to connect everything on MDE so you can make park reservations.I just realized I have been charged as well for my kids. In doing what you were told about special requests, how do you then link to MDE if you don't have your kids on the reservation?
You can. You'll get an email from PL that has the code you need to enter into MDE. It's really easy but it can take a while (a few days) to show up in the system to be able to link it since PL is a third party that it has to relay between the Swan and Disney.IF i book through Priceline can I still link my ressie?
Thanx in advance
Yes that is one of the key complaints about being in that area by the pool but you got to experience it so no need to repeat. On paper is seems to be a great location and at other times of the year (lower crowds) it works much better.I requested a Dolphin room in the 1300 section, ground floor with sliders by the pool, and got my request. However, we were not fans of the Dolphin; it is super busy over there right now, lots of people everywhere not distancing well, and the room was small and loud from the pool noise.
The QS type option is Fuel and is located in the Dolphin building on the 1st floor. And there is no mobile ordering. Another quick option would be Java for coffee, snacks and grab-n-go hot and cold offerings in the Swan building.Do they have any quick service like restaurants at the Swan? Do they make you mobile order like the Disney resorts?