Pixar Place Superthread

[Porsche4]

Any updates to the times for Bing Bong and Joe Garden?
Also, can anyone describe the games area nearby the pool? I'd read they were accessible without being a guest.

I don't think the games area would be accessible unless you were a guest as it is attached to the pool area and usually they restrict these areas to guests only. As the area is on a higher floor than the lobby I believe you can only access it via the elevator with a room key.

 

[indoshakespeare]

Question. Can you use the side entrance for early entry to DCA?

 

[shelbel95]

Any updates to the times for Bing Bong and Joe Garden?
Also, can anyone describe the games area nearby the pool? I'd read they were accessible without being a guest.

We just returned from a 5 night stay at Pixar Place. I only caught a glimpse of Bing Bong once in the lobby.... it was late afternoon timeframe, and we saw Joe Garden playing once, maybe around 5ish? I never saw any specific times listed, but we also weren't set on trying to see them.

Yes, the games area near the pool is accessible without a room key since you don't need a key to get into the elevators. Just take the elevators to 3rd floor. When you go outside, you can walk through the games area, outdoor seating area, and past Small Bytes all without a key, and then when you want to walk up the half flight of stairs to the pool area, you need to use your key to enter the gate there and they will give you a bracelet showing you're allowed to be in the pool/splash pad area. So based on our experience, we could get to everything without showing our room key until we wanted to enter pool and splash pad.

 

[shelbel95]

Question. Can you use the side entrance for early entry to DCA?

We were told at the front desk that yes, you could use the Pixar Place specific entry beginning at 7am. We were never up that early to confirm, though.

 

[shelbel95]

How's the noise level in the rooms at PP? I've been reading reviews, the walls are paper thin. I love staying at Cabana Bay at Universal, cheap, nice rooms, but you better be a heavy sleeper...walls are paper thin there too! TIA.

We had a room that bordered the elevator bank on the 9th floor - never heard any noise on the elevator side. For the most part, we didn't have any noise issues except for one morning. There was a small child/baby with a nasty cough and a parent being kind of noisy one morning. We can't be sure if they were in the hallway just outside our room or in the room next door (it was a connecting room, so perhaps near the connecting door is where they were?). But that was the only time we noticed any noise. Nothing bad though.

 

[Porsche4]

We just returned from a 5 night stay at Pixar Place. I only caught a glimpse of Bing Bong once in the lobby.... it was late afternoon timeframe, and we saw Joe Garden playing once, maybe around 5ish? I never saw any specific times listed, but we also weren't set on trying to see them.

Yes, the games area near the pool is accessible without a room key since you don't need a key to get into the elevators. Just take the elevators to 3rd floor. When you go outside, you can walk through the games area, outdoor seating area, and past Small Bytes all without a key, and then when you want to walk up the half flight of stairs to the pool area, you need to use your key to enter the gate there and they will give you a bracelet showing you're allowed to be in the pool/splash pad area. So based on our experience, we could get to everything without showing our room key until we wanted to enter pool and splash pad.

Oh thanks for the clarification. We arrive in a couple weeks for a two night stay and then we move over to the villas for 7 nights. Really looking forward to checking everything out at the hotel, all the artwork and new spaces. It all looks so bright and colourful and so much fun.

 

[Porsche4]

We were told at the front desk that yes, you could use the Pixar Place specific entry beginning at 7am. We were never up that early to confirm, though.

We definitely intend to use that entrance for EE on one of our mornings. I am going to get plastic room keys from the front desk as I never totally trust phones solely as an entry option. You never know when something might go wrong so its always good to have a back up so you can get through the gates and turnstiles without being held up. Those early morning moments are precious.

 

[shelbel95]

We definitely intend to use that entrance for EE on one of our mornings. I am going to get plastic room keys from the front desk as I never totally trust phones solely as an entry option. You never know when something might go wrong so its always good to have a back up so you can get through the gates and turnstiles without being held up. Those early morning moments are precious.

I'd recommend the physical keys - was very easy to access the Grand California and DCA entrance by just flashing the card. We also opted for the MagicBands and they made badging into the gates and lightning lanes SOOO easy... we bypassed so many people fumbling with their phones to pull those things up.

 

[Porsche4]

I'd recommend the physical keys - was very easy to access the Grand California and DCA entrance by just flashing the card. We also opted for the MagicBands and they made badging into the gates and lightning lanes SOOO easy... we bypassed so many people fumbling with their phones to pull those things up.

Yes thats exactly what we plan to do. We didn't have MB's last time and we got so sick of opening the App, choosing the tickets, scanning and then scrolling to the next person, so much easier if everyone can just hold up their MB's.

 

[indoshakespeare]

*sorry, i cancelled my question*

 

[indoshakespeare]

Has anyone used the laundry room? Are detergents included or do you have to bring yourself? Can you pay with credit cards?

Thanks in advance.

 

[MouseBrief]

Has anyone used the laundry room? Are detergents included or do you have to bring yourself? Can you pay with credit cards?

Thanks in advance.

Hello and yes, I used the guest laundry room at Pixar Place Hotel in August. I used my room key to enter. It was on the second floor.
The machines were linked to an app or website, and I used a credit card to pay for each load. I could also track the remaining time on my load from the website. I don’t think paying with coins was an option.
The detergents and other products were in a vending machine in the laundry room for an additional fee. I brought my own laundry pods, because I didn’t want to chance any skin irritation on our trip.
I saw other clothing in the laundry room, but I did not see any other guests, and there were plenty of machines free. I used them on a weekday evening. Honestly, you may have more trouble with crowded elevators than a crowded laundry room. I found the elevators to be slowest around check-in and check-out time.
One detail I loved about the Pixar Place Hotel guest laundry room: the little lost sock from Monsters Inc that caused so much trouble with the CDA was on the sign for the laundry room. So cute but so subtle.