No pool hopping to Art of Animation

Written by Tim Krasniewski | 07 June 2012
Posted in Member Perks News

Disney's Art of Animation Resort has been added to the roster of Walt Disney World resorts at which Disney Vacation Club members have no pool hopping privileges.

Disney Vacation Club members are the only group with formal permission to utilize pool facilities at other resorts during their Florida DVC resort stays.  However the list of resort pools excluded from the hopping perk has steadily increased over the years.  Disney's Art of Animation Resort is the latest exclusion added to the list.  

Following is DVC's revised guidelines for member pool hopping.  The Art of Animation pool joins pools at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts, Disney's Animal Kingdom Resort & Villas and the Bay Cove pool at Bay Lake Tower on the pool hopping exclusion list.  

Pool Hopping Information

When staying on your Membership at Disney's Vero Beach Resort or any DVC Resort at the Walt Disney World Resort, you and any Guests staying with you are permitted to use most of the other Disney Vacation Club and Walt Disney World Resort hotel pools (in addition to the pool at the resort hotel at which you are staying) if they are not at capacity. If the pool you are visiting reaches capacity, you may be asked to leave in order to accommodate Guests of that resort hotel. Please check with a host or hostess at the front desk of the resort you wish to visit before you go to find out about pool-access availability. You must present your current Key to the World card with your "DVC Member" designation on it to use the other resort hotel pools.

Pool hopping is not available at the pools at Disney's Art of Animation Resort, Bay Cove Pool at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Uzima Pool and Samawati Springs Pool at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Stormalong Bay at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, and the leisure pool at Disney's Beach Club Villas. There are no exceptions to this policy. As a reminder, during times of high occupancy, please be mindful of the limited number of pool chairs available, and refrain from leaving towels or personal items on unoccupied pool chairs.

Resort hotel pools may become unavailable from time to time due to capacity limitations. Due to the high occupancy that is expected, Disney Vacation Club Members and any Guests staying with them may not pool hop during the following dates*:

2012 Blockout Dates

February 19 - 25 (Sunday - Saturday)
March 31 - April 14 (Saturday - Saturday)
May 25 - 28 (Friday – Monday)
June 29 - July 7 (Friday - Saturday)
August 31 - Sept 3 (Friday - Monday)
November 19 - 25 (Monday - Sunday)
Dec 16, 2012 - Jan. 5, 2013 (Sunday - Saturday)

*Other restricted dates may be added based on projected pool capacity

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Re: No pool hopping to Art of Animation -- denlo

Thursday, 07 June 2012 14:37

So the rumors are true. I would think the the RFID usage at AoA could be a factor. If you need an RFID card to get into the pool then outsiders would have problems pool hopping.

[quote="denlo"] So the rumors are true. I would think the the RFID usage at AoA could be a factor. If you need an RFID card to get into the pool then outsiders would have problems pool hopping. [/quote]

Re: No pool hopping to Art of Animation -- Missycj96

Thursday, 07 June 2012 15:45

I dont think dvc members should be excluded from pool hopping at a value resort.

[quote="Missycj96"] I dont think dvc members should be excluded from pool hopping at a value resort. [/quote]

Re: No pool hopping to Art of Animation -- JaxFLBear

Thursday, 07 June 2012 16:03

It's possible that it's blocked because it's new. The front desk could issue a KTTW card to allow entry to the pool for those allowed to pool hop. Members that want to make the 2 hour drive can pool hop to Vero Beach and the pool there requires a KTTW card to open the gate.

[quote="JaxFLBear"] It's possible that it's blocked because it's new. The front desk could issue a KTTW card to allow entry to the pool for those allowed to pool hop. Members that want to make the 2 hour drive can pool hop to Vero Beach and the pool there requires a KTTW card to open the gate. [/quote]

Re: No pool hopping to Art of Animation -- KNWVIKING 2.0

Thursday, 07 June 2012 16:50

Cha Ching. Won that bet I had with myself. Dollar from the right pocket now going into my left pocket.

Pool hopping will soon be a thing of the past.

[quote="KNWVIKING 2.0"] Cha Ching. Won that bet I had with myself. Dollar from the right pocket now going into my left pocket. Pool hopping will soon be a thing of the past. [/quote]

Re: No pool hopping to Art of Animation -- TimK

Thursday, 07 June 2012 22:01

KNWVIKING 2.0 wrote:

Pool hopping will soon be a thing of the past.

So what's the timing on that prediction?

I have mixed feelings on it. Pool hopping is a zero cost "perk" to offer. Personally I think it has more to do with the gates they keep placing around new pools. Functionally they could request DVC members stop at the front desk to get a dummy card made up but I don't think they even want to bother with it.

Folks have been predicting the end of pool hopping as long as I have been a member (9 years.) It could go away tomorrow but I could also see it continuing for many years to come as a dwindling offering.

[quote="TimK"] [QUOTE=KNWVIKING 2.0;135273]Pool hopping will soon be a thing of the past.[/QUOTE] So what's the timing on that prediction? ;) I have mixed feelings on it. Pool hopping is a zero cost "perk" to offer. Personally I think it has more to do with the gates they keep placing around new pools. Functionally they could request DVC members stop at the front desk to get a dummy card made up but I don't think they even want to bother with it. Folks have been predicting the end of pool hopping as long as I have been a member (9 years.) It could go away tomorrow but I could also see it continuing for many years to come as a dwindling offering. [/quote]

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