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But couldn't that have happened in the past as well? Someone pretend to be a cast member and say they have a question about your account or something anyway? I guess I don't see why this would be that much more of an issue no vs before - if it is a mousekeeper before or now and they come and knock when I'd rather them not come in I will still tell them to come back later or whatever. If anything, now it is more on my mind to be suspicious vs before
Fair and valid point.
From what I read, if a “room occupied” sign is in place, hotel employees must knock and announce themselves before entering. So my question is what if I forget to place the room occupied sign on the door, but are in the room. Does this me an employee doesn't have to knock and can freely enter? Couldn't that lead to a mistaken identity scenario?
But couldn't that have happened in the past as well? Someone pretend to be a cast member and say they have a question about your account or something anyway? I guess I don't see why this would be that much more of an issue no vs before - if it is a mousekeeper before or now and they come and knock when I'd rather them not come in I will still tell them to come back later or whatever. If anything, now it is more on my mind to be suspicious vs before
yuThis really isn't that hard, is it? If you're concerned about someone barging into your room, put the slider/deadbolt on when you're in the room. If someone comes knocking and wants access to the room, I'm sure it's reasonable for you to ask them to present ID. If you don't believe them for some reason, I'm sure it is also reasonable for you to tell them that you want to call the front desk and confirm their identity/purpose before letting them into the room. I mean, I've always assumed that a resort employee could and would access my room for maintenance or other legitimate reasons and used the slider/deadbolt specifically when i wanted to restrict their entry.
Yes but now that it's out in open more the panic and "what ifs" must start!Correct me if I'm wrong because I am honestly a naive 21 yo, but it was to my understanding Disney CMs always had a right to enter your room without any warrant. When you sign a waiver to stay at Disney hotels, you are agreeing to letting them come in more or less unwarranted. I am an RA for a college in upstate NY and when we move college students in they sign a waiver that basically allows us to do whatever is necessary to keep the residency safe. It has always been this way for most hotels and most college dormitories. Am I correct on this?
Couldn't that lead to a mistaken identity scenario?
But couldn't that have happened in the past as well? Someone pretend to be a cast member and say they have a question about your account or something anyway? I guess I don't see why this would be that much more of an issue no vs before - if it is a mousekeeper before or now and they come and knock when I'd rather them not come in I will still tell them to come back later or whatever. If anything, now it is more on my mind to be suspicious vs before
I won't be opening any doors. I will unlatch the door but if they are cm they can open it with the master key.I usually wouldn't open the door to anyone but now that you know someone may came in the room or they will barge in I would be more likely to open the door.
No. A Cast Member may be knocking on a door to advise they're coming in. There should be no need whatsoever for a guest to let them in.This policy lends itself to opening the door to strangers since most people may know that at some point during their stay a cast member may be knocking on their door and asking to come in.
That's on you. Without the sign, or a response from a room occupant, a CM won't know the room is occupiedSo my question is what if I forget to place the room occupied sign on the door, but are in the room. Does this mean an employee doesn't have to knock and can freely enter
Sorry, I didn't mean at night. I would hope that at night, nobody is knocking on doors unless it's an emergency. But during the day, that's entirely different. You've got guests from all over the world whose internal clocks may be on different time zones. They may still be sleeping at 10am when housekeeping makes their rounds. Plus it's Disney World. How many people go back and take a break mid-day and take a nap? I've done that many times. And when our daughter was young, she napped during the day. The last thing I'd want is someone waking her up to make sure we don't have an assault rifle with us.have there been any account of CMs knocking at night while guests are sleeping? Sure while napping in the middle of the day it’s possible but I feel you should be aware of that during the day that someone could possibly knock on your door.
It's always been that way. I do not think for a moment anyone is saying anything of the opposite.Correct me if I'm wrong because I am honestly a naive 21 yo, but it was to my understanding Disney CMs always had a right to enter your room without any warrant. When you sign a waiver to stay at Disney hotels, you are agreeing to letting them come in more or less unwarranted. I am an RA for a college in upstate NY and when we move college students in they sign a waiver that basically allows us to do whatever is necessary to keep the residency safe. It has always been this way for most hotels and most college dormitories. Am I correct on this?
Closing the latch only works if everyone in your party is in the room. Dad could be back in the room with younger kid(s) who are napping while Mom and older kid(s) are still in the park. When they come back they can't get in without waking the nappers up. Or maybe Mom is still asleep when Dad goes out for his run. Just a few reasons why closing the latch is not necessarily the solution.
Again, I have NO PROBLEM with them checking the room daily. My only issue is with them eliminating the DND sign that would allow me to designate a time when I don't want them coming in or knocking to do that check.
You're right about texting but that only works for people who a) text and b) what about international visitors?That’s why texting exists. You take a shower you text your spouse and let her know and then text when you’re done. When you nap you put your phone on vibrate and lay next to you. When your spouse texts you asking to be let in the vibration will wake you without waking the kids. This is what I do.
So do you think a hotel guest should have no way to indicate, "Hey, my kid is napping right now. Please don't knock right now unless it's an emergency"?What’s the point of room security checks if they can be scheduled?
So do you think a hotel guest should have no way to indicate, "Hey, my kid is napping right now. Please don't knock right now unless it's an emergency"?
If so, we'll have to agree to disagree on that point.
I guarantee that if Disney actually does this, you're going to start to see a bunch of homemade signs that say "Baby sleeping. Please don't knock right now." And the next step will be nicely made signs and magnets to that effect being sold on Etsy.
So do you think a hotel guest should have no way to indicate, "Hey, my kid is napping right now. Please don't knock right now unless it's an emergency"?
If so, we'll have to agree to disagree on that point.
I guarantee that if Disney actually does this, you're going to start to see a bunch of homemade signs that say "Baby sleeping. Please don't knock right now." And the next step will be nicely made signs and magnets to that effect being sold on Etsy.
That's a great question. I have no idea. Certainly if I checked in to a hotel and there was no DND sign, I'd call the front desk or stop down there and ask to have it replaced.Is there a guarantee anything like a child napping sign will work?
Has anyone e-mailed Disney and brought up that scenario and asked how they would deal with that sort of sign? Or how they expect people to rest uninterrupted?
And keep in mind that 99% of Disney guests have no clue this is even happening. We're all sitting around talking about it but it will come as a total surprise to the typical visitor who isn't plugged into the whole fan community. How are they going to feel when staff comes knocking on the door?