Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[Quellman]

Has anyone stayed Tower Bay Lake View recently? How was room and is their a huge possibility you will only see roof of garden wings instead of beautiful lake?? I currently have Poly Theme park view and am thinking of switching. I've never stayed at poly before. Any opinions??

There is no chance of that happening. All contemporary rooms either face west or east. The garden wing is south east of the main tower. You will overlook the pool and the marina.

Not sure what your expectations are or your budget. Stay where you feel comfortable!

 

[MickeyPretzel15]

We're booked in the CR in a tower room for May. If everything goes smoothly we should be arriving at least an hour or two before check-in time. Assuming we can't get into our room yet (which I'm thinking is pretty likely) is there somewhere in the pool area to change into bathing suits so we can hit the pool?

I saw that BLT has an awesome little locker area, so I was wondering if CR has something along those lines, or if we'll just have to find the nearest bathroom stall to change and stash our clothes poolside somewhere.

I'm sorry if this has been asked a million times before, I'm slowly working my way through this thread from the beginning. Thanks!

 

[katyj26]

Hello all! We are 24 days from checking into CR in Tower Theme Park View. I was just wondering if anyone who has been there lately or is there now has an update on the monorail situation. We love the monorail but it seems to be down a lot lately. Any input is greatly appreciated!

 

[albertamom]

our packages were sent to the fantasia gift shop in the contemporary, and were available after 1 pm the following day.

That sounds great! Thank you!

 

[WDWKOOK]

Will be at BLT January 6-11 for Marathon Weekend. Yay!

I hope you're having a great time!

We leave tomorrow! I'm sure this information is located somewhere, but ...

Can we go to California Grill and sit at the bar for drinks and snacks without a reservation? Is this worth doing? We enjoy having a cocktail in the evening.

Thank you!!

Sorry I'm late with this, but YES, you can go up IF they have room. You will need to ask at the CA Grill check-in desk if you can go up to the bar. They will either call and see or they will just tell you to go on up. Once there, just walk over to the bar area and have a seat or sit nearby. You can order anything you'd like once you are seated at the bar and no ADR is needed.

Upgraded to castle view!!!! Ill post details after we are home. Thanks for all the input.

Yippee!

ds14 and i just returned last night from 5 days at BLT. it was our first time there and we LOVED it! i would absolutely stay there again. my favorite will always be GF RPC but you cannot beat the value of BLT. we loved that it has a boutique-hotel atmosphere, it was SO quiet, and the walk to MK was amazing. it is definitely my new second favorite resort.


our packages were sent to the fantasia gift shop in the contemporary, and were available after 1 pm the following day.


near the elevators there are large banks of windows that have beautiful MK views.


i'm sure you already have found this answer, but yes, when we were there the other night there was plenty of room at the bar. you can also get a drink at outer rim.

i'm so glad that we finally got to try BLT out! if anyone has any questions, i'd be happy to help! if i have time later, i will post pics.

Thanks for reporting about your stay and for answering recent questions.

We're booked in the CR in a tower room for May. If everything goes smoothly we should be arriving at least an hour or two before check-in time. Assuming we can't get into our room yet (which I'm thinking is pretty likely) is there somewhere in the pool area to change into bathing suits so we can hit the pool?

I saw that BLT has an awesome little locker area, so I was wondering if CR has something along those lines, or if we'll just have to find the nearest bathroom stall to change and stash our clothes poolside somewhere.

I'm sorry if this has been asked a million times before, I'm slowly working my way through this thread from the beginning. Thanks!

to the DIS and the CR/BLT thread. We're honored to have your very first post here on our little thread.

You might be pleasantly surprised that your room is ready. CR doesn't have lockers, but it does have a poolside bathroom with a shower:

Hello all! We are 24 days from checking into CR in Tower Theme Park View. I was just wondering if anyone who has been there lately or is there now has an update on the monorail situation. We love the monorail but it seems to be down a lot lately. Any input is greatly appreciated!

The monorail has gotten pretty unreliable and crowded. It's worse during peak travel times, but when you're there it shouldn't be as crowded, unless it's during a holiday.

 

[MickeyPretzel15]

I hope you're having a great time!



Sorry I'm late with this, but YES, you can go up IF they have room. You will need to ask at the CA Grill check-in desk if you can go up to the bar. They will either call and see or they will just tell you to go on up. Once there, just walk over to the bar area and have a seat or sit nearby. You can order anything you'd like once you are seated at the bar and no ADR is needed.



Yippee!



Thanks for reporting about your stay and for answering recent questions.



to the DIS and the CR/BLT thread. We're honored to have your very first post here on our little thread.

You might be pleasantly surprised that your room is ready. CR doesn't have lockers, but it does have a poolside bathroom with a shower:

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The monorail has gotten pretty unreliable and crowded. It's worse during peak travel times, but when you're there it shouldn't be as crowded, unless it's during a holiday.

Thank you! I'm beyond excited to be going. I haven't been to WDW since 2009, and this is my first time staying in a deluxe resort. It's also DH's (and our three year old's) first visit ever! DH went to DL quite often as a small child and was all "been there done that" about our trip. Luckily one of his friends who is a WDW fanatic convinced him it's way more than just "kiddie rides" and that he'll have a blast (because God forbid he believe me when I tell him that)

 

[katyj26]

The monorail has gotten pretty unreliable and crowded. It's worse during peak travel times, but when you're there it shouldn't be as crowded, unless it's during a holiday.

Yeah, that's what i'm afraid of. Fortunately we are going Feb 1-9 so it shouldn't be too busy at that time and no big holidays.

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

I will be there 2 weeks from today!!!!!

I will let you know if the monorail has any issues!

 

[lovingeire]

I was on the phone with Disney today and checked rates for our trip early May and switched to a regular TPV from TPV CL. I was a little torn, even though I was excited to get what's I originally wanted, but I was kind of looking forward to the club level. Saved us almost $500 though!

 

[Baseball Mom 12]

RESORT NEWS...


CR MONTHLY ACTIVITY CALENDAR

BLT MONTHLY ACTIVITY CALENDAR


BLT's Bay Cove Pool will be closed 2/1/2016 - 3/18/2016.

Walt Disney World Monorail Route Modifications:

The monorail will experience some delays through January 2016. An exact end date is not known.



MONORAIL SCHEDULE
Subject to change without notice and varies daily:
Epcot - 8:00am - 1:00am or 1 hour after the Magic Kingdom closes (whichever time is earlier)
Resort monorail - 6:30am -1 hour after the Magic Kingdom closes

POST YOUR VACATION DATES AND I'LL PLACE THEM HERE IN THIS NIFTY LOG!




​

roxymama: 1/6 - 1/10 BLT Two Bedroom



cgh: 1/27 - 1/30 CR



hitzgrl123: 1/28 - 2/4 BLT-Studio First Deluxe and sisters-only trip!



katyj26: 2/1 - 2/9 CR TPV



albertamon: 2/13 - 2/20 BLT One Bedroom Our first visit to WDW!



emldrl: 2/27 - 3/5 2016 CR TPV



wunkmom: 12/2 - 12/10 CR First stay, DS's graduation and our 25th anniversary!



Ewoks: 1/11 - 1/17 Tower Club



Sammyjo199: 1/28 - 2/4 CR GW



Jan1114: 3/28 - 4/2 CR Surprising DS!



mwilliams311: 4/16 - 4/22 CR DD's 3rd birthday!



Ashby04: 4/23 - 4/29 CR Tower



MissNurse: 4/27 - 5/3 CR TPV



jbharr1: 5/3 - 5/8 CR GW Celebrating our 5th anniversary without the kids!



jfsag123: 6/12 - 6/18 BLT



BLTtinkerbell: 6/25 - 6/30 BLT



OurLaughingPlace: 8/19 - 8/22 CR GW



slbgnb: 9/10 - 9/18 CR



morrismhs: 10/6 - 10/10 Atrium Club TPV For DH's 50th!



bhartman: 10/12 - 10/15 Our first stay at CR!



Melanie415: 10/16 - 10/23 BLT Two Bedroom



tandjr: 11/4 - 11/12 CR GW



supergirljennie: 11/26 - 12/1 CR GW

4/2 - 4/9 BLT

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

Just got an email from IPO, monorail has no scheduled down time during Jan 22-26th!!
Last year they were not running in the afternoons and it was a pain!

 

[Baseball Mom 12]

Love the info on this site!!! We are staying at BLT 4/2 - 4/9. TPV 2 bedroom villa. When will I find out the exact room number.....or do I need to request that??? Thanks so much.

 

[Jan1114]

Can my dates be changed? I switched to the following week because it saved me about $500 and we now get a theme park view. I'll be there from 4/4-4/9...still surprising DS!!!

 

[OttawaDisGirl]

Put us onto the log-o-rail!

1/2 - 9/2 BLT Our cousins visit the world for the first time!

 

[mickeynut1]

can i say, when i was 5 i thought the contemporary, with the monorail going through it would be the BEST place to stay. I remember thinking "when I grow up-that's where I'm going to stay!" And here we are...3 weeks out!

Hope you have a great time and enjoy the CR .

ds14 and i just returned last night from 5 days at BLT. it was our first time there and we LOVED it! i would absolutely stay there again. my favorite will always be GF RPC but you cannot beat the value of BLT. we loved that it has a boutique-hotel atmosphere, it was SO quiet, and the walk to MK was amazing. it is definitely my new second favorite resort.

Glad you had a great time and enjoyed BLT .

I'm sorry if this has been asked a million times before, I'm slowly working my way through this thread from the beginning. Thanks!

No need to apologize! The resort FAQs are quite long and while the first few pages are usually where you'll find answers to your questions, it can be overwhelming and an answer easily missed .

Hello all! We are 24 days from checking into CR in Tower Theme Park View. I was just wondering if anyone who has been there lately or is there now has an update on the monorail situation. We love the monorail but it seems to be down a lot lately. Any input is greatly appreciated!

I can't help on the monorail situation, but wanted to say I hope you have a great trip! .

Thank you! I'm beyond excited to be going. I haven't been to WDW since 2009, and this is my first time staying in a deluxe resort. It's also DH's (and our three year old's) first visit ever! DH went to DL quite often as a small child and was all "been there done that" about our trip. Luckily one of his friends who is a WDW fanatic convinced him it's way more than just "kiddie rides" and that he'll have a blast (because God forbid he believe me when I tell him that)

I think everyone will have a great time (even your DH ).

I was on the phone with Disney today and checked rates for our trip early May and switched to a regular TPV from TPV CL. I was a little torn, even though I was excited to get what's I originally wanted, but I was kind of looking forward to the club level. Saved us almost $500 though!

Congrats on the savings. Hope you have a great trip!

Love the info on this site!!!

Me too! Lots of knowledgeable posters who are always willing to help .

Can my dates be changed? I switched to the following week because it saved me about $500 and we now get a theme park view. I'll be there from 4/4-4/9...still surprising DS!!!

Congrats on the savings and TPV room .

 

[Orangeman98]

So much information and passion for Disney here...gotta love it!

We are staying in a Studio Lake View at BLT this February, and we have the option to start the check-in process. Now I've heard a lot of you make suggestions like North Tower even number -- higher floor the better...things like that.

Under Disney's "Add Room and Amenity Requests," my only options are:

"Ground Floor," "Lower Floor," "Near Skyway Bridge," "Upper Floor," and "Near Elevator."

Of those, I may only choose two.

I'd like the opportunity to see Magic Kingdom, and I know I want as high a floor as possible. So should I skip online check-in completely? Should I try sending a fax a few days before leaving?

Any help with suggestions on room requests would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[bethclayton]

So much information and passion for Disney here...gotta love it!

We are staying in a Studio Lake View at BLT this February, and we have the option to start the check-in process. Now I've heard a lot of you make suggestions like North Tower even number -- higher floor the better...things like that.

Under Disney's "Add Room and Amenity Requests," my only options are:

"Ground Floor," "Lower Floor," "Near Skyway Bridge," "Upper Floor," and "Near Elevator."

Of those, I may only choose two.

I'd like the opportunity to see Magic Kingdom, and I know I want as high a floor as possible. So should I skip online check-in completely? Should I try sending a fax a few days before leaving?

Any help with suggestions on room requests would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

all i can say is that all i requested was upper floor, and they gave me fourth floor. i met a woman in the elevator who also made upper floor as her only request, and they gave her ground floor. i had a similar situation at the poly in august, where they gave me the exact opposite of my only request.

 

[WDWKOOK]

I will be there 2 weeks from today!!!!!

I will let you know if the monorail has any issues!

Your trip is coming up soon - hope it's magical.

I was on the phone with Disney today and checked rates for our trip early May and switched to a regular TPV from TPV CL. I was a little torn, even though I was excited to get what's I originally wanted, but I was kind of looking forward to the club level. Saved us almost $500 though!

4/2 - 4/9 BLT

to the DIS and the CR/BLT thread @Baseball Mom 12! I'll add your dates to the Log-o-Rail

Love the info on this site!!! We are staying at BLT 4/2 - 4/9. TPV 2 bedroom villa. When will I find out the exact room number.....or do I need to request that??? Thanks so much.

The exact room number won't be given to you until the day of check-in. It's not a request you can make.

Can my dates be changed? I switched to the following week because it saved me about $500 and we now get a theme park view. I'll be there from 4/4-4/9...still surprising DS!!!

Yippee for the savings and upgrade.

Put us onto the log-o-rail!

1/2 - 9/2 BLT Our cousins visit the world for the first time!

I'd be happy to add you, but I'm going to put you in 2/1 - 2/9. Your trip is coming up soon!

So much information and passion for Disney here...gotta love it!

We are staying in a Studio Lake View at BLT this February, and we have the option to start the check-in process. Now I've heard a lot of you make suggestions like North Tower even number -- higher floor the better...things like that.

Under Disney's "Add Room and Amenity Requests," my only options are:

"Ground Floor," "Lower Floor," "Near Skyway Bridge," "Upper Floor," and "Near Elevator."

Of those, I may only choose two.

I'd like the opportunity to see Magic Kingdom, and I know I want as high a floor as possible. So should I skip online check-in completely? Should I try sending a fax a few days before leaving?

Any help with suggestions on room requests would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Welcome! OCI can be pretty confusing because the room location options are limited/preset and sometimes don't pertain to your particular booking. You can still do OCI, but you can skip the room amenity part if none of those options appeal to you. It's best to call the WDTC and have your requests added, unless you're renting points, then the owner has to do that.

In your case, I'd just skip the "room amenity" section of OCI and call to have "highest floor," "outer villa," "North side," added to for booking, in order of importance. The outer LV rooms on the north side have a partial MKV off to the left. For photos of these room views and more specific villa location info., check out the BLT Room View thread located HERE.

 

[Baseball Mom 12]

Thank you

 

[WDWKOOK]

Thank you

You're welcome and let us know if you have any questions