Disney's Club Level (CL) Information & Questions

[WalkDisneyWorld]

Here ya go!
View from cl staircase.
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View of Hawaii from beach.
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Views from gv of old pool but similar view today.
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View of Hawaii GV side.
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Those photos are amazing! Thank you for taking the time to share them! The photo that shows the view of the Lava Pool from the CL stairs surprised me & really put the Hawaii building’s location into perspective for me; I had no idea it was so close! I remember reading that the proximity to the pool was close, but I had no idea it was that close to both pools. My kids are going to love that.(Especially since the next portion of our trip will be at AKL and our beloved pool there will be under construction.) The building really is in a great location!

 

[TJA]

I thought they’d love it too... the one day my daughters friend was there and they played in it for an hour and that was it.
That’s great you’ll be back at GF in November!! Same dates?! We have a year to go, but will be back twice next year... so maybe I’ll get to see you at least one of the trips!!
We are currently planning a November trip at CCV with two sets of friends coming along, with the possibility of another!) My town will be taking over the pool LOL It’s my fault - I talk too much about Disney and now everyone wants to come!!!

Well that's good - I love finding families here at home who love Disney as much as we do! There are only a few families left nowadays with the kids getting older, hate to say, but a lot of family friends travel abroad now. We just went on our first Disney family cruise a couple weeks ago, and I booked another one for next summer to Europe! So I'm keeping Disney in the mix at least by cruising with mickey and friends! We're renewing AP's next month too, so we'll try to keep up with WDW too as we all still love it!

November dates are around Thanksgiving again, yes. I can't get RPC yet but won't give up! I have lagoon view regular room for now which I think I'm ok with!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Those photos are amazing! Thank you for taking the time to share them! The photo that shows the view of the Lava Pool from the CL stairs surprised me & really put the Hawaii building’s location into perspective for me; I had no idea it was so close! I remember reading that the proximity to the pool was close, but I had no idea it was that close to both pools. My kids are going to love that.(Especially since the next portion of our trip will be at AKL and our beloved pool there will be under construction.) The building really is in a great location!

That view from the second floor lounge is especially helpful when the pool is closed for afternoon storms. It’s an easy visual “check” to see if it’s back open while getting up to grab another beverage from the fridge. No having to guess if the lightning/weather closure has passed.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

I agree with this comment.

Let's pick on Poly CL a second. Probably the poster child CL for high-carb and/or fried food offerings when we first stayed there 2013ish. Hardly a protein available at breakfast, no hard-boiled eggs... used to drive me nuts. Evening apps were often mass produced potstickers, sticky wings, meatballs, etc, etc. The cheese and cracker tray was the dominant fixture every night.

These days, plenty of protein available at breakfast.

Truly, if CL menus have recently become more healthy that is good news.


I still wholeheartedly maintain that say that too many WDW QS menus still follow a rather dated fast food model. Bacon cheeseburgers are still very prevalent.

Why can't WDW do the reverse? Why not offer a place like Satu'li in every theme park? (By that I mean a place where healthy options are more the focus than an afterthought?)

Doesn't this sound exciting?

"A large, urban-inspired food hall called Urban Pantry, featuring “diverse flavors, fresh ingredients, and globally-inspired dishes" across four stations:

1. Roast Station: a selection of organic entries (lamb, chicken, salmon, and paella), served w/choice of quinoa, couscous, spinach, and seasonal veggies (think: rainbow carrots).

2. Pizza- with your choice of gourmet/healthy toppings: think fresh baby tomato, fresh greens, shaved parmesan, smoked salmon and other freshly prepared meats as options.

3. Wok - hearty, healthy bowl of fresh ingredients: choose style (wok or ramen soup), protein (tofu, chicken, shrimp, etc.), and your choice of veggies (baby corn, sugar snap peas, broccoli, etc.) Plus sushi and tuna poke.

4. (Admittedly, the 4th station sadly has bacon cheeseburgers w/fries, but it is only one option amongst 3 healthier stations, and it will also offer Fresh Florida Grouper and veggies burgers)

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

I Disney food!!!

 

[mickeynut1]

Yeah, randomly tacked on a night at YC CL. I think I created a problem for myself because DW has already said “No” to Poly next July and “really” wants to stay at YC again, or BC.

What have I done!?!?!

What you've done is got me re-thinking YC CL . YC CL wasn't on my list to try until after your review/pics...lol. After seeing the YC CL lounge pics and food offerings, I may just have to give it a try sometime .

We are so looking forward to our first RPC stay the end of Nov.

RPC really is amazing! I hope you have a great stay .

Ill get more in Sept!

I arrive hours before dd and cant wait to just hang ALL BY MYSELF in the lounge. Kinda looking forward to my alone time.

Looking forward to them .

 

[mickeyluv'r]

This berry bounty may have also been because it is summer and that is berry season, and berries are plentiful and cheap. Maybe your other visit was out of season? I have noticed in people's lounge food pictures, berries are often absent in the winter months.

We've spread our CL stays across all seasons, including quite a few summers. The BC stay with the precious cup of blueberries was a summer stay. Just before leaving, we'd finished off a 9lb box of (local to home) blueberries, so the contrast was part of our joke.

For a LONG time, no matter the season, CL fruit was the bin of apples/Sunkist oranges/small supply of bananas. Plus in the morning only they'd have two or three fruits: cantaloupe and honeydew with maybe red grapes. No berries of any kind.

WAY back, like before 2006, WDW sold strawberries (and other produce) at a number of QS and TS, but then they disappeared. CSR's food court once had a whole station of fresh produce: wide choice fruits and make your own salads! But then all the fresh fruit disappeared.

Very specifically, part of why we liked our first CL stay was because the AKL CL had STRAWBERRRIES, and we couldn't find them (or grapes) anywhere else that trip.

I should also add....Universal is a little better, that's also part of the contrast and my hopes for WDW. mind, not every eatery is great at US, just that I find it a little easier to find interesting healthy options much of the time, including the CL's.

 

[mrsap]

Well that's good - I love finding families here at home who love Disney as much as we do! There are only a few families left nowadays with the kids getting older, hate to say, but a lot of family friends travel abroad now. We just went on our first Disney family cruise a couple weeks ago, and I booked another one for next summer to Europe! So I'm keeping Disney in the mix at least by cruising with mickey and friends! We're renewing AP's next month too, so we'll try to keep up with WDW too as we all still love it!

November dates are around Thanksgiving again, yes. I can't get RPC yet but won't give up! I have lagoon view regular room for now which I think I'm ok with!

That’s awesome! How did you like the cruise?! Hope you guys had a great time!!! Your next one sounds even more fun! Doesn’t hurt to change things up! Hope you enjoy it!!!

Definitely don’t give up on trying to get a RPC reservation! There’s still a good amount of time before you arrive, something has to pop up! Good luck!!

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

124 days to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[trishadono]

Those photos are amazing! Thank you for taking the time to share them! The photo that shows the view of the Lava Pool from the CL stairs surprised me & really put the Hawaii building’s location into perspective for me; I had no idea it was so close! I remember reading that the proximity to the pool was close, but I had no idea it was that close to both pools. My kids are going to love that.(Especially since the next portion of our trip will be at AKL and our beloved pool there will be under construction.) The building really is in a great location!

That pic was taken from that 2nd story window /top left . It is a staircase from lounge to cm desk area.

Poly is so fun. Lots of stuff. Beach, pools, tiki lights, walkways to gf and ttc. Views of EWP HEA and castle. I could go on and on!

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

That pic was taken from that 2nd story window /top left . It is a staircase from lounge to cm desk area.

Poly is so fun. Lots of stuff. Beach, pools, tiki lights, walkways to gf and ttc. Views of EWP HEA and castle. I could go on and on!

Dole Whips!!!

 

[trishadono]

Dole Whips!!!

You know my MB has dolewhips on it, right?

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

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You know my MB has dolewhips on it, right?

Yes very cool!!!......remind me of what your celebrating!!!

 

[trishadono]

Yes very cool!!!......remind me of what your celebrating!!!

Dolewhips lol. As per my pin.(Avatar)

However every mom n me trip is a blessing. Next trip is dd23 and me . She lives 5 hrs away now so it's special time.

 

[TJA]

That’s awesome! How did you like the cruise?! Hope you guys had a great time!!! Your next one sounds even more fun! Doesn’t hurt to change things up! Hope you enjoy it!!!

Definitely don’t give up on trying to get a RPC reservation! There’s still a good amount of time before you arrive, something has to pop up! Good luck!!

Disney Alaskan cruise as AMAZING! Save up your points for one someday!! Don't wait too long - I do wish we would've gone when my girls were just a few years younger. Lots of characters every day, shows, everything done in Disney-style!

 

[CogsworthTN]

lso, did you find the standard view RPC rooms to be satisfactory? We had TPV, which obviously was fantastic, but probably wouldn't spring for RPC TPV next time, as I didn't have a great split stay transition and may like to avoid a split stay.

We had a standard room at Grand Floridian RPC this past May. Our view was of the lagoon/pool/monorail. We loved it. I would definitely book it again. The grounds of the Grand Floridian are beautiful; not as spectacular as seeing Cinderella's castle, but still beautiful.

 

[Rachel GB]

We had a standard room at Grand Floridian RPC this past May. Our view was of the lagoon/pool/monorail. We loved it. I would definitely book it again. The grounds of the Grand Floridian are beautiful; not as spectacular as seeing Cinderella's castle, but still beautiful.

@CogsworthTN , thank you! Thrilled to hear it! TPV would be great if we could find a discount, but I'm not counting on it!

 

[TheNJMermaid]

Just goes to show the inconsistency across CLs and how sometimes quickly (and sometimes slowly) things change, I guess.

Poly breakfast fruit offerings as of July 2018:
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Compared to the prior year with mostly cheap melons and a rather laughable supply of strawberries and blackberries, similar to your CR experience last summer.
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CR as of 9/17. Yeah, their fruit tray wasn’t going to win any awards. Not sure if current offerings are any different. I need to check @trishadono’s recent pics.
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Also CR (Tower Club) accurate as of 4/17. Definitely among the least abundant offerings we’ve seen in recent travels. This one probably proves your point. Although I’ll caveat again that this was nearly a 1.5 years ago, so could be stale.
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I thought the berry count at YC a couple of weeks ago was pretty reasonable. Precious few blackberries and blueberries, but plenty of cut strawberries. We only had one morning here so not sure if this varies by the day.
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AKL’s morning selection... quite abundant. Although no blackberries. Accurate as of 4/2018.
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A seperate morning, with raspberries and cut grapefruit.
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Anyway, just wanted to note that blackberries do exist, just not everywhere.

This AKL spread looks amazing! Now I really can’t wait until September

 

[GADisneyDad14]

This AKL spread looks amazing! Now I really can’t wait until September

Forgive the hyperbole, but they really were. AKL CL is tops on our food list right now. All have their pros and cons of course, but we left very impressed..

I was just responding to an AKL post on another thread and it had me thinking about our trip and the wonderful evenings we spent hanging around the resort. Such good vibes there.

 

[sjs314]

Forgive the hyperbole, but they really were. AKL CL is tops on our food list right now. All have their pros and cons of course, but we left very impressed..

I was just responding to an AKL post on another thread and it had me thinking about our trip and the wonderful evenings we spent hanging around the resort. Such good vibes there.

Love reading your positive post about AKL CL as we are staying there in October and very excited to expierence their CL