This question comes from Heather A.
Is there a list of places and what snacks they offer for the quick service dining plan? Can you go to hotels and swim in there pools or are you just allowed to walk around, we are staying at Pop Century and wanted to check out other resorts but weren’t sure if we were allowed. Is the Chip and Dale sing along movie thing worth it? I think that is it for now, we leave August 10th and are staying longer than we normally do so I am trying to find things that we can do besides the usual parks. Thanks!
Heather. Thanks for reading the site and for your question. Let me answer these in order.
1. There’s no official list for snacks. You’ll recognize what’s available by the dining plan sign next to the item, however. Most drinks, bakery items, some candy items, and small servings of fries and even chili are included. You can read more about maximizing your snack credits here.
2. You can’t pool hop. You can visit other resorts, but you can’t use their pools. Feel free to grab a drink from the pool bar while you visit another resort or have lunch or shop. You can even just sit in the lobby and enjoy the beautiful theming. “Resort hopping,” as it’s called, is a popular activity in Disney World and a nice way to spend a non-park day.
Chip has a whole series of Resort Hopping articles located here.
3. Chip and Dale are a lot of fun and the sing-a-long gets rave reviews for the character interaction. I recommend it, especially if you’re looking for activities to do outside of the parks.
There are lots of fun activities to do that cost very little and don’t require theme park admission. A movie and some shopping at Downtown Disney is a nice way to spend the day. There are entertainers at night on the Boardwalk and it costs nothing to watch and walk around. Resort hopping, as mentioned above, is totally free and gives you an opportunity to see all the extraordinary theming that goes into the resorts. Take the kids over to Ft. Wilderness and ride horses or visit the petting zoo. If you have a car, the Mall of Millenia is only about a 15-minute drive and has lots of great shopping. Attractions like Gatorland are inexpensive and fun for the kids. And if you like thrill rides and Harry Potter, consider a day trip over to Universal Studios Orlando. Finally, I love the town of Celebration, just a few miles off property. Grab some food and explore all the wonderful little architectural details of this planned community.
Also check out this article where we share free things to do at Walt Disney World. It might help too.
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We visited the Poly to look around and noticed the wristbands. I say if they’re going to have wristbands for the Poly and Beach Club, then they need to have them for all resorts. We stayed at POR and could tell that people were “pool hopping” for our slide.
Pool hopping? Yes, it’s been a big issue. The toughest pool for security is Beach Club but all of them have rules about non-guests swimming in them. BC won’t even let you bring in visitors if you’re a guest of the resort.
It’s free. Pony rides for kids under 80 lbs cost around $4.
Sorry, Lynn. They’re really strict about that. At Beach Club you actually need a wristband to swim. They do that at the Poly as well.
Resort hopping is a lot of fun. Especially the monorail resorts. I can sit for hours in the lobby of the Grand Floridian just watching the people and listening to the music.
We visited Beach Club and ate at Cpae May. After dinner, we walked through their sand bottom pool. Love IT
I have never considered a trip to Universal. It would feel like I am cheating on WDW LOL
I have gone into another resort’s pool when we were staying on property as were family members. I’m not sure it’s really all that terrible of a thing to do!
Resort hopping gives you a feel of the resorts and help you figure which resort you want to stay on your next trip
I love resort hopping
ooooh hot topic on the boards!!!
ooooh hot topic on the boards!!!
Is there an admission fee for the petting zoo at Ft. Wilderness?
Is there an admission fee for the petting zoo at Ft. Wilderness?
I normally only go to other resorts if I have a reservation at one of the restaurants located there.
It would be nice to have a day to rest…
Do people do that a lot?
We’ve never had a day that we didn’t go to a park…
That’s too bad. Would really like to go to the Beach club and use their pool. I can’t afford to stay there.