I had a friend who worked security at Disney and said that WDW and Disneyland are the #5 terrorist target in the US. The #1 is the Statue of Liberty. I guess they’re trying to delay the inevitable “welcome to Disneyworld, have a magical- oh my God! boooooom dirka dirka
I presume yes - the point, I think, is to try to prevent another Vegas shooting. Some sort of maid service WILL happen every day, at the very least garbage collection. It’s doubly ironic because Disney was testing opting out of maid service over the summer and fall and NEVER does maid service as part of the Disney Vacation Club rooms (timeshares). Now they’ve “added a perk” of maid service to DVC rooms.
Frankly I don’t have a problem with this.
One of those maids walked in on me right as I got out of the shower.
She just stood there staring.
I said,
“Remind you of The Tower of Terror?”
She said,
“No...It’s A Small World.”
They should at least knock, or announce themselves, before entering.
To not do so could get their azzes capped in some instances.
Anyone who puts up with this deserves to be b!tch slapped in front of their kids and called a pu$$y.
And if your kids are able to compel you to go, you deserve it.
If one cannot expect privacy at a hotel, DO NOT CHECK IN.
Not one penny.
Isn’t this a bit absurd?
If they’re really certain something bad is happening from a room, why would a traditional sign stop them? Worried about LV shooting from their rooms? So what, bust down the door!
Otherwise, yeah, don’t just walk in on us.
Hmm, sounds like the typical lefty solution to a problem: punish everyone by making them sacrifice a comfort or privacy expectation. They’ve taken advantage of their screw-up - somehow missing the fact that a guy can fill his hotel room with artillery - and now the average citizen loses another right. Brought to you by the same kind of control freaks who destroyed the enjoyment of flying with the TSA.
Tech services had a particular time with these signs; a guest would complain about something broken, the tech would show up to fix it, find a DND, and walk away as policy.
As WDW is a self insured property, it's also financially worth while to take this step. They've had guests with medical issues who were only found after the mandatory welfare check after the DND was on the door after 48 hours. Fighting lawsuits from family after a guest is left injured or passes on is a huge cost to the resort; only takes one of them per month to make this a financially viable choice.
Lastly, it's also a staffing issue; you book in staff to handle so many occupied rooms, a significant portion has DND signs up, which means you're overstaffed. Next day, few DND signs, and you're suddenly understaffed and scrambling.
As for privacy, you're renting a room; if you're really bothered by someone entering, stay somewhere else. Steps taken to help guests, however, include scheduling when ‘Mousekeeping’ won't visit, so if you want to take an afternoon nap, no problem.
Well if they are gonna knock first then all you need is a special box to hank on the door knob. When someone knocks then it produces the sound of a large vicious dog.
When I travel on business, I simply put the “Do Not Disturb” sign up when I get in and don’t take it down for the next week. I do fine when I’m alone at home for a week without strangers keying in, so I don’t see much use for strangers coming in when I travel.
And no, I don’t set up up my room to go on a shooting spree...I just don’t really need people combing through my place.
But Disney can do as they wish, and I’ll try to keep track of which companies are willing to respect my privacy a bit by not forcing their way into my (temporary) residence.
...and on that note, AirBnB seems to work well - never had to deal with with people keying into those places, and rented many.
‘Do Not Disturb’ signs actually keep hotel staff out of your room? How?