Guests hoping to enjoy Fuentes del Morro Pool, the main pool at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, will now have to show resort-given wristbands in order to gain access to the amenity.
Wristbands Now Required to Access Pool at Caribbean Beach
Resort guests are now required to show wristbands given to them by Cast Members in order to access the main pool.
Currently, the pool has only one entrance and exit available for guests. Signs have been placed outside of the gates to point guests in the right direction for entry.
The A-frame sign reads, “Bon Dia Islanders! Please utilize main entrance gate by Old Port Royale lobby,” with a red arrow pointing to the left.
A sign on the gate itself reads, “The Fuentes del Morro Pool is for the exclusive use of Caribbean Beach Resort Guests” and lists the day’s pool hours. At the time this photo was taken, the pool was open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
According to the Cast Members we spoke to at the resort, this is a test, with managers at other Disney resort hotels on property being updated on issues and successes related to the wristband system.
As far as how to obtain wristbands for pool access, we observed resort guests scanning their MagicBands at a lifeguard table; once it was proven that guests were staying at the resort, they were given wristbands that corresponded to the day of their visit. Lifeguard Cast Members stated that the color of the wristband changes day to day to prevent others from trying to sneak in.
It seems that this new system could continue at other resorts based on the pool’s popularity. Lifeguard Cast Members we spoke with said that keeping the pools to wristband-only guests has been good for crowd control, and closing the pool to only one entrance and exit is safer, in their opinion.
Fuentes del Morro pool and the adjacent spa pool at the resort were closed earlier this year for routine maintenance.
Have you stayed at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort recently and experienced this new pool rule for yourself? What do you think of limiting the resort pools to guests with wristbands only? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
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