Dog-Friendly Resort Hotels at Disney World
Four Walt Disney World resort hotels are now permanently pet-friendly. This post shares details about WDW’s dog-friendly program, where to stay & avoid (if you dislike doggos), nightly costs, and what we think of this surprisingly controversial change.
As basic background, this started as a one-year pilot program in 2018 that was extended in 2019 with a quiet update to Walt Disney World’s FAQ page. As WDW’s dog-friendly hotel policy has been hugely controversial, we no longer expect this to be expanded to other resorts. Between the guest backlash and the switch from a pilot program to standard policy, what’s covered here is likely the permanent policy going forward.
From what we’ve heard, Walt Disney World was caught off-guard by the blowback to this policy, and given the low percentage of guests taking advantage of this program, it’s unlikely it was worth the initial blowback. At this point, it’s one of those, “what done is done” kind of things–and not worth reopening that divisive can of worms. What follows is current information about the dog-friendly policy, which will remain accurate through 2026…
The following four Disney Resort hotels have designated dog-friendly accommodations:
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort – A Disney Vacation Club Resort
Pet-friendly is a bit of a misnomer, as dogs are the only pets allowed, with a maximum of 2 dogs per room. All dogs are expected to be well-behaved, leashed in public areas and properly vaccinated.
Despite the dogs-only rule, it is worth referring to this as a pet-friendly policy in order to distinguish between dogs as pets and dogs as service animals. This policy concerns the former, whereas the ADA governs the latter. The same restrictions do not apply to service animals as what’s covered here.
Each Walt Disney World resort hotel has a very limited number of designated rooms that are dog-friendly for pet owners. This means that there are still 20+ hotels at Walt Disney World that do not accommodate pets, along with all of the rooms in those 4 hotels that are not dog-friendly.
It’s our understanding that roughly 250 rooms at Walt Disney World are pet-friendly. To put this into perspective, Walt Disney World has ~30,000 total rooms just in the Disney-owned resorts. The grand total number of pet-friendly hotel rooms is fewer than the total room inventory at Bay Lake Tower (which is not pet-friendly–it’s just the easiest comparison).
It’s also our understanding that the resorts with the most pet-friendly room inventory are Fort Wilderness and Art of Animation. The latter has pet-friendly rooms in Cars and Finding Nemo Family Suites, as well as the Little Mermaid standard rooms. Over at Fort Wilderness, select DVC Cabins and standard loops are pet friendly.
Below is each hotel’s per night/per room pet-cleaning rate is:
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – $50/night
- Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort – $50/night
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort – $75/night
- Cabins at Disney’s Ft. Wilderness Resort – $50/night
Each guest room will have easy access to outdoor pet walkways for exercise and green spaces with pet relief areas. Guests will also receive an amenity at check-in called “Pluto’s Welcome Kit” that includes a mat, bowls, a pet ID tag, courtesy plastic disposable bags, puppy pads, a doggie do not disturb door hanger, and dog walking maps.
The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort also accommodates dogs, which is a longstanding policy. When booking your campsite, you may request a pet-friendly loop for an additional $5.00 per night plus tax.
If you make your reservations online, select the “Add” button in the “Room and Amenity Requests” section. You will then be able to request a pet-friendly loop. Please note: Pets are not allowed in pop-up trailers or tents. Fort Wilderness also offers the Waggin’ Trails Dog Park.
Again, the distinct between pets and service animals is significant. Other than service animals, dogs are not permitted in theme parks, water parks or common areas such as restaurants, pools and recreational spaces. It’s also worth noting that service animals are allowed at resort hotels where pets are not.
This being a change at Walt Disney World, of course it has been met with controversy. But honestly, we never anticipated the backlash to this when the pilot program was first announced…
As soon as Walt Disney World announced this change on the Disney Parks Blog, social media blew up. To be fair, a lot of the comments were of the positive and excited variety, but a disproportionate (in our estimation) number were outrage over this program.
I was honestly a bit taken aback by the comments expressing intense disapproval. Not because I think anyone who dislikes dogs is a heartless monster, but because it’s only four hotels. Moreover, it really isn’t some ground-breaking program. It was an inevitability given the larger hospitality industry.
While I can empathize with those who have pet allergies, this is a growing movement among hoteliers, and the practical reality is that service animals have been staying in hotels for ages, and if you didn’t notice an issue then, you probably won’t going forward.
If anything, the existence of service animals throughout Walt Disney World should undercut most complaints about select hotels and select rooms being pet-friendly. In the last decade, there’s been a proliferation of fake service dogs.
This is similar to the increased misuse and abuse of Disability Access Service (DAS), which got so bad that it was addressed by a crackdown and policy changes at Walt Disney World. The difference is that it’s more difficult for Disney to address fake service animals. Giving guests who really want their dogs to travel with them a legitimate means of doing so might actually help reduce the issue–or at least consolidate dogs into fewer resorts.
It’s impossible to say just how many fake service dogs there are at Walt Disney World, but answering that question is essentially irrelevant. The reality is that service animals (real or fake) already exist throughout Walt Disney World. Opening the door to pets with strict parameters at less than 1% of all guest rooms shouldn’t be make or break.
It’s not as if Walt Disney World is suddenly going to become Canine City, a lawless place overrun with dogs, fleas, and feces. What will prevent this (aside from rules, responsible pet owners, and a cleaning staff) is the fact that bringing a pet on vacation is prohibitively expensive and inconvenient for most guests. For a minority of visitors, that’s not the case, and this represents a nice option for them.
We know this because the concept of a pet-friendly hotel is not something Walt Disney World invented. It has been a growing trend in the hotel industry for the last several years (if not longer) and is a feature that is prominently advertised because people like–even non-owners.
In fact, Hotels.com indicates that around 25% of the hotels it lists are pet-friendly. Another report by Fortune shows the number as high as 60%. This is another reason why the outrage comes as a surprise. A growing number of hotels welcome pets, and not just the ‘run-down’ ones, either.
As those articles points out, W Hotels, Loews, Park Hyatt, and Kimpton welcome pets, as do other posh and trendy luxury hotels (an estimated 80% of luxury hotels are pet friendly). It’s also increasingly commonplace among boutique hotels and other segments of the industry, so it should really come as no surprise that Walt Disney World is finally catching up with this industry standard.
This is especially the case given that Walt Disney World has far greater latitude than the average hotel in simultaneously accommodating both pets and those with pet allergies. With each of the four hotels above either having multiple wings or separate satellite buildings, it’s easy for Disney to designate one section pet-friendly, and reserve those rooms for pet owners, while leaving the rest of the hotel ‘normal.’
Walt Disney World has indicated in its FAQ that this separation will occur with “Certain floors or sections of a hotel will be designated as dog-friendly, while the majority of areas will remain canine-free to accommodate Guests with allergies or other concerns.” (Given the ease with which Disney hotels can accommodate dogs while also accommodating others, we would be surprised if this pilot program does not expand to many additional hotels at Walt Disney World.)
That’s how it works at many other hotels in the world who welcome pooches, and the problems are not nearly as dire or widespread as the ‘sky is falling’ crowd on social media is anticipating. We spend a ton of time in pet-friendly hotels every year, and we’ve yet to have an issue with a barking dog or pet-soiled room. To the contrary, we rarely even see dogs in hotels, except for in hotels that are aggressively catering to dog owners. (Shorebreak Huntington Beach is a great choice if you want to see plenty of doggos on your vacation.)
Numerous other hotels have managed to figure this out (along with pretty much the entirety of Europe), so there’s already proof of concept on pet-friendly hotels. It can work. Hotels already do offer stays without incident for dog-owners and those who dislike dogs or have allergies. We don’t utter the “trust in Disney” cliche often, but this is probably a scenario where you can safely trust that Walt Disney World will be able to handle something that so many other hoteliers have done just fine with implementing.
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Your Thoughts
Do you agree or disagree with our take on 4 Walt Disney World hotels becoming pet friendly? Are you concerned about allergies, noise, smell, cleanliness, or some other issue? Excited to see more dogs at Walt Dogsney World? 😉 Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing feedback about your experiences is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
Interesting how passionate people feel either way on this topic. I personally am not keen on dogs and hate it when they approach me, regardless of how well behaved their owners believe them to be. I live in an area where lots of people “walk” their dogs and who do not have regard for others. My thoughts are that dogs should be allowed on site in limited numbers but that they should be excluded from public areas at Disney, there should be pleasant private doggie friendly areas in which to walk them so that dog lovers can enjoy their holiday and so that those of us who don’t love dogs can ensure we have a pleasant walk without stepping in excrement or having someone’s pooch jump up on us, whilst still on their massively extendable lead, while their delighted owner shouts “don’t worry, they are friendly!”, maybe I should try that trick with my kids …
They sell leashes for your kids too.
Wow. What a sad point of view
My question is what is Disney doing to ensure that the dogs stay contained to these 4 resorts. I’ve stayed at French Quarter probably 20 times and one of my favorite things about it is the path that connects it to Riverside. If dogs are allowed at Riverside, are they going to be able to use the path to French Quarter? Similarly, if dogs are going to be allowed at the Yacht Club, are they going to be allowed to go on walks throughout the whole boardwalk area – affecting the Beach Club, Boardwalk, Swan, and Dolphin hotels? And if they can use the Minnie Vans then presumably there are other park areas they can visit. Are they going to be allowed to wander around Disney Springs? I just don’t see this being a containable situation.
Very disappointed in this pilot program for allowing dogs and maybe cats in these resorts. Remember, fleas are not trained to stay in a particular area! Are we going to step in doggy poop at magic kingdom? Take your dogs at the wdw kennel and let others do your pet sitting for a change. Hope this program does not make it!
In an earlier message I made it clear I think this is a great thing, and why i think it will work. Now, I would like to make a suggestion, and maybe someone at Disney will see it and act on it.
Disney is not a trend follower. They are a trend SETTER. Add to that the fact that they still have TONS of land to build on, and are always looking for the next great idea to make their hotels unique.
Why not pick a spot which could be expanded on, and build a hotel so incredibly pet friendly that you actually have to have a pet to stay there? A hotel so pet friendly that it caters as much to the pet, as to the people. Maybe moreso!
Ideas listed below ARE NOT FOR CURRENTLY EXISTING HOTELS THAT ALLOW DOGS IN DESIGNATED AREAS/ROOMS. These ideas are for a NEW, ULTRA-ULTRA-ULTRA DOG FRIENDLY HOTEL Disney SHOULD build IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT CHANGES.
Ground floor rooms only!
Back doors leading out to a doggie walking track that circles the facility, and which also grants access to muliple “dog parks”, based on size of dog, and that include dog friendly pools or splash zones.
Offer dog grooming in an on-site salon.
Offer out door eating areas where dogs can be with their families during meals.
Offer, for additional fees, in room dog sitters, dog walkers, and on-site doggie day care.
A few hours a day, allow for a character photo opportunity, maybe by appointment, maybe with a fee, for families to have professional pictures taken including their furbabies, with green-screen images of their choice background (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, etc), and Mickey and Pluto with them.
A gift shop with Disney merchandise for dogs, along with Disney doggie treats. Disney collars; Disney doggie sweaters; Disney doggie beds and blankets; Disney bumper stickers, “My Siberian Huskey Went to Disneyworld”; Disney water and food bowls; Disney Dog Treats, etc.
Have a hotel theme related to Pluto, or to a Disney movie featuring dogs, such as Lady and the Tramp, or Homeward Bound, etc.
If it is a hit, expand. If not, reimagine it.
Set a trend, Disney. Don’t just follow one.
I love your ideas! Maybe the current policy can be a test run to eventually do what you suggest. I love dogs, but do not have one because I am away from home about 10 hours a day and don’t think it would be fair to the dog. So, I hope for the dogs’ sake people don’t just leave them in the room all day while they are in the parks. I do know from moving cross-country (WA to FL) with a St. Bernard at the time, it was difficult to find hotels that would allow dogs. We were very grateful to the hotels that did. It wasn’t like we could just leave the dog in the car all night and he would not have survived flying cross country–he HATED confined spaces. So, I think this is great for those people that don’t really have any other options for their pets, but would like to go on vacation at WDW.
What my comment was supposed to say is that there are many people that do not control their children any hotels. I have paid a fortune to have parents use the hotel as the day care and let them run around. I don’t Seney thing because it’s none of my business. I don’t let it get me all bent out of shape. My 7 pound Shih Tzu has had two back surgeries in the last Year and I would never board him anyway. He will be joining us and I can’t wait! I promise to accompany my “kid” and make sure he follows the rules. I hope that everybody Does the same with their children, but I doubt it. In the end, you’re on vacation. Chill out. And for those freaking out about the fact that the dog will be in the room all day. It clearly says that they offer doggy daycare
Yes, they clearly ‘offer’ daycare. Check out the cost. Guests are already paying $50 or $75/night for the luxury of having their dog with them, some cannot afford to add to that.
Walt Disney’s dream was to have a place where families could enjoy themselves together. He never mentioned dogs. If you don’t want kids and noise on your vacation, youre in the wrong place. Kids are a big part of why the parks exist. Your comment about that came across as completely selfish.
I don’t understand why anyone would leave their beloved pet in a strange room for an entire day. And it’s not like you can bring them anywhere else. Also, did you know the rule for housekeeping is the door must remain open while the room is being cleaned. How will that work out? And what about guests with severe allergies, does no one care how they will deal with this, and how it could ruin their vacation?
So folks, bring your dogs to Disney now, because I don’t think this new policy will last. Lawsuits and guest backlash may quickly bring about change.
I agree, Tiffany. Clearly Barbara hasn’t been to “One Man’s Dream” at Hollywood Studios or she’d know that Walt loved animals. It’s not my problem that you dislike animals and feel that your definition of family is the only definition.
Thank you Tiffany …..We have not been away in 9 years but this at least gives us some leeway …I agree with you totally
Add this to the list of things Disney is charging for! If they can make a dollar does not matter what it is they will try it. I used to go 2-4 times a year. Now I have not been in 2 years. To many price increases and things changing to my dislike. Wonder if this will spread to the DVC?? Will really be interesting then.
Myself I am not fond of the new rule.
I don’t understand how people are upset over this minor change. I don’t think most people are reading the articles and understanding it properly.
We are reading the articles. However, there is conflicting information being provided by WDW, such as the written material stating there are specific pet areas at each resort, but customer service is telling people on the phone that rooms will be run of the house and you cannot be guaranteed a non-pet room at a pet resort. Combine the misinformation with the short notice, and little wiggle room to change hotel reservations for the next few months due to solid bookings, and there is plenty to be upset about. My personal concern is that housekeeping has been hit or miss on my last few stays. One stay they didn’t even change the sheets for the entire 11 day stay! Yet these same housekeepers are supposed to do deep cleanings in these pet rooms. They are just stretched too thin and won’t have the time. How will the hotels treat for fleas between guests? I have only stayed at a pet friendly resort once, out of necessity not choice, and was covered in flea bites. If I can be assured that my room will be spotless and flea/tick free, with no lingering dog odors, then I have no issue with the new policy. I’m just not sure they can deliver on that right now, so I won’t be staying at those four resorts.
Very displeased with the timing as this is just before our family vacation with no chance of moving to a different resort without paying more for this trip. A several month notification should have been given versus what they did in order to have a chance to switch resorts. Not too happy with Disney at the moment.
They did not announce this any earlier to those with dogs than to those without, so if the announcement came so late that you cannot get a room elsewhere for your trip, those with dogs got the announcement too late to book for a trip that is coming up just as soon as yours.
Our dog was so incredibly well behaved, friendly and housebroke that I would have taken him with us in a heartbeat, and never begruged taking turns spending some time with him at the room, or in the designated areas, because HE WAS FAMILY, and should have been with us. You can bet we will train our next beloved furbaby to be just as well behaved, and hopefully by then, the dust will have settled and our family vacations will be the WHOLE family!
If my children cannot behave in public, I would not take them in public. If my dog could not behave in public places, I would make other arangements. Same ones we have had to make in the past because Disney did NOT accept pets.
If I was not willing to make changes to our schedule to accomidate having a pet with us, then I would not do it. I am willing to bet that the VAST MAJORITY of pet owners that take advantage of this option are like me, thinking of their furbabies as family. They will go that extra mile, and not just because of the added expense.
I am well pleased with this trend, and hope someday to take advantage of it.
Good idea- BAD timing. Announce it now for 6 months out- when there are still plenty of rooms left for those who want to change hotels. There are NO rooms to switch to- and unless you wish to pay triple.
Also, given that rarely do people go to Disney to stay in their room…. bringing the dog to be ignored and left alone all day in an unfamiliar place sounds cruel.
I think this is really exciting! My dog is very well-behaved and friendly and an excellent traveler. We love hotels! We don’t bark and we don’t have accidents. The more expensive the hotel, the more likely it is to except dogs. Since Disney loves high end spenders, it’s about time they tested this!! I just wonder what the rules will be because l don’t spend that much time in hotel rooms when I’m at WDW. Those of you who are really phobic about allergies should know that service dogs have always been allowed in hotels per federal law. You have very likely stayed in a room where a dog has been and didn’t realize it. I imagine Disney will have very strict rules regarding dogs on property and what constitutes acceptable behavior. Plus there are still all those hotels that won’t allow dogs and I’m sure there will be some policy in place to allow people with severe health concerns to switch hotels.
You are stating you live your dog but yet you do not spend much time in the room. Keeping a dog in a room all day alone is animal abuse!!
How is that abuse? I go to work all day, every day and leave my pets alone. Just like millions of other pet owners. My parents work 12 hour shifts at a hospital (plus the commute) and their two large dogs are just fine. They have access to food, water, and a designated spot to relieve themselves – sounds just like what the hotel will offer. The dogs are happy and healthy and no one would ever say they’re being abused.
I say putting a dog in a unfamiliar surrounding and leaving it all day is abuse and anyone with any intelligence would know that a dog is not comfortable in a place he does not think is home. I work for spca and those dogs that come there most of them get very depressed,mopy and some down right angry. They are comfortable in their home so it isn’t as big a deal, but in a place it doesn’t feel comfortable with it’s a lot like putting someone in a jail cell
Speaking of animal abuse, let’s hope you’re a vegan!!
Love this idea!! The fact that only certain rooms are designated pet-friendly is realistic. Is Disney allowing pets in the parks? If not, what kind of accommodations are there for my dogs while I’m visiting the parks? Looking forward to planning my next trip with the dogs!
You might be looking forward to it but are the dogs. Think about it.
Do you have any idea how many people leave their dogs in kennels when they go on vacation? Do you honestly think a 3 foot by 6 foot fence and brick enclosed concrete slab with a 3 foot by 8 foot outdoor run, surrounded by dozens of strange, frightened, barking, howling dogs, is better than a 12 by 20 foot carpeted room, AC, two comfy beds, and your own people sleeping with you every night?
Really?
I agree. To spring this on people that have already booked is startling to say the least. We, too, would have booked elsewhere had we known. Disappointing.
If a hotel is not fit for my dogs to sleep in and have a vacation with me why would I want to pay to dollar to stay there. Breath kids create more havoc, noise and damage then my dogs ever could. They have manners are well behaved and create far less mess. As a parent and s pet owner I took the time to train both to be respectful and clean.
If a hotel is not fit for my dogs to sleep in and have a vacation with me why would I want to pay to dollar to stay there. Breath kids create more havoc, noise and damage then my dogs ever could. They have manners are well behaved and create far less mess. As a parent and s pet owner I took the time to train both to be respectful and clean.
How many people are allergic to kids
Love this comment. My dogs are more well behaved then the whiny, pushy, fussy, spoiled kids at WDW and their stroller ramming, walking on the left side of the path, entitled, parents.
I’m definitely in support of this move and I trust Disney more than other hotel chains when it comes to room maintenance and upkeep. As someone who LOVES dogs but is severely (to the point of asthma attacks) allergic to them I have had issues in the past with rooms not being cleaned thoroughly enough at non-Disney resorts. I trust Disney enough to take special care to not let this happen, especially if a guest lets them know ahead of time about an allergy in their party.
I hate this idea!!!! Our family travels a lot and always pick non- pet friendly hotels because of allergy issues. Since we had already booked our spring break at Disney Yacht Club with discount code and other hotels to booked, we r faced with choice of cancelling plans or paying significantly more for our vacation. Had we known this before we booked, I could have easily booked another hotel when they had vacancies! Will never book a pet friendly hotel at Disney!
Once Disney gets sued for the first dog bite wiping out their profits from the idea, they will just cancel it.
There are still gators on the property. Dogs in the hotel is certainly nothing to get upset about. I’m sure there are plenty of adults I would like to check into a hotel and I have kids running up and down the hallway is screaming and yelling in the morning. Doing circles around your table while you’re trying to eat in the dining room …I don’t bitch about them and can’t wait to take my dog. And it clearly states that they have daycare available
This is a terrible idea and im completely against it. It’s opening up a bunch of doors that need not be opened.
Why just dogs and not cats? We travel with our cat everywhere. She is a rescue with separation anxiety. She’s fine left for a few hours, but cannot be boarded or left behind. She is well behaved and an absolute joy. We would love to be able to stay at a Disney hotel with her.
“Our cant is well behaved but suffers from separation anxiety”. Destroyed furniture anyone??
Our cat doesn’t tear up anything. She uses a scratching pad. Her separation anxiety manifests in her licking herself raw and refusing to eat or drink. She is on Prozac, but it can only do so much. I am so grateful we adopted this precious fur baby. She has so much love to give. She was abused before we adopted her from a kill shelter. We will give her the best life possible. People should have more compassion, rather than assume the worst.
I agree. Cats should be allowed also.
I don’t want to go on vacation with other people’s pets. I will be contacting the management of Disney World and Port Orleans Riverside to express my disapproval. I’m not letting this go.
And other people do want to go on cation with their pets. Do your likes/wants outweigh theirs?
And why does yours outweigh theirs?
Exactly, Kevin! Their definition of family and family vacation is the only one.
Stay at a different resort
No notice before trip, and no availability to change shoots your idea in the foot. I prep landed my vacation 12 months ago, now less than a month and there is no availability. They shot have announced the change coming with plenty of time to allow those who who want to change, change. We have to book 12 -18 months in advance to get what we want, so why did Disney just ” drop” this announcement on us, leaving us no wiggle room to change accommodations
You’re like a dog with a bone then, aren’t you? People like you make me sad
Agreedand ive already done so myself.
I’m with you Jodi
Thank you for a thoughtful, reasoned, logic-based post on this news. (Because I agree with you, of course!)
I think the key to its success or failure will be Disney’s willingness to enforce their own rules, and to take seriously legitimate concerns from guests with health issues. Disney has an odd track record on enforcement of rules, so it will be interesting to see. I do believe that since it works elsewhere without a problem, it *should* be fine at Disney as long as guests with allergies and phobias can be in pet-free rooms/sections and Disney rides herd on owners to follow the rules.
Our own fur-baby will probably never test this out because traveling to Florida to be left alone in a room would be less fun with him than spending 10 days with his best friend Buddy here at home. A relaxation vacation would be more suitable for including our dog. Others are different, and i’m glad Disney is adapting to the times.
I believe one of the reasons it works well elsewhere is because you wake up in the morning with your dog in the room, pack up your stuff for the day and off you go, dog included. Not the case here. You either leave dog unattended in the room all day or pay extra to bring the dog to a place with other dogs and people to care for it. So why not just pay the extra in the first place and skip the whole bringing your dog to Disney thing. Or better yet, I’ll swap you. I will take your dog and give you my asthma.
I don’t think it has to be a binary – if dog, then asthma. The key is in how Disney manages it. If it’s specific rooms or sections of resorts, it simply should not be a problem. You may well have already stayed in a room with a service animal as a previous occupant. You have no way of knowing.
I’m waiting to see how this actually plays out.
GREAT IDEA ! it is very nice. Thanks
Terrible idea , some clown with a dog the size of a horse is goin to get ahold of a 4 yr old , or your three yr old gets a nice hand full of dog shit and plays with it , I trust wdw to be responsible, not the people
Kind of like the dirty, whiny, crying, filthy kids running rampant at WDW, right? The world is not ending. Nice try though!
Our experience with WDW housekeeping over the past couple of years (Boardwalk, AKL & POFQ) has been less than satisfactory already. Without dogs. I am not interested in dealing with the hair, fleas and other goodies that will potentially be left behind because the housekeeping crew is now going to have even more to deal with.
We have a dog, we love dogs. But we know that dogs come with hair, dander and noise at best. Fleas, poo and destructive boredom practices at worst. This policy makes absolutely no sense. As someone else said it will only take one bad experience and one lawsuit when someone’s two year old child petting the “doggy” is bitten to wipe out all the money made in this program. Why does management seem to be so penny wise, pound foolish these days? After 30+ years of trips and faithfulness to the parks we’re about to give up.
“We have a dog, we love dogs. But we know that dogs come with hair, dander and noise at best.”
Are you that naive?
Do you know what humans “come with”?
Do you know or care how many humans have touched, slobbered on, sneezed on, done gross things on, that comforter or duvet you cuddle up with every night at WDW?
Do you know how many feet have walked on that carpet?