Resort Children's Activity Centers closing

Interesting…I’ll admit that i haven’t used the activity centers for many years. Once one kid was old enough to babysit the others they would rather hang out in the room with tv and ipads while mommy and daddy go out to eat or hit the parks for a couple hours.

We knew that Disney offered the services and had the space allocated, but we never used the activity centers. I guess Disney just wasn’t seeing enough return on the investment in those spaces.

I never noticed that they were used a lot…Most folks I know bring their “babysitters” (read “other family members who can babysit”) with them.

Interesting. I went to check on Pinocchios Workshop at the Grand Cal and apparently it closed last year.

Grand Californian to Close its Childcare Facility

Same reason.

I’m glad the Kids Night Out programs are remaining. Our kids 10 & 7 love going there!! As parents, we certainly enjoy one kid free night to hit a nice restaurant and wander, but it’s usually the kids who request/demand to go there one night during our trip. We never really used the area during the day. If we are back at the resort in the afternoon it is usually pool or nap time as a family. I’m sure those who did take advantage will miss it, but Disney can’t be expected to staff an area that has low/no attendance.

basil24 wrote:

I’m sure those who did take advantage will miss it, but Disney can’t be expected to staff an area that has low/no attendance.

I totally understand, you’re not going to provide a service people don’t want, but as someone who experienced this first hand it’s still sad

Now that I re-read this, I misunderstood. I thought Disney was doing away with the afternoon activities in the Kids Club areas, but were keeping the evening service where parents could drop the kids off for a few hours. It looks like that is all going and the only thing being kept is the in-room babysitting service. This is definitely a bummer.