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    Someone will be able to give you further info I'm sure...
    
    But I was at the Polyenesian last year and the pool was PACKED every
    day.  I think a lot of people seem to understand that you can just walk
    right in there and swim because it's closest to the TTC.  A lot of kids
    like it because it has a flume-like slide through rocks and into the
    pool.
    
    I know the contemporary has a pretty large pool, I *think* with marked
    lanes.  I believe if you're staying on property that entitles you to
    use any of their pools.
    
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    Peggy

    The Pool at the Lake Buena Vista Club House (Magnolia Golf Course?), is
    usually uncrowded and peaceful.  I don't remember if there were any lap
    lanes though.

    The Disney Inn pool wasn't that crowded mid morning  or  late afternoon
    back in '87 when I visited.
    
    The pool at  the  Vacation Villa's was always uncrowded whenever I went
    there, don't remember any marking for lap lanes..
    
    The large pool at the Contemporary had lap lane if I remember right but
    was  crowded  as well.  All the resorts off the  MK  monorail  run  are
    crowded due to the easy access for WDW resort quests that are  visiting
    the parks and want a quick swim in the afternoon.

    As to the CBR or the Epcot resort, someone else will have to  fill  you
    in  on those, but my guess wilbe that they would be crowded due to  the
    easy access from Epcot for WDW guess for that afternoon swim etc.
            
    Claude

    I don't think you'll have to worry much about crowds anywhere next
    week.  May is one of the slower months at WDW.
    
    The largest pool in the World, for that matter one of the largest 
    Orange County (if you belive Birnbaum), is the 330,000 gallon one at
    River Country.  I've not seen it in person, but it looks huge in the
    photos.
    
    You could also swim at any of the beaches.  The Poly sits on Seven Seas
    Lagoon.

    Are the beaches in fact open again after the pollution problem from the
    hot weather of last year.
    
    Terry who will be there in 5 weeks

    
    Judy,
    
    If your're an early riser the crowds at most of the pools aren't bad.
    There is a second smaller pool at the Poly that never seemed crowded
    both times we were there. Its not that big but has no slides=no kids.
    It's located in the righthand cluster of longhouses as you face the MK.
    The set up at the lagoon beaches is a fairly small roped off area.
    
    re.4 
    
    Is this referring to the amoeba problem in central Fla. last summer due
    to the high water temps. If it is I seem to recall some health
    officials saying it would die of as soon as the water temps. dropped
    below 80` 
    
    happy splashing
    
    steve

    
    At River Country, they have a huge pool.  Also right around the corner
    is FT. Wilderness and their MAIN Beach is right there, on the lagoon. 
    It is a good size, nice area to get away too, for a change from the
    Poly.
    
    Have fun!
    
    

    Len,
    
    How does that pool at River Country compare in size to the Wave Pool at
    TL?
    
    Curious Mike

    According to Birnbaum, Typhoon Lagoon, (the wave pool itself), covers
    2� acres, and contains 2.75 million gallons.  In volume that makes it
    8.33 times bigger than the pool at River Country.

    Of course volume of water is meaningless in this case.  The base noter
    wanted to know were she could swim laps.  Typhoon Lagoon is fun, but it
    would be awful hard to do laps with bodies crashing onto you from all
    directions.
    
    She could try to swim all the way around Castaway Creek.  It is 15'
    wide, 3' deep, and 2100' long.  Of course she would have to dodge all
    the floaters lazing out in their tubes.

    	The basenote caught my attention.  I swim a mile and a half every
    	day for a workout, and I want to get in at least a few workouts
    	during my week in Disney.  I called customer relations.
    
    	They don't have any designated lap swim areas, though many pools
    	are marked with lines on the bottom and such.  Pools officially
    	open at 7AM, and you can't expect others not to get in your way
    	if you want to do laps.  But they also said that you are allowed
    	to swim in the pools during unofficial times too if you don't 
    	make too much noise or get too rowdy.  Lap swimming would not
    	be considered noisy or rowdy.  So if you get there before the
    	posted opening times, you should find the pool relatively empty
    	and should be able to swim laps.
    
    	This from my own personal book of info:
    
    	There is also a YMCA in downtown Orlando (approx 1/2 hour away)
    	where you can also swim laps.  If you are a member of one YMCA,
    	most YMCAs nationwide will honor your membership from other
    	places under their AWAY program (Always Welcome At the Y).
    
    	So if I strike out at the Disney pools, I'll consider visiting the
    	YMCA a few times.

    	More details on that Orlando YMCA.  It's on International
    	Drive, phone 407-363-1911.  They will accept my YMCA membership
    	from Colorado, and not charge a fee.  (Some YMCAs will charge
    	a small $1-$5 fee to accpet your AWAY-YMCA membership.)
    
    	They have 3 indoor pools including an olympic-sized lap pool.
    	(I don't know if that means 25 or 50 yards/meters.)

    	re my previous few entries:
    
    	Well, I never had to use the YMCA.  I did my lap swimming at
    	the large pool at the Dolphin hotel.  Both the Dolphin and the
    	Swan have long (33 1/3 yard-long) pools with lane lines.  The
    	one at the Dolphin was better though.  And with the other pools
    	also at the Dolphin, the lap pool was only used by lap swimmers.
    
    	FYI, there is a really fun "play" pool at the Dolphin with
    	bridges, waterfalls and a small water slide.  There is also
    	a salt water wading pool, and sever jacuzzis.