A synopsis of our Disney trip so far!

[londoncalling]

Glad you're having a good time and the weather has been good for you!

[curbsideprophet]

Glad it is going relatively well!

[Yankees21]

I love all the pictures you are posting, it looks so fun!

[CrazyLucky]

We're starting to plan a Disney trip, so I always read these threads and always feel like I'm at the first day of work. Too many acronyms!
Glad you're having fun.
One question, since I know you're an expert. I have several friends who love Disney World. One hotel I hear recommended a lot is Pop Century. I also hear Boardwalk. Some Disney hotels are on the order of $125/night and some are $650/night. What makes the expensive ones worth the additional $500/night?

[londoncalling]

CrazyLucky

Location/proximity to parks, resort luxuriousness, amenities (pools, themes for the resort, etc.), dining offerings are the basic differences in the resorts.

Both get you onto Disney property and access to Disney transportation, extra magic hours, and scheduling FP+ at 60 days vs. 30.

[Deleted]

I'm so glad you are having an awesome trip!!!9

[spankswife]

Sounds like you are having a fun time. Let's face it, there's always a meltdown at some point in the day

[kristie]

Ooh, how are you liking riverside? We are booked there end of August for DDs birthday.

[jssymom14]

May 29, 2015 8:54:37 GMT -5 Yankees21 said:

I love all the pictures you are posting, it looks so fun!

Agree

[CrazyLucky]

May 29, 2015 14:15:52 GMT -5 londoncalling said:

CrazyLucky

Location/proximity to parks, resort luxuriousness, amenities (pools, themes for the resort, etc.), dining offerings are the basic differences in the resorts.

Both get you onto Disney property and access to Disney transportation, extra magic hours, and scheduling FP+ at 60 days vs. 30.

Thank you for the information.  Do you have an opinion on whether it's worth it?  Because I know a lot of people think it is, but I don't see it.  If we stay a week, that's an extra $3500.

[DarcyLongfellow]

Thanks for sharing all about your trip! Your pictures are adorable -- the kids all look like they're having a good time :-)

I am sad to hear the meltdowns don't stop after they're older ;-)

[curbsideprophet]

May 30, 2015 19:11:02 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

I am sad to hear the meltdowns don't stop after they're older ;-)

I was thinking the same thing.

Glad to hear you are having a good trip chilerellanos

[ssmjlm]

I'm glad yall are having so much fun! It's interesting to see a trip with teens where you can enjoy more night stuff.

[londoncalling]

Holy crap! 20 times in a row!

I'm glad you guys are having a good time. I have to say I'm a bit jealous at having older kids who are able to do their own thing for the day

[londoncalling]

May 29, 2015 20:54:36 GMT -5 CrazyLucky said:

May 29, 2015 14:15:52 GMT -5 londoncalling said:

CrazyLucky

Location/proximity to parks, resort luxuriousness, amenities (pools, themes for the resort, etc.), dining offerings are the basic differences in the resorts.

Both get you onto Disney property and access to Disney transportation, extra magic hours, and scheduling FP+ at 60 days vs. 30.

Thank you for the information.  Do you have an opinion on whether it's worth it?  Because I know a lot of people think it is, but I don't see it.  If we stay a week, that's an extra $3500.

There are some things that could be worth the differential.

Location is going to be the big one.  Deluxe resorts generally give you better access to one park - some are within walking distance such as the Contemporary and BoardWalk.



We bumped up to a moderate because right now the values only come equipped with 2 double beds or 1 king.  The idea of 4 of us in 2 doubles for a week wasn't appealing to me, so we moved up to the moderate level.  Art of Animation does have queen beds in their suites.

I suggest reading through this site's review of the different resorts and seeing what differences are important for you.  www.easywdw.com/category/resorts/

[londoncalling]

Jun 1, 2015 8:33:58 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

Jun 1, 2015 8:22:30 GMT -5 londoncalling said:

Holy crap! 20 times in a row!

I'm glad you guys are having a good time. I have to say I'm a bit jealous at having older kids who are able to do their own thing for the day

It's pretty awesome and makes staying onsite 100% worth it!

I'm guessing it helps refresh everyone too since it's not all family togetherness 100% of the time.

[londoncalling]

Jun 1, 2015 8:36:26 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

Jun 1, 2015 8:35:13 GMT -5 londoncalling said:

I'm guessing it helps refresh everyone too since it's not all family togetherness 100% of the time.

Except the snotty 14 year old girl is ALWAYS BY ME! Give me a freaking break. She has gone to the resort a few times because I told her either she goes back for a break or I'll kill her.

Time for some mom alone time to drink round the world!

[Mrs.Syntax]

May 29, 2015 14:10:25 GMT -5 CrazyLucky said:

We're starting to plan a Disney trip, so I always read these threads and always feel like I'm at the first day of work. Too many acronyms!
Glad you're having fun.
One question, since I know you're an expert. I have several friends who love Disney World. One hotel I hear recommended a lot is Pop Century. I also hear Boardwalk. Some Disney hotels are on the order of $125/night and some are $650/night. What makes the expensive ones worth the additional $500/night?

We just stayed at Art of Animation last month, in a Little Mermaid room (so in the $140's per night) and it was a decent room. It was our first visit and we agreed that for our next trip, we'd splurge on a room closer to Magic Kingdom. Pop Century and AoA are just so far away from MK, which was by far my kids' favorite park at WDW. We had to come back to the room midday to rest and it took a lot of time out of our visit to wait for the bus and then drive to and from the hotel. On the map it doesn't look too far away, but it took a while. Next time we are going to stay at the Contemporary even though a basic room there is in the $300's - it'd be less of a big deal to go back and forth as needed because it's right next to MK on the monorail.

Glad you're having a great time, chilerellanos! Sorry to threadjack.

[BAMFMrsB]

Jun 1, 2015 9:07:28 GMT -5 Mrs.Syntax said:

May 29, 2015 14:10:25 GMT -5 CrazyLucky said:

We're starting to plan a Disney trip, so I always read these threads and always feel like I'm at the first day of work. Too many acronyms!
Glad you're having fun.
One question, since I know you're an expert. I have several friends who love Disney World. One hotel I hear recommended a lot is Pop Century. I also hear Boardwalk. Some Disney hotels are on the order of $125/night and some are $650/night. What makes the expensive ones worth the additional $500/night?

We just stayed at Art of Animation last month, in a Little Mermaid room (so in the $140's per night) and it was a decent room. It was our first visit and we agreed that for our next trip, we'd splurge on a room closer to Magic Kingdom. Pop Century and AoA are just so far away from MK, which was by far my kids' favorite park at WDW. We had to come back to the room midday to rest and it took a lot of time out of our visit to wait for the bus and then drive to and from the hotel. On the map it doesn't look too far away, but it took a while. Next time we are going to stay at the Contemporary even though a basic room there is in the $300's - it'd be less of a big deal to go back and forth as needed because it's right next to MK on the monorail.

Glad you're having a great time, chilerellanos! Sorry to threadjack.

Just once in my life, I want to go to WDW and spend some $$$ on the resort! Just ONCE! We have always gone Value or Moderate and I want to experience the Polynesian while I have to $$$ to throw at it. 

That being said, we love Pop Century. Haven't been to AoA yet, but I'm sure it'll be on par. And I toooooootally understand saving the $$$ on the hotel room to blow in the parks or for souvenirs or added experiences (like HPWorld or somesuch). 

[pugz]

You are such a great mom! Really lucky kids and it is awesome to see you guys having so much fun. I know you had some really rough years there for awhile!

[Deleted]

"Today, we woke up early because it was REALLY IMPORTANT for Natalie to see the opening show at MK. So we got there early and watched it (we missed it last trip because my H had to poop right before leaving!!)."

Chile- This is the funniest ( and truest) statement ever. This is my H like always... holding up the whole party... for a poop.


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[countthestars]

What an awesome trip! A lot of what you guys did reminds me of how we did disney with my parents when we were your kids ages, so that is fun! I am excited to bring my kids back when they are older and more flexible .

Glad you had a great time!!