Schneewittchen
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone, something amazing happened this weekend. We haven't even had our Easter 2016 WDW trip yet, but my spouse agreed that we could think about staying in a WDW hotel for Easter 2017 instead of camping at Ft. Wilderness.
We usually take 2 days to drive from DC to Florida, overnighting in Savannah. Spend a couple of days at the beach (St. Pete's) and then 4 nights at WDW.
My husband is talking auto train instead of driving. He's a big fan of train travel. The kids and I have never been on a real train trip, only scenic excursion trains. Money isn't really an issue. A lot of this would be about having the experience. It's a 17ish hour overnight trip with kids that will be 5 and 7. If you've done the long Amtrak trip with kids, would you do coach or roomette (that's bunk beds)? I assume in the roomette we might actually be well-rested when we arrive in Florida in the morning.
The other option would be driving non-stop in shifts from about 4 am until about 10 pm. We've done this a couple of times in the motorhome, it's cheaper than the train, but tiring.
Accommodations. The husband seems to have his heart set on the Contemporary. He has no interest in the Poly or any of the other MK resorts. I can agree to the Contemporary, I love Brutalist architecture and MK is my favorite park so it would be the bee's knees to take a 10 minute stroll and be at the gate. And if it wasn't obvious, we all nerd on the monorail. So, if you've stayed at the Contemporary, perhaps in both the Garden wing and the Tower at various points. Is the extra $100 - $200/night worth it to stay in the Tower? Being near the shops, restaurants, monorail and all that.....
One last question, we never get any deals for camping at Ft. Wilderness. Can I expect to take advantage of 25% - 30% off the room rate with one of the Spring Break package discounts? I tend to book our Easter trips in September. Are the discount packages available that early?
We usually take 2 days to drive from DC to Florida, overnighting in Savannah. Spend a couple of days at the beach (St. Pete's) and then 4 nights at WDW.
My husband is talking auto train instead of driving. He's a big fan of train travel. The kids and I have never been on a real train trip, only scenic excursion trains. Money isn't really an issue. A lot of this would be about having the experience. It's a 17ish hour overnight trip with kids that will be 5 and 7. If you've done the long Amtrak trip with kids, would you do coach or roomette (that's bunk beds)? I assume in the roomette we might actually be well-rested when we arrive in Florida in the morning.
The other option would be driving non-stop in shifts from about 4 am until about 10 pm. We've done this a couple of times in the motorhome, it's cheaper than the train, but tiring.
Accommodations. The husband seems to have his heart set on the Contemporary. He has no interest in the Poly or any of the other MK resorts. I can agree to the Contemporary, I love Brutalist architecture and MK is my favorite park so it would be the bee's knees to take a 10 minute stroll and be at the gate. And if it wasn't obvious, we all nerd on the monorail. So, if you've stayed at the Contemporary, perhaps in both the Garden wing and the Tower at various points. Is the extra $100 - $200/night worth it to stay in the Tower? Being near the shops, restaurants, monorail and all that.....
One last question, we never get any deals for camping at Ft. Wilderness. Can I expect to take advantage of 25% - 30% off the room rate with one of the Spring Break package discounts? I tend to book our Easter trips in September. Are the discount packages available that early?