The reason for MK area is because we do multiple days at that park, the rest only 1. The bus from Poly to Animal Kingdom was fine when we stayed at Poly in '15.. 20 minutes maybe.
Last year we did our AK day when staying at Wilderness Lodge, but we took an Uber from Poly after Ohana.
I would love for kiddo to stay at the Boardwalk.. but I haven't booked it for the same reason as I listed above. In a few years we will be able to.
Yes! You're going sometime between 11/26 and 12/3!!. We can have a drink at Territory Lounge!
I know I'm being difficult, like always.. one part of me thinks we should complete the monorail loop.. another part knows how pleasantly surprised I was at WL..and another part wants to stay in a cabin. Lol
That's annoying. Why are the villa bookings that way?
I am so undecided. Ugh.
What's your opinion on the Contemporary?
So many questions to answer....
I haven't made a resort ressie yet...but I did reserve Thanksgiving dinner at GF Cafe. I threw out to DD and DSinlaw another Thanksgiving trip with the entire family like last year. Which means a 3 bedroom villa, somewhere, paid by yours truly... But will let you know.
And then my daughter threw a wrench in my points by asking (okay, she verged on begging) to go the first weekend in August. She'd even checked into the points needed and availability for that weekend. They REALLY want to visit Pandora and are willing to endure the August heat, in spite of me reminding her of our very first trip to WDW when she was 8 in that brutal August heat...that trip did not go well. Maybe it was the cast on her broken wrist.... Sorry, I digress. So I'm back at the World in 66 days...in August. Please shoot me.
Don't know why the villas are that way now. I've noticed that most rooms now have selections of just floor and proximity to elevator.
We stayed at BLT two years ago for MNSSHP. Wasn't impressed with it or the Contemporary - too concrete and metal for my taste. Our standard view gave us a view of the trash/laundry area, but a great view of Space Mountain. It was convenient for walking over to MK, but I'm in no hurry to stay there again.
My preferred resorts? Boulder Ridge/Copper Creek and Poly. Disclosure - I own points in all three. Also like GF (points there too) and have stayed at both the cash rooms and the villas.
If most of your days will be at the MK, choose a MK resort. If you want to give the Kiddo a new resort experience, choose the cabins. But just know that getting around is a challenge, hence the golf cart. I think he'd enjoy the cabins during the holiday season.
ETA: Remember that the ladies on the Allears.net channel on YouTube have videos of just about every resort room on property, including the renovated cabins.
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