I hate to say it, knowing that you like it, but we did not like POR. We also did not like the Yacht Club. I think we became spoiled at POFQ with everything being nearby and the bus stop being the only one on the site, so I'm pretty sure we won't like ANY other resort!
We had the same dilemma in 2010 and went with POR. We regretted it. Yes, the resort is beautiful, but for our taste, it's much too spread out. Something similar came up again this year when we booked for November, and both PO resorts were not part of free dining. I gave my daughters the...
Someone on another board who's actually at WDW and is going tomorrow night asked if they could get in at 4 and the CM's said that yes, they could. Guess we'll know for sure tomorrow night!
In one of my guide books from 04 it lists dates that things opened. In 97 it was only in DTD. In 98 there was Buzz, new Tiki room, and Fantasmic. In 99 Sounds Dangerous, Kali River Rapids, Test Track, RnR coaster, and Winnie the Pooh. Lots of possibilities!
We had this happen with my husband on our first trip to Disney. All he did was complain and say how overpriced everything was. He almost ruined the trip for me. I just tried to block it out and he's never gone with us again (even though he's asked to). There's just some people who don't like...
I tried 180 days out and nothing. Continued to look randomly online and finally got one a few weeks ago. Not the early time I wanted (4:30), but it's near closing, so I'm hoping it will have cleared out some.