Advantages of Staying Onsite

[Al]

Advantages of Staying Onsite????

Hi!

I was talking to my dad yesterday about our next trip to wdw, and he said that we didnt need to stay on site @ wdw!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Anyway, i need to persudade him and was wondering if you could help, by listing the advantages. (please list them like this:

1. advatage1
2. advantage 2

etc

so that i can just print the list off!

thanks veryvery much!
(we have stayed onsite before, infact the last trip , and it really was superb - i will have to remind my dad :lol: )

 

[klavoie742]

Staying on Site

If you only plan to do Disney - you can save the expense of a rental car. Also, you can make reservations for restaurants from the hotel conceirge and guest services which is convenient. Also, packages are delivered to your hotel and you can store luggage at the resort before your room is ready and on your check out day, so you get extra time at the parks. You don't have to pay for parking. I would rather hunt for a deal at a Disney resort than staying off property - You get more time and there is something magical about staying on site. Good Luck!

Kim
klavoie742

 

[wdwmagic]

Here are the reasons directly from the Mouse

EASY ACCESS -- Forget about car keys and parking hassles. Special boats, buses and monorails transport Disney's resort guests directly to any area in the Vacation Kingdom, allowing guests more flexibility and convenience during their vacation.

ADVANCE DINING RESERVATIONS -- Put away the pots and pans. Resort guests can make advance dining reservations for priority seating up to 60 days before their arrival at many of the more than 200 restaurants throughout Walt Disney World Resort.

CHARACTER DINING -- Meet Mickey and the gang. Morning meals can be lots of fun at one of Disney's famous character breakfasts held daily at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney's Beach Club Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort, Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Old Key West Resort.

PREFERRED TEE TIMES -- Fore! Resort guests get preferred tee times at Disney's six courses which total 99 holes of championship golf.

LOTS FOR TOTS -- Take time to unwind. Mom and Dad can drop off the kids at one of Disney's child-care facilities, available to resort guests for a nominal fee. Kids ages 4-12 who are toilet trained can join in the adventures of Peter Pan at the Neverland Club at Disney's Polynesian Resort or enjoy Disney classic movies, video games and toys at Disney's Sand Castle Club at Disney's Beach Club Resort. The Mouseketeer Clubhouses at Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa; Harbor Club at Disney's BoardWalk; Cub's Den at Disney's Wilderness Lodge; and Simba's Cubhouse at Disney's Animal Kingdom also offer child-care facilities.

GUEST SERVICES -- One call can do it all. Each Disney resort hotel offers guest services to arrange park tickets, dining reservations and tee times and to provide helpful hints on setting up other activities.

SPORTS & RECREATION -- From backhands to backstrokes to backswings. Folks choosing to stay at a Walt Disney World hotel enjoy a variety of outstanding play-time activities -- including tennis, swimming and golf. Resort guests can take a break from the theme parks and catch some rays at one of the many themed resort pools. Visitors at the Vacation Kingdom can slip and slide into water fun at Blizzard Beach, catch a wave at Typhoon Lagoon or kick back at an old-fashioned water park at River Country. Other water sports including fishing and sailboat rentals also are available. Several Walt Disney World hotels offer workout facilities. Additional activities available to resort guests include canoeing, horseback riding, playgrounds, croquet and shuffleboard.

VACATION SETTING -- Get away from it all. Just minutes from the activity of the theme parks, resort guests can take a midday break. They can kick back in a rocker at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, nap in a hammock at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, stroll down Disney's BoardWalk or kick off their shoes and sink their toes into the sandy beaches of Disney's Polynesian Resort.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! -- Pass the popcorn please. Complimentary Disney cartoons and full-length Disney films are shown nightly at Fort Wilderness to resort guests.

GUARANTEED ENTRY -- The door is always open. Even when the parking lots are full, resort guests using Disney transportation are guaranteed entry to all Walt Disney World theme parks and water parks.

FANTASY RESORTS -- It's not just a room. In much the same way that Disney's theme parks offer an escape to a timeless land of enchantment, a walk down small-town Main Street or a peek at the future, Disney's resort hotels offer a mix of adventures. The colorful resort hotel themes include the flavor of the Caribbean Islands at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort; the New England seashore at Disney's Yacht Club and Disney's Beach Club resorts; a Northwestern retreat at Disney's Wilderness Lodge; sports, music and movie themes at Disney's All-Star Sports, All-Star Music and All-Star Movies resorts; a South Pacific island at Disney's Polynesian Resort; stylized and sleek designs at Disney's Contemporary Resort; Victorian-style elegance at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa; New Orleans' French Quarter at Disney's Port Orleans Resort; a lakeside village at the Villas at Disney Institute; the Florida Keys at Disney's Old Key West Resort; the rustic pines of Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground; the charm of the Northeast coast at Disney's BoardWalk Inn and Villas; the spirit and romance of Africa at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge; or Spanish Colonial flavor at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort.

SHOPPING ADVENTURES -- Shop till you drop. Logo, character and specialty merchandise is available at every Walt Disney World resort hotel. Just minutes away, Downtown Disney offers additional shopping options including the largest Disney shopping experience on the planet, World of Disney. And packages can even be delivered to any Disney resort.

DINING OPTIONS -- Never go hungry. More than 300 dining facilities offer everything from hot dogs and hamburgers to fine dining and spa cuisine. Special kids menus are offered at many Walt Disney World restaurants.

THEMED DINNER SHOWS -- Dine and be entertained. Two themed dinner shows featuring a cast of singers and dancers await guests at the Polynesian Revue, a South Pacific luau at Disney's Polynesian Resort, and the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, a down-home, wild-west cookout at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.

CENTRAL BILLING -- "Put it on my card." The Walt Disney World Resort identification card, which is used to charge food and merchandise, will now also have guests' ticketing options encoded on the back. The resort ID card is issued upon check-in, and all purchases are charged to guests' resort hotel accounts.

 

[LoriL]

Tell your father that if you are going to be spending all the money on park tickets, you should take advantage of being able to get there easily on Disney transportation, as soon as the parks open. Plus staying at a Disney hotel makes all 24 hours a day special. The value resorts are so inexpensive that I can't imagine you can do better anywhere else that is a very short distance away.

Plus, depending on how old you are, kids can use Disney transportation to get around by themselves. So your parents can relax by the pool while you ride Space Mountain again.

 

[Dwarful]

Advantage # 1 for us the E-ride nights now that EEntry is gone. Must be at some type of Disney resort hotel and have multiday passes but when you get to ride your fav.rides several times in a row w/o getting off its worth its weight in GOLD!!!

Advantage #2 for us is package delivery to the resorts. So much easier to pick up at hotel than haul around the parks. (who goes to Disney w/o buying something??)

Advantage #3 for us is transportation! If you are in a group and some want to go back for a swim, nap, meal whatever the entire group is not at the mercy of one or two because you can hop a bus, boat or monorail!

Advantage #4 is even if you have a vehicle you dont pay for parking which over 5 days or so that does add up!

Advantage #5 is w/children even the "Cheap" resorts have that great Disney Flair!

you can find some great discounts on sights like Mousesavers.com or Intercot and if you are like us and you are not in your rooms except to sleep and shower you dont need super frills, depending on when you go you can get great rates at AllStars or moderate resorts.

For us I would pick an All Star and be onsite before I went to a hotel off site. You dont have to deal with parking delays...waiting in line just to get to a parking spot can be an hour long ordeal depending on when you go. On site guests dont have to deal with that interstate travel even if they have a rental car or their own vehicle...its much faster to be on site than say on International Drive there is just no debate to that one. Also if you are on site you can jump back to the hotel for a swim and rest before taking advantage of e-ride nights! (see tip #1)

have a great time! cant wait for May!

 

[zenatoad]

Print off the list from wdwmagic (aka Steve) and then add the following:

1) You can start off early morning in one of the parks and in the middle of the afternoon go back to your resort and take a nap or go for a relaxing swim. Then go back into the park for more fun. This could be a real plus if you have small children and they need rest.

2) Resort hopping is a total blast.

3) MAGIC -- there's magic in staying at a Disney resort. Nothing like Disney 24 hours a day. This is even true for adults. My husband and I will always stay on the property. It's so cool to wake up to Disney and fall asleep to Disney.:sohappy:

 

[wannabeBelle]

I bow to WDWMagic as far as a response!!! OMG that is amazing!!! perfect as far as I Am concered. Also not sure when you are going but check the Disneyworld website for some specials they are having. Click the little red box on the left side. there are 2 special running right now. Check and see if the dates work for you and hopefully another bonus of staying with Disney is saving some money!!!!:animwink:

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

One of the things Ive noticed is that unless youre prepared to stay in a basic hotel on International Drive, the cost difference once youve accounted for park tickets is minimal. It depends on the length of youre stay and how often you intend to visit the parks of course, but for a family of 4 thats another £800 and thats using the special price for a 10 day park hopper. The normal price is £265 a skull.

 

[maureen ashton]

Coming from Canada and the difference in the Cdn $ to the U.S. $ is a great factor for us, but we still find that if we can get an All Star Resort at $74. per night it is worth staying on sight. $6 per day for parking times # of days you visit is a savings in itself. The gas to travel to and from a resort outside Disney and the stress of doing this twice a day for your stay is worth it. The last thing you need to do is try to find your car and drive back out of the resort after a long day in the park, usually in the dark, especially if you have kids. Your looking at a minimum now of 30 mins. up to 1 hour plus depending on where your Hotel is. Staying on sight means never having to use your car for the duration of your stay if you so choose. We have done both and every time we have gone we stayed closer and closer to WDW until the last time we finally stayed on sight and will continue to do so from now on as long as it is affordable for us. After having driven 3 days to get there not having to drive again until we leave is one of the best parts of our vacation. I checked again last week for the best Hotel prices in Kissimmee for our dates in May and found that with all the factors the above scenario was still best priced for us.

 

[TURKEY]

Originally posted by wannabeBelle
I bow to WDWMagic as far as a response!!! OMG that is amazing!!! perfect as far as I Am concered. Also not sure when you are going but check the Disneyworld website for some specials they are having. Click the little red box on the left side. there are 2 special running right now. Check and see if the dates work for you and hopefully another bonus of staying with Disney is saving some money!!!!:animwink:

Steve cheated. He quoted Disney and didn't come up with his own thoughts about the subject.

 

[wannabeBelle]

Hey that is still a pretty awesome posting as far as I am concerned!!! and better than I could do!!! 40 days and counting Riverside here I come!!:sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:

 

[Coronado]

The best reason to stay on site......A nap in the afternoon while all the other crazzzzies pack the place out.