Carribbean Beach Resort

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We're hoping to go next year in April and Carribbean Beach is one of the top candidates for our resort. We would love to stay at Ft Wilderness Cabins, but even if we can afford it, I'm leaning towards saving the money for now, staying somewhere cheaper and saving the cabins until the kids are old enough to appreciate it more. We loved POR the two times we stayed there, and it's still a possible candidate for us to stay at next year, but I would kind of like to give another resort a shot, not to mention the ungodly long bus lines for the Port Orleans resorts that we encountered on our two previous trips. When leaving a park, it seemed like everyone in the park was from Port Orleans. There would be a huge line for the bus back to the resort, and it would take three or four busses until it was our turn, but in the meantime, we would look both directions and see hardly anyone at the bus stops for the other resorts. :lol:

But anyway, back to Carribbean Beach. What are the pools like? Did I read correctly somewhere that each "village" has its own feature pool? Or are they just quiet pools with one feature pool in a central location? What other forms of recreation do they have? I thought that I have seen video clips of people riding surrey bikes there...is that correct? I thought they had a sandy beach there...does that mean they have a zero entry pool? Or is that water just for boating and for prettiness? Does that resort book up pretty far in advance? I had planned on calling in April to book, whether it's really necessary or not. Just the phsycological thrill, I guess, of being exactly a year out and officially booking the trip. :lol: Any other info on this resort that anyone could share would be appreciated as well.

 

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The only things I can think of that may have CBR booked a year away in April would be (1) F&G Festival, (2) Easter, and (3) Grad nights/Senior travel trips. :shrug:

Easter is April 4 next year, and our arrival date is April 19, so I doubt it would be Easter. Maybe just spring break in general, but whatever the reason, it still boggles my mind that it would be booked up this far in advance. I was just booking a year out just for the fun of beginning the planning in April, since our trip is in April. I didn't expect it to actually be necessary, though. :lol:

Anyway, neither my wife nor I were thrilled about staying in a Pirate room, especially at 30 bucks extra per night. So for now, I switched it to Coronado Springs, which is another one that I've been interested in trying. I may just be satisfied with that and leave it at that, or I may call back periodically and see if a regular standard view room has opened up at CB.