I looked into WL but it seems to secluded from stuff. Maybe not so. Have to look into it again. It looks nice and better theming then the CR.
The thing of it is, pretty much every resort is far from SOMETHING, but also CLOSE to something. Especially true with the Deluxe Resorts because, when they're close to something, it's something you probably want to be close to.
With Wilderness Lodge, you're a boat ride away from the Magic Kingdom. You're also a boat ride away from the Contemporary resort, making it convenient to take your kids to Chef Mickey's or a special night at Cali Grill. Once you're at the Contemporary you can also monorail to Poly or GF if you have meal reservations there (also the same is true if you boat to MK). It's also a boat ride OR a shuttle bus ride OR a 10-minute-ish walk to Fort Wilderness and all the restaurants and amenities provided there. Campfire sing-along, pony rides, Hoop-de-Do revue dinner theater, etc. That's not bad for options.
Animal Kingdom Lodge - also far removed from just about everything except of course the Animal Kingdom. But it has one of the best bus lines on property, and you really are minutes from AK, with one of the most impressively themed resorts you're going to find.
The Epcot resorts, all walking distance to each other, all close to Epcot and the Studios, but can be kind of slow getting anywhere else.
Saratoga Springs - far from the parks, but walking and boating distance to Downtown Disney and all the shopping and dining and entertainment options there. Plus you're close to the Downtown Disney bus line, a "hub" with buses to all the other resorts. Which means if you're staying there, it's pretty easy to get to all of the other resorts for meal reservations or looking around without your own car or a cab, plus 2 main pools and a couple of quiet pools, and a good but rarely busy restaurant in Turf Club.
Old Key West is probably the most removed "Deluxe" resort, technically Deluxe Villas being that it's all Disney Vacation Club versus a resort with standard rooms and then a wing or annex of Disney Vacation Club Villas (though, like with all DVC Villas, they can be made available to the public). There is a boat to Downtown Disney, but only a few buildings on the edge of its immense property are a comfortable walking distance to DtD.
So as always, you'll get a ton of different answers as to "the best resort," but a lot of it boils down to
a: your personal tastes (and that of your family but if you're making the plans, $cr5w 'em, they're just along for the ride!);
b: the park(s) where you think you'll be spending a lot of your time (with my family, 2 young girls, I know it's going to be a lot of Magic Kingdom, so next resort is Bay Lake Tower @ Contemporary resort, so we don't even have to necessarilywait for a bus or monorail, just walk on over. And if some family members are tired, the others can just walk over during nap time or bed time);
c: resort availability and your budget.
You seem to be leaning hard to the Poly and I can't say I blame you. But the short summation to this longwinded screed is "don't sell the Wilderness Lodge short."
