Help me out! Beach club vs Dolphin

[YuggYuggWDW94]

Hello, all! So I am going on my annual December trip with my family. There are 5 of us total. The two options we have narrowed down are as follows:

Beach Club standard room with free dining

Dolphin Suite Epcot View

We have stayed at the BC twice before and absolutely LOVED it. I can go with or without the dining plan, it just so happens to work out cheapest that way.

On the other hand the dolphin is cheaper and more spacious. I would love to try something new, however I feel right at home at BC. Also, if the opportunity presents itself, I would like to use magic bands which I understand wont be an option at the Dolphin

All input is greatly appreciated!!

 

[JeffnPa]

If you feel at home at Beach club then stay at BC, I always say when you go on vacation you want less worries. sound like BC give you that.

 

[75disney]

Stay at BC. Plus you get the dining plan.

 

[Minthorne]

Hard to beat the Pool at the BC and the shorter walk to Epcot. Now I love the dolphin but it depends how much cheaper the Dolphin would be - don't forget the resort fee and parking fee if you have a car. Sounds like BC with free dining might just be the way to go.

 

[boilerpicc]

BC hands down. Have you ever walked through the Dolphin before? It just doesn't feel the same as the rest of the resorts. The Magic Bands look really cool. I was there last week, but they weren't offered at my resort. I was totally envious of everyone that had them. Especially when I got into the 20 minute line for Pirates of the Caribbean, and watched the Magic Band people get to use the Fastpass+ line. There's no normal fastpass for Pirates, only fastpass+.

 

[DznyGrlSD]

Beach Club. Swan/Dolphin although on Disney property never really feel "disney enough" for me. Plus the pool & beaches & cream are the best

 

[Sparkle81]

I stayed at Dolphin when it was just myself & DH. We really liked it because of the location, its affordability and, at the time, less kids about (this was before we had kids!) but if you have already stayed at BC and are used to the perks of staying there, as well as the more 'Disney' feel that it has, you might find the Dolphin a bit disappointing. In my opinion, it's great for couples who don't mind the more business-like feel but if you want to really FEEL that you're at WDW, go with BC.