Is everyone able to book a reservation there? Yes. That's equal.
We have to save for a few years before we can afford a deluxe, some years we can't and do a moderate. Anyone can stay there if they choose. It's not discriminatory.
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Is everyone able to book a reservation there? Yes. That's equal.
We have to save for a few years before we can afford a deluxe, some years we can't and do a moderate. Anyone can stay there if they choose. It's not discriminatory.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Most of the appeal is for the people that are frequenters and don’t pound rides all day…wdw was not for that anyway…
You know what? They should start a timeshare for that type? Maybe slap em on the sides of the expensive places to guarantee full occupancy and reduce the cost to run them?
…it could work
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Do not make a joke with that
Comcast made a hostile bid to takeover TWDC years ago. The Disney Board said their offer was too low.
Is that worth $600 extra a night? I can be at the parks in a nice cool air-condition car in 5 to 15 Minutes depending on the park.
Sometimes. Most times. Walking in an out of Epcot and DHS is the best especially with hoppers. Pop in for lunch, pop in another for a ride, back to another for dinner. The possibilities are endless.
(although we've never paid an extra $600 a night - maybe an extra $300 though).
Yes.
When we stayed at Art last year we did find the Skyliner very convenient and a big perk to staying there.Sometimes. Most times. Walking in an out of Epcot and DHS is the best especially with hoppers. Pop in for lunch, pop in another for a ride, back to another for dinner. The possibilities are endless.
(although we've never paid an extra $600 a night - maybe an extra $300 though).
wannabeBelle
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Agreed. I have stayed at every resort level from Values to Deluxes and the experience can be very different, depending on what your party wants to do. For park commandos, it may not be worth it. For people who want to relax a bit more and smell the roses, enjoy the pools, the grounds of the resorts and the services that are available, it might be very different. For those who havent, if circumstances allow, try a more relaxed vacation at one of the higher end resorts and see what you think. Even if it is only for one day, you might be surprised! MarieSometimes. Most times. Walking in an out of Epcot and DHS is the best especially with hoppers. Pop in for lunch, pop in another for a ride, back to another for dinner. The possibilities are endless.
(although we've never paid an extra $600 a night - maybe an extra $300 though).
Each to their own I suppose.
I like the Skyliner - but I'm sort of a chicken. Not of falling or anything, but getting stuck for a while after I've had a ton of water.
So we just ride it for fun early in the day between Epcot and Riviera.
Tha Realest
Well-Known Member
wife and I stayed at Boardwalk for a trip where we did Food and Wine. It was blissful to take a nice walk out of the IG entrance and be at our resort in five minutes.
DisneyHead123
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I’m an ambiance person - my physical surroundings impact my mood a fair bit. I love to wander and just soak in beautiful surroundings. That said, I don’t think that the more you pay, the better the ambiance at Disney. I thought the Contemporary was pretty “standard” in terms of surroundings - next time hoping to stay at POFQ or AK, both of which look amazing in terms of atmosphere.
I love Contemporary if just for the fact when I was a child back in early 80s, it really did seem so futuristic! You just could not top a monorail going through the building!
But that pool area is awful. If they could somehow fix that up I think it would go a long a way to improving the ambience.
Dan Deesnee
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Latest data shows attendance way down from 2019 levels for the same time period around 4th of July.
Not looking good for the rest of this year for the Mouse. But I'm going mid-november and would love to see some lighter crowds.
Not looking good for the rest of this year for the Mouse. But I'm going mid-november and would love to see some lighter crowds.
LSLS
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I also have no desire to spend 14 hours at a Disney park. Anything outside of MK is taking that long, then it's just sitting in hour plus lines all day. And even MK, that is going to be a lot of lines and not a ton of rides. So having a decent hotel to spend part of the day at (or sometimes the whole day at) is important to us.
Lighter crowds is not good for Disney. Do not be surprised that some offerings are not offered or tweaked due to slower business levels.
Disstevefan1
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You will get your wish for sure this November.
2019 was the absolute high in attendance right? Before the really good APs we’re gone, before G+, before PPRs, before Disney formally took actions to limit attendance. Really a different world.
The adoptive parents that raised me for a large portion of my life were extremely frugal. If you went to the bathroom you couldn’t flush until someone else went “two on a flush”. Every second of every day was about saving money.
Now I focus 100% of my time on making more money and absolutely none trying to save it.
I understand everyone’s situation is different but I could care less how much anything costs. Disney for me is about the experience that unfortunately is deteriorating.