Hello guys,
I am planning a trip to WDW which will be talked about this Friday, so I could really use your help. I am not new to the boards or this site. I've been coming to this site for some time, but just decided to join the forums recently. I know there have been posts like what mine will be in the past, but I am going to be more specific since I know a lot about WDW and the resorts. Plus the fact of know my goals for the visit help too.
Let me explain a little about the trip so you all have a better understanding. This trip will consist of only friends, not family. It will be myself, my wife, a friend of ours and his wife, plus another mutual friend who is single. Our single friend has never been to Disney, but the rest of us have multiple times. We are planning to stay for 8 nights/9 days. During this time, we plan to visit Disney's 4 theme parks and both of Universal's parks. The only costs we are splitting is the room and travel from Orlando International to Disney/Disney to Universal/Disney to Orlando International. We know for sure that we are going to stay on Disney property, but we really don't know where yet. We want to find a place that will be most economical for us, but also a place we like.
So that brings me to my first question...what resort do you guys think would be best for us. So far, I personally have stayed at All Star Music, Caribbean Beach, and Port Orleans Riverside. We are not just choosing the resort based on sleeping there, but also what they have to offer. We do want a resort with multiple stops for buses, so that takes out the Value. We also would like to have multiple/less crowded pools. I personally would like a hot tub, and we all want one with a sit down restaurant as we will not be in the parks every day. So that leaves us with Moderate and Deluxe resorts. I've never stayed at a Deluxe before, but would very much like to stay at Wilderness Lodge or Animal Kingdom Lodge as both look awesome. For what we need/want, does it make sense to spend the extra money for a deluxe? Would it be cheeper to just get 2 seperate rooms, or get a home away from home with multiple bedrooms? If home away from home, does the themeing get any less, or would it still have that Disney feel to it?
Next question is what days are best to do what parks? Do you guys find any park to be less crowded on a particular day? What transportation service would you suggest to use for our traveling needs listed above? Finally while in the parks, what restaurants would you advise to book in advance? We plan on eating breakfast at the resort, and then a sit down dinner at the parks. No lunch, but possibly stops here and there for drinks and small snacks like popcorn! Thanks so much for your help and opinions. I will take all advise and print out all of your responsed to share with my friends in order to make final plans. Thanks again.
I am planning a trip to WDW which will be talked about this Friday, so I could really use your help. I am not new to the boards or this site. I've been coming to this site for some time, but just decided to join the forums recently. I know there have been posts like what mine will be in the past, but I am going to be more specific since I know a lot about WDW and the resorts. Plus the fact of know my goals for the visit help too.
Let me explain a little about the trip so you all have a better understanding. This trip will consist of only friends, not family. It will be myself, my wife, a friend of ours and his wife, plus another mutual friend who is single. Our single friend has never been to Disney, but the rest of us have multiple times. We are planning to stay for 8 nights/9 days. During this time, we plan to visit Disney's 4 theme parks and both of Universal's parks. The only costs we are splitting is the room and travel from Orlando International to Disney/Disney to Universal/Disney to Orlando International. We know for sure that we are going to stay on Disney property, but we really don't know where yet. We want to find a place that will be most economical for us, but also a place we like.
So that brings me to my first question...what resort do you guys think would be best for us. So far, I personally have stayed at All Star Music, Caribbean Beach, and Port Orleans Riverside. We are not just choosing the resort based on sleeping there, but also what they have to offer. We do want a resort with multiple stops for buses, so that takes out the Value. We also would like to have multiple/less crowded pools. I personally would like a hot tub, and we all want one with a sit down restaurant as we will not be in the parks every day. So that leaves us with Moderate and Deluxe resorts. I've never stayed at a Deluxe before, but would very much like to stay at Wilderness Lodge or Animal Kingdom Lodge as both look awesome. For what we need/want, does it make sense to spend the extra money for a deluxe? Would it be cheeper to just get 2 seperate rooms, or get a home away from home with multiple bedrooms? If home away from home, does the themeing get any less, or would it still have that Disney feel to it?
Next question is what days are best to do what parks? Do you guys find any park to be less crowded on a particular day? What transportation service would you suggest to use for our traveling needs listed above? Finally while in the parks, what restaurants would you advise to book in advance? We plan on eating breakfast at the resort, and then a sit down dinner at the parks. No lunch, but possibly stops here and there for drinks and small snacks like popcorn! Thanks so much for your help and opinions. I will take all advise and print out all of your responsed to share with my friends in order to make final plans. Thanks again.
