You (and others) bring up a good point about busses. Being Spring Break, I worry about crowds on busses at CS and POR. Seems like that would be a non-issue at Pop and POFQ.
We have stayed at several of the resorts and we choose Pop Century. We like the Deluxe and the Moderates, but our kids have the most fun at Pop Century. Our kids are 10 and 9 and are spoiled. We are going in January and gave them the choice of The Poly, Pop Century, The Caribbean, or Boardwalk and they chose Pop. I will say from an adult point of view, I really like the Bayou Rooms at PO Riverside and enjoyed our time there back in 2017.
If you're used to Yacht Club I definitely wouldn't recommend Pop Century, which is a Disneyfied motel.Hi all,
I'm suffering from a bit of resort indecision and was hoping I could solicit some input. I'm trying to decide between Pop Century, Coronado Springs and Port Orleans FQ/Riverside. I was initially leaning toward CS for my family's 5 night Spring Break 2019 trip, but am now overthinking it. For context, we (me, wife, 10 year old son) can stay at Pop for $265 less total or at Port Orleans for $93 more total than the rate I found for CS. I've never stayed at any of these resorts so I'm having trouble figuring out which would be the best bang for our buck. This will be my family's second trip to WDW and we were lucky to stay at Yacht Club last time (which we loved!) thanks to a great deal on the rate. Unfortunately, that and Beach Club are way out of our price range this time around.
I was leaning toward CS because of the main pool, refurbished rooms and relative proximity to Epcot (since we enjoy eating at the different country's restaurants). It also seems reasonably convenient to Disney Springs, where we may visit once or twice to eat.
I'd greatly appreciate any insight. Thanks in advance!
That is too funny... I think mine just feel like they have to behave better when they know Mom and Dad are spending more... I am really just thankful we can go a couple times a year.My kid is just the opposite. He started staying at Deluxe and Moderates. His favorites are Contemporary, Boardwalk and POFQ. Had to let him know cant swing a Deluxe every trip. So Pop it is this time.
I actually booked a value resort (we own DVC and just had to add one night). It was a cheap room at all star sports. After looking at some youtube videos of the resort and the rooms I just couldn't bring myself to stay there. So we booked Riverside. Rooms of course cost more but i think the decor and room sizes/type is much more appealing. We are also planning on going to DS in the morning so being closer by a quick bus ride or having the ability to take a boat was really what persuaded us to choose Riverside over All star sports (it was noted to be ~20-25 minutes bus ride from that resort to DS).