MammaMia 80s Kid
Earning My Ears
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- Mar 8, 2023
EDIT 3- I had cancelled and rescheduled POFQ (had to do one garden room, one standard since no more standards were available), as my original reservation had included a rental car and the deal had a policy of charging me a $200 fee for cancellation after 3/24.
The price of POFQ went up to $1092, and the Dolphin’s actual price is $1115. There is still the parking fee of $36/day after taxes, so that’s +$72 for a total of +$95, but I think the extra 180 square footage (1 room at 330 feet and the other at 480 at the Dolphin as opposed to 315 each at POFQ) , king instead of 2 queen beds for my parents, an additional 2 sofa beds with seating area in the alcove room and a rollaway bed (complimentary with the connectors), access to extended evening hours at Epcot/ability to have a more relaxed second day, location within walking distance and friendship boat access to two parks, and wider variety of resort amenities make the about $100 extra cost of switching to the Dolphin worth the price.
(*The actual price at the Dolphin is $100 less than quoted, as it’s a family connecting room deal and the website adds 2 extra person fees for $25/night each/$50/night (as the second room isn’t listed on the Marriott site), but I’m told that $100 fee won’t be on the final bill.)
I now have only the Dolphin reserved. I feel relieved about that.
EDIT 2: I kept checking the Marriott site and the Dolphin’s price dropped $37/night for my rooks and dates and the connecting combo I preferred became available!
I called back, got the price dropped by $74 (makes up for the parking fee), and had the room configuration changed to a 2 double
w/ sofa bed alcove (for my family of 5, 2 parents, 3 kids) connected to a king bed with sofa bed (for my parents).
Thank you all so much! I feel relieved and dropped the other Marriott reservations I had made (for Swan Reserve, 2 double rooms, etc.) and am going to cancel the POFQ one soon.
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I’ll make a post with my new questions, but here they are if anyone on this thread feels like answering:
1. Do you think I should make all of our park reservations for MK (Sun. afternoon, Monday when we plan to go to EP Ext. Evening Hours, Tuesday when we check out and will leave the park around 8)?
*We will leave around 8 Tuesday to drive to the airport in our rental car-flight back at 10:50 p.m.-as we will be arriving by driving there from Sarasota on Sunday).
2. I am thinking MK fills up/gets blocked for reservations more than any other park and early entry is a great time to get on some long line rides, but I think we will possibly prefer to start at EP or HS on Monday and hop to the other park later-no MK Monday.
I just don’t know how Sun. afternoon and evening at MK will go. If we don’t get in the VQ for Tron that day, maybe I should try Mon. morning/will need reservations at MK for that and think EP or HS will not be likely to be full if we want to switch.
We plan to start at MK Tues. (and not visit there Mon.), but may want to change that to HS &/or EP after we are there if we get there on Mon.
2. Would you upgrade your tickets to PH? I’m thinking we will bc it’s relatively quick to PH between EP and HS.
3. Do you think it’s unwise not to make a reservation to start at EP on Monday in case it is full later? Is it possible we won’t be granted access on PH tickets of the reservations are full Monday?
ORIGINAL POST:
I currently have several reservations for our upcoming trip to Disney later this month for a Sunday afternoon through a Tuesday full park day that will end with us going straight to the airport for a late flight, but, our options have changed a bit. Now, the Dolphin is available both nights and I’ve made a reservation there (for 2 guaranteed connecting rooms), as well.
As our time is very limited, I especially want to minimize time transporting and standing in lines and maybe even try to plan for a little time to enjoy the pool on the second day.
For a 2 night, 2.7 day stay w/ 3 day park passes for a party of 7 (2 parents, 2 grandparents, 3 kids aged 9,
14, and 16), which of these would you choose?
1. POFQ-2 connected rooms $1042
2. Dolphin-2 connected rooms-a king w/ sofa bed alcove and 2 doubles $1298 (EDIT: +$72 after taxes for parking-resort fees are already included, and I do get Bonvoy points).
3. OKW-2 bedroom suite—1 K BR, 2 Q BR, pullout twin sofa bed and full sofa bed in LR, full kitchen, balcony w/ table $1526
If extended hours and walkability to parks were not factors, I would be completely happy with staying with 2 connected rooms at POFQ for my family of 5 (2 parents, 3 kids aged 9, 14, and 16) and 2 senior parents.
However, since our second day is a Monday, with a reservation at a deluxe resort (the 2 BR at OKW) or the Dolphin (the 2 connected rooms), we could gain access to Epcot’s extended hours/low crowds and plan a more relaxed 2nd day.
Also, with an add-on PH of +$400 for my family and +$150 for my parents (my dad only has a 2 day pass), we might even consider starting at HS on that second day w/ Genie + for Tower of Terror, Slinky Dog Dash, and maybe a few other rides, taking a lunch break, then heading to Epcot later since we would have access to Ext. Hours.
If we are at POFQ, I think I’d invest the $80-$180 in Genie + one or more for of our 2.7 park days and maybe even ILL for Tron. Idk about PH.
OKW provides plenty of space and allows us to use the magic bands to get into the room, but it’s huge and the transport is less efficient than POFQ and the Dolphin for Epcot (though the Dolphin transport is to the TTC-but we could walk to BW).
What are your thoughts? Thank you!!
The price of POFQ went up to $1092, and the Dolphin’s actual price is $1115. There is still the parking fee of $36/day after taxes, so that’s +$72 for a total of +$95, but I think the extra 180 square footage (1 room at 330 feet and the other at 480 at the Dolphin as opposed to 315 each at POFQ) , king instead of 2 queen beds for my parents, an additional 2 sofa beds with seating area in the alcove room and a rollaway bed (complimentary with the connectors), access to extended evening hours at Epcot/ability to have a more relaxed second day, location within walking distance and friendship boat access to two parks, and wider variety of resort amenities make the about $100 extra cost of switching to the Dolphin worth the price.
(*The actual price at the Dolphin is $100 less than quoted, as it’s a family connecting room deal and the website adds 2 extra person fees for $25/night each/$50/night (as the second room isn’t listed on the Marriott site), but I’m told that $100 fee won’t be on the final bill.)
I now have only the Dolphin reserved. I feel relieved about that.
EDIT 2: I kept checking the Marriott site and the Dolphin’s price dropped $37/night for my rooks and dates and the connecting combo I preferred became available!
I called back, got the price dropped by $74 (makes up for the parking fee), and had the room configuration changed to a 2 double
w/ sofa bed alcove (for my family of 5, 2 parents, 3 kids) connected to a king bed with sofa bed (for my parents).
Thank you all so much! I feel relieved and dropped the other Marriott reservations I had made (for Swan Reserve, 2 double rooms, etc.) and am going to cancel the POFQ one soon.
*******************************************************************
I’ll make a post with my new questions, but here they are if anyone on this thread feels like answering:
1. Do you think I should make all of our park reservations for MK (Sun. afternoon, Monday when we plan to go to EP Ext. Evening Hours, Tuesday when we check out and will leave the park around 8)?
*We will leave around 8 Tuesday to drive to the airport in our rental car-flight back at 10:50 p.m.-as we will be arriving by driving there from Sarasota on Sunday).
2. I am thinking MK fills up/gets blocked for reservations more than any other park and early entry is a great time to get on some long line rides, but I think we will possibly prefer to start at EP or HS on Monday and hop to the other park later-no MK Monday.
I just don’t know how Sun. afternoon and evening at MK will go. If we don’t get in the VQ for Tron that day, maybe I should try Mon. morning/will need reservations at MK for that and think EP or HS will not be likely to be full if we want to switch.
We plan to start at MK Tues. (and not visit there Mon.), but may want to change that to HS &/or EP after we are there if we get there on Mon.
2. Would you upgrade your tickets to PH? I’m thinking we will bc it’s relatively quick to PH between EP and HS.
3. Do you think it’s unwise not to make a reservation to start at EP on Monday in case it is full later? Is it possible we won’t be granted access on PH tickets of the reservations are full Monday?
ORIGINAL POST:
I currently have several reservations for our upcoming trip to Disney later this month for a Sunday afternoon through a Tuesday full park day that will end with us going straight to the airport for a late flight, but, our options have changed a bit. Now, the Dolphin is available both nights and I’ve made a reservation there (for 2 guaranteed connecting rooms), as well.
As our time is very limited, I especially want to minimize time transporting and standing in lines and maybe even try to plan for a little time to enjoy the pool on the second day.
For a 2 night, 2.7 day stay w/ 3 day park passes for a party of 7 (2 parents, 2 grandparents, 3 kids aged 9,
14, and 16), which of these would you choose?
1. POFQ-2 connected rooms $1042
2. Dolphin-2 connected rooms-a king w/ sofa bed alcove and 2 doubles $1298 (EDIT: +$72 after taxes for parking-resort fees are already included, and I do get Bonvoy points).
3. OKW-2 bedroom suite—1 K BR, 2 Q BR, pullout twin sofa bed and full sofa bed in LR, full kitchen, balcony w/ table $1526
If extended hours and walkability to parks were not factors, I would be completely happy with staying with 2 connected rooms at POFQ for my family of 5 (2 parents, 3 kids aged 9, 14, and 16) and 2 senior parents.
However, since our second day is a Monday, with a reservation at a deluxe resort (the 2 BR at OKW) or the Dolphin (the 2 connected rooms), we could gain access to Epcot’s extended hours/low crowds and plan a more relaxed 2nd day.
Also, with an add-on PH of +$400 for my family and +$150 for my parents (my dad only has a 2 day pass), we might even consider starting at HS on that second day w/ Genie + for Tower of Terror, Slinky Dog Dash, and maybe a few other rides, taking a lunch break, then heading to Epcot later since we would have access to Ext. Hours.
If we are at POFQ, I think I’d invest the $80-$180 in Genie + one or more for of our 2.7 park days and maybe even ILL for Tron. Idk about PH.
OKW provides plenty of space and allows us to use the magic bands to get into the room, but it’s huge and the transport is less efficient than POFQ and the Dolphin for Epcot (though the Dolphin transport is to the TTC-but we could walk to BW).
What are your thoughts? Thank you!!
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