When we stay at VDH we love taking the monorail into Disneyland. It's not a bad way to do it and it greatly enhances the bubble experience..... but the hidden secret is that it's actually crazy quick to get into DCA too if you go this way -
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I didn't judge right our first stay at VDH at I delayed my order at Corn dog castle out to the next mobile order block to give me 20 min to get here. My son and I sat there for like 15 min waiting. I can get from the VDH tower into DCA in about 5 to 7 min. If your staying at VDH or VGC your room key will open all of those gates.
I'm also very excited about the new Great Maple all day brunch at
Pixar Place.
As someone who likes to stay in larger rooms and who has done the Marriot and Hilton Suites near property when we run low on DVC points I would say stick with VDH if the cost won't break you.
We'll be checking into a 2BR for our spring break in a few weeks.