TLM2015
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2016
I'm going back to WDW in late July and was weighing the different resorts or whether I should stay off site. It will be me, DH, DD, 8 and DS, 2 we have always stayed onsite since I started going to Disney as an adult (went a few times as a kid and stayed off site). I have never done a moderate but have done the values (AoA and AS-Movies), Ft Wilderness Cabins, and BC (had a good deal from a TA). I'm interested in doing a moderate out of curiosity, and wanting more space than the values but will admit that I can often be a bit cheap.
CBR vs French Quarter- CBR is currently under construction and while I don't think it will bother us too much, DH is not a Disney fan like me so will probably be at the resort more than in the parks so I do want to have some place that's not going to be annoying or boring or noisy during the day if he's at the resort especially on the days that he'll have DS while I and DD explore the parks. The pool at CBR also seems more interesting that French Quarter. French Quarter seems like it will be more entertaining and pleasant to walk around but I know it has not been included in some of the deals, such as free dining, and while I'm not concerned with free dining (I probably wont purchase tickets from Disney) does anyone have experience with the room only discounts and if it is included?
Pop Century would be my choice if I go with a value but mostly because I am kind of cheap and I haven't been there yet.
Last considering off site. We always rent a car anyway but I did love the convenience of Magic Express, which we used for the first time last time and got a rental on property for a few days. We used the buses and other transportation last time which I will not do again. It just wasn't convenient enough even though we were staying at BC. Walking to the parks was nice though but that's not an option with any of these resorts. I'm wondering if I'm missing something regarding saving money by staying off site. Even though the nightly fees are cheaper with some of the condos I have looked at, once I factor in the cleaning fee and then parking fees at the parks, I'm almost paying the same as onsite. I realize that there's more space and some of the other resorts are great but wondering if that outweighs being closer to the parks and a 60 day FP+ window. Additionally when I've looked at the Disney Springs hotels, even with the Mousesavers newsletter deals waving resort fees or some waiving parking fees, I didn't feel like I was saving that much either. I will admit that I am biased regarding staying on site but I do want to consider all options if someone has had a really great experience and there really are more savings, I'd like to know.
Sorry this is so long.
CBR vs French Quarter- CBR is currently under construction and while I don't think it will bother us too much, DH is not a Disney fan like me so will probably be at the resort more than in the parks so I do want to have some place that's not going to be annoying or boring or noisy during the day if he's at the resort especially on the days that he'll have DS while I and DD explore the parks. The pool at CBR also seems more interesting that French Quarter. French Quarter seems like it will be more entertaining and pleasant to walk around but I know it has not been included in some of the deals, such as free dining, and while I'm not concerned with free dining (I probably wont purchase tickets from Disney) does anyone have experience with the room only discounts and if it is included?
Pop Century would be my choice if I go with a value but mostly because I am kind of cheap and I haven't been there yet.
Last considering off site. We always rent a car anyway but I did love the convenience of Magic Express, which we used for the first time last time and got a rental on property for a few days. We used the buses and other transportation last time which I will not do again. It just wasn't convenient enough even though we were staying at BC. Walking to the parks was nice though but that's not an option with any of these resorts. I'm wondering if I'm missing something regarding saving money by staying off site. Even though the nightly fees are cheaper with some of the condos I have looked at, once I factor in the cleaning fee and then parking fees at the parks, I'm almost paying the same as onsite. I realize that there's more space and some of the other resorts are great but wondering if that outweighs being closer to the parks and a 60 day FP+ window. Additionally when I've looked at the Disney Springs hotels, even with the Mousesavers newsletter deals waving resort fees or some waiving parking fees, I didn't feel like I was saving that much either. I will admit that I am biased regarding staying on site but I do want to consider all options if someone has had a really great experience and there really are more savings, I'd like to know.
Sorry this is so long.