woodys_girl
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 21, 2022
My family actually really enjoyed our split stay in 2022 and we're hoping to do another in April of 2025. I was thinking of renting DVC for the first time and thought combining that with another resort would be a great way to keep costs down, hedge our bets, and try another resort. We are 2 adults and 3 kids (will be 12, 10, 8).
The general plan would be to reserve the DVC for the second part of our trip and choose a more flexible (i.e. booked through Disney) room for the first part. I am leaning towards Boardwalk for the DVC portion, but I'm still researching.
The most important reason we stay onsite is convenience so we probably won't consider a bus-only resort. The bus is by far our least favorite form of transportation.
Epcot is our favorite park, but we like and would visit them all. The kids like pools and enjoy the slides at moderates but will usually pick the quiet pool if given the choice because they are quiet.
Our second favorite thing about staying onsite is that the quick service at the resorts tend to be open after the park closes. We love to shut down the park and then grab a bite on the way back to our room.
My family loved the suites at Art of Animation, but the cost is so high, it's kind of hard to justify.
If we rent DVC, we will stay in a studio. I know it's tight, but space is what we give up for the convenience of staying onsite, and we won't spend a ton of non-sleeping time in the room.
So, given all that what 2 resort combo would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
The general plan would be to reserve the DVC for the second part of our trip and choose a more flexible (i.e. booked through Disney) room for the first part. I am leaning towards Boardwalk for the DVC portion, but I'm still researching.
The most important reason we stay onsite is convenience so we probably won't consider a bus-only resort. The bus is by far our least favorite form of transportation.
Epcot is our favorite park, but we like and would visit them all. The kids like pools and enjoy the slides at moderates but will usually pick the quiet pool if given the choice because they are quiet.
Our second favorite thing about staying onsite is that the quick service at the resorts tend to be open after the park closes. We love to shut down the park and then grab a bite on the way back to our room.
My family loved the suites at Art of Animation, but the cost is so high, it's kind of hard to justify.
If we rent DVC, we will stay in a studio. I know it's tight, but space is what we give up for the convenience of staying onsite, and we won't spend a ton of non-sleeping time in the room.
So, given all that what 2 resort combo would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your recommendations.