bumbershoot
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2007
I enjoy split stays. To me it feels like a whole new vacation once you're at the new resort, and it makes the trip feel longer.
My now ex didn't love them. My son followed his dad's opinion, and he and I haven't really been able to travel much since the divorce. When I travel with cousins, we have to split our stay because it's me and my cousin for RunDisney, then her extended family shows up and we have to move to a bigger villa. From this, I've learned that setting proper expectations with each and every family member is required.
I do not.
You can have your stuff sent on by disney and then just plan out your day however you wish.
If you don't want to send your stuff by disney and prefer to move it on your own b/c you have a vehicle (and don't want to keep it in the car), there are two options for dealing with your stuff.
1. Stash it with the current resort, go about your day, and later go back to the first place to retrieve it, then move to the second place.
2. Take it over to the new resort, stash it there, go about your day, and enjoy knowing that your stuff is there at the new resort.
As for what you do during the day... You have to plan it out. You don't want to find yourself sitting at a resort waiting for your room. That's a great way to ruin a day. So you want to know what you're doing, and to be prepared for that. If you're heading to the parks, have everything you need. If you're going to swim, have everything you need. If you're doing both, have everything you need. It's best to not have dress-up plans too soon after check-in time starts, just in case your room is delayed.
A perfect day for me when changing resorts would involve hanging out at the pool of the first resort, then move to the second resort's pool. If doing that I would of course just keep my stuff stashed at the first resort until I was ready to move.
My now ex didn't love them. My son followed his dad's opinion, and he and I haven't really been able to travel much since the divorce. When I travel with cousins, we have to split our stay because it's me and my cousin for RunDisney, then her extended family shows up and we have to move to a bigger villa. From this, I've learned that setting proper expectations with each and every family member is required.
OP here next question: do you feel like you miss most/all your day transferring resorts?
I do not.
You can have your stuff sent on by disney and then just plan out your day however you wish.
If you don't want to send your stuff by disney and prefer to move it on your own b/c you have a vehicle (and don't want to keep it in the car), there are two options for dealing with your stuff.
1. Stash it with the current resort, go about your day, and later go back to the first place to retrieve it, then move to the second place.
2. Take it over to the new resort, stash it there, go about your day, and enjoy knowing that your stuff is there at the new resort.
As for what you do during the day... You have to plan it out. You don't want to find yourself sitting at a resort waiting for your room. That's a great way to ruin a day. So you want to know what you're doing, and to be prepared for that. If you're heading to the parks, have everything you need. If you're going to swim, have everything you need. If you're doing both, have everything you need. It's best to not have dress-up plans too soon after check-in time starts, just in case your room is delayed.
A perfect day for me when changing resorts would involve hanging out at the pool of the first resort, then move to the second resort's pool. If doing that I would of course just keep my stuff stashed at the first resort until I was ready to move.