disneycat321
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- Jan 13, 2013
We are planning on a dream split stay with YC (stayed last July and LOVE IT) and the Poly (new for us, but we've dreamed of staying there when we visit every trip) in June 2021 for an anniversary trip. Current plan is 5 nights at each with YC first. We're hoping 10 nights will give us lots of extra time to enjoy the two beautiful resorts. We've never done a split stay before, but we love the idea of staying in both the Epcot and MK resort areas. We've never stayed in the MK area before, so that will be a new and exciting experience for us, which is why we're putting it last in the trip.
I've read about split stays, but does anyone have any tips/trips/experiences to share? We won't have a car. Is the second room usually available around 3 or 4? In your experience, when does luggage usually get there if you use bell services and don't transport it yourself? With just 2 adults, would it be worth the cost to use something other than the buses to move our luggage ourselves? We'll just have one medium sized suitcase per person. What do you like to do on the transfer day?
For anyone who's done a split like this (especially using Disney transportation), when did you do AK and DS? I know technically DS is a lot closer to YC, but does it really matter where this or AK go in the trip? What about TL and BB? We of course plan to do MK during the Poly half and HS during the YC half, with Epcot in both but more heavily concentrated in the YC half. (Epcot is our favorite, so extra Epcot is fine with us!)
Any tips on fun resort-area experiences at either resort, especially the Poly since we've never stayed there?
As far as booking, we are planning to book YC as a package with 10 day PH+ tickets and then book the Poly as a room only reservation. I've read about the details with ADRs and FP+ (provided that all that goes back to normal). We always do ME transportation to and from the airport -how complicated is that with the two separate bookings? Is that something that would be easier to add over the phone, since it's not round trip?
Thanks for any insights, experiences, answers, and tips! We are super excited, even though it's a full year away!
I've read about split stays, but does anyone have any tips/trips/experiences to share? We won't have a car. Is the second room usually available around 3 or 4? In your experience, when does luggage usually get there if you use bell services and don't transport it yourself? With just 2 adults, would it be worth the cost to use something other than the buses to move our luggage ourselves? We'll just have one medium sized suitcase per person. What do you like to do on the transfer day?
For anyone who's done a split like this (especially using Disney transportation), when did you do AK and DS? I know technically DS is a lot closer to YC, but does it really matter where this or AK go in the trip? What about TL and BB? We of course plan to do MK during the Poly half and HS during the YC half, with Epcot in both but more heavily concentrated in the YC half. (Epcot is our favorite, so extra Epcot is fine with us!)
Any tips on fun resort-area experiences at either resort, especially the Poly since we've never stayed there?
As far as booking, we are planning to book YC as a package with 10 day PH+ tickets and then book the Poly as a room only reservation. I've read about the details with ADRs and FP+ (provided that all that goes back to normal). We always do ME transportation to and from the airport -how complicated is that with the two separate bookings? Is that something that would be easier to add over the phone, since it's not round trip?
Thanks for any insights, experiences, answers, and tips! We are super excited, even though it's a full year away!