Timber Wolf
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2019
So my daughter will be 7 in August and we will be taking her to Disney for the first time in December arriving early Sunday and checking out Friday not planning to hit any parks on Friday but will arrive early Sunday to head to a park.she knows we are going she has been asking for awhile especially after her cousins just got back.this year we are going to bite the bullet and take her she is only young once and at 7 everyone tells me she is at the perfect age to go which I have to agree with thus comes my dilemma where to stay?
When I first started looking it was pretty easy and I kind of had a pretty good idea of where I wanted to stay the luxury suites at AOA were pretty much out our budget but she loves the little mermaid as well as toy story so it came down to staying at either all star movies requesting toy story section or AOA LM.The more I researched and read there is a reason these two rooms are regarded as value.
They both have their pro's & cons
1) size they are not very big it's just 3 of us but not sure if it may be too small (con)
2) Transportation they both have their drawbacks movies is closer to transportation but they do share buses with two other resorts this may or may not be an issue.I don't think I will have this problem with AOA but the biggest drawback is the long walk from what I have heard to transportation in the morning won't be so bad but in the evening when returning from the parks this could be a bit rough that walk may feel like a mile after being at the parks all day.
These are the two cons that I see as everything else is really unimportant other than the long walk to get coffee at AOA we don't really plan on being at the resort a whole lot spending about 90% of our time in the parks leaving early & coming back late which brings me to my next point both areas have plenty of kids appeal so if we were to spend a bit of extra time at the resort I think either would definitely appeal to a 7 year old.it may be too cool in December to use the pool so that may be a non factor this brings me to my question and thought upon searching I came across the port orleans royal rooms.
The royal rooms would definitely be an upgrade but is it worth almost 1k more for a room that we probably won't be spending a whole lot of time in?that money could be used for other things but yet this room does interest me with the hint of princess theme,my daughter really wants to stay in the LM room so that's almost a given but that got me to thinking what about doing a split resort trip switching half way through so she could experience both rooms the little mermaid room which she has her heart set on and then switching to the royal room 1/2 way through it's going to still keep us within budget and not break the bank.
Some look down upon switching resorts during a trip but when my wife & I got married we stayed at Disney port orleans riverside as well but wanting to experience staying at animal kingdom the last night we did so and it was smooth and easy with no hassle we checked out of PO in the morning spent the day in the park then checked into Animal Kingdom later that night without a hitch they moved all our luggage without a hiccup.
Like mentioned my daughter is going to be this age only once so I want her to experience both rooms the one she knows she is going to love & the one I know she is going to love we will be in the parks all day anyway so although it's really only a place to sleep I still want her to experience that magic of staying in not just one room that she thinks she will love but two that I know she will love.
Just wanted to get some thoughts from others who have done split resorts for me I did it only once and it was on the last day it was easy peezy this time it would be mid trip,my wife is kind of so so about changing resorts wanting to stay in just one but I would really like to stay a couple of nights in a royal room I know my daughter would love it.
just trying to field some thoughts thank-you
When I first started looking it was pretty easy and I kind of had a pretty good idea of where I wanted to stay the luxury suites at AOA were pretty much out our budget but she loves the little mermaid as well as toy story so it came down to staying at either all star movies requesting toy story section or AOA LM.The more I researched and read there is a reason these two rooms are regarded as value.
They both have their pro's & cons
1) size they are not very big it's just 3 of us but not sure if it may be too small (con)
2) Transportation they both have their drawbacks movies is closer to transportation but they do share buses with two other resorts this may or may not be an issue.I don't think I will have this problem with AOA but the biggest drawback is the long walk from what I have heard to transportation in the morning won't be so bad but in the evening when returning from the parks this could be a bit rough that walk may feel like a mile after being at the parks all day.
These are the two cons that I see as everything else is really unimportant other than the long walk to get coffee at AOA we don't really plan on being at the resort a whole lot spending about 90% of our time in the parks leaving early & coming back late which brings me to my next point both areas have plenty of kids appeal so if we were to spend a bit of extra time at the resort I think either would definitely appeal to a 7 year old.it may be too cool in December to use the pool so that may be a non factor this brings me to my question and thought upon searching I came across the port orleans royal rooms.
The royal rooms would definitely be an upgrade but is it worth almost 1k more for a room that we probably won't be spending a whole lot of time in?that money could be used for other things but yet this room does interest me with the hint of princess theme,my daughter really wants to stay in the LM room so that's almost a given but that got me to thinking what about doing a split resort trip switching half way through so she could experience both rooms the little mermaid room which she has her heart set on and then switching to the royal room 1/2 way through it's going to still keep us within budget and not break the bank.
Some look down upon switching resorts during a trip but when my wife & I got married we stayed at Disney port orleans riverside as well but wanting to experience staying at animal kingdom the last night we did so and it was smooth and easy with no hassle we checked out of PO in the morning spent the day in the park then checked into Animal Kingdom later that night without a hitch they moved all our luggage without a hiccup.
Like mentioned my daughter is going to be this age only once so I want her to experience both rooms the one she knows she is going to love & the one I know she is going to love we will be in the parks all day anyway so although it's really only a place to sleep I still want her to experience that magic of staying in not just one room that she thinks she will love but two that I know she will love.
Just wanted to get some thoughts from others who have done split resorts for me I did it only once and it was on the last day it was easy peezy this time it would be mid trip,my wife is kind of so so about changing resorts wanting to stay in just one but I would really like to stay a couple of nights in a royal room I know my daughter would love it.
just trying to field some thoughts thank-you